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The time now is 12:58 PM
Hama said in a statement received by Al-Ghad Press that "the money deducted from salaries of employees for the previous year can not be returned retroactively because it was made according to the law." He added that "the retroactive effect includes what was deducted during the current year because it was done illegally."
With regard to the cancellation of deductions Hama stressed that "the Finance Committee is determined to lift them from the draft financial budget law for 2018."
Jubouri: No vote on the budget until after the consensus between the government and parliament
Baghdad / Al-Ghad Press:
The President of the House of Representatives Salim al-Jubouri on Tuesday, the understanding and consensus between the government and political blocs on the budget of 2018, to pass in parliament.
The correspondent of "Al-Ghad Press", said the Speaker of the House of Representatives confirmed during a meeting today, that the draft federal budget law for the year 2018, will not be amended or vote, only after understanding and consensus between the government and the parliamentary blocs.
The President of the House of Representatives Salim al-Jubouri on Tuesday, the understanding and consensus between the government and political blocs on the budget of 2018, to pass in parliament.
The correspondent of "Al-Ghad Press", said the Speaker of the House of Representatives confirmed during a meeting today, that the draft federal budget law for the year 2018, will not be amended or vote, only after understanding and consensus between the government and the parliamentary blocs.
Jubouri had opened the debate on the budget law, during today's meeting, while stressing that everyone has the right to submit their comments and proposals.
"The right of all components, including the Kurdish blocs in the session, the presentation of proposals and observations, and all taken by the Finance Committee."
Later in the session, a dispute broke out between Speaker of the House of Representatives Salim al-Jubouri, and deputies of the Kurdish blocs on the presentation of the budget law during today's meeting without consensus.
And resumed the House of Representatives, this morning, its 12, headed by the President of the Council, Salim al-Jubouri, and included the agenda of the meeting continue to read the report and discuss the draft budget law for the year 2018.
The House of Representatives voted last Sunday to amend the election law, which includes a paragraph allowing the nomination of holders of preparatory diplomas, while decided to resume the agenda of the session to Tuesday.
"The right of all components, including the Kurdish blocs in the session, the presentation of proposals and observations, and all taken by the Finance Committee."
Later in the session, a dispute broke out between Speaker of the House of Representatives Salim al-Jubouri, and deputies of the Kurdish blocs on the presentation of the budget law during today's meeting without consensus.
And resumed the House of Representatives, this morning, its 12, headed by the President of the Council, Salim al-Jubouri, and included the agenda of the meeting continue to read the report and discuss the draft budget law for the year 2018.
The House of Representatives voted last Sunday to amend the election law, which includes a paragraph allowing the nomination of holders of preparatory diplomas, while decided to resume the agenda of the session to Tuesday.
A sharp debate in parliament on the budget
Editorial Date: 2018/2/13 12:44 • 44 times read
[Baghdad: Al Furat News} Witnessing the House of Representatives, a heated debate between the deputies because of the draft budget bill 2018.
A parliamentary source told the {Euphrates News} that "the controversy occurred after the introduction of the budget for the second reading in what the Kurdish deputies are trying to prevent it."
He stressed that the Kurdish blocs are the only body reluctant to complete the second reading of the budget.
He pointed out that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Salim Jubouri and because of the continuing differences on the federal budget law announced the resumption of the session at one o'clock.
Jubouri, pledged in a meeting today not to submit the draft budget law to vote or amendment only after the understanding and consensus between the government and parliamentary blocs. "
He stressed that the Kurdish blocs are the only body reluctant to complete the second reading of the budget.
He pointed out that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Salim Jubouri and because of the continuing differences on the federal budget law announced the resumption of the session at one o'clock.
Jubouri, pledged in a meeting today not to submit the draft budget law to vote or amendment only after the understanding and consensus between the government and parliamentary blocs. "
Iraq needs $ 4 billion for new investment in downstream sector, minister says
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Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar al - Allaibi
Iraq needs $ 4 billion for new investments in refined products and petrochemicals, known as the downstream sector, Iraq's oil minister said on Tuesday.
The Iraqi minister, during a conference on the reconstruction of Iraq, plans to increase the refining capacity of Iraq over the next several years, he said that Baghdad plans to strengthen oil production capacity to 7 million barrels per day by 2022 from 5 million barrels per day at the moment, "The news.
According to the Iraqi Planning Ministry, the country, which has suffered major damage during the war against the terrorist Islamic state organization, needs $ 88.2 billion to implement reconstruction projects.
The cost, according to Iraqi Planning Minister Salman Jumaili, is based on a study conducted by Iraqi and international experts, pointing out that the total volume of damages and losses in Iraq amounted to 45.7 billion dollars.
Kuwait is hosting a three-day conference on Iraq reconstruction.
Parliamentary Finance confirms the recovery of amounts deducted from salaries of employees for the current year only
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The time now is 12:58 PM
Baghdad / Al-Ghad Press:
A member of the Finance Committee Ahmed Hama, on Tuesday, that the funds deducted from the salaries of employees for the previous year can not be returned retroactively, indicating that the retroactive effect includes the current year that the deduction is "illegal."
A member of the Finance Committee Ahmed Hama, on Tuesday, that the funds deducted from the salaries of employees for the previous year can not be returned retroactively, indicating that the retroactive effect includes the current year that the deduction is "illegal."
Hama said in a statement received by Al-Ghad Press that "the money deducted from salaries of employees for the previous year can not be returned retroactively because it was made according to the law." He added that "the retroactive effect includes what was deducted during the current year because it was done illegally."
With regard to the cancellation of deductions Hama stressed that "the Finance Committee is determined to lift them from the draft financial budget law for 2018."
Urgent Action The first installment of the network's salaries and the date of submission are announced on unemployed loans
Editorial Date: 2018/2/13 10:47 • 173 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Mohammed Shi'a al-Sudani, the launch of the first batch of social network in March in Baghdad and the provinces.
A source in the ministry received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it that "on Thursday, February 15, 2018 is the date of applying for loans to all the unemployed covered and registered and have a consultation for 30 days and be submitted on the website of the ministry."
The governor of Kirkuk calls for the cleansing of the valleys of the province of the preacher
Release date: 2018/2/13 10:15 • 92 times scheduled
The governor of Kirkuk, Rakan Said al-Jubouri, said on Tuesday that the gangs of terrorist da'is are still present in the valleys of the province, in addition to having sleeper cells in the city of Kirkuk and the villages in the region.
"I still have dormant cells," Jubouri said in a press statement. "The situation with the army is not clearly legal, and he is carrying out operations against the security forces.
"I think the troops there need a process to cleanse the area, because the preacher, during the process of clearing the areas disappeared and did not appear on the scene."
He pointed out that the terrorists are in the remote valleys of the province, and they are located on farms around remote villages, and are active through them. "
"I think the troops there need a process to cleanse the area, because the preacher, during the process of clearing the areas disappeared and did not appear on the scene."
He pointed out that the terrorists are in the remote valleys of the province, and they are located on farms around remote villages, and are active through them. "
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Feb 13, 2018
NATO is ready to respond to an invitation by the United States to expand its small training mission in Iraq in support of the country's reconstruction after a three-year war with the Islamic state, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.
"We have to win the peace," Stoltenberg told a news conference. He said he expected NATO defense ministers to begin planning a larger training mission at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday and take a final decision in July. (Reuters)
France offers its mediation to resolve the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil
Release date: 2018/2/13 8:53 • 145 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) France has shown its willingness to mediate between the Baghdad government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil to resolve the crisis between them.
The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Laudrian, during his meeting with the President of the Kurdistan government, Nechirvan Barzani, on Monday in Erbil on the support of his country and support President Emmanuel Macaron to put solutions and end outstanding problems between Arbil and Baghdad, and on the basis of the Iraqi constitution,
He expressed the hope that "these negotiations between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government will result in good results to start a serious dialogue to address all the outstanding problems between the parties." France is ready to help the two sides reach satisfactory solutions.
Barzani expressed his thanks to the French Foreign Minister and reiterated his thanks to the French President who received the delegation of the Kurdistan region after what happened on 16 October last and broke the political and diplomatic siege imposed on the Kurdistan region, "noting that" the people and the Kurdistan Regional Government appreciate this The great attempts made by France, especially the attempts of French President Macaron, "stressing that" the people of Kurdistan will not forget the support and assistance never provided by France. "
The statement pointed out that the meeting dealt with "the general situation in the region, the political project in Iraq, in addition to the upcoming elections in Iraq and the Kurdistan region, and the post-urging period. The conference also discussed the Kuwait conference for the reconstruction of Iraq, In this conference, and try to benefit from the aid and projects through which it is presented.d
He expressed the hope that "these negotiations between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government will result in good results to start a serious dialogue to address all the outstanding problems between the parties." France is ready to help the two sides reach satisfactory solutions.
Barzani expressed his thanks to the French Foreign Minister and reiterated his thanks to the French President who received the delegation of the Kurdistan region after what happened on 16 October last and broke the political and diplomatic siege imposed on the Kurdistan region, "noting that" the people and the Kurdistan Regional Government appreciate this The great attempts made by France, especially the attempts of French President Macaron, "stressing that" the people of Kurdistan will not forget the support and assistance never provided by France. "
The statement pointed out that the meeting dealt with "the general situation in the region, the political project in Iraq, in addition to the upcoming elections in Iraq and the Kurdistan region, and the post-urging period. The conference also discussed the Kuwait conference for the reconstruction of Iraq, In this conference, and try to benefit from the aid and projects through which it is presented.d
French Foreign Minister confirms his country's interest in the reconstruction of Iraq
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Laudrian on Monday stressed his country's interest in the success of the reconstruction of Iraq.
During a meeting with Iraqi President Fuad Masum in Baghdad, the visiting Iraqi minister affirmed his country's support for the Iraqi people, respect for its unity, sovereignty and support for its democratic system, expressing Paris' desire and willingness to expand cooperation in all fields.
The minister said the French government is interested in contributing to the reconstruction of Iraq and supporting the progress and prosperity of all its components.
For his part, President Masoum praised France's support for Iraq in its war against the Da'ash organization and its military and humanitarian support, as well as its efforts in mobilizing the support of the international community.
For his part, Masoum expressed Iraq's confidence in the expertise and capabilities of the developed countries to contribute to the reconstruction and reconstruction of infrastructure and services, particularly the friendly countries, pointing to the importance of the role that France can play in this field.
Masoum stressed Iraq's urgent need for French expertise in the restoration of archeological sites that have been damaged by the war against terrorism in recent years. Masoum welcomed the expected visit of the French president to Iraq without specifying its date.
Iraq's reconstruction is the embodiment of Kuwait's human message
Kuwaiti-Iraqi efforts to miss the opportunity of seditioners
NGOs" pledge $ 337 million to implement humanitarian and development programs in health, education, shelter and rehabilitation
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad received at Bayan Palace yesterday evening the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, the Chairman of the Union of Arab Journalists Muayad Lami and the accompanying media delegation on the occasion of their visit to the country.
During the meeting, HH the Amir extended his congratulations to his brother Dr. Mohammed Fuad Masum, the President of the Republic of Iraq, and to his brother Dr. Haidar Al-Abbadi, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, and to the brotherly people of Iraq on the occasion of the victory over the so-called " In support of Iraq and its people in all its strata and components and contribute to unify its ranks.
During the meeting, Sheikh Sabah affirmed Kuwait's support for the brotherly Republic of Iraq and the Iraqi people, which is reflected in one of the forms of the Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq, which represents an international platform for the Iraqi government to continue its efforts in the reconstruction process. Many donor countries and regional and international organizations, in addition to the participation of the private sector with such a large number of companies to reach the goal of the reconstruction of Iraq and alleviate the suffering of millions of displaced and affected victims of the war on terrorism, Kuwait has humanity.
He also praised all the efforts exerted by both countries in missing the chance of seditioners and confronting them by all means and means, wishing him that security, peace and stability prevail over the brotherly country and the region.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Al Jarrah.
The governor of Kirkuk calls for the cleansing of the valleys of the province of the preacher
Release date: 2018/2/13 10:15 • 92 times scheduled
The governor of Kirkuk, Rakan Said al-Jubouri, said on Tuesday that the gangs of terrorist da'is are still present in the valleys of the province, in addition to having sleeper cells in the city of Kirkuk and the villages in the region.
"I still have dormant cells," Jubouri said in a press statement. "The situation with the army is not clearly legal, and he is carrying out operations against the security forces.
"I think the troops there need a process to cleanse the area, because the preacher, during the process of clearing the areas disappeared and did not appear on the scene."
He pointed out that the terrorists are in the remote valleys of the province, and they are located on farms around remote villages, and are active through them.
"I think the troops there need a process to cleanse the area, because the preacher, during the process of clearing the areas disappeared and did not appear on the scene."
He pointed out that the terrorists are in the remote valleys of the province, and they are located on farms around remote villages, and are active through them.
Iraq Says Reconstruction to Cost $88b, Calls for Investments
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Rebuilding Iraq after three years of war with Islamic State will cost more than $88 billion, with housing a particularly urgent priority, Iraqi officials told an international donors’ conference on Monday.
Donors and investors have gathered in Kuwait this week to discuss efforts to rebuild Iraq’s economy and infrastructure as it emerges from a devastating conflict with the hardline militants who seized almost a third of the country, Reuters reported.
Iraq declared victory over Islamic State in December, having taken back all the territory captured by the militants in 2014 and 2015. The fighters have also been largely defeated in neighboring Syria.
About $23 billion will be needed in the short term and more than $65 billion in the medium term, the director-general of Iraq’s Planning Ministry, Qusay Adulfattah, told the conference.
“Rebuilding Iraq is restoring hope to Iraq, and restoring the stability of Iraq is stabilizing the states of the region and the world,” said Planning Minister Salman al-Jumaili.
The seven provinces attacked by the militants suffered $46 billion in direct damage, including the destruction of 147,000 housing units, and the security forces took $14 billion in losses. Tens of billions more were lost indirectly through damage to the wider economy and years of lost growth, the planning ministry said.
Iraq has published a list of some 157 projects for which it is seeking investment.
They include rebuilding destroyed facilities such as Mosul airport and new investments to diversify the economy away from crude oil sales, developing transport, agriculture and oil-related industry including petrochemicals and refining.
Rebuilding homes, hospitals, schools, roads, businesses and telecommunications will be key to providing jobs for the young, ending the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and putting an end to decades of political and sectarian violence.
Kuwaiti foreign minister meets Iraqi counterpart
2018/02/13 SPA
Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met today with Iraqi Foreign Minister Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jaafari on the occasion of his visit to Kuwait to participate in the ministerial meeting of the International Coalition against "Daqash" and the Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq .
During the meeting, they reviewed the work of the Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq, hosted by the country and chaired by Kuwait, Iraq, the United Nations, the European Union and the World Bank. The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister reiterated Kuwait's keenness to support all that would enhance security and stability in Iraq, adding that Kuwait will continue to work with the brothers in Iraq and the Iraqi government to ensure the success of the Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq. Which he achieved and the liberation of his territory from the so-called organization of the Islamic state "called" the terrorist."
During the meeting, they reviewed the work of the Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq, hosted by the country and chaired by Kuwait, Iraq, the United Nations, the European Union and the World Bank. The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister reiterated Kuwait's keenness to support all that would enhance security and stability in Iraq, adding that Kuwait will continue to work with the brothers in Iraq and the Iraqi government to ensure the success of the Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq. Which he achieved and the liberation of his territory from the so-called organization of the Islamic state "called" the terrorist."
Iraqis' hopes at donor conference
Iraqis are looking forward to the conference of donor countries which started its work in Kuwait under the patronage of the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to restore stability and contribute to the reconstruction of the devastated areas in Iraq at the request of Baghdad.
Western media
Fox News has tackled the matter as reported in a report last month, fearing that many donors may hesitate to invest in Iraq, an oil-rich country that is among the countries plagued by corruption, according to Transparency International. on the society .
The US Associated Press reported in a report published on January 25, 2018, about the donors' conference, which expressed the same concerns, and that Iraq is required to provide guarantees to donor countries that the funds do not go to non-beneficiaries.
Iraq Iraq "Today" radio program from the channel "WD" in Germany, a question on Facebook: (Iraq wants a conference of donors in Kuwait $ 100 billion in cash, while many are demanding that foreign companies implement reconstruction projects directly, what comment? It has often been that the best, the most fair and the better is that foreign and Arab companies come to the reconstruction in the provinces and take their dues from donors and investors directly, and not to hand over the government one cent, "a phrase that resonates with everyone.
Fears of the Iraqi street
These fears resonate widely in the Iraqi street. Many believe that those who have not been keen on Iraqi funds should contribute seriously to the reconstruction process, rather than begging others to ask them to rebuild their hands.
In an interview with the Iraqi News Agency, Dr. Salam Samaisam, the Iraqi expert said that Iraq is expected to receive 10 billion dollars from the donor conference expected to be held in Kuwait at its discretion, which is not enough to cover all the reconstruction needs in the governorates of Mosul, Salahuddin, Anbar and Diyala. It is the duty of the government to contribute effectively to reconstruction, and warned that the existence of rings of corruption and influence will make manipulation of this money is possible, and thus will not achieve the public benefit and this raises concerns.
Author and economic researcher d. Abdul Awad and through the Iraq News website believes that there are a lot of those who believe that participants in the Kuwait Conference will spend on Iraq with their free financial donations, and this will not happen, and on the Iraqi side to resolve the following things before opening the doors of investment ..
- Eliminating the gangs of corruption associated with the parties of the Authority, which stand in front of investment companies to conclude contracts transparently.
- Establishment of a court to try those who try to extort foreign companies financially and security.
- Narrowing the window of selling the dollar as much as possible, so that the Iraqi government can provide the hard currency possible to invest in joint ventures with foreign investment companies.
- Do not allow provincial councils to communicate with foreign investment companies. Investment contracts must be concluded by the federal government directly with the companies concerned, and the provincial councils are warned to impede the work of these companies.
Russian role
It seems that the Russians will probably contribute through their companies in the reconstruction as "investors" and not donors, Saad al-Hadithi, spokesman for the prime minister, told Sputnik on 11/1/2018 the possibility of the contribution of Russian companies in the process of investment in the Iraqi market and could have An important and important role in this conference. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and UN special representative for Iraq Jan Kubic urged the country's reconstruction after the war.
International role - appeal
UNICEF has appealed to the authorities in Iraq and the international community. Following a visit to Mosul by the end of last year, UNICEF Regional Director, Gert Kabelier, called for an end to all forms of violence so that children and their families can live in safety and dignity and continue to provide humanitarian assistance, including Assistance in camps and informal settlements.
American, European and global role
The US embassy in Baghdad said the conference should provide an opportunity for the Iraqi government to offer investment opportunities, not grants, to attract foreign investors, including US companies, and convince them that Iraq is open for business. For his part, US Ambassador Douglas Solomon said in a statement, Said that his country will be strongly supportive of the Kuwait conference and the mobilization of international support for Iraq to obtain the required support, and revealed the readiness of more than 100 large US companies to enter and invest in Iraq, pointing out that there are more than 400 international companies from different European and Asian countries will refer At the Kuwait Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq.
Saudi and Gulf role
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates participated actively in the donor conference in Kuwait. King Salman received on 18/1/2018 the Minister of Planning and Iraqi Minister of Trade Salman Al Jumaili. The importance of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council was emphasized in developing and enhancing cooperation between the two countries. The Saudi monarch stressed the Kingdom's readiness to provide all kinds of support to Iraq and its help in reconstruction and reconstruction. He stressed that Iraq represents Saudi Arabia's strategic and brotherly depth.
In an interview with Sputnik, Saudi strategist Major General Anwar Ashki said that Saudi Arabia wants assurances from Baghdad that any funds it pays in rebuilding Iraq will not be used for "other purposes." "Saudi Arabia wants the Iraqi decision to be sovereign, not under external influence, and Iraq must have full sovereignty," said Eshki, a member of the special advisory committee to the Saudi cabinet. Pointing out the nature of Saudi participation in the conference, the fact that Iraq, so far, is under the influence of Iran and other countries, and the Kingdom wants to know where to use the grant funds, "This is a legitimate right and corresponds to the demands of the Iraqi people," Eshki pointed out that his country " On Iraq's assistance. The strategic expert pointed out that his country is providing assistance to many countries, with the guarantees of the World Bank and other international parties, "to reassure the fate of Saudi assistance."
The Egyptian role - Engineer Mahalb in Mosul .
Eng. Ibrahim Mahalab, Assistant to the Egyptian President for Strategic Projects, visited Mosul on 1/2/2018 at the start of an official visit to Iraq with a delegation of Egyptian ministers and businessmen. The majority of the countries participating in the upcoming conference will not agree to Iranian companies taking over the projects of reconstructing the liberated cities through the grants they provide due to the current political intersection. The possibility of providing Gulf aid in the form of projects implemented by Egyptian companies specifically, not Iraq seems to have reservations on this matter as long as it will achieve the desired goal. The source said that Egypt aspires to enter the donors conference as a non-funding executive force, indicating that the delegation has the projects to return Reconstruction.
Iranian role
It seems that the Iranian role was a race in the reconstruction of Iraq and much earlier. Recently, according to Al-Mursed newspaper, a school named "Imam Khomeini" was opened in Mosul in the direction of Bartala. It was built by the Iranian Khalani Organization and under the direct supervision of the Iranian Consul. "There are dozens of similar schools built in previous years in most of the Iraqi provinces and cities," which aroused the resentment of the people of the city, which was liberated from the organization of a preacher, and considered it a provocation dedicated to sectarianism, Mosul, The construction of the University of Mosul, which was destroyed by the bombing during the liberation of the city instead.
Iran's ambassador to Iraq Erj Masjedi told a conference in Tehran late last month, according to Tasnim Iran, in the presence of Qassim Soleimani, that Iran will certainly help in the reconstruction of Iraq in various political, cultural and social fields and that it contributes to the construction of the Iraqi army and the police As well as trade and religious tourism, which contribute to the increase of economic resources, as well as the presence of four thousand Iraqi students studying in schools and universities in Iran, which contributes to "rebuilding" brotherly relations, and this seems to be the Iranian concept in helping the Iraqis, Analysts said Iran was looking forward to the results of the donor conference in Kuwait as an opportunity for its companies to obtain reconstruction contracts.
Reconstruction Fund
The most technically responsible, logistical and humanitarian agency is the Iraq Reconstruction Fund Authority, headed by Dr. Mustafa Al-Hiti, a well-known and well-known academician. Recently, a meeting was held with the World Bank Working Group and representatives from the Kuwait Fund for Economic Development Sheikh Ahmed Ali Al-Sabah and Regional Director Abdullah Al-Mesaibih discussed the preparations for the donors' conference, which includes the organizational aspects, defining the timing proposals and its main themes, the speakers, the list of invitees, the expectations of the outputs of the conference and the follow-up mechanism mechanisms. Rajat.
The origin of the matter, in fact, is the "arrival" of this aid in all its forms and names to its beneficiaries as an essential objective, which is the purpose of it. It is also clear that the donor countries, the companies and the parties that will contribute to the conference, whether Arab, regional or international, have a clear background on the reality of the Iraqi situation, and the extent of erosion and erosion left behind, and corruption remains in the Iraqi body, leaving its devastating social and economic effects. The size of grants and investments and the reluctance of donors and investors, in light of the difficulty of finding mechanisms to ensure the aim of reform and development.
Despite all this, and between grants and investments, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis will still live in camps under corruption.
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Tax prep: Can I pay my taxes with a credit card?
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You can -- but you shouldn't. You're better off getting on an installment plan with the IRS. Read the full story
Daylight Saving Time isn’t worth it, European Parliament ministers say
Ars Technica
EU says holdover from post-WWI efficiency efforts isn't relevant in today's world. Read the full story
OIL/COMMODITIES/ENERGY
Gold rises, despite equity rebound, as dollar softens
MarketWatch
Gold futures rise Monday, taking their cue from a weakening dollar even as global stocks appears set to rebound from their worst weekly rout in two years and as bond yields resume a steady ascent. Read the full story
Gold Edges Higher at Start of Busy Week
Investing.com
© Reuters. Gold Edges Higher at Start of Busy Week Read the full story
Gold Prices Gain In Asia With Chinese New Year Trade In Focus
Investing.com
Oil Prices Bounce Back After Turbulent WeekInvesting.com
© Reuters. Gold up in Asia Read the full story
Crude Oil Prices - Weekly Outlook: Feb. 12 - 16
Investing.com
Investing.com
© Reuters. Oil prices drop nearly 10% for the week, worst loss in almost two years Read the full story
Investing.com
© Reuters. Crude prices bounce back Read the full story
CNBC
The recent uptick in oil prices is yet to persuade investors that current levels will be sustainable, analysts at Goldman Sachs said Monday. Read the full story
BANKS/BANKING/CREDIT
Opinion: Wells Fargo auditors could soon deliver another blow to the bank
MarketWatch
Investors should watch for KPMG’s opinion on the bank’s internal controls by around March 1. Read the full story
Citigroup to invest in London, hire staff despite Brexit: FT
Reuters
Reuters
Wall Street bank Citigroup Inc will set up an innovation center in London in one of the first investments by a big U.S. bank since Brexit, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Read the full story
Deutsche Bank to Recruit Rookies in Bid to Revive Equities Unit
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Peter Selman, hired out of retirement by Deutsche Bank AG to turn around Wall Street’s worst-hit equities business, wants to tap universities rather than rivals to do so. “We certainly have holes to fill and we’re hiring,” Selman, an ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc. partner who joined the German lender in November, said in a phone interview. “But we’re going to focus a lot on graduate recruiting. I don’t think the path forward is one where we make a lot of very high-priced, expensive lateral hires.” Read the full story
Bankera ICO Raises Over 100 Million Euros From Record-Breaking Number of Contributors - Bitcoinist.com
Bitcoinist.net
Vilnius, Lithuania, February 2018 – Bankera (https://bankera.com/) aims to become the bank for the blockchain era and is already making splashes in the ICO world. To date, their ICO has collected over 100 million euros from over 80,000 contributors making Bankera’s ICO the biggest in regard to the number of contributors. ICO with a Working Product A large driving force behind the success of Bankera’s ICO is the well-established company SpectroCoin (https://spectrocoin.com/). SpectroCoin is Read the full story
Bitcoinist.net
Vilnius, Lithuania, February 2018 – Bankera (https://bankera.com/) aims to become the bank for the blockchain era and is already making splashes in the ICO world. To date, their ICO has collected over 100 million euros from over 80,000 contributors making Bankera’s ICO the biggest in regard to the number of contributors. ICO with a Working Product A large driving force behind the success of Bankera’s ICO is the well-established company SpectroCoin (https://spectrocoin.com/). SpectroCoin is Read the full story
Big banks' payout party over as UBS says hold or sell
The New Daily
The long boom in Australian banking is coming to an end with investment bank UBS having all of the four major banks as either a hold or a sell. Read the full story
Central bank researcher calls for ‘matrix structure’ to give super financial regulator teeth
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
Proposal would put professional commissions in charge of cross-sector information sharing, decision-making, coordination and implementation Read the full story
4 sustainability opportunities in the banking sector
GreenBiz.com
GreenBiz.com
Banks play a major role in our economy, yet only 27 percent of Americans trust them. Here's how the financial services sector can win back public trust. Read the full story
Fiinu, Digital Only Bank Startup, Seeks £500,000 Crowdfunding on Seedrs | Crowdfund Insider
Crowdfund Insider
Crowdfund Insider
App-only banking start-up Fiinu, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The offer seeks £500,000 for a 6.67% equity stake at a pre-money valuation of £7 million. The aspiring digital challenger bank wants to throw its hat into the ring of Fintech firms competing... Read More The post Fiinu, Digital Only Bank Startup, Seeks £500,000 Crowdfunding on Seedrs appeared first on Crowdfund Insider. Read the full story
Credit frozen? Here's how to bring it in from the cold.
USA TODAY
3 ways to cut credit card costs as rates rise
CBS News
Problem with your bank? Odds are you won't win the fight
CBC News
USA TODAY
A freeze is the best way to keep your personal data from being used to open fraudulent credit accounts. Read the full story
CBS News
With the Fed in the midst of a rate-hiking cycle, don't let a climbing debt burden damage your finances Read the full story
CBC News
The complaints system is stacked against banking customers say consumer advocates, who believe the process is designed to wear people down and that it most often finds in favour of the banks. Read the full story
Bombshell bank inquiry kicks off
news.com.au
POOR lending practices by Australia’s big four banks will be under the spotlight when the Banking Royal Commission kicks off in Melbourne today. Read the full story
news.com.au
POOR lending practices by Australia’s big four banks will be under the spotlight when the Banking Royal Commission kicks off in Melbourne today. Read the full story
TREASURIES/BONDS/STOCKS
Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Monday
Investing.com
Investing.com
© Reuters. Top 5 things to know today in financial markets Read the full story
Bond Market's Running Away from Price Sensitivity, Says George Bory
Bloomberg
George Bory, Wells Fargo Securities head of credit strategy, examines the corporate bond market. He speaks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Surveillance." Read the full story
US 10-year Treasury yield climbs back to four-year high
CNBC
Stock investors brace for new week after worst performance in 2 years
Fox Business
CNBC
U.S. government debt yields rose to four-year highs Monday even as global stock prices rebounded. Read the full story
Fox Business
Over the past six sessions, U.S. equity markets, saw wild swings and 1,000-plus point drops for the Dow, which racked up two of the worst point declines in history. Read the full story
Stock drop could pose risk to U.S. economy -- if it endures
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
The tumble in U.S. stock prices has inflicted psychological pain and financial losses — at least on paper — for people with a meaningful stake in the market. Read the full story
Bull market looks safe for now as fewer than half of corrections deepen into full-blown bears
CNBC
CNBC
Stocks are now in the zone between a correction and a bear market. Read the full story
INSURANCE/HEALTH
New device can detect heart attack
CNN
SensAheart, a new experimental device developed in Israel, makes heart attack detection quicker and easier. Read the full story
Experimental Drug Promises to Kill the Flu Virus in a Day
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
As Americans suffer through the worst influenza outbreak in almost a decade, a Japanese drugmaker says it has developed a pill that can kill the virus within a day. But even if the experimental drug lives up to the claim, it likely won’t be available in the U.S. until next year at the earliest. Read the full story
States look to lower drug costs, consider Canadian imports
ABC News
ABC News
States consider ways to reduce prescription drug costs, including Canadian imports Read the full story
Five tips to minimise headaches
The Cusp
The Cusp
It’s Thursday afternoon and my head is absolutely aching. My computer cursor is blinking impatiently, I have a deadline to meet and all I can think about is crawling under my desk. Truthfully, even that feels like too much effort. Headaches are a common occurrence, with a number of factors influencing their frequency and intensity.… Read the full story
CNN Exclusive: California launches investigation following stunning admission by Aetna medical director
CNN
CNN
California's insurance commissioner has launched an investigation into Aetna after learning a former medical director for the insurer admitted under oath he never looked at patients' records when deciding whether to approve or deny care. Read the full story
These 5 Mental Health Concerns May Be Heredity, Studies Show
Romper
Romper
For prospective or expecting parents, the phrase "genetic testing" can illicit all kinds of anxieties. What if I'm a carrier? What if my husband is? Should I pay out-of-pocket for a certain test? But what if anxiety itself is what you're worried abou… Read the full story
We Can Now Use Stem Cells to Grow Functioning Kidney Tissue
Futurism
Existing treatments for kidney disease can be costly, invasive, ineffective, and completely inaccessible to some. One new study shows how human kidney tissue could be grown inside of a living organism, demonstrating the potential to one day save the lives of millions. Read the full story
Futurism
Existing treatments for kidney disease can be costly, invasive, ineffective, and completely inaccessible to some. One new study shows how human kidney tissue could be grown inside of a living organism, demonstrating the potential to one day save the lives of millions. Read the full story
CRYPTO'S / DIGITAL CURRENCY
Bitcoin inches closer to $9,000, with cryptos higher across the board
MarketWatch
Cryptocurrency prices continue to move higher on Monday, riding higher alongside stocks, which are enjoying a global bounce. Read the full story
BGR
The Bitcoin bloodbath of early February, the second and biggest such event of the year, seems to be forgotten. After plunging through $10,000 and dropping below $6,000 on bad regulation news from Asia, Bitcoin recovered plenty of ground in the past few days, trading for as high as $9,000 across exchanges — one Bitcoin costs... Read the full story
Bitcoin finds a bottom as risk aversion grips global markets
Livemint
New York: What’s supposed to be the most volatile asset in the universe is proving to be a bastion of stability compared with wild swings and carnage in global equities this week. Read the full story
Bitcoin SURGE: Cryptocurrency could reward investors and hit $25,000 THIS YEAR
Express
Top regulator becomes unlikely hero for bitcoin activistsThe Hill
Express
BITCOIN could reward its investors by hitting values of $25,000 by the end of the year and as much as $20,000 by the middle of 2018, the co-founder of a strategy and sector research company has claimed. Co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors Tom Lee declared that despite a period of free-falling prices, Bitcoin may see an incredible resurgence and hit figures that will please investors. He stated: “We believe Bitcoin will see $20,000 by mid-year, so the next so the next five months, a real Read the full story
A top federal regulator has become an unlikely hero to the cryptocurrency community, after making optimistic comments about bitcoin and other digital currencies. Read the full story
IMF chief: Cryptocurrency regulation is 'inevitable'
CNN Money
CNN Money
IMF chief Christine Lagarde says it's only a matter of time before cryptocurrencies come under government regulation. Read the full story
BitGrail Cryptocurrency Exchange Claims $195 Million Lost to Hackers
FORTUNE
An obsure Italian cryptocurrency exchange called BitGrail claims that it was hacked late last week and lost roughly $195 million worth of customers’ cryptocurrency. But others — including the developers who created the stolen cryptocurrency — have suggested not all may be as it appears. BitGrail, based in Italy, is one of many exchanges globally which allow the trading of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. BitGrail was until recently one of the main portals for the trading of Nano, a Read the full story
CURRENCIES
Forex - Dollar Remains Moderately Lower Vs. RivalsInvesting.com
Dollar still on the downside but close to 3-week peak Read the full story
Forex - Dollar Slips Lower as Stocks Steady after Selloff
Investing.com
© Reuters. Dollar slips lower as stocks steady after selloff Read the full story
Forex - Aussie, Kiwi Move Higher as Greenback Rally Pauses
Investing.com
Investing.com
© Reuters. Dollar slips lower as stocks steady after selloff Read the full story
Investing.com
Aussie, kiwi gain ground as U.S. dollar mildly retreats Read the full story
Rupee opens higher against US dollar ahead of CPI data
Livemint
Mumbai: The Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Monday, tracking gains in Asian currencies. Read the full story
USD Pares Gains In Asia, CNY Comes Off HighsInvesting.com
Investing.com
© Reuters. Yuan parity Read the full story
The USD pared some of the gains it made last week against Asian currencies Read the full story
Forex - Dollar Up On Yen In Early Asia In Thin Trade With Japan Shut For Holiday
Investing.com
Forex - PBOC Sets Yuan Parity At 6.3001 Against DollarInvesting.com
© Reuters. Dollar up in early Asia Read the full story
Investing.com
© Reuters. Yuan parity Read the full story
USA/CANADA
Trump budget to be released today - expect Congress to ignore it
Fox News
President Trump unveils his budget proposal today. But the budget won't amount to anything. Read the full story
White House to unveil $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan
The Hill
The Hill
The White House on Monday will unveil its long-awaited $1.5 trillion infrastructure package aimed at overhauling U.S. public works. Read the full story
Trump's infrastructure plan relies almost entirely on non-federal funding
CBS News
CBS News
There's a pothole in the president's infrastructure plan: money is supposed to come from entities outside the federal government's control Read the full story
Trump proposes $200B for infrastructure to be cut from other federal programs to pave way for $1.5T in projects
USA TODAY
Trump administration aims to privatize International Space Station
Fox Business
According to a document obtained by The Washington Post, which first reported the news, the current White House does not plan to abandon the ISS, but instead is developing a "transition plan" to hand it off to the private sector. Read the full story
USA TODAY
Critics are already calling Trump's approach 'fake' for its lack of new revenue and because of its reliance on funding from local governments and private investors. Read the full story
Trump administration aims to privatize International Space Station
Fox Business
According to a document obtained by The Washington Post, which first reported the news, the current White House does not plan to abandon the ISS, but instead is developing a "transition plan" to hand it off to the private sector. Read the full story
EMERGING MARKETS
Puerto Rico officials say power back to most after blackout
ABC News
Officials with Puerto Rico's power company say they have now restored power to most of the people hit by a blackout overnight after a fire and explosion at a substation Read the full story
Puerto Rican Residents Are Fixing Their Town’s Power Grid Themselves
International Business Times
International Business Times
Residents in the town of Coamo, Puerto Rico, have resorted to building their own power grids after months of requesting Puerto Rico's power company and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to restore power in the region — suffering from the longest spell of power outage in U.S. Read the full story
Electricity restored to 75 percent of customers in Puerto Rico: Utility
ABC News
Biotechs, Brazil Among Past Month's Top-Performing Stock Plays
Investor's Business Daily
Many exchange traded funds pared their year-to-date gains as the stock market sold off during a highly volatile week. Read the full story
The Wall Street Journal
Prices are doubling every few weeks in crisis-wracked Venezuela, forcing residents to come up with ingenious workarounds to pay for basic goods, including barter. Read the full story
MIDDLE EAST
World Bank's IFC calls for investment in Iraq reconstruction
KUWAIT, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The World Bank’s private sector arm urged international companies on Sunday to overcome concerns about funding reconstruction projects in Iraq and seize high-yield investment opportunities in the country.
The International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) country manager for Iraq, Ziad Badr, was speaking in Kuwait ahead of an international conference this week for donors and investors to rebuild and revive Iraq’s economy as the country emerges from a devastating three-war against Islamic State.
“I don’t think that in any other part of the world there are such investment opportunities,” Badr said in a speech at the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, giving as an example a Lebanese firm making a 24 percent return on its stake in a luxury hotel in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
The IFC has about $1.2 billion in investments in different Iraqi ventures including banks, cement plants and telecommunications, and is preparing to announce a $250 million investment in a telecommunication venture, he said.
The Iraqi National Investment Commission (NIC) last week published a list of 157 projects it will seek investment for at the Feb. 12-14 International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq, estimated to cost about $100 billion in total.
Iraq gets $330 million in pledges of humanitarian aid: KUNA
Reuters
Non-governmental organizations pledged $330 million of humanitarian aid to Iraq on Monday, Kuwait's state news agency KUNA reported. Read the full story
Baghdad Asks British Energy Giant BP To Study Developing Kirkuk Oil Fields
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Iraq’s oil minister says Baghdad has asked British energy giant BP to draft a study on boosting production in the Kirkuk oil fields in Iraq's Kurdistan region that were reclaimed by Baghdad late last year. Read the full story
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Iraq’s oil minister says Baghdad has asked British energy giant BP to draft a study on boosting production in the Kirkuk oil fields in Iraq's Kurdistan region that were reclaimed by Baghdad late last year. Read the full story
AFRICA
Zimbabwe: First Lady Steps Down as an MP
AllAfrica
(Photo: The Herald) Harare Opposition political parties have expressed mixed feelings over the resignation from parliament of the Auxilia Mnangagwa, supposedly to concentrate on her First Lady role. The development also raised eyebrows as her husband, President Emmerson Mnangagwa who took over power last November, has a limited mandate and faces a tough fight to remain at State House in elections that must be held by August this year. Some political parties warned of repeat of the "disruption of Read the full story
Zimbabwe: 'Desist From Mugabe-Era Fights With Capital'
AllAfrica
Zimbabwe: UK Injects Over U.S.$29 Million Into Resilience Building Fund
AllAfrica
AllAfrica
Mutare Zimbabwe should desist from a culture of fighting capital if the country is to attract foreign direct investment in post-Mugabe era, a business consultant has said. The Mugabe administration, toppled by a military coup last November, was notoriously suspicious of private enterprise, often accusing businesses of hiking prices as part of what the government described as a regime change agenda. Tanganda Holdings finance director, Henry Nemaire, told a business dialogue held in this eastern Read the full story
AllAfrica
Harare The United Kingdom (UK) has granted Zimbabwe £21,5 million (R453.6 million) to increase capacities of vulnerable rural communities in the drought-prone Southern African country. The grant, allocated to the Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund (ZRBF) by the Department of International Development (DFID), would enable the vulnerable communities withstand climate change and economic shocks, ultimately leading to a reduced need for humanitarian responses and an improvement in their well-being. Read the full story
Zimbabwe: Vendors Vow to Punish Errant Leaders in This Year's Polls
AllAfrica
AllAfrica
Vendors say they will take advantage of the 2018 polls to punish leaders who have failed them. The Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (Viset) director Samuel Wadzai told The Standard that for long, authorities have failed to recognise the hardships faced by vendors and the 2018 harmonised elections presented an opportunity for vendors to choose a responsive leadership. Viset has since launched the issue-based voter education and (agitation) mobilisation campaign (IBVA) Read the full story
Zimbabwe: EU, Britain Divided Over Helping Mnangagwa's Govt - Report
AllAfrica
AllAfrica
Britain and the European Union are reportedly divided over "the funding and support" to be given to Zimbabwe's new administration led by Emmerson Mnangagwa. According to the privately owned Zimbabwe Independent newspaper, the British government was on an "aggressive drive" to bail out its former colony as "quickly as possible" but the EU had adopted a "wait and see" approach. The EU wanted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to match its positive messages with action, particularly on the Read the full story
Ecobank Launches Xpress Account In Nigeria To Put Banking, Literally, At Users “Fingertips”
the money cloud
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Foundation Remembers Madiba's Release
AllAfrica
In honour of Nelson Mandela's release from prison on this day in 1990, his Foundation shared some of the smaller personal details of the historical occasion, including the exercise bike and body board he packed up with him. "His belongings - mainly books and papers - were packed up in twenty-two cardboard boxes and transported in a convoy of hastily borrowed sedan cars," said the Nelson Mandela Foundation's spokesperson, Lunga Nene, in a statement. "Included amongst them was a body board, Read the full story
the money cloud
When it comes to mobile wallets, and indeed most things instant payments related, Africa tends to be ahead of the game. During the 80’s and 90’s, much of the continent missed out on the desktop PC revolution, and in the 90’s, internet penetration across the region was negligible. Since then, however, the pendulum has swung … Read the full story
AllAfrica
In honour of Nelson Mandela's release from prison on this day in 1990, his Foundation shared some of the smaller personal details of the historical occasion, including the exercise bike and body board he packed up with him. "His belongings - mainly books and papers - were packed up in twenty-two cardboard boxes and transported in a convoy of hastily borrowed sedan cars," said the Nelson Mandela Foundation's spokesperson, Lunga Nene, in a statement. "Included amongst them was a body board, Read the full story
ASIA
China to Launch Yuan Oil Futures
Bloomberg
Non-stop business knowledge Get more on The Bloomberg App Bloomberg's Sungwoo Park discusses China oil futures. She speaks with Haslinda Amin and David Ingles on "Bloomberg Markets." Read the full story
Why more foreign institutions are buying Chinese stocks
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
In January institutions’ aggregate net-buy via stock connect was 35 billion yuan, compared to last year’s monthly average of 15 billion yuan Read the full story
Asian markets trade mixed after Wall Street's Friday rebound; oil prices edge up
CNBC
CNBC
Asian markets were mixed early on Monday after recording heavy losses in the last week. Read the full story
Hong Kong government’s problem is not deficits but structural surplus, say economists
South China Morning Post
Why Hong Kong investors are turning to the US to trade bitcoin futures
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
Annual surplus likely to be just shy of HK$160 billion by the end of financial year, source suggests, as pressure mounts on financial chief for budget giveaways Read the full story
Why Hong Kong investors are turning to the US to trade bitcoin futures
South China Morning Post
Monday, 12 February 2018, 6:46:AM A growing number of Hong Kong investors are turning to the US market for trading bitcoin futures because they see it as safer than trading on Hong Kong’s unregulated cryptocurrency exchanges, according to brokers. In the US, bitcoin futures were launched on the two major exchanges, the Cboe and CME, in December. Both have seen a rise in trading volume over the past two months. The average daily turnover of bitcoin futures at Cboe stood at 10,296 contracts per Read the full story
EUROPE
Australia tells UK to open tariff-free trade to world after Brexit: ‘It’s worked for us for 26 years’The Independent
Australia’s high commissioner to the UK has spoken out on the benefits of Britain leaving the customs union after its exit from the EU next year, saying that by negotiating unilateral trade agreements instead, the country would be able to retain control of its trade policy. Read the full story
'It's INCREDIBLY patronising!' MP destroys claims Brits did not know what Brexit meant
Express
Express
BRITISH people knew they were voting to take back control of their laws and borders when they voted for Brexit, which would mean leaving the customs union and single market, Tory MP Matt Warman said. Remainer Tory MP Matt Warman hit out at those who claimed British people did not know the kind of Brexit they voted for, calling it “incredibly patronising”. Read the full story
May Starts Drive to End the Conservative Civil War Over Brexit
Bloomberg
PM flies to Northern Ireland amid speculation over powersharing deal agreement
The Independent
Bloomberg
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: British Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech on public life to mark the centenary of women's suffrage in the UK on February 6, 2018 in Manchester, United Kingdom. On February 6, 1918, the Representation of People Act was passed which allowed women to vote for the first time in the United Kingdom. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May embarks this week on a determined push to bring her divided Cabinet together and come up with a Brexit plan. As European Read the full story
The Independent
Theresa May is due to fly into Northern Ireland on Monday amid growing speculation that a deal to restore the powersharing government is imminent. Read the full story
British House Prices Post First Annual Decline in Six Years
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
U.K. house prices recorded an annual drop for the first time in almost six years at the start of 2018, with London leading the slump. Values fell 0.4 percent in January compared with a year earlier, according to a report published by Acadata on Monday. Detailed data covering the fourth quarter of 2017 show London down 4.3 percent -- the most since the depths of the recession in 2009. “This is the eighth consecutive month in which the annual rate of increase has been declining, and now the dial Read the full story
Theresa May urged to REJECT Brussels' demands for curbs on post-Brexit trade deals
Express
Express
THERESA May has been urged to reject the EU's demands for curbs on Britain's ability to negotiate global trade deals during the Brexit transition period. Campaigners last night called on the Prime Minister to stand up to Brussels bureaucrats trying to put the UK in an "unacceptable" position. The Brexit Phase 1 negotiation document insists the UK must be bound by "sincere co-operation" during the two-year transition period. Read the full story
As Britain Stumbles Over ‘Brexit,’ Support Grows for 2nd Vote
The New York Times
As the Tories struggle to negotiate Britain’s departure from the bloc, and business leaders issue alarms about the threats to the economy, calls for another referendum gain momentum. Read the full story
The New York Times
As the Tories struggle to negotiate Britain’s departure from the bloc, and business leaders issue alarms about the threats to the economy, calls for another referendum gain momentum. Read the full story
Blessed and Highly Favored:
CBI Update:
The CBI for Tuesday 2/13/18 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1184
The currency auction is 193,912,578
There are 2 news and announcements for Tuesday 2/13/18
1. FICP results for 2017
FICP results for 2017 and Good Practice Guide.
February 13, 2018
FICP results for 2017 and Good Practice Guide.
February 13, 2018
2. The Central Bank is organizing a blood donation campaign
The Central Bank is organizing a blood donation campaign
The Iraqi Central Bank organized a campaign to donate blood today and participated in a large number.
February 13, 2018
The Central Bank is organizing a blood donation campaign
The Iraqi Central Bank organized a campaign to donate blood today and participated in a large number.
February 13, 2018
The Iraqi Central Bank organized a campaign to donate blood today and participated a large number of its employees who agreed to donate their blood in order to strengthen the noble humanitarian and social goals. The initiative comes within the framework of strengthening the role of the Central Bank of Iraq and its employees towards their brothers, the wounded of all security forces, In perpetuating the provision of blood units to be ready for patients in need of blood.
ISX Update:
Value Traded
1,206,348,215
Shares Traded
1,272,579,671
ISX ended in Green
Kauaihn Chatter:
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2-12-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Appears that a company...will sell you gold and silver and allow you to pay for it in dinar (much below market prices given). Really? To me this is WOW news and confirms to us all that the dinar is very valuable and is in demand or will be shortly in very high demand...
2-12-2018 Intel Guru Dr. Clarke ...We ARE telling you WHAT & WHEN - IS about to Happen... AND, we fully expect that NOBODY GETS OUT OF FEBRUARY, 2018, Without the Prize!...if they choose. ...we're fully engaged, focused, and pinpointing the activities between, FEB. 15 - 19th, 2018, as MAJOR...and the "Process" will spread throughout the END of February...and into March, with increasing benefit. We're very Optimistic & Expectant...& Direct. DID WE GIVE YOU AN RV DATE?...that's for you to decide, and it always has been. (RV is a questionable definition, and not ours) The Steps must happen in order...EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE, FROM WHAT'S IT'S BEEN FOR SOOOOO LONG!...in February. Are you watching the U.S - What is Said & Done...already? Pay Attention!
2-12-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru BGG Article: "Speaker Jabouri calls 2018 Iraqi budget bill ‘unconstitutional,’ rejects to pass it" Quote: "...Salim al-Jabouri said the parliament will not approve cutting the salaries of civil servants." IMHO, this has very little to do with the actual budget they are trying to get passed and much more about political alliances being developed for the upcoming elections. Seriously?!? Jabouri cares at all about the KRG share?? No. I think not. All part of the process – it will happen.
2-12-2018 Intel Guru Delta Article: "Businessmen seek guarantees and bureaucracy to invest in Iraq" Quote: “The existence of no restrictions (ARTILCE 8) on foreign currency transfers, in addition to linking the Iraqi dinar (1-1) to the US dollar." (wink) ...MY DIFINITION IS IN ( ). I'M DROPING ALL MICS...
2-12-2018 Intel Guru Frank26 ...THE MR ( monetary reform) IS...MAGMA CORE HOT.
2-12-2018 Intel/Newshound Guru sandyf I get the impression that many perceive currency coding as nothing more than window dressing, nothing could be further from the truth. Currency codes are the backbone of all financial systems. Every computerized accounting software operates on a base currency and once set that currency code cannot be altered. When a country needs to introduce a new currency, the code must first be issued by the ISO, accounting software needs to be amended and a new set of accounts created in the new currency. This is why I often remind people that a redenomination cannot happen overnight nor in secret. One thing you can be sure of is that Iraq, or any other country is not going to be introducing a new currency anytime soon. It should be noted that the introduction of alternative denominations is an addition to an existing currency and not a new currency.
2-12-2018 Intel Guru Dr. Clarke ...We ARE telling you WHAT & WHEN - IS about to Happen... AND, we fully expect that NOBODY GETS OUT OF FEBRUARY, 2018, Without the Prize!...if they choose. ...we're fully engaged, focused, and pinpointing the activities between, FEB. 15 - 19th, 2018, as MAJOR...and the "Process" will spread throughout the END of February...and into March, with increasing benefit. We're very Optimistic & Expectant...& Direct. DID WE GIVE YOU AN RV DATE?...that's for you to decide, and it always has been. (RV is a questionable definition, and not ours) The Steps must happen in order...EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE, FROM WHAT'S IT'S BEEN FOR SOOOOO LONG!...in February. Are you watching the U.S - What is Said & Done...already? Pay Attention!
2-12-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru BGG Article: "Speaker Jabouri calls 2018 Iraqi budget bill ‘unconstitutional,’ rejects to pass it" Quote: "...Salim al-Jabouri said the parliament will not approve cutting the salaries of civil servants." IMHO, this has very little to do with the actual budget they are trying to get passed and much more about political alliances being developed for the upcoming elections. Seriously?!? Jabouri cares at all about the KRG share?? No. I think not. All part of the process – it will happen.
2-12-2018 Intel Guru Delta Article: "Businessmen seek guarantees and bureaucracy to invest in Iraq" Quote: “The existence of no restrictions (ARTILCE 8) on foreign currency transfers, in addition to linking the Iraqi dinar (1-1) to the US dollar." (wink) ...MY DIFINITION IS IN ( ). I'M DROPING ALL MICS...
2-12-2018 Intel Guru Frank26 ...THE MR ( monetary reform) IS...MAGMA CORE HOT.
2-12-2018 Intel/Newshound Guru sandyf I get the impression that many perceive currency coding as nothing more than window dressing, nothing could be further from the truth. Currency codes are the backbone of all financial systems. Every computerized accounting software operates on a base currency and once set that currency code cannot be altered. When a country needs to introduce a new currency, the code must first be issued by the ISO, accounting software needs to be amended and a new set of accounts created in the new currency. This is why I often remind people that a redenomination cannot happen overnight nor in secret. One thing you can be sure of is that Iraq, or any other country is not going to be introducing a new currency anytime soon. It should be noted that the introduction of alternative denominations is an addition to an existing currency and not a new currency.
2-12-2018 Intel Guru RayRen98 [...are We Really There this time?] WE'RE "SUPPOSED" TO BE!...TREASURY SAYS THIS IS "IT" THIS TIME... ...CAN'T GET CONFIRMATIONS JUST YET... WE'RE NOT WAITING ON IRAQ ANYMORE... [I thought its the budget thingy...] SMOKE SCREEN STUFF...
[ I am so glad this is soon to become a memory...] THAT MAY BE SOONER THAN YOU THINK!!! ...WE'RE JUST WAITING... TIME WILL TELL IT ALL...
2-12-2018 Newshound Guru Aggiedad77 He [Abadi] is an integrally smart man who is also learning new chess moves IMO from a MASTER...T...and he is about to put Iraq on the roadmap of the world in so many ways...the term "MECCA" won't even be able to fit in Iraq when he is done IMO...expansion like we've never seen before IMO...it is all good...and it is all coming...IMO in a way that you would least expect it to...there are major pieces in this this game that dance to their own rules and are not used to being told no or used to delays...I look for no more delays, no more excuses..."the time is now"...
[ I am so glad this is soon to become a memory...] THAT MAY BE SOONER THAN YOU THINK!!! ...WE'RE JUST WAITING... TIME WILL TELL IT ALL...
2-12-2018 Newshound Guru Aggiedad77 He [Abadi] is an integrally smart man who is also learning new chess moves IMO from a MASTER...T...and he is about to put Iraq on the roadmap of the world in so many ways...the term "MECCA" won't even be able to fit in Iraq when he is done IMO...expansion like we've never seen before IMO...it is all good...and it is all coming...IMO in a way that you would least expect it to...there are major pieces in this this game that dance to their own rules and are not used to being told no or used to delays...I look for no more delays, no more excuses..."the time is now"...
dd
Elmer:
Not in today
Artmeister:
On Monday, February 12, 2018 5:42 PM, "
Summary: Invitation to join the World Meditation is posted below. Only takes 15 minutes, and may be done by replay.
Exchanges of Tiers 3 and 4 to continue this week, in spite of what goes on in Iraq or Kuwait.
Operation Disclosure GCR/RV Intel Alert for February 12, 2018
Operation Disclosure
RV/INTELLIGENCE ALERT - February 12, 2018
We are currently experiencing an intel blackout regarding the RV situation.
This is taken as a sign that the RV is imminent as stated in past reports.
If no disruptions occur, the 800#'s will be released.
Certain triggers are said to occur in order to begin the RV.
The RV is the key to bringing in the new financial system.
The old financial system must first implode to a certain degree.
This will be a smooth transition.
From Sandy:
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Summary
- It is all good.
- Even though the IMF (International Monetary Fund) Instructed banks to release the 800#s they did not do it for the third time. The banks seem a bit afraid. Of what? That the process established over the years was changed by “newcomers” to the table and there is fear there will be chaos at the banks and it may trigger unrest.
- The 800#s will be by districts within the 16 regions (1 in Canada, 1 in US). So each of many districts will accept calls only from area codes in that district. So those of you with area codes that do not match your location of residence will have an issue. It wasn’t discussed how that might play out. Once you are connected to a district successfully your zip code will be used to assign you to a bank; if you have accounts open at one bank they’ll try to select that bank for you.
- The IMF also told the banks to notify tellers to be ready saying, “It’s real.” This follows years of banks telling employees that it was a scam! SO now all bank employees are getting onboard. That”readiness” will not likely occur until after close of business today.
- The IMF and World Bank (WB) are involved in the publishing of international exchange rates tomorrow 2/13.
- The IMF told all banks that they should be prepared to update their foreign currency exchange rates by 2/12. [I’d conclude in preparation for 2/13]
- There was discussion of the timing and relevance of the budget in Iraq. See details below.
- The USA and IMF wanted the rate “completed” by the Investors Convention in Iraq, going on now. As far as we know it didn’t happen. See below.
- Tony stated that he personally thought we should be hearing something this week.
- Only the ZIM rate was discussed. While it was 14.7C proceeded by 6 zeros Saturday it is now 11. The range is supposed to be between 11 and 22, so the rate for all Zim notes without any zeros being removed will be .00000011 to .00000022. It was suggested the rate would “trade up” for the first 10-12 days to about the .22 number.
- There will be an NDA to be signed. That has had many faces over the years. The latest is that there won’t be much retaliation except if it can be shown that you are a player in financing illicit activity, such as the drug trade, human trafficking, and other such things.
- After your exchange people are allowed to leave the banks with up to $7,000 cash, they’ll have a credit card with a high limit on it for most uses, and a supply of checks (I think). If you need to execute transactions like paying off a mortgage, buying a house, paying off large student loans, etc it is HIGHLY ADVISED THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM USING WIRES. The wiring process is highly manual and therefore prone to errors and delays and a huge volume is expected. Instead cashier’s checks, which are more easily traced, are recommended.
- We are not exchanging with Iraq, so quit worrying about how much currency they have and their reserves. See below.
- The investment conference going on right now in Iraq is an effort to get private investors (not countries) to commit to helping Iraq rebuild its country after the war. See below.
- Keep in mind a few dates: Today 2/12 is the investors conference in Iraq; 2/13 is the date the international exchange rates are updated monthly.
- Tony said, “YES this is a good week! I’m expecting its this week not this weekend.”
- There are currently(this morning before call) NO rates being shown on any front screens or back screens at the banks.
DETAILS:
- Investors Conference: Tony made an interesting few comments regarding the rate and the Investors Conference. He said that he thinks he knows the rate and 1 or 2 days when it will be public. He also commented that if he were one of the Investors there would be no way he’d invest if he didn’t know his profits or Return on Investment. Iraq is asking these private people to commit to rebuilding its country by investing dinar and getting a bump when it revalues. By today there was a full $300M pledged and it was just getting started! SO Tony’s bet is all these guys have been told the rate. But if you were one of these wealthy people wouldn’t you want to see that the rate really does go public and that this is a legitimate deal backed by action? So most likely they ARE being told some details we do not have. They have to KNOW there’s a reward. Iraq had approached the USA asking for us to rebuild their country saying, “you did it for Japan and Germany. Why not us?” Trump’s answer was, “I'm not a nation builder. We need to see something for the Americans here.” The pitch suggested to Iraq was something like, “We removed ISIS for you all so now help us rebuild and we’ll make it worth your while.” So Tony thinks the investors know and it hasn’t yet been made public, but it is set and firm and a done deal.
- EXCHANGING: Iraq is not paying every country $3.71 for each dinar. Went he [We the] USA are NOT exchanging with Iraq. We are exchanging with the US Treasury. They will print all the money they need to for physical dollars to support this thing; they won’t really need much of that because of the conversion from “real money” to "digital money.” What the US gets out of the exchanges is the right to buy oil from Iraq at $2 a barrel. So as the UST takes in money, those essentially become credits that will be redeemed with Iraq over time for cheap oil to repay the US for its blood and investments in the Iraq war. See TRUMPS USA. The specifics about returning dinars to Iraq or destroying them instead were not discussed today. The US Government also has a reported 4T dinar in a deal with Iraq made by Bush Jr to cover the war. That will be the treasure chest.
- BUDGET IN IRAQ: The financial people and the international community are not necessarily in agreement. Does the rate define the budget or does the budget just apply the rate? Chicken or egg thing. Suffice it to say”The rate change is happening with or without the budget.” There IS agreement on the budget but there is also discord among Iraqi factions that seems to shift by the TOD. The CBI set the rate and the budget must adapt to that rate.
TRUMPS USA:
- REBUILDING: Trump: “We have rebuilt many countries and they are better off than before. But we haven’t rebuilt our own. It’s time. Most countries we’ve rebuilt are more modern than we are. It’s our turn.”
- USA’s plan for RV under Trump: Only those citizens with dinar (the government Itself, the elite, and the 6million of us) will know about this due to the NDA and the precautions. Keep clean and You are good. The current plan is the RV will be hidden from the general US population by crediting the Trump Tax plan for the inflow of money and the rebuilding our infrastructure. Tony himself said this is not politically new. Clinton did this in the 1990s and used the Kuwaiti RV plan devised by Sr Bush to accomplish what he did. The public will never know about the dinar and its ReValuation & its affect on the USA.
- The stock market swings of late are not about companies. It is being manipulated to make room for this growth. It began to get “backed up” and that created another reason for this to RV to GO now. It was manipulated too much.
- PTB: The PTB (Powers That Be) will make our exchanges behave as they want. If they want or need to cap the exchange rates to $12-$15 they will. They’ll do it by capping daily modifications of the rate, or whatever other mechanisms they have. They’ll keep it where they want it for the Big Picture. [But HEY…. We were only going to get $.10 and then $1 before Tony helped us out! So all is good.]
- US$ VALUE: The US dollar will go down a little in this thing, but won’t drastically devalue by 30% or something. That would be an international economic disaster to let that h happen!
- RV TIMELINE: The whole RV process is going to take until 2044 to complete. Now this is not the dinar, but all the other outlying countries not in the first basket or even second. The dong is still in the first basket. [WOW! News.]. The purpose of the “process to RV” is to level the playing field for various currencies and countries. There were supposed to be five IMF regions instead of only one, now domiciled in the USA. That plan changed to 7 IMFs. They are not implemented yet. There’s 25 years to make that happen. Remember discussions about removing the US$ as the World Reserve Currency? It’s back. There will apparently be these 7 IMFs and each will have its own real currency. So the planet earth is to end up with only 7 currencies worldwide. And there won’t be a need for a reserve currency anymore. It will just be an exchange among the family of IMFs.
SUMMARY:
- Feb 15 is quickly approaching. Today is 2/12 and the International rates post tomorrow. Will the dinar be there??
- All banking systems in first world countries and Iraq are connected and tested.
- The US banks are struggling with the old processes established and the newly crafted ones and will have to release the 800#s soon. They’re updating their foreign currency exchanges, and have notified all down-level branches that it is real. So it is about to execute.
- Iraq has done everything mandated by anybody, EXCEPT completion of the budget. The circular argument about the budget shows that either approach is adaptable.
- Iraqi banks were told Saturday that the “rates are changing in a few days.”
- The lower denominations are loaded into their ATMs again and some international people actually have LDs in their possession.
- Things are the best Tony has ever seen.
- Tony promises to let us know as things change.
- He hopes there is no need for a call Wednesday.
SO WHEW. That’s a bunch of info!!!
d
Catnip:
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Abadi's website
Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abbadi receives French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Lo Derrian and his accompanying delegation
12 February 2018
Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi received at his office on Monday French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drein and his accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, they discussed enhancing cooperation between the two countries in various fields and supporting Iraq in reconstruction, stability and vision of Iraq in economic development, in addition to discussing the situation in the region.
The French Foreign Minister reiterated his country's support for Iraq in the reconstruction phase, noting that the stability of Iraq will be a chance and a model in the region to insist on the liberation and construction.
The French Foreign Minister praised the great role of Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi and the victories achieved in his reign and his leadership and his ability to unite the country and reconstruction.
The French minister stressed the importance of Iraq reconstruction conference held in Kuwait after the exit of Iraq victorious over the promotion and liberation of its territory, noting that Iraq currently needs reconstruction, and France will participate strongly in this conference.
Prime Minister 's Media Office
12 February 2018
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ARTICLE 2
Tweets posted on Government of Iraq twitter account.
- The @IraqiGovt will present a package of projects ready for investment during the second day of the International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq in Kuwait. Projects cover several sectors including housing, health, education, transport and telecommunications #InvestIraq
- Following the liberation of all Iraqi territories, the @IraqiGovt continues to work with our partners in the @coalition to ensure the lasting defeat of Daesh and the total dismantling of its networks
- The @IraqiGovt will present 157 projects ready for investment at the Kuwait International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq https://goo.gl/aDc6Dm #InvestIraq
Government of IraqVerified account @IraqiGovt 2-12-2018, around 11 am Eastern
Global and regional NGOs pledge US$330 million in humanitarian support to Iraq as representatives of foreign governments, private sector companies and international organisations gather in Kuwait City for the International Conference on the Reconstruction of Iraq
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ARTICLE 3-A
Al-Jaafari arrives in Kuwait and discusses with his counterpart the conference of reconstruction of Iraq
2018/2/13 9:58
[Ayna-Baghdad]
Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari arrived in Kuwait to participate in a donor conference to support the reconstruction of Iraq and the International Coalition Against Terrorist Gangs.
A statement from his office received the agency of all Iraq [where] a copy of it that al-Jaafari, "met Sabah Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the meeting reviewed the progress of bilateral relations between Iraq and Kuwait, and efforts to host Kuwait conference support the return Reconstruction of Iraq, and the importance of exchanging visits between officials of the two countries, and the continuation of meetings of the Joint High Committee.
Al-Jaafari also praised the Kuwaiti government's contribution to Iraq's war against terrorist gangs and aid in various fields, praising Kuwait's hosting of the donors' conference and the efforts it exerted to mobilize support for Iraq.
For his part, the Kuwaiti foreign minister stressed his country's keenness on the success of the donor conference, mobilizing international support for Iraq and contributing to the reconstruction of the infrastructure of the Iraqi cities. He hoped that the donor conference will contribute to supporting security and stability in Iraq. Terrorist gangs. "
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ARTICLE 3-B
URGENT Abadi heads to Kuwait for Iraq reconstruction conference
2018/2/13 13:43 • 8 times read
Abadi heads to Kuwait for Iraq reconstruction conference
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ARTICLE 4-A
Learn about government amendments to resolve controversial issues in the 2018 budget
BAGHDAD - February 12 - The deputy MP Jabbar al-Abbadi, a close associate of the prime minister, revealed the implications of the government's amendments to the draft budget bill, which was finally sent to the House of Representatives. He pointed out that the resolution of the points of disagreement will be through a specific mechanism.
"The amendments sent by the government to the parliament do not affect the essence of the budget, but are simple amendments related to some formulations and a slight increase in spending," Abadi said.
"The objections in general are still present, whether by the deputies of Basra on the petrodollar, or the coalition of Iraqi forces on the allocations of the displaced or the Kurds on the rate of 17 percent, but I expect to resolve these problems by the Prime Minister in the next few days to ensure a vote Everyone on the budget is our ambition in the National Alliance.
With regard to the position of the Kurdish forces of the draft budget, which was amended, renewed member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan MP Rezan Delier, the position of the Kurds rejecting the adoption of less than 17% of the budget for the Kurdish provinces.
"The Kurds are not in a position to give up their quota of 17 per cent for the past years, because this is the natural entitlement for them," Delir said.
She added that "the government's position is negative from the Kurds, and therefore do not expect any adjustment in this position
In the modified version, which means the survival of our position as it is without any concession because of the lack of guarantees for the Kurds. "
"We can not agree on a budget that does not include the salaries and benefits of employees of the Kurdistan region in any way." Finished (1)
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ARTICLE 4-B
Urgent Jubouri: a meeting of the three presidencies to discuss the budget
2018/2/13 13:31 • 26 times read
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Salim al-Jubouri agreed to hold a meeting of the three presidencies to discuss the bill of the budget of 2018.
Jubouri said during a parliamentary session today that he had a telephone conversation with President Fuad Masum in order to hold a meeting of the three presidencies to discuss the draft budget law for 2018.
And the resumption of the House of Representatives agenda to complete the reading of the report and discuss the draft budget law.
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ARTICLE 4-C
URGENT The House of Representatives resumes its session
2018/2/13 11:50 • 130 times scheduled
The House of Representatives resumes its session
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ARTICLE 5
News of 21 years imprisonment for Abdul Falaa al-Sudani
2018/2/12 22:58
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Court of Integrity, former Minister of Commerce Abdel-Falah al-Sudani, has been sentenced to 21 years in three of the eight cases against him.
An official said that the Integrity Court had convicted the Sudanese of three cases, "two on charges of negligence and their sentence 14 years, and the third on charges of exploitation and the rule of seven years."
The Sudanese authorities received the Sudanese convicted of financial corruption cases from INTERPOL on 25 of last month, after his arrest in Beirut last September.
Lebanese authorities arrested the Sudanese, at Beirut airport, against the background of an arrest warrant issued by the international police.
The Iraqi courts in 2012 sentenced in absentia to 7 years in jail for the Sudanese for administrative and financial corruption cases.
Al-Sudani belongs to the Dawa Party, the organization of Iraq, and was elected to the Iraqi National Assembly in 2005.
He was elected to the post of minister of education in the government of Ibrahim al-Jaafari. After the 2005 elections, al-Sudani was also elected to the post of Minister of Commerce. He took office in June 2006 with the formation of a new government headed by Nuri al-Maliki. He resigned in 2009 after being arrested at Baghdad airport while trying Leaving the country, but was able to leave Iraq after his release on bail.
Al-Sudani's brothers were also arrested on charges of involvement in the charges against him.
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ARTICLE 6
Kuwaiti official: large turnout and enthusiasm to invest in Iraq
2018/2/13 11:02
[Where - Continue]
Kuwait's International Conference on Iraq Reconstruction is the beginning of the security and development phase in the region, the head of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ali Al-Ghanim said Tuesday.
Al-Ghanim said during the opening session of the conference program "Invest in Iraq" within the framework of the Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq, which began in Kuwait on Monday and continues until Wednesday. "Kuwait does not consider the conference as a new experience that enshrines Kuwait's regional, Arab and international role, A pioneering experience in restoring Arab-Arab relations from the perspective and interests of the future. "
Al-Ghanim considered the conference as an investment event which includes about 1500 companies from 50 countries who have learned the importance of projects and indications of the reconstruction of a country in the size, place, potential and suffering of Iraq.
He added that the companies have accepted with optimism and enthusiasm to participate in this economic, political and humanitarian opportunity at the same time, recalling the seriousness, efficiency and success of previous experiences of the State of Kuwait.
He said that all national, regional and international bodies cooperating in organizing this conference know that the second day represents the real economic pulse, especially as it is related to the participation of the international private sector in the ownership and financing of development projects posed by Iraq.
He stressed that the participation of the private sector must be larger and far more influential and profound, "pointing out that" today's program is full of clarification of the nature of the unprecedented guarantees enjoyed by these projects as well as the form of support received by investors. "
He added that the program is also rich in personalities involved. Besides the experts and specialists from the administrative and technical leaders in Iraq and the international development institutions, the forum will be attended by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, US Secretary of State and Iraqi Planning Minister and Chairman of the Economy and Investment Committee of the Iraqi Parliament.
He stressed that the State of Kuwait not only regards the conference as a global development mobilization, but also sees it as an Iraqi and regional declaration that the stage of instability and the beginning of the security and development phase in the region will end.
He expressed his hope that Kuwait would host or possibly host Iraq's reconstruction conference and the Yemen reconstruction conference soon.
He pointed out that Kuwait does not consider this conference merely a new experiment that devotes its regional, Arab and international role and the truth of its developmental and humanitarian endeavors, but a pioneering and important experience in restoring Arab-Arab relations from the perspective of the future, reconciliation and progress.
Kuwait is qualified to be the main gate for the reconstruction of Iraq due to the geographical proximity of Kuwait and its social and economic integration and the use of its infrastructure and the efficiency of the institutional structure, democracy, judiciary and the banking system.
For his part, the Minister of Planning Salman Jumaili in his speech investors to enter the Iraqi market and see the investment opportunities provided by the Iraqi government, which provided guarantees to investors.
He said that the Iraqi government has en
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