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| USD/IQD | | | 1,168.0000 | 1,165.3000 | 1,168.0000 | | 02:16 |
| USD/VND | | | 23,035.6000 | 22,982.7000 | 23,035.6000 | | 02:16 |
| USD/CNY | | | 6.9475 | 6.9264 | 6.9385 | | 05:30 |
| USD/KWD | | | 0.3037 | 0.3030 | 0.3037 | | 05:25 |
| GBP/USD | | | 1.2851 | 1.2797 | 1.2809 | | 05:30 |
| USD/IRR | | | 12,048.0000 | 12,048.0000 | 12,048.0000 | | 17:51 |
| USD/IDR | | | 14,553.0000 | 14,409.1000 | 14,533.0000 | | 05:30 |
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Sources: Parliament is considering reducing the price of oil in the budget of 2019
November 26, 2018
Baghdad - Journal News
Parliamentary sources revealed on Monday the intention of the Parliamentary Finance Committee to reduce the price of a barrel of oil in the budget in 2019 due to the sudden drop in oil prices in world markets.
Parliamentary sources revealed on Monday the intention of the Parliamentary Finance Committee to reduce the price of a barrel of oil in the budget in 2019 due to the sudden drop in oil prices in world markets.
The sources said that "the parliamentary finance committee is considering reducing the price of a barrel of oil in the budget from $ 56 to $ 50 a barrel, because of the significant decline in oil prices in world markets."
"The survival of the oil price at $ 56 in the budget of 2019 may lead to a large fiscal deficit that the government can not pay."
The government has sent the draft budget bill 2019 to parliament for the purpose of discussion and vote.
The government has sent the draft budget bill 2019 to parliament for the purpose of discussion and vote.
For its part, revealed the Finance Committee parliamentary, the size of the fiscal deficit in the federal budget for 2019, while was likely to reduce the price of selling oil barrels to $ 40 within the budget after the decline in world prices.
"The budget deficit will exceed 45 trillion Iraqi dinars after the fall of world oil prices to a large extent during the current stage," said member of the Committee Siham al-Aqili, pointing out that "the fiscal deficit was estimated at 27 trillion dinars in case the budget approved the sale of oil barrels at $ 56" .
She added that "the Finance Committee will hold a meeting on Monday with the Ministry of Finance to consider the decline in international oil prices and reached $ 58," likely "to reduce the sale price of oil barrel about $ 40 in the budget to reduce the rise of fiscal deficit.
She pointed out that "the decline in world oil prices will cause delays in the completion of the budget and approval within the House of Representatives," indicating that "there is a great possibility in the restoration of financial procedures on the federal budget and change." d
A deputy for reform reveals US intervention to block the opening of the streets of the Green Zone to citizens
2018/11/26 11:53 161
Baghdad today - special
On 26 November 2018, Rep. Salman Hassan accused the US Embassy of obstructing the opening of the Green Zone in front of the movement of citizens, in accordance with the decision of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.
"Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi ordered the opening of the Green Zone in front of the movement of citizens," Hasan said in an exclusive interview with Baghdad. "We were hoping to open it on Sunday (25 October).
Hassan expressed his belief that "there is a US will to obstruct the opening of green to Iraqis for fear of their interests within the region," stressing that "green for all Iraqis, not political or diplomatic mission."
He pointed out that "open logic will shed many of the traffic jams that suffer from cities in the center of the capital Baghdad."
The General Directorate of Traffic announced on Sunday the postponement of the opening of the Green Zone to the next two days.
"The opening of the Green Zone has been delayed until the next two days after the security services told us this without giving any reasons," said spokesman Ammar Walid in an interview with Baghdad today.
"He had a television episode explaining to citizens about the area and its streets, but it was also postponed," he said.
URGENT Ninewa investigation confirms confessions Daqshi responsible for operations "slaughter"
Editorial date: 2018/11/26 11:50 • 132 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Ninewa Court of Inquiry on terrorism issues has confirmed the confessions of a terrorist affiliated with the Special Death Squad in terrorist gangs.
A statement issued by the Supreme Judicial Council received a copy of the agency, "Euphrates News", that "the Ninewa Court of Inquiry ratified the confessions of a terrorist working in the special executions squad belonging to the terrorist in the Bab al-Tus area in Mosul."
"The accused was entrusted with the task of cutting off the heads of the citizens whom he calls, calling the terrorist with apostates with the sword," he said, pointing out that "the terrorist was carrying out his crimes in front of pedestrians near the vegetable market in Bab al-Tus."
He added that "the convicted confessed to being a member of a group and to participating in a number of operations and providing logistical support to the organization in addition to his main duty to cut off the heads and carry out the executions with the sword."
He added that "his confessions were judicially ratified in accordance with the provisions of Article 4/1 of the Anti-Terrorism Law No. (13) of 2005, and the Court is referring the case to the court of the subject to receive its fair punishment."
"The accused was entrusted with the task of cutting off the heads of the citizens whom he calls, calling the terrorist with apostates with the sword," he said, pointing out that "the terrorist was carrying out his crimes in front of pedestrians near the vegetable market in Bab al-Tus."
He added that "the convicted confessed to being a member of a group and to participating in a number of operations and providing logistical support to the organization in addition to his main duty to cut off the heads and carry out the executions with the sword."
He added that "his confessions were judicially ratified in accordance with the provisions of Article 4/1 of the Anti-Terrorism Law No. (13) of 2005, and the Court is referring the case to the court of the subject to receive its fair punishment."
Reforms in the Peshmerga and the Netherlands send advisers to the region
Editorial Date: 2018/11/26 12:14 • 99 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Ministry of Peshmerga organized Monday a joint conference with the International Coalition forces on the issue of reforms in the Ministry of Peshmerga.
Colonel Wil Davis, the British military adviser and representative of the International Coalition during the conference, said that the reform process is an easy and normal operation carried out by the armies of the world periodically, and it is absolutely necessary for the military armies to make changes in the structure militarily and economically.
The reasons for the reforms are that the Peshmerga forces have a major role to play in confronting the enemy and politically be an institution, in addition to assessing the military forces in terms of their ability to defeat the enemy, Davis added.
The British military adviser said that the operation carried out by the Peshmerga forces will have a financial and economic impact.
For his part, Acting Minister of Peshmerga Karim Sinjari said during a joint press conference that a committee between the Peshmerga and Britain had held 35 meetings on reforms in the Peshmerga ministry.
He added that one of the points of reform, the establishment of a special department of reform in the Ministry of Peshmerga, to continue to control the brigades or any negligence or military negligence and resolve, noting that so far has been implemented five projects and listing eight other projects with the directorates of the Ministry of Peshmerga in the work program of the ministry.
Sinjari said there were no problems with the reform process in the Peshmerga ministry and that the Netherlands would send early next year military advisers to the Kurdistan region to participate in the reform process of the Peshmerga ministry.
He called on forces 70 and 80 to support the reform process in the Ministry of Peshmerga.
The Minister of Peshmerga that the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani and his deputy, Qubad Talabani, expressed their full readiness on the reforms in the Ministry of Peshmerga Kurdistan.
The reasons for the reforms are that the Peshmerga forces have a major role to play in confronting the enemy and politically be an institution, in addition to assessing the military forces in terms of their ability to defeat the enemy, Davis added.
The British military adviser said that the operation carried out by the Peshmerga forces will have a financial and economic impact.
For his part, Acting Minister of Peshmerga Karim Sinjari said during a joint press conference that a committee between the Peshmerga and Britain had held 35 meetings on reforms in the Peshmerga ministry.
He added that one of the points of reform, the establishment of a special department of reform in the Ministry of Peshmerga, to continue to control the brigades or any negligence or military negligence and resolve, noting that so far has been implemented five projects and listing eight other projects with the directorates of the Ministry of Peshmerga in the work program of the ministry.
Sinjari said there were no problems with the reform process in the Peshmerga ministry and that the Netherlands would send early next year military advisers to the Kurdistan region to participate in the reform process of the Peshmerga ministry.
He called on forces 70 and 80 to support the reform process in the Ministry of Peshmerga.
The Minister of Peshmerga that the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani and his deputy, Qubad Talabani, expressed their full readiness on the reforms in the Ministry of Peshmerga Kurdistan.
Call for urgent measures in Baghdad from floods
Editorial Date: 2018/11/26 9:49 • 174 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The governor of Baghdad, Atwan Al-Atwani, called on the federal government and service ministries to put urgent measures and plans to face any emergency in anticipation of the arrival of Seoul from the provinces adjacent to the capital.
"The central government needs to take all measures and preparations for any emergency in anticipation of the possibility of Seoul coming from the provinces bordering the capital," Al-Atwani said in a statement.
He stressed that "we have directed all the service and municipal services in Baghdad, alerting the efforts of the mechanism and human to face any emergency, as well as launching large-scale municipal campaigns to withdraw rainwater and discharge."
Al-Atwani pointed out that "the province of Baghdad has not seen the implementation of strategic projects in terms of infrastructure since 2013 and now because of the financial crisis experienced by the country during the previous government."
He stressed that "we have directed all the service and municipal services in Baghdad, alerting the efforts of the mechanism and human to face any emergency, as well as launching large-scale municipal campaigns to withdraw rainwater and discharge."
Al-Atwani pointed out that "the province of Baghdad has not seen the implementation of strategic projects in terms of infrastructure since 2013 and now because of the financial crisis experienced by the country during the previous government."
Iraq's IHEC Council Approves the Establishment of Ten New Political Parties
26/11/2018 - 01:34
ERBIL Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) Council approved on Sunday the foundation of ten new political parties in the country.
The council explained in a statement that the new parties have committed to the electoral commission's legal procedures and the participant's regulations related to the issue.
Article 36 on the establishment of political parties has been approved by the Iraqi parliament in 2015, and since then, the IHEC has been operating under this law to approve the establishment of new parties
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King of Saudi Arabia receives the new ambassador of Iraq
Editorial Date: 2018/11/26 8:26 • 325 times read
The King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdul Aziz, received the credentials of a number of ambassadors of the new countries to the Kingdom, who received them in his office at Al Yamama Palace in Riyadh yesterday.
During the meeting, King Salman welcomed the ambassadors to the Kingdom, including the Ambassador of Iraq, Qahtan Taha Khalaf Al Janabi, and called on them to convey their greetings to the leaders of their countries, wishing them success in their mission to promote and develop relations between Saudi Arabia and their countries.
On October 30, Ambassador Qahtan Taha Khalaf handed over a copy of his credentials to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Nizar bin Obaid Madani, as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in preparation for presenting it to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Al-Janabi held several diplomatic missions before taking over Iraq's ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Al-Janabi was born in 1965. He is married, holds a Bachelor's Degree in Medicine and General Surgery from the University of Baghdad in 1991, and a Master's Degree in Community Medicine from the same university in 2001. He is fluent in both Arabic and English.
He served as an ambassador in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2009, in Sri Lanka for the period 2010-2014, as a non-resident Ambassador of Iraq to the Maldives for the period 2011-2014 and as Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria in 2015.
On October 30, Ambassador Qahtan Taha Khalaf handed over a copy of his credentials to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Nizar bin Obaid Madani, as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in preparation for presenting it to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Al-Janabi held several diplomatic missions before taking over Iraq's ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Al-Janabi was born in 1965. He is married, holds a Bachelor's Degree in Medicine and General Surgery from the University of Baghdad in 1991, and a Master's Degree in Community Medicine from the same university in 2001. He is fluent in both Arabic and English.
He served as an ambassador in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2009, in Sri Lanka for the period 2010-2014, as a non-resident Ambassador of Iraq to the Maldives for the period 2011-2014 and as Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria in 2015.
Deputy for the rest: the electoral entitlement slaughter Iraq sacrifice on the corruption
Editorial date: 2018/11/26 7:50 • 171 times read
(Baghdad: al-Furat News) carried a deputy for the block, the "electoral entitlement" in the formation of the government of the responsibility of Iraq's crises and corruption.
"The beginning is wrong because there are parties that do not want to build a state and the problem is not that the step is wrong and Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, that he has a choice of ministers in the absence of ministers of some parties that demanded the entitlement," Rami al-Sakini told AFP.
"It is shameful to say there are minorities such as the Christian, Sabean and others, and there is no objection to receiving more than one ministry."
He pointed out that "some parties have submitted the names of candidates for ministries and they are the share of this component, which is contrary to what believes in Abdul-Mahdi to build a state institutions, but there are blocks to be entrenched and candidate for a specific candidate and our objection professionally and not personally as much as is different on the curriculum, Unhealthy situation ".
"So far, some do not dare to put several candidates for ministerial post," he said, adding that "the elections behind all the problems of the Iraqi state after 2003 and did not provide the citizen but waste of public money and slaughter Iraq sacrifice."
He pointed out that "the citizen knows very well that the positions are sold and bought in various degrees and others adopt a new strategy for building a state far from the old political approach.
"It is shameful to say there are minorities such as the Christian, Sabean and others, and there is no objection to receiving more than one ministry."
He pointed out that "some parties have submitted the names of candidates for ministries and they are the share of this component, which is contrary to what believes in Abdul-Mahdi to build a state institutions, but there are blocks to be entrenched and candidate for a specific candidate and our objection professionally and not personally as much as is different on the curriculum, Unhealthy situation ".
"So far, some do not dare to put several candidates for ministerial post," he said, adding that "the elections behind all the problems of the Iraqi state after 2003 and did not provide the citizen but waste of public money and slaughter Iraq sacrifice."
He pointed out that "the citizen knows very well that the positions are sold and bought in various degrees and others adopt a new strategy for building a state far from the old political approach.
Iraq rejects the presence of US bases on its territory
November 26, 2018
Baghdad - Journal News
Iraq's Defense Ministry on Monday denied the presence of US bases on Iraqi soil.
Iraq's Defense Ministry on Monday denied the presence of US bases on Iraqi soil.
"The presence of US bases in Iraq is unacceptable to the public and the government, and we do not accept that there will be troops on our soil and we will impose our sovereignty on our land in full," said the military adviser to the ministry, Mohammad al-Askari.
Al-Askari added that "Iraq has not used any American or Arab forces in the battle against the organization calling the terrorist," pointing out that "the presence of US experts in the Iraqi military bases, being the country is the factory, but they are advisers and trained mostly through NATO to train military colleges." "
Al-Rafidain: Ministry of Immigration of the Merit of the Christian Component
Editorial Date: 2018/11/26 7:20 • 118 times read
(Baghdad: Euphrates News) Head of the Rafidain parliamentary bloc Emmanuel Khoshaba, said that "the portfolio of the Ministry of Displacement and Migration is only a benefit to the Christian component."
Khoshaba told the {Euphrates News}, "We ask that the Ministry of Displacement and Migration of the maturity of the Christian component and we leave the national space is to resolve the ministries," pointing out that "the last moments will remain crucial to the Iraqi political scene and should be the parliament today is Al - Complete the formation of the government. "
And, that "sectarianism today fell relatively in the political scene and the melting of various components within the large blocs is a healthy phenomenon."
"We do not deny the existence of buying and selling positions, but the current parliament has an elite capable of dealing with corruption and censorship," Khoshaba said
And, that "sectarianism today fell relatively in the political scene and the melting of various components within the large blocs is a healthy phenomenon."
"We do not deny the existence of buying and selling positions, but the current parliament has an elite capable of dealing with corruption and censorship," Khoshaba said
The Interior Ministry refers three defendants to the "tribal court" to the judiciary in accordance with the law of terrorism
November 26, 2018
Baghdad - Journal News
The Interior Ministry announced on Monday the arrest of three accused of the so-called "clan dynasty" in Baghdad and referred them to the judiciary in accordance with the anti-terrorism law.
The Interior Ministry announced on Monday the arrest of three accused of the so-called "clan dynasty" in Baghdad and referred them to the judiciary in accordance with the anti-terrorism law.
"The detachments of the Baghdad Police Command, the 4th Baghdad Emergency Regiment, have arrested two accused of committing the crime of the tribal clan, who fired shots at one of the residential houses while the third one surrendered," ministry spokesman Major General Saad Maan said in a statement.
He added that "legal action has been taken and referred to the judiciary in accordance with Article II of the anti-terrorism law."
The Iraqi Judicial Council had earlier been dealing with the tribal police in the country, according to the anti-terrorism law.
The tribal tribe means dozens of young men and women of the clan firing in the air from their light and medium weapons. Sometimes the mouths of guns may be directed directly at the house, chanting slogans of pride and strength against a house to be threatened or warned.
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What do Vietnam, the US-China trade war, Brexit and Lantau reclamation all have in common? They show what happens when leaders need to look tough
South China Morning Post
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Philip Bowring says that from Iran to Vietnam and now China, US leaders keep making bad decisions rather than looking weak. But the US isn’t alone: Britain’s Brexiteers and Carrie Lam’s artificial island scheme show signs of the same malady Read the full story
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OIL/COMMODITIES/ENERGY
Gold / Silver / Copper Prices - Weekly Outlook: November 26 - 30
Investing.com - This week precious metals traders will be focusing their attention on Thursday’s minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting, the dollars response...
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Gold Is Setting Up For A Nice First-Half Rally
Precious metals investors don’t have much to console them these days. Just about the only bright spot is the nice, though ephemeral, pop in the gold/silver price that seems to...
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Commodities Nov 23, 2018 14:15 GMT Investing.com - The bull trap was set before the turkey was served. The thin post-Thanksgiving holiday volume is providing oil bears the perfect market condition to hammer prices down 6% after the dead-cat bounce of more than 2% Wednesday. Oil bears now seem to be in the final stretch of getting what they’ve wanted for over a month: break the $50 support for West Texas Intermediate. The $60 support for Brent has been shattered. U.S. WTI was down $3.66, or 6.7%, Read the full story
Oil Prices Hit A New Low. Here's Why That Might Be A Bad Thing
NPR
Oil prices dropped below $60 a barrel on Black Friday, the lowest price in a year. While President Trump credits Saudi Arabia for what he says amounts to a "tax cut," the reality is more complicated. Read the full story
Oil's Black Friday drop could hit drilling budgets for 2019
Oil prices may continue to decline
My San Antonio
Just a month after hitting a four-year high of more than $76 a barrel, crude prices have plummeted about 25 percent to their lowest level in more than a year. Read the full story
Angola Oil & Gas 2019 aims to attract investors to the oil sector
FurtherAfrica
The Angola Oil & Gas 2019 conference and exhibition, sponsored by the Ministry of Mineral Resources and OIl, aims to promote new investments in the Angolan oil industry, Africa Oil & Power reported on Monday. Read the full story
Crude Oil Prices - Weekly Outlook: November 26 - 30
Investing.com - In the week ahead, oil traders will continue to pay close attention to comments from global crude producers to gauge their readiness on cutting output ahead of an...
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BANKS/BANKING/CREDIT
Here's something most brokerage firms would rather you ignore
San Francisco Chronicle
Most brokerage firms have found a subtle way to squeeze money out of their customers. The trick: switching their sweep accounts from higher-yielding money market mutual funds to lower-yielding bank accounts. Sweep accounts are the places within a brokerage account where cash from dividends, interest, stock sales and other transactions accumulates. When investors buy stock or other securities, it comes out of the sweep account automatically. The average yield on the 100 largest money market funds Read the full story
The Best Credit Cards for Young Professionals
The Points Guy
Young professionals in their 20s to mid-30s face numerous financial challenges. With student loans being especially burdensome, many are fearful of taking on even more debt — and it's incredibly wise to avoid racking up debt through credit cards. If you're able to use credit cards responsibly, though (as in paying them off in full... Read the full story
The smartphone apps that will change the way you bank
the guardian
As N26 makes its UK debut, we look at what you can expect from the new breed of services The march of the smartphone-based “challenger banks” continues, with the German-based N26 the latest to launch in the UK. It joins other app-based banks, such as Monzo and Starling, that are shaking up the banking industry. Continue reading... Read the full story
How Fintech Is Reinventing the Installment Loan
Barron's
Thanks to start-ups and Amazon, shoppers may be seeing a new payment option at checkout. Read the full story
The $200 Trillion Gold Rush That Has Reshaped Private Banking
Bloomberg
From Hong Kong to Miami, private bankers are finding new ways to serve the growing ranks of the world's wealthy. Read the full story
TREASURIES/BONDS/STOCKS
Economic Calendar - Top 5 Things to Watch This Week
Investing.com
Economy Nov 25, 2018 11:08 GMT Investing.com - Trade-related headlines are likely to be the main driver of sentiment this week, as investors look ahead to a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina. Washington and Beijing have been engaged in a trade spat for the most part of the year, with both countries slapping tariffs on several of each other’s imports. The tariffs have raised concern in the market about a Read the full story
Dow falls more than 150 points, posts worst Thanksgiving week decline since 2011
Rising bond yields could hit Italian economy - ECB's Nouy
Reuters
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Rising bond yields in Italy couldeventually hurt the economy as banks could be discouraged fromlending, European Central Bank supervisor Daniele Nouy told anewspaper on Saturday. Read the full story
Promising stock treasures may at first look like trash
MarketWatch
The stock market right now doesn’t care how fantastic your stocks are. Read the full story
Indonesia to sign free trade deal with EFTA countries in December
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has wrapped up negotiations for a free trade and investment pact with members of the four-nation European Free Trade Association, and a final...
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Crypto's Worst Week Since Bubble Burst Puts Loss at $700 Billion
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The great cryptocurrency crash of 2018 is heading for its worst week yet. Read the full story
XRP does not have mining, but 80% of Bitcoin [BTC] are mined in China, says Ripple Chief Market Strategist
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Cory Johnson, the Chief Market Strategist at Ripple, recently appeared on a webinar to offer his opinions on the recent market movement of Bitcoin [BTC]. He also spoke about the difference between various digital assets in the cryptocurrency space and the limitations of the technology of Bitcoin. Johnson began by saying that he wasn’t in... Read the full story
Bitcoin’s haven claim is destroyed amid broad pummeling of riskier assets
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Bitcoin plunges around 30% in 10 days, and “there is no one left to buy.” Read the full story
Bitcoin [BTC] has seen the up-down trend before, says Lou Kerner
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The recent market crash and Bitcoin [BTC]’s tumble from the $6000 mark has caused a ripple in the cryptoverse, causing many supporters of the cryptocurrency to make its case. The latest proponent to relay his comments on Bitcoin was Lou Kerner, a partner at CryptoOracle, who touched upon the cryptocurrency’s current slump and the money... Read the full story
Bitcoin - Stick A Fork In It - It's Done
Forbes Magazine
Any purchase of Bitcoin in the past year has now lost money and the 'decentralization' where only the miners and a few large HODLers seem to fill the 'governance' void - is hurting the reputation and price of crypto. Look for Bitcoin $2,000 before $6,000. Read the full story
Controversy Surrounds Plan to Sell Bitcoin in French Tobacco Shops | CryptoGlobe
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A plan to sell Bitcoin in thousands of different tobacco shops in France was announced this week, but the country's central bank says they did not give permission. However, the group behind the new project says that they don't need permission from the central bank. Read the full story
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Forex - Weekly Outlook: November 26 - 30
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USD/CAD Forecast November 26 - 30– After Another Crude Crash, Can CAD Recover?
Dollar/CAD reached new highs as oil hit new lows, but managed to stabilize once again. What’s next? The GDP report stands out. Here are the highlights and an updated technical...
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AUD/USD Forex Technical Analysis – Sellers Respecting Major Retracement Zone at .7252 to .7307
Based on Friday’s price action, the direction of the AUD/USD on Monday is likely to be determined by trader reaction to the 50% level at .7252.
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The Tanzanian forex business under scrutiny
FurtherAfrica
FurtherAfrica
All the bureau de change offices were barred from operating, and each office was guarded by at least two men clad in military uniforms. Read the full story
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How Treating The Mind Can Heal The Body
Forbes Magazine
New research now demonstrates that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) administered by respiratory nurses is not only cost effective, but also reduces symptoms of anxiety in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Read the full story
UT Researchers Discover Alzheimer's Vaccine, Hope To Test In Humans Soon
Forbes Magazine
Researchers at the University of Texas (UT) reported Tuesday that they have developed a vaccine that could arm the body to attack Alzheimer's plaques and tangles before they even start to shut down the brain. They hope to test the vaccine in humans soon. Read the full story
Promoting the health and well-being of older adults should be a priority
The Hill
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Studies Link Poor Sleep With Cardiovascular Disease
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Studies show a link between sleep duration and the risk of heart attack and stroke. Read the full story
Why romaine lettuce won’t kill you
The Hill
In other words, better to overreact than to underreact, better for everyone to forego Romaine than for even a single additional person to become quite ill or risk kidney damage. Read the full story
USA / CANADA
Impact of climate change is growing, and the U.S. must act, federal report warns
National Geographic
The 4th National Climate Assessment takes the temperature of climate change across the United States. The message? Adapt. Read the full story
Five things to watch as Congress braces for end-of-the-year shutdown fight
The Hill
Congress is barreling toward a looming deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown. Read the full story
Trump dismisses report he is unhappy with Treasury's Mnuchin
Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Friday that he was quite happy with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's performance, after The Wall Street Journal reported that the president was dissatisfied with Mnuchin. Read the full story
President Trump Must Tread Carefully with Saudi Arabia
The Western Journal
Did Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman order the murder of Jamal Khashoggi? President Donald Trump said, “It could be very well that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event -- maybe he did and maybe he didn’t. The CIA assessment of the intelligence surrounding the murder is... Read the full story
Senate to get briefing on Saudi Arabia that could determine sanctions
The Hill
An “all-senators briefing” is expected when the Senate returns to Washington after the Thanksgiving recess. Read the full story
EMERGING MARKETS
Venezuela's PDVSA resumes work at Jose oil port's dock: sources
Reuters
Venezuela's state-run PDVSA has reopened a dock at the country's main oil terminal of Jose that had been closed for almost three months due to a tanker collision, a PDVSA source and a shipper said on Tuesday. Read the full story
Cuban doctors land in Havana after Brazil programme ends
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Trump threatens to shut down border with Mexico
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MIDDLE EAST
Saudi war game scenario shows peril of post-Khashoggi peril for the US
CNBC
Fred Kempe, president and CEO of the Atlantic Council, grapples with a nightmare scenario involving Saudi Arabia that would leave America and President Trump in a high-stakes dilemma. Read the full story
AP Interview: Saudi royal says crown prince is here to stay
ABC News
A prominent Saudi royal says whether or not heads of state gathered in Argentina next week for the Group of 20 summit warmly engage with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he is someone "that they have to deal with." Read the full story
Iran's leader calls on Muslims to unite against US, refers to Israel as 'cancerous tumor'
Fox News
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called on Muslims to unite against the United States, as the country grapples with sanctions reimposed by the Trump administration. Read the full story
Iran Hosts First Edition of Silk Road Rally
IFP News
The first edition of Iran Silk Road Rally was recently held on parts of the ancient Road in Semnan province, central Iran. Read the full story
In Iraq, A Race To Protect The Crumbling Bricks Of Ancient Babylon
NPR
A U.S.-funded conservation project is shoring up the brick walls of the ancient city. The hope is that Babylon will qualify for UNESCO World Heritage status. Read the full story
Pakistan’s ailing economy leaves it stuck between China and the IMF
MarketWatch
Pakistan has opened its doors to large-scale infrastructure investments and allowed its deficit to soar, leaving its economy struggling and pushing it into the arms of the International Monetary Fund. Read the full story
AFRICA
Zimbabwe's Powertel announces strategy to revive operations
FurtherAfrica
Zimbabwe state-owned ISP Powertel is implementing a three-year strategy to return to profitability after the Auditor General said the company's ability to continue as a going concern is uncertain. Read the full story
Zimbabwe: Privatizing Zimbabwe's Railroads Could Be Right Track for Economy
AllAfrica
(Photo: VOA) President Emmerson Mnangagwa hopes to revive Zimbabwe's economy by ensuring that state-owned companies stop using tax dollars. One of those companies is the National Railways of Zimbabwe, which continues to take tax dollars despite several government cash injections. In the industrial hub of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second biggest city, several industries are closed and unemployment remains high a year after Mnangagwa took power. In his first address to the nation after wrestling power Read the full story
Zimbabweans await change one year after Mugabe's ouster
TRT World
Zimbabweans await change one year after Mugabe's ouster Read the full story
Zimbabwe's New Era: Slow progress seen despite Mnangagwa's promises
TRT World
Zimbabwe's New Era: Slow progress seen despite Mnangagwa's promises Read the full story
ASIA
Indonesia to sign free trade deal with EFTA countries in December
Reuters
Indonesia has wrapped upnegotiations for a free trade and investment pact with membersof the four-nation European Free Trade Association, and a finalagreement is due to be signed in December, Indonesia's trademinister said. Read the full story
Hong Kong reports another dismal sales weekend in Tuen Mun as home market heads for the big chill
South China Morning Post
Chuang’s China Investments sold three of the 150 units of The Esplanade at 5:30pm, even after discounts of up to 16 per cent Read the full story
De Beers is fighting ‘fake’ diamonds from China, but who’s the real fake?
South China Morning Post
Yonden Lhatoo rubbishes the ‘natural’ diamond market as a rip-off, built on lies about the worth of stones that are now being mass-produced in laboratories to offer much cheaper and better alternatives Read the full story
China pushes reforms in free trade zones as scepticism grows among foreign investors
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
Beijing announces a series of changes for its 12 free trade zones, but foreigners demand the government move faster to open entire sectors to overseas investment Read the full story
Uncertainty over the trade war likely to weigh on China growth, investments next year, analysts say
South China Morning Post
GDP growth could drop to its lowest levels in almost three decades in 2019 as the effects of escalating trade tensions filter down Read the full story
EUROPE
JEREMY HUNT: Brexit deal not perfect but we'll take control of borders
Daily Mail
The Foreign Secretary assured Britons that The automatic right of any EU citizen to live and work in the UK will come to an end. He promised that people would still be able to holiday to Europe freely. Read the full story
How the battle over fishing rights could scupper Theresa May's Brexit deal
Business Insider
Fishing rights have become a major issue in Brexit negotiations. The UK government this week pleaded with Conservative MPs who believe May's Brexit deal sacrifices UK fishing industry, to back her deal. The issue could be a major stumbling block to the prime minister securing a future trade deal. LONDON - Britain's fishing industry may be relatively small, accounting for less than half a percent of UK GDP, but it has played an outsized role in Brexit negotiations. This is partly because it is Read the full story
May flies to Brussels for crucial Brexit summit as talks hit a rocky outcrop
CNN
UK Prime Minister Theresa May returns to Brussels Saturday for last-minute talks before Sunday's summit with EU leaders that is being held to rubber stamp an agreement laying out the terms of the UK's departure from the 28-nation trading bloc. Read the full story
May denies 'caving in' over Gibraltar as Spain claims victory ahead of EU Brexit summit
Sky News
Theresa May insisted the UK's position on Gibraltar "has not changed" after she was accused of caving in to Spanish demands ahead of Sunday's Brexit summit. Read the full story
EU's Tusk recommends that EU approves Brexit deal on Sunday
Reuters
European Union summit chairmanDonald Tusk has recommended that the bloc approved the Brexitdeal negotiated with Britain. Read the full story
CBI, ISX, Kauaihn Chatter:
CBI Update:
The CBI for Monday 11/26/18 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1190
The currency auction is 165,131,000
There are no news and announcements.
Bank Articles:
Rafidain announces the payment of salaries of some directorates of education
http://translate.
November 16, 2018
Baghdad - Journal News
Rafidain Bank announced on Monday the disbursement of salaries of employees of some directorates of education in Baghdad and the provinces.
A statement by the bank in a statement, "The bank paid the salaries of employees of some directorates of education in Baghdad and the provinces whose salaries have been settled with the bank."
He pointed out that "the exchange was done through an electronic payment tool."
Trade Bank of Iraq, StanChart, GE close $600 million power finance deal-Iraq
Iraq, November 26, 2018
DUBAI (Reuters) - Trade Bank of Iraq, Standard Chartered (STAN.L) and General Electric (GE.N) closed a $600 million financing agreement to fund a power project in Iraq, the trio said on Sunday.
Aimed at delivering more than two gigawatts of new power to Iraq, the ‘Power up Plan’ was part of the country’s rebuilding and modernization scheme, the parties said in a statement.
The financing agreement is the largest bespoke letter of credit confirmation and discounting transaction of its kind in the region.
Iraq’s government has been striving to close a gap between electricity demand and supply.The document ..
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11-25-2018 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Article: "The Association of Iraqi Private Banks holds the course of Islamic Specialist in Governance and Compliance" There is a Customs and Tariffs Deadline by 11/30/2018 between Baghdad and Erbil to be imposed. Barzani has melted the Ice on the tension now. Oil is flowing through Ceyan at a double clip.. So seeing this compliance and risk certification for to satisfy Islamic Investors is finality for being ready to roll when the shift occurs in the internationally accepted IQD and investment related issues. imo.
11-25-2018 Intel Guru RayRen98 At Saturday's Parliament meeting, all cabinet-select names were submitted for consideration, including defense and interior ministers. The US has allowed Iraq some "energy only" exemptions regarding the sanctions imposed against Iran. Tougher US sanctions against Iran are being discussed. Parliament announced they will complete cabinet selections on Monday, no report was given on what they accomplished today. In order to be in compliance with the US sanctions against Iran, trading will be done with Dinars only. One US bank source is anticipating exchange activity on Monday (as they have before, so remain calm and cautious). Time Will Tell!
11-25-2018 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan "Parliament raises its meeting to next Monday and allocated for the completion of the ministerial cab" I think they may have seated the Cabinet and will finish up other Items Monday. ...We shall see...imo.
11-25-2018 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan "Parliament raises its meeting to next Monday and allocated for the completion of the ministerial cab" I think they may have seated the Cabinet and will finish up other Items Monday. ...We shall see...imo.
11-25-2018 Newshound Guru Adam Montana [Has there been any progress or any news at all on the HCL lately that you can confirm?] Yes, there has been steady progress regarding everything related to HCL. We couldn't have a complete HCL before the pieces were in place, the GOI ready, etc. Nobody will deny that Iraq has moved in the right direction.
Elmer:
Not in today
Artmeister:
Not in today
Catnip: I don't know what happened to her articles
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