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Deputy likely to pass the budget this month
Friday, January 4, 2019
Alsumaria News / Baghdad
Liked the MP on the wisdom stream Hassan Khalati, Friday, pass the federal budget for the current fiscal year in January current, noting that the differences overlap between the political blocs and components and provinces.
There are many claims included in the budget by the representatives of the provinces and components," Khalati said in an interview with Alsumaria News.
He added that "this scene is used to it in the previous budgets, which also saw differences and boycotts, but finally passed by a vote inside the parliament by majority," pointing out that "the House of Representatives and despite the many differences, is determined to pass before the end of this month."
The House of Representatives held its session, held on (24 December 2018) report and discuss the federal budget for fiscal year 2019
Parliamentary regions intend to solve the problems of disputed areas
Policy 2019/01/04 00:24
Baghdad today - Baghdad
Member of the Committee of the Parliamentary Regions, Sarwa Wens, confirmed the intention of the members of the Committee to resolve all the problems related to the file of the disputed areas.
Wens said in an interview with "Baghdad Today" that "the Committee of the parliamentary regions has not yet meet formally, not to elect the Chairman of the Committee and his deputy."
"On January 8, 2019 we will return to Baghdad to attend the session of the House of Representatives and meet with the Regions Committee for the selection of the President and Vice-President, and determine the priorities of the work of the Committee."
She stressed that "the members of the Committee and during the deliberations stressed the need to open the file of Article 140 on the disputed areas, and resolve all outstanding issues."
On October 16, 2017, the federal forces entered the city of Kirkuk by order of former Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi and raised the Iraqi flag over its buildings in front of the withdrawal of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces from the city after clashes between them and the forces coming from Baghdad.
Abbadi's order came based on the wording of a resolution voted by the House of Representatives to respond to the referendum on secession conducted by the region on September 25, 2017, rejected by Baghdad and most of the regional countries.
The Popular Forces also entered the so-called "disputed areas" between Baghdad and Erbil, which was strongly opposed by Kurdistan, demanding the withdrawal of factions from these areas.
With the entry into force of the OPEC agreement .. Iraq discloses the details of its oil commitment
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The Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil, Iraq's full commitment to the agreement to reduce production reached by the Organization (OPEC) and its partners, which came into force on January 1, 2019. The Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil, Iraq's full commitment to the agreement to reduce production reached by the Organization (OPEC) and its partners, which came into force as of January 1, 2019.
"The ministry has taken measures to implement the production reduction by 3 percent, which is about 140 thousand barrels per day of the total," Thamer Abbas al-Ghadhban said during a meeting to discuss developments in the world oil market and the implementation of measures to reduce production. The production of Iraq, according to the proportion of the agreement of the OPEC producer countries and its partners, which was taken at the meeting held in Vienna last month and provided for a reduction of (1,200) million barrels, of which (800) thousand barrels per day is the proportion of the member countries of the Organization (OPEC) and (400) thousand barrels per day proportion of producing countries from outside. " "The ministry has taken measures to implement the production reduction by 3 percent, which is about 140 thousand barrels per day of the total," Thamer Abbas al-Ghadhban said during a meeting to discuss developments in the world oil market and the implementation of measures to reduce production. The production of Iraq, according to the proportion of the agreement of the OPEC producer countries and its partners, which was taken at the meeting held in Vienna last month and provided for a reduction of (1,200) million barrels, of which (800) thousand bars per day is the proportion of the member countries of the Organization (OPEC) and (400) thousand barrels per day proportion of producing countries from outside. "
Al-Ghadhban said that he instructed the officials of the production and marketing sectors earlier to take urgent measures to meet the production levels scheduled for October 2018, according to the agreement, which was at the rates of (4,653) million barrels, stressing the Ministry's keenness to stabilize production in general The country at the rate of (4,513) million barrels for the next six months, after calculating the rate of reducing the share of Iraq, which is (140) thousand barrels, according to the time period of the agreement, which came into force in early January 2019, expressing the hope to achieve the goals planned through this The agreement and the support of oil prices and restore stability to the Sow Al-Ghadhban said that he intended the officials of the production and marketing sectors earlier to take urgent measures to meet the production levels scheduled for October 2018, according to the agreement, which was at the rates of (4,653) million barrels, stressing the Ministry's keyness to stabilize production in general The country at the rate of (4,513) million barrels for the next six months, after calculating the rate of reducing the share of Iraq, which is (140) thousands barrels, according to the time period of the agreement , which came into force in early January 2019, expressing the hope to achieve the goals planned through this agreement and the support of oil prices and restore stability to the Sow, the world's oil. Global oil.
"Iraq has played an important role with other producers in reaching this agreement in order to find logical and realistic solutions to meet the challenges of the global oil market, control the oil supply gap and work to restore balance between supply and demand, And that the Ministerial Committee of the meeting of OPEC and its partners, will follow up and monitor the developments of the oil market during the coming period and submit its reports to Member States. "Iraq has played an important role with other producers in reaching this agreement in order to find logical and realistic solutions to meet the challenges of the global oil market, control the oil supply gap and work to restore balance between supply and demand, And that the Ministerial Committee of the meeting of OPEC and its partners, will follow up and monitor the developments of the oil market during the coming period and submit its reports to Member States.
Al-Ghadhban revealed that, through his contacts with his counterparts in OPEC and its partners, he was keen to abide by the oil agreement and achieve the planned goals in supporting oil prices in world markets. Al-Ghadhban revealed that, through his contacts with his counterparts in OPEC and its partners, he was keen to abide by the oil agreement and achieves the planned goals in supporting oil prices in world markets.
US forces leave Syria for northern Iraq
Friday 4/1/2019 at 1:12 am Doha local time
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A source in the Deir al-Zour civil council that a batch of US troops left Syria yesterday towards northern Iraq.
The source said that "about 100 large trucks carrying Iraqi plates moved cars Hummer and Humvee and armored cars and vehicles, weapons and engineering mechanisms left the areas of Deir Ezzor north-east towards the province of Hasaka."
The source confirmed that «this convoy and according to soldiers in the Syrian Democratic forces headed to the crossing of Semelka on its way to Iraqi Kurdistan». The US president announced last weekend the withdrawal of US troops from Syria.04-01-2019 01:01 AM
An explanation of what happened in central Baghdad
04-01-2019 01:01 AM
Baghdad:
A security source said on Friday that details of gunfire were heard in the central Baghdad area of Sadoun Park.
The source said 'the news',' received orders to the presence of one wanted wanted within the area of Park Saadoun and after the arrival of the force tried to escape the force was forced to use live bullets and firing in the air, forcing the wanted to stop and arrest within the area mentioned and transferred to a center for the necessary action '.
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New negotiations to form a regional government .. This node
Editorial date: 2019/1/4 9:55 • 131 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) A new round of talks between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Change Movement will start next week on the formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
This round will focus on resolving the distribution of ministerial portfolios, as the Union looks forward to reaching a comprehensive agreement at the level of the region and Iraq with the Democratic Party, while the latter refuses to confuse the situation in Iraq and the disputed areas and negotiations to form a new government.
A member of the leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Nuri Hama Ali, in a press statement, "The delegation of the party will visit the National Union and the Movement for Change to discuss the formation of the government and the distribution of positions as well as to respond to projects submitted by the Union and change." "The Union wants to reach a comprehensive agreement at the level of Kurdistan and Iraq with us before entering into negotiations to form a regional government, but the Democratic wants to separate Iraq and the disputed areas on the one hand and talks on the formation of the Kurdistan government on the other hand and remained this issue Point of disagreement between the two sides. " On the other hand, the spokesman of the Central Council of the Union, Latif Neroye that "the movement of change as the third winner in the parliamentary elections, in this round of negotiations with the Democratic Party to deepen the details of sharing positions in the event of the movement decided to participate in the government." In turn, said a member of the National Council for Change, Himeen Sheikani said that the movement is looking at government positions to claim its electoral eligibility if it decided to participate in the new government in the Kurdistan region. He added that "the movement of change has won third place within the lists competing in the elections by 12 seats and this qualifies for obtaining 12% of the posts in the Kurdistan region, including the post of Deputy Prime Minister." It is noteworthy that the Kurdistan region witnessed on 30 September last parliamentary elections, so far the negotiating delegation of the Kurdistan Democratic Party with the National Union and the change of two times followed by media statements praising the "positive results" of the meetings, without reaching a clear and specific agreement on the next government. It is noteworthy that the leadership of the Democratic Party decided at its last meeting held on the third of last month, headed by Massoud Barzani, the nomination of Nechirvan Barzani, head of the Kurdistan region, and pleased Barzani head of the regional government. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) issued the results of the elections of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament with 45 seats, followed by the National Union with 21 seats, while the Kurdistan Islamic Union, the New Generation and the Communist Party did not participate in the new government. Foreign Minister visits Doha to discuss Qatari offer
2019/1/4 0:13
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Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim revealed that the State of Qatar offered Iraq a "transit" project to transport goods from Turkey to it through the port of Umm Qasr in the province of Basra.
"Qatar is ready to work with Iraq and support it in the areas of reconstruction and investment," he said, adding that he will discuss these issues in a forthcoming visit to Qatar.
In November, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani visited Iraq on the first visit by a Gulf official to Adel Abdul-Mahdi as prime minister. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad Mahjoub said the Qatari guest had held talks with the three presidencies on boosting cooperation between the two countries and confirming Doha's support for the new Iraqi government. He also stressed that the visit carried a message of support for the stability of Iraq, during which he talked about cooperation in the field of ports and activating the maritime link and the opening of shipping lines between the two countries.
Iraq's first visit to Ankara: We look forward to an active Turkish role in reconstruction
Iraqi President Barham Saleh said that Iraq wants strategic partnership and cooperation with Turkey to serve the region as a whole, pointing to Baghdad's aspiration for an active Turkish role in the reconstruction of Iraq.
"We need a comprehensive agreement with Turkey on the various issues between the two countries," Salih said during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on the first official visit after his taking office. "Iraq looks forward to taking its position, which it deserves once again as a strong country. . For his part, the Turkish President expressed his country's desire to develop cooperation with Iraq in all fields, especially the economy and security, especially the fight against terrorism.
Foreign Ministry confirms its support for the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital
Policy 2019/01/03 22:53
Baghdad today - Baghdad
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Thursday (January 3, 2019) renewed Iraq's position in support of the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
"It confirms Iraq's historic and fundamental position on the Palestinian cause in supporting the rights of the Palestinian people to liberate the land and the people and to establish an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital," the ministry said in a statement.
"Iraq also supports Arab and international peace initiatives, including the Arab peace initiative that was presented at the Beirut summit in 2002 and has become a permanent item on the agenda of subsequent Arab summits."
The Convention provides for a number of principles, including "the acceptance of an independent and sovereign Palestinian State on the Palestinian territories occupied since 4 June 1967 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as its capital.
It also stresses "the end of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the entry into a peace agreement between Israel and Israel, while ensuring security for all countries in the region."
The Iraqi Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ali al-Hakim, confirmed, Wednesday (January 02, 2019), that Iraq believes in a two-state solution to end the Palestinian crisis with Israel.
Iran’s attempt to control Iraq may include hit squads:
Friday، 04 January 2019 11:24 AM
Twice last month, the Iraqi parliament blocked the appointment of key ministerial posts by Iraq’s new Prime Minister Adl Abdul Mahdi. The main sticking point with certain party blocs in the parliament has been Mahdi’s insistence on the appointment of Faleh al-Fayadh as Interior Minister, The Scotsman reported Friday.
The report further added that major blocs like Saairun, supported by the firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, have walked out of the parliament, leaving it un-quorate each time Mahdi has tabled Faleh al-Fayadh’s nomination.
The issue has left the government in stalemate since the elections in May, with many politicians accusing Mahdi of backtracking on his pledge to appoint a cabinet of independent technocrats.
Opposition to al-Fayadh is not surprising. He was the brutal security advisor to former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and masterminded the military assaults on the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI) refugees in Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty, killing 168 defenseless men and women and wounding a further 1,700.
His record of atrocities has earned him the accolade of an indictment by the Spanish Courts for crimes against humanity, limiting his ability to travel in Europe. Predictably, the venally corrupt and sectarian Maliki has openly rejected the Iraqi parliament’s refusal to nominate al-Fayadh as Interior Minister and has thrown his support behind the pro-Iranian blocs in the dispute.
Like his former boss Maliki, Fayadh is a puppet of the Iranian regime. On the orders of the mullahs in Tehran he led the ruthless Iranian-backed Militias in Iraq and Syria (IMIS) during the campaign to oust Daesh (Isis) from Iraq, overseeing the almost complete destruction of the ancient cities of Fallujah, Ramadi and Mosul in the process and the genocidal ethnic cleansing of the Sunni population. Last Saturday he visited Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
Determined to see their candidate installed as Interior Minister, the mullahs have now sent the terrorist commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force on a diplomatic mission to Iraq to press for his appointment. The sinister General Qasem Soleimani visited Baghdad to take tea with the Mufti and to order the Iraqi Parliament’s Speaker, Mohamed al-Halbousi, to ensure the vote in favour of Fayadh was passed. The message that Tehran insisted on Fayadh’s appointment was apparently also delivered to the Prime Minister.
General Soleimani then flew to Erbil in Northern Iraq, to pressurize the Kurds into backing al-Fayadh. According to British security officials that are in Baghdad to train the Iraqi military, Soleimani has also directed Iranian hit squads to assassinate critics of the mullah’s regime and opponents of al-Fayadh.
The Iranian mullahs’ malign interference in the internal affairs of Iraq has added to the growing crisis in the country, where there have been on-going public protests against the corruption of the political elite and the resulting unemployment and lack of public services.
Rampant power cuts have left many Iraqi towns and cities with only a few hours of electricity daily. Water and sewerage infrastructure, destroyed during the US invasion, has never been re-built, despite Iraq’s burgeoning income from oil and gas. The country has been ranked as the 12th most corrupt in the world, according to Transparency International, with billions being pillaged annually by the criminal political class.
The turmoil over al-Fayadh’s appointment has paralyzed the Iraqi government, where eight key posts remain unfilled. The international community must persuade Mahdi to dump the terrorist Fayadh and revert to the plan of appointing a cabinet composed on independent technocrats. Iranian interference in Iraq has cost the country dear. The blood-soaked sectarian legacy of Nouri al-Maliki and his henchman al-Fayadh should be a stark reminder that the mullah’s influence in Iraq has only ever been malevolent.
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USA / CANADA
The top 10 cities to buy a house in 2019, where jobs are plentiful, construction is booming, and young people are moving in
Business InsiderThere's hope for homebuyers in 2019. jhorrocks/Getty Housing affordability hit a 10-year low at the end of 2018, but there's still hope for some buyers. Wage growth and new construction are keeping up with home price increases in several cities across the United States, according to housing economists from Realtor.com. The best places to buy a home in 2019 aren't just the cheapest - Miami, Boston, Boise, and Phoenix will be some of the best housing markets for homebuyers. Housing affordability Read the full story
The trade war is already over
POLITICO“I think personally that the trade war is coming to an end and there is really nothing Trump can do about it,” Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at The Leuthold Group, said. Read the full story
How the partial government shutdown could affect you
Fox BusinessThe partial government shutdown began on Dec. 22 when congressional leaders failed to strike a bipartisan funding deal. Read the full story
Canada is producing more oil than it can handle
RT NewsWestern Canada is producing 365,000 bpd more crude oil that current pipeline capacity can handle, a new report from the National Energy Board has revealed. Read the full story
EMERGING MARKETS
Pompeo discusses Venezuela with Brazil's new right-wing government
ReutersU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Venezuela with the foreign minister of Brazil's new right-wing government on Wednesday, in the context of what he termed a joint front against authoritarian regimes in Latin America. Read the full story
Spiraling Venezuela crisis threatens to infect entire region, analysts say
Fox NewsThe depth of the Venezuelan catastrophe threatens to unravel the stability and wreak financial havoc beyond just Latin America, with little end in sight. Read the full story
Brazil's new farm minister defends country's strong environmental regulations
ReutersBrazil's new AgricultureMinister Tereza Cristina Dias on Wednesday said her country hassome of the world's toughest environmental laws, seeking todefend the farm sector from accusations it has grown at theexpense of the environment. Read the full story
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund ("TEI") Announces Distribution
BenzingaFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (NYSE:TEI) today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0655 per share, payable on January 31, 2019, to shareholders of record on January 15, 2019 (Ex-Dividend Date: January 14, 2019). The Fund's investment manager, Franklin Advisers, Inc., is ... Full story available on Benzinga.com Read the full story
Should Investors Consider Emerging Markets, Asia? These 2 Pros Say Yes
BenzingaAsian markets are off to a rough start for the year after disappointing data from China, but with valuations at "rock-bottom levels," there's opportunity to be found internationally, according to Eastspring Investments' Ken Wong. Wong: Asian Pickup In Second Half Of 2019 The first half of 2019 could see a continuation of weakness in Asian markets, especially after disappointing Chinese manufacturing data for December, Wong told CNBC in a recent interview. If Chinese economic data continues to Read the full story
MIDDLE EAST
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu could be indicted. Here’s what you need to know.
VoxThis is the third time Israeli police have recommended that the prime minister be put on trial for corruption charges. Read the full story
Investor optimism pushes Boursa Kuwait higher on 1st session in 2019
MubasherBy: Mohamed Farouk Mubasher: Boursa Kuwait’s indices closed Wednesday, the first trading session of 2019, in the green, on the back of investor optimism ahead of companies’ disclosures of 2018 financial results. The All-Share index index gained … Read the full story
JP Morgan: If OPEC doesn't maintain its cuts, oil could stay lower for longer
CNBCIf OPEC does not cut output by 1.2 million barrels a day for all of 2019, oversupply could push international benchmark Brent toward levels near $55 a barrel, according to J.P. Morgan's Scott Darling. Read the full story
AFRICA
ZIMBABWE DOLLAR DESCRIBED
Zimbabwe: Statement On the Collapse of the Health System and Withdrawal of Labour By the Doctors in Zimbabwe
AllAfrica(Photo: The Financial Gazette) The real crisis is the state of the Public Health System The demands by the doctors are legitimate The right to access basic health care is severely undermined The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission must investigate Zimbabwe has been plunged into a major health crisis following the revelation that the country's health system is in a coma due to non-attention by government to key essential health priorities. This situation has been exacerbated by the withdrawal of Read the full story
Zimbabwe: Parliament Scolds Govt for Abandoning Its Debt Owed to Zesa
AllAfrica(Photo: Premium Times) Government owes the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) millions of dollars in unpaid bills, a situation that has undermined the struggling parastatal's capacity to pay for emergency power supplies. This was revealed by the Energy and Power Development portfolio committee chair, Joel Gabuza during his presentation of the 2019 budget analysis report recently in parliament. Gabuza said his committee had noted with concern government and other ZESA customers were Read the full story
Doctors' strike exacerbates health sector crisis in Zimbabwe | DW | 02.01.2019
DWParirenyatwa Hospital in the capital, Harare, is a national referral medical center that is usually bustling with activity. These days it is strangely quiet and almost deserted as only emergency cases are being attended to. Other patients are becoming desperate. Sixty-seven- year-old Violet Chimbiro, who has colon cancer, left the hospital disappointed and in pain. The medication she needs has run out in public hospitals. She was told she would have to buy the drugs herself but that is not so Read the full story
Kenya: 2019 Outlook - China Debt Repayment Triples From July
AllAfricaLoan repayments to China will nearly triple from July as the five-year grace period that Beijing extended to Kenya in May 2014 for the standard gauge railway (SGR) funds comes to an end. Nairobi will pay Chinese State-owned lenders nearly Sh82.85 billion in the year starting July from Sh36.24 billion in the current year ending June. Kenya in May 2014 entered into a deal to borrow $3.233 billion loan (Sh324.01 billion) from China's Exim Bank, comprised of $1.633 billion commercial loan and $1.6 Read the full story
Tanzania: Why Tanzania Officials Are in No Hurry to Finalise Gas Deals
AllAfricaThe fear among Tanzanian government officials of repeating past mistakes in mining pacts has been cited as the main cause of delays in starting negotiations with companies seeking to extract liquefied natural gas in the south. The companies and the government are yet to sign a commercial framework agreement, with Dar es Salaam saying it needs time to make the right decisions for the benefit of the country. Officials are cautious not to bind the government to deals that may prove costly or Read the full story
Ethiopia, Somalia in IRC's 2019 Humanitarian Crisis List
AllAfricaEthiopia and Somalia have been ranked in the top ten 2019 International Rescue Committee (IRC)'s Emergency Watchlist. The two countries, according to IRC, believe are among the countries at greatest risk of experiencing the worst humanitarian crises over the coming year. The Watchlist provides an analytically robust basis for the IRC to make decisions about where to focus its monitoring, preparedness and other efforts. "The IRC already has a presence in some of the countries on the Watchlist; in Read the full story
South Africa: SA Takes Up Seat On UN Security Council
AllAfrica(Photo: Neptuul/Wikipedia) South Africa started off the New Year by officially assuming its seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the period 2019-2020. South Africa's tenure in the Security Council will be dedicated to the legacy of former president Nelson Mandela, whose values and commitment to peace were commemorated last year during the centenary of his birth, reads a statement from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. South Read the full story
ASIA
UPDATE 1-Sri Lanka to halve maximum foreign holding limit in govt securities
Reuters(Adds details) Read the full story
China economy endures bad start to 2019 as private data highlights weakening manufacturing sector
South China Morning PostCaixin Purchasing Managers’ Index dropped 0.6 points to 49.4 in December, contracting for the first time since May 2017 Follows release of official figures compiled by the National Bureau of Statistics, which dropped 0.6 to 49.4 last month, its first contraction since July 2016Read the full story China must quickly ‘quench the immediate thirst’ of a deepening economic slowdown, senior economist Yu Yongding says South China Morning Post Yu Yongding, a senior research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, is the first domestic economist to call for Beijing to protect the growth rate in 2019 President Xi Jinping has already warned of the challenges ahead in 2019, without specifically mentioning the trade war with the United States Read the full story
China's manufacturing sector contracts
Fox News
Weakness in factory activity adds to a growing pile of indicators showing a Chinese economy that is struggling. Read the full story
Trump says he will meet Kim soon, receives letter from him
RT NewsUS President Donald Trump has said that his administration will be setting up another meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the “not too distant future.” Read the full story
EUROPE
Italy Is Heading for Recession in 2019. Here’s Why
FORTUNEItaly’s manufacturing sector shrank for a third straight month in the latest sign that Europe’s third-largest economy is on the brink of yet another recession. IHS Markit’s gauge of factory activity came in at 49.2 for December. While that’s better than the 48.4 forecast by economists, it’s still below 50 — the dividing line between growth and contraction — and measures of employment and business confidence worsened. The country was rocked in 2018 by the populist government’s heavy spending Read the full story
'Short-lived' Brexit boost for manufacturers as factories begin stockpiling
Sky NewsBritish manufacturers received a "short-lived" boost in December as they ramped up stockpiling ahead of the UK's exit from the world's biggest trading bloc. Read the full story
Russian oil output reaches record high in 2018
Reuters Russian oil production rose to a post-Soviet record high of 11.16 million barrels per day (bpd) last year on an annual average basis, data from its energy ministry showed on Wednesday. Read the full story
UK PM May will find a way to get Brexit deal through parliament - Hunt
ReutersPrime Minister Theresa May will find a way to get her Brexit deal approved by the British parliament, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday during a visit to Singapore. Read the full story d
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1-4-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru RVAlready [Question. Is it to say that Iraq depends on stable oil prices in which to submit, ratify, and approve a budget? I ask because one would think that contingencies would be in place for such a volatile resource.] That would depend on current rate vs budget minimum target rate. A question I cannot answer….there is probably room to spare in the numbers. They have been at this a long time. So, they probably have room to play before they would alter the budget. Also...they have plenty of monetary reserves.
1-3-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Will we see the “reinstatement” of the Iraqi dinar this month? All we can go by is what we know as FACTS...We know that Jan 2013 is a known past planned targets to reinstate the dinar. Even Dr Shabibi came out in a news media talk and told us that Iraq had an “unprecedented” opportunity to reinstate the dinar. But they failed due to political corruption. Three other targeted times but NOT attempted like in 2013, also occurred for January 2011, 2016, 2018. The CBI also came flat right out and told us that “EARLY 2017” was a target but due to ISIS war not completed this would be delayed. So it seems that EARLY January is significant. When we research we find out that the accounting period (fiscal year accounting period) for Iraq begins Jan 1st not oct 1st like in the western world. Could this make a difference as to why they select January each time? This may always been the best opportunity for them to reinstate the dinar.
1-3-2019 Intel Guru ADMINBILL Where we are as of 01/01/2019...This is what was passed to me at last night. Once again the scheduled release of the RV, set for the end of 2018, and subsequently postponed, is now said to be rescheduled for early January 2019. As I have said multiple times in the past the RV must be preceded by a completion of all activation processes which I believe may have been completed in full or nearly so. The final process is said to be the public RV...After forwarding that information to several contacts it was stated that the information they have receive follows closely to what I just summarized...We shall see how this latest information plays out through the coming days and early weeks of 2019.1-3-2018 Intel Guru Checkmate ...I'm here because I know for a fact it's going to happen. If I didn't think it was going to happen I would sell my dinar...But I hang onto it because we've done our homework...but we don't know that it's this month...Now if it's this week that's wonderful...it will imminently happen sometime in history and I also believe that should be very soon...They are doing it...The plan is to do it as soon as possible...Do I think that huge thing is going to take place in 5 days...I am not longer going to do that...Eventually Iraq's going to get their money back...they are going to recatergorize the dinar...
1-2-2019 Newshound Guru Adam Montana ... I think this year is going to prove different than the last. ...It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the tail end of 2018 didn’t bring us an RV. Iraq operates on a global scale, so things that happen around the world do have an influence on them. 2018 was the worst year in the stock market since 2008. More importantly, US crude posted it’s first loss since 2015. Those are not specifically Iraq’s losses, of course, but lower oil prices affect ALL oil markets. Combine that with a general lack of news regarding the HCL and we have an obvious situation where they would not pull the trigger. We'd all like to think that Iraq can pull off an RV with lower oil prices, but the current market needs to change for Iraq and everyone else to be confident. It will happen, of course. But this doesn't look like the week for it. Not that I'm discouraged at all! The current market is a temporary thing. Nothing negative has happened to scare us from the future of this venture. And I don't think anything has changed to make Iraq no longer want to regain their former position of power and influence. It will happen. The question is only "when"?
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Mahdi's website)
At the time this report was submitted, there were no new articles posted on PM Mahdi's website. There also are no new tweets posted on the Government of Iraq twitter account.
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ARTICLE 2
The opening of the streets of the people has been boiling for years
2019/1/4 12:02
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Secretariat of Baghdad, the opening of 6 ports closed several years ago in the Shaab north of the capital in cooperation with the Baghdad Operations Command.
A statement by the Secretariat said that "the staff of the People's People's Department in cooperation with the Baghdad Operations Command and the Directorate of Guard and Security of the Municipality of Baghdad reopened the streets [40, 15, 67, 77, 81 and 21] in the two blocks [339 and 335] after years of closure to facilitate the traffic and traffic and dismantle the bottlenecks experienced by the region" .
He explained that "the staff of the municipal department carried out a major campaign to remove the distortions and abuses and lifting of waste and rubble and maintenance of damaged parts of the streets."
The statement said that "the secretariat of Baghdad is covered in the work of opening the closed streets in the capital Baghdad in coordination with the Baghdad Operations Command and remove the concrete barriers and remove all that distort the landscape of the capital Baghdad."
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ARTICLE 3
Saleh looks forward to an active Turkish role Erdogan sees the rise of Iraq as very important
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Saleh looks forward to an active Turkish role Erdogan sees the rise of Iraq as very important
[Ayna-Follow]
President Barham Saleh stressed the close cooperation between the two countries and the need for the Turkish role in the reconstruction of Iraq.
In a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, he said: "We came to brotherly Turkey, carrying a message of friendship, brotherhood and cooperation in all fields ... Iraq wants strategic partnership and cooperation with Turkey ... Reconstruction in areas liberated from terrorism in Iraq ".
"We need a comprehensive agreement with Turkey on the various issues between the two countries, including an agreement to end the water issue," Saleh said.
For his part, Erdogan said that "the rise of Iraq and standing on its feet is very important for regional security and stability and the protection of Iraq's territorial integrity and sovereignty is the basis of our policy towards it."
Erdogan stressed the need for joint action and cooperation between the two countries to eliminate terrorism: "Terrorist organizations such as Dahesh, Bai Ka Ka and Gulen pose a threat to both Turkey and Iraq ... We recognize the importance of joint action for success. In the fight against terrorism and deepen our cooperation in this regard .. We want to develop our contacts and cooperation with Iraq in the field of security. "
On trade exchange between the two countries, Erdogan said that "the volume of trade exchange between Iraq and Turkey broke the record, and amounted to 16 billion dollars during the last year 2018," stressing that "the two countries will also destroy this figure in the future."
"We are prepared to contribute to the infrastructure and development projects in Iraq and the reconstruction of the areas affected by terrorism. We are working to achieve bilateral cooperation to end the electricity and water crises in Iraq," he said.
Erdogan pointed to "his country's intention to continue meetings of the Strategic Council high-level with Iraq this year.
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ARTICLE 4
The Amiri alliance is betting on the replacement of Abdul Mahdi to Fayyad under one condition
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - January 4 - The Fatah alliance pledged Friday to replace Interior Minister Faleh al-Fayyad with another candidate as "not getting the votes to qualify for office."
The coalition MP Hamam al-Tamimi said in a press statement that the coalition of construction and opening in particular did not put any alternative person to Faleh Fayyad in case he did not get the post of Minister of the Interior. "
He added that "the prime minister will submit the names of the same candidate for the remaining portfolios, and if they do not get the confidence of parliament, he will replace them with other candidates."
He pointed out that "talking about replacing Fayyad with a personality from the security service is not accurate, since this issue has never been discussed, and the option to replace or not depends on the decision of the prime minister, who will determine who is the person who will occupy the post of interior minister and submit it to the parliament in the event that the vote does not get votes Sufficient. "(1)
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ARTICLE 5
Airlines is consulting international organizations to develop their potential
2019/1/3 18:27
[Ayna - Baghdad]
The Iraqi Airways announced on Thursday that new plans have been adopted in consultation with specialized aviation international organizations to develop their capabilities and technical capabilities.
"The company is operating according to a clear and strategic business vision based on international aviation expertise, especially IATA consultations to draw radical solutions and reorganize the work structure of Iraqi Airways during the year 2019," General Manager Abbas Nasser said in a statement received by the agency All Iraq [ .
Nasser stressed "the need to upgrade the company's reality and rely on the experiences of international organizations and to take rapid steps to benefit from all aviation organizations, especially the [IATA].
He called for the convergence of all efforts to reach an integrated phase of work to serve passengers, stressing the importance of adhering to the timing of flight schedules in addition to the development of real treatments for delays and avoid the causes, "noting that we continue to conduct field tours to the company's work facilities to identify the most prominent problems and prevent Exacerbate them and develop radical solutions.
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ARTICLE 6
Who is the richest person in the world in your life?
2019/1/3 18:50
[Where - Continue]
Some people make comparisons with their peers, so they can see whether they have accompanied their date of birth or whether they have fallen far behind, but a recent financial statement may inspire many.
Time magazine published a list showing the wealth of people of all ages, beginning in 1917, the date of the birth of American businessman Raymond Perleman, whose wealth now amounts to $ 900 million.
The list allows you to know the wealth of the richest person in the world at your age, but this does not necessarily call for grief, given that some of the classics earned money through inheritance or smiled at lucky moments of age.
Here are the wealth of people born between 1917 and 1996
1917: Raymond Perleman, a US businessman, $ 900 million
1918: Shang Yun-Chung, a Singapore businessman, $ 1.7 billion
1919: Not available
1920: Aloisio de Andrade Faria, a Brazilian businessman, $ 2.4 billion
1921: David Consunji, a Filipino businessman, $ 3.1 billion
1922: Liliane Batankot, heir to French company L'Oreal, $ 39.5 billion
1923: Robert Kwok, a Malaysian businessman, $ 11.4 billion
1924: Henry Sai, a Filipino businessman, $ 12.7 billion
1925: Serge Dassault, a French businessman, $ 16.1 billion
1926: Hans Rosing, Swedish heir to Tetra Pak, $ 12.5 billion.
1927: Samuel Neuhaus Jr., a US businessman, $ 12.1 billion
1928: Lee Cash Ying, a businessman from Hong Kong, $ 12.1 billion
1929: Ballongi Mestre, Irish shareholder, $ 14.3 billion
1930: Warren Buffett, a US businessman, $ 75.6 billion
1931: Rupert Murdoch, Australian businessman, $ 31.6 billion
1932: Donald Breen, a US businessman, $ 15.2 billion
1933: Sheldon Adelson, a US businessman, $ 30.4 billion
1934: Pauline McMillan Kenneth, founder of Cargill Inc., $ 6.8 billion
1935: Charles Koch, US businessman, $ 48.3 billion
1936: Amancio Ortega, a Spanish businessman, $ 71.3 billion
1937: Kois Michael Cohen, a German businessman, $ 12.4 billion
1938: Phil Knitt, a US businessman, $ 26.2 billion
1939: George Bolo Lehmann, a Brazilian businessman, $ 29.2 billion
1940 Carlos Slim, Mexican businessman, $ 54.5 billion
1941: Stefano Pisina, Mexican businessman, $ 19.4 billion
1942: Michael Bloomberg, a US businessman, $ 47.5 billion
1943: Ronald Billerman, a US businessman, $ 12.5 billion
1944: Larry Arison, US businessman, $ 52.3 billion
1945: Azim Premji, an Indian businessman, $ 14.9 billion
1946: Peter Wu, a Chinese businessman, $ 10.5 billion
1947: Kjeld Kirk Christiansen, a Danish businessman, $ 21.1 billion
1948: Jim and Raton, the heir to the American company "The Marath", $ 34 billion
1949: Bernard Arnault, French businessman, $ 41.5 billion
1950: Theo Albrich Jr., the heir to Alde, $ 18.8 billion
1951: Joseph Lu, a businessman from Hong Kong, $ 15 billion
1952: Gennady Timchenko, a businessman from Russia, $ 16 billion
1953: Paul Allen, US businessman, $ 19.9 million
1954: Wang Jianlin, businessman, $ 31.3 billion
1955: Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, $ 86 billion
1956: Steve Ballmer, a US businessman, $ 30 billion
1957: Mukesh Ambani, an Indian businessman, $ 23.2 billion
1958: Hui Ka Yan, a Chinese businessman, $ 10.2 billion
1959: Uday Kotak, an Indian businessman, $ 8 billion
1960: Jurn Rossing, heir of a Swedish company, $ 6.1 billion
1961: Abigail Johnson, grandson of a US investor, $ 14.4 billion
1962: Susan Klatan, heir to investments of her parents in Germany, $ 20.4 billion
1963: Lauren Powell Jobs, widow of Steve Jobs, $ 20 billion
1964: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, $ 72.8 billion
1965: Michael Dell, a US businessman, $ 20.4 billion
1966: Stefan Cowand, heir to his father's investments in Germany, $ 18.2 billion
1967: Kumar Birla, an Indian businessman, $ 9.5 billion
1968: Wang Wenin, a Chinese businessman, $ 14 billion
1969: Li Jun, a Chinese businessman, $ 6.8 billion
1970: Emmanuel Basnier, heir to a French company, $ 11.3 billion
1971: Ma Huating, a Chinese businessman, $ 24.9 billion
1972: Andrei Melnichenko, a Russian businessman, $ 13.2 billion
1973: Larry Page, a US businessman, $ 40.7 billion
1974: Liu Qiang Dun, a Chinese businessman, 7.7 billion dollars
1975: Tim Pearson, a heir to a stake in H & M, $ 2.1 billion
1976: Jan Kum, a Ukrainian businessman, $ 9.8 billion
Name: Alejandro Santo Domingo, US heir to a stake in SABB Miller, $ 4.7 billion
1978: Garrett Camp, a US businessman, $ 6.3 billion
1979: Sean Parker, former Facebook president, $ 2.6 billion
1980: Miri Bessigny Buffalo, heir to a French company, $ 4 billion
1981: Wang Huian, heir to a Chinese real estate company, $ 9 billion
1982: Eduardo Savren, US businessman, $ 7.9 billion
1983: Nate Bleicharzek, US businessman, $ 3.2 billion
1984: Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, $ 56 billion
1985: Julio Mario Santo Domingo, a US businessman, $ 2.4 billion
1986: Lucas Walton, heir of a stake in an American company, $ 11.3 billion
1987: Wang Han, heir share in a Chinese company, 1.3 billion
1988: Patrick Collison, founder of a technology company, $ 1.1 billion
1989: Bobby Murphy, a US businessman, $ 4 billion
1990: Ivan Spiegel, founder of Snape Chat, $ 4 billion
1991: High Grosvenor, Duke of Worth Rich Family, $ 12.9 Billion
1992: Francis Ben Coban, heir to an ancient French family, $ 0.1 billion
1993: Gustav Mignar Westoz, heir to a Norwegian company, $ 1.1 billion
1994: Justin Bieber, Canadian singer, $ 0.2 billion
1995: Katrina Andresen, heir to a Norwegian company, $ 1.2 billion
1996: Andersen Andersen, heir to a Norwegian company, paid $ 1.2 billion
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