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The government regrets the abuse of the Bahraini embassy in Baghdad
28-06-2019 01:18 AM
Baghdad
The government on Friday expressed regret over the abuse of the Bahraini embassy in Baghdad, saying the government was serious about preventing breaches of the law.
"The government expresses its deep regret that a number of demonstrators stormed the building of the embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain yesterday evening and carried out subversive acts contrary to the law and the authority of the state and the immunity of diplomatic missions," the office of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said in a statement received by " .
He added that "all security services have taken firm and immediate measures to remove them from the embassy as well as to restore order and provide the necessary protection and arrest the culprits in preparation for submission to the judiciary."
He added that "all security services have taken firm and immediate measures to remove them from the embassy as well as to restore order and provide the necessary protection and arrest the culprits in preparation for submission to the judiciary."
"The Iraqi government is serious about preventing violations of the law and will never tolerate such acts," he said. "The government absolutely rejects any action that threatens diplomatic missions, security, safety and safety of those involved."
A group of demonstrators stormed the Bahraini embassy in Baghdad because of their objections to its policy towards the Palestinian cause, causing security intervention and the arrest of 54 protesters on Thursday night.
Karbouli: Years of hard diplomatic work are lost because of reckless behavior
The head of the Party of Halal Jamal Karbouli, on Friday, to storm the Bahraini embassy in Baghdad by demonstrators, stressing that these actions will not be in the interest of Iraq.
Karbouli said in his pages on social networking sites "Facebook and Twitter" that "years of hard diplomatic work to convince the Arab brothers that Baghdad their safe home is lost due to unaccountable actions will not benefit Iraq."
A group of demonstrators stormed the Bahraini embassy in Baghdad because of their objections to its policy towards the Palestinian cause, causing security intervention and the arrest of 54 protesters on Thursday night.
Kurdistan Border Villages at Risk of Evacuation due to PKK-Turkey Conflict
A number of villages in the Bradost area, in Kurdistan Region's capital Erbil, are at risk of evacuation due to the prolonged conflict between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Turkey.
Civilians have been targeted from time to time in the border villages, the people of the region, therefore, are likely to evacuate the rural area if the issue is not addressed, Kirmanj Ezzet, the mayor of Soran district, told Kurdistan 24.
Earlier on Wednesday, one civilian was killed in an airstrike conducted by the Turkish warplanes in Bradost area, while the victim's brother was severely wounded in the attack.
Moreover, the country's jets targeted another civilian car in Qandil region, leaving four individuals dead and 5 more wounded, officials have confirmed.
There is a decades-long military confrontation between the Turkish army and the PKK as the former views the latter as a "terrorist organization".
The PKK has alleged positions in the Kurdistan Region border areas, and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) as well as civilians have both repeatedly urged Turkey and the PKK to stop using Kurdistan's territory as a "battlefield."
Hashd al-Shaabi Smuggles Oil in Kirkuk, Khanaqin: Former MP
A former lawmaker in the Iraqi Parliament has revealed that the pro-Iranian Hashd al-Shaabi militias have continued to smuggle oil from the province of Kirkuk and the town of Khanaqin.
Former MP Shakhawa Abdullah, told BasNews that they had provided the US, the UN, and relevant authorities in the Iraqi government with documents proving that the militimen are smuggling oil from the disputed areas.
He said that part of Kirkuk oil is smuggled to Iraq through tankers and it will be exported to Iran.
Meanwhile, Ahmed Askari, head of oil and gas committee at the Kirkuk Provincial Council, said in a previous statement to BasNews that several holes have been made to oil pipelines in Kirkuk while officials claim that the province is secured, arguing why the security forces cannot foil such activities.
"The people of Kirkuk do not benefit from the oil, the revenues go to the militias and not to the country," he added.
BasNews has learned that the pro-Iranian militias have also smuggled oil from Diyala province, exporting it to Iran.
Bomb Blast in Kirkuk Leaves 18 People Injured
At least 18 people were injured in a bomb explosion targeting a public bus in the disputed Kurdish province of Kirkuk on Thursday.
The explosion occurred in the neighborhood of Khazra, in southern Kirkuk, where an improvised explosive device had been attached to a public bus and denoted, Karim Wali, director of Kirkuk’s Health Department, told Kurdistan 24.
He explained that 18 passengers were injured in the bomb attack, and that one of them is in a critical medical condition.
The security forces cordoned off the area to prevent any further possible explosions.
No terrorist organizations have so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Islamic State (IS) is usually behind such incidents in Iraq.
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The integrity of the accused accused of promoting the fake currency of the crime in Diyala
Editorial date: 2019/6/28 10:46 • 72 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News} Revealed Integrity Commission on the implementation of a team of the Office of the investigation of Diyala control of the accused by promoting a counterfeit currency in the province, indicating that the operation was coordinated with the National Security in Diyala.
In a statement received by Al-Furat News, a copy of which was received by Al-Furat News, in its presentation of the details of the investigation, that "the office team monitored and followed up the accused as soon as he entered the province and seized him with the crime committed in the outskirts of the city center of Baquba," explaining that " Forged the local and foreign, which was held by the accused within his wheel, in the process carried out under a warrant judicial control.
She added that "the record of the seizure of assets seized counterfeit currency, and presented with the accused to the competent investigating judge, who decided to arrest him according to the provisions of Article [281] of the Penal Code." is over
She added that "the record of the seizure of assets seized counterfeit currency, and presented with the accused to the competent investigating judge, who decided to arrest him according to the provisions of Article [281] of the Penal Code." is over
President of the Iraqi Economic Council: Legislation of the amended corporate law will reflect on the revitalization of investment
Economy 12:38 - 28/06/2019
Baghdad Mawazine News
The head of the Iraqi Economic Council Ibrahim al-Baghdadi al-Masoudi praised the efforts that resulted from the legislation of the amended company law, which was approved for the first time in Iraq to establish holding companies.
"We thank the president and members of the parliamentary economy and investment committee and all the brothers and sisters for their efforts that resulted in the legislation of the amended companies law, which was approved for the first time in Iraq, the establishment of holding companies," Masoudi said in a statement received. And directly to stimulate the investment process. "
He also referred to the promotion of sustainable development through the establishment of hundreds of partnerships between several private sector companies in Iraq as well as partnerships with the private sector regional, Arab and international.
Masoudi said that this comes through the establishment of holding companies that will result in multi-tasked economic institutions and sectors with considerable financial capabilities in addition to technical and logistical capabilities.
Economy 12:44 - 28/06/2019
Baghdad Mawazine News
The Ministry of Commerce announced the opening of a factory to produce green tea with a production capacity of 300 tons per year, followed by the Iraqi-Vietnamese joint company
The ministry said in a statement quoting the Minister of Commerce, Dr. Mohammad Hashim al-Ani, that the General Company for Food Trade, one of the Ministry's formations, has been able to develop the tea production plants in Vietnam to establish a new plant in the production of green tea, which is the best tea and health hygienic. Tea production, which was seriously followed by the ministry.
Al-Ani The establishment of the tea plant is a major development for the company and is a real opportunity to enter into important investment projects for the development of tea and rice production plants in Vietnam. We have a large share of its revenues equally with the friendly Republic of Vietnam. We seek to enter as an important competitor in the process of processing and production of food, especially as it was granted investment opportunities in the establishment of cooking oil production plants in Basra and Iraqi Kurdistan.
For his part, the Director General of the General Company for Food Trade and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Iraqi-Vietnamese company Qassim Hamoud said that the follow-up process to develop the joints of the company is continuing in terms of modernization of production equipment and enter into investment projects and an important competitor in the Asian and global markets and achieved important achievements and advanced.
He added that the opening of the new plant for the production of green tea took one year and the decision of the Board of Directors and the goal is to diversify production and enter as a competitor for this type of tea, which is acceptable health in the world markets and the capacity of up to 300 tons per year.
Hamoud pointed out that the company is working to give investment opportunities to set up factories for the production of edible oil and other projects involved in the production of food and also seeks to equip food to the local commercial markets by entering as a commercial competitor benefiting from the potential of material and human infrastructure projects from warehouses and work sites and fleet Conveyor represents the long arm in the transport of food.
The Minister of Commerce Mahdi Hashim al-Ani said that according to the government program on the support of national industries in the items included in the ration card such as oil and sugar and facilitate the granting of licenses to establish companies to develop investments and attract major international companies
Al-Ani called for cooperation to implement the government's curriculum in the most complete manner, especially to achieve food security in our dear country. He also urged them to be responsible for developing new and advanced plans, as well as upgrading previous plans in line with the country's requirements in all fields of trade within the ministry.
The ministry said in a statement quoting the Minister of Commerce, Dr. Mohammad Hashim al-Ani, that the General Company for Food Trade, one of the Ministry's formations, has been able to develop the tea production plants in Vietnam to establish a new plant in the production of green tea, which is the best tea and health hygienic. Tea production, which was seriously followed by the ministry.
Al-Ani The establishment of the tea plant is a major development for the company and is a real opportunity to enter into important investment projects for the development of tea and rice production plants in Vietnam. We have a large share of its revenues equally with the friendly Republic of Vietnam. We seek to enter as an important competitor in the process of processing and production of food, especially as it was granted investment opportunities in the establishment of cooking oil production plants in Basra and Iraqi Kurdistan.
For his part, the Director General of the General Company for Food Trade and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Iraqi-Vietnamese company Qassim Hamoud said that the follow-up process to develop the joints of the company is continuing in terms of modernization of production equipment and enter into investment projects and an important competitor in the Asian and global markets and achieved important achievements and advanced.
He added that the opening of the new plant for the production of green tea took one year and the decision of the Board of Directors and the goal is to diversify production and enter as a competitor for this type of tea, which is acceptable health in the world markets and the capacity of up to 300 tons per year.
Hamoud pointed out that the company is working to give investment opportunities to set up factories for the production of edible oil and other projects involved in the production of food and also seeks to equip food to the local commercial markets by entering as a commercial competitor benefiting from the potential of material and human infrastructure projects from warehouses and work sites and fleet Conveyor represents the long arm in the transport of food.
The Minister of Commerce Mahdi Hashim al-Ani said that according to the government program on the support of national industries in the items included in the ration card such as oil and sugar and facilitate the granting of licenses to establish companies to develop investments and attract major international companies
Al-Ani called for cooperation to implement the government's curriculum in the most complete manner, especially to achieve food security in our dear country. He also urged them to be responsible for developing new and advanced plans, as well as upgrading previous plans in line with the country's requirements in all fields of trade within the ministry.
Deputy for the conquest: political blocs create corruption by sharing special grades
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BAGHDAD / SNG - The MP of the Fatah bloc Amer Hussein, on Friday, that the intervention of some political blocs to divide private positions from the rank of Undersecretary and Director General and below, the successor to corruption in the state.
Hussein said in a statement to SNG / that "a lot of political blocs used to share the positions of state among themselves, and do so under the title of the election, to reach the election to the degrees of agents of ministries and directors-general, this is not an electoral entitlement interference in the affairs of the state And the basis of corruption and the basis of the destruction of the country. "
He added that "the political blocs that interfere in those government positions will be accused of financial and administrative corruption and make the state back down."
It is noteworthy that a big disagreement exists on the special grades, and each block tries to get the majority of positions on the basis of the election, which delayed the process of putting the names of candidates in full, while the Parliament is to postpone the vote on special grades for 3 months, until the file is fully resolved.
The religious authority demanded mid-month, the political forces not to "stab" on positions, leaving the option to the Prime Minister.
Hussein said in a statement to SNG / that "a lot of political blocs used to share the positions of state among themselves, and do so under the title of the election, to reach the election to the degrees of agents of ministries and directors-general, this is not an electoral entitlement interference in the affairs of the state And the basis of corruption and the basis of the destruction of the country. "
He added that "the political blocs that interfere in those government positions will be accused of financial and administrative corruption and make the state back down."
It is noteworthy that a big disagreement exists on the special grades, and each block tries to get the majority of positions on the basis of the election, which delayed the process of putting the names of candidates in full, while the Parliament is to postpone the vote on special grades for 3 months, until the file is fully resolved.
The religious authority demanded mid-month, the political forces not to "stab" on positions, leaving the option to the Prime Minister.
The World Bank calls for making Iraq a global hub for telecommunications and the Internet
The Middle East countries have an opportunity to build a digital economy that transforms them into a commercial service center and advanced connectivity and communication activities, a report by the World Bank said on Thursday, calling for the importance of making Iraq a hub for international connectivity in the broadband and telecommunications markets.
"The region needs to invest $ 4 to $ 5.2 billion to enable 30 percent of the population to have high-speed broadband access through fiber-optic technology," the bank said in a report entitled "Mashreq 2.0: Digital Transformation for Total Growth and Job Creation."
The report pointed out that the delivery of Internet to more than 13 million families in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Iraq needs to integrate the broadband networks in the region, including the basic networks, land and sea.
The report notes that Jordan and Lebanon are pioneering examples of the use of fixed and mobile broadband services in the region, while Syria is experiencing challenges as networks are affected by existing conflicts.
He added that Syria and Iraq need to remove barriers to operators in the market and activate the markets of telecommunications and broadband Internet, and despite the existence of a broad infrastructure of regional networks and basic, but not exploited optimally because of war and instability, as well as the dominance of state-owned enterprises The report points Internet exchange and data centers are less developed in the region. There is only one data exchange center in Beirut, while there is no center in Iraq, Syria or Jordan.
In Iraq, the report called for the removal of restrictions on private operators to build, own and operate fiber-optic infrastructure, to allow companies to reach the end-user, and to introduce telecommunications legislation that promotes competition and private sector participation, International broadband services market.
The report also recommended that the Lebanese authorities develop a unified vision for the ICT sector, improve financial transparency of the sector, introduce competition through a common legal framework, study the structure of the broadband sector and grant licenses for the fifth generation.
The World Bank called on Jordan to prepare a draft study on the fifth generation networks and grant frequencies to operators, apply the next generation of public-private partnership, strengthen the regulatory framework and review fees and taxes to stimulate investment and ensure appropriate regulatory control.
Broadband infrastructure helps to boost economic growth. Increasing the penetration rate of broadband services by 10 percent leads to an additional 1.4 percent increase in GDP
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Oil Prices Down Despite Fall in U.S. Crude Stockpiles
Commodities Jun 27, 2019 05:21 GMT Investing.com - Oil prices were down on Thursday in Asia, giving back some of their gains overnight following the release of data that showed a huge plunge in U.S. crude inventories. U.S. Crude Oil WTI Futures were down 0.5% to $59.1 by 1:20 AM ET (05:20 GMT). International Brent Oil Futures dropped 0.4% to $65.41. The Energy Information Administration said in its regular weekly report that crude oil inventories plummeted by 12.79 million barrels in the week to
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METALS-LME copper slips from 5-week high; dollar weighs
(Updates prices)
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Americans’ financial literacy skills have plummeted since the Great Recession
Younger people had the sharpest drop in their ability to answer four of five financial literacy questions correctly.
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Household foreign-currency deposits hit EGP 497.7bn end-March – CBE
By: Ahmed Ammar Cairo – Mubasher: Household foreign-currency deposits at banks operating in the Egyptian market retreated at the end of March for the second time since the beginning of 2019, according to official data released by the Central Bank …
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Could Central Banks Boost Stocks In The Second Half?
The risk of trade wars is what we have been warning about for several years now.Last week the European Central Bank signaled its interest in loosening monetary policy.Nothing has changed that would suggest that China and the US will reach a common ground.
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Startup bank Aspiration is trying to be the anti-Wells Fargo. It's working
An online bank backed by Leonardo DiCaprio is luring hundreds of thousands of Wells Fargo's customers by promising to be the opposite of the scandal-tarred big bank.
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JPMorgan Chase unveils flagship NYC branch amid nationwide brick-and-mortar expansion
Bankers punch transactions into tablet computers, spiffed up ATMs handle most everything else—these are the hallmarks of a new flagship JP Morgan Chase bank branch, in Midtown Manhattan, unveiled by the company on Tuesday.
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Citi makes sweeping changes to its credit-card rewards programs
The bank is both introducing a new way to redeem credit-card points and eliminating some lucrative perks.
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The Dwindling Appeal of the Citi Prestige Card: Why Other Premium Cards Are Better
In the early years, the Citi Prestige card was one of the most valuable around, offering perks ranging from the 4th Night Free on all paid hotel bookings and unlimited Admirals Club access to free rounds of golf, industry-leading travel and shopping protections and more. However, it's gradually lost significant value in the past few...
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Cyprus Gets A Tier 1 Bank Through A Small Fintech
Co-founder and partner of Point Nine, Pavlos Christoforou, told Forbes that their greatest achievement was the fact that they managed to convince a Tier 1 bank to establish a presence in Cyprus.
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Chatter: Digital Bank Varo Said to be Shutting Down Personal Loan Division as it Focuses on Becoming First US Fintech Bank
Varo Money, one of a handful of US-based digital challenger banks seeking to receive a bank charter from the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), is shutting down its consumer lending division, according to a reliable source. Multiple employees are said to be looking... Read More The post Chatter: Digital Bank Varo Said to be Shutting Down Personal Loan Division as it Focuses on Becoming First US Fintech Bank appeared first on Crowdfund Insider.
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How low can bond yields go?
Matthew Diczok, head of CIO fixed income strategy for Bank of America, will be talking about the US bond market and the Federal Reserve on the next Markets Now show on CNN Business.
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Fed's Powell resists pressure for hefty rate cut, sends global stocks down
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019
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Global stocks will sink into a bear market if trade tensions escalate, UBS predicts
Trade tensions raging on unabated will likely push global stocks into a bear market, UBS predicts. President Donald Trump and the Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting at the G20 summit this week to discuss trade matters comes as US stocks trade near their all-time highs. Visit Markets Insider's homepage for more stories. Should the trade war between the US and China continue without a resolution, or see an escalation, global stock markets will likely fall into a bear market, UBS said. "
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Here’s how markets are moving now
All you need to know about what’s moving markets right now.
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Opinion: Shocker: The S&P 500 is underperforming the market
Wait a minute—isn’t the S&P 500 ‘the market’? No, it isn’t.
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi extends gains while most Gulf markets drop
Saudi Arabia's stock market rose onWednesday, lifted by Advanced Petrochemical, whilepolitical concerns continued to weigh on most other Gulfmarkets.
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Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Thursday
Economy Jun 27, 2019 09:44 GMT Investing.com - Here are the top five things you need to know in financial markets on Thursday, June 27: 1. U.S.-China said to ‘tentatively agree’ on trade truce Reports surfaced Thursday that Washington and Beijing have “tentatively agreed” on a truce in the ongoing trade conflict ahead of the G20 summit. The South China Morning Post said that the agreement would put a hold on Trump’s pending round of additional tariffs on Chinese goods. Trump suggested on
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FTSE LIVE: Bitcoin heading for the moon again
Bitcoin is 'mooning' again today; slang used among its proponents meaning heading up fast.
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Bitcoin Price Hits 17-Month High Above $12.9K
Bitcoin has risen above $12,900 for the first time since Jan. 21, 2018 to break a new high for 2019 at $12,919.
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Bitcoin Based Stock Trading Met With Overwhelming Response: Abra
Around a month ago investment firm Abra launched its crypto trading app to the world. Since then the company has been collecting data and responses to its Bitcoin-based stock and ETF platform. Findings have been positive emphasizing a strong demand for convenient and affordable investing solutions. Abra Allows Bitcoin For Stock Trading The concept is simple but effective. Enable Bitcoin as a medium for stock and ETF trading for non-US customers. Since its launch in late May to over 150 countries
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TrustToken rolls out its first Asian offering with Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin - The Block
Stablecoins issuer TrustToken has launched yet another product - this time pegged to the Hong Kong dollar (HKD), the firm announced Tuesday. Dubbed TrueHKD, the stablecoin is backed by Hong Kong-licenced digital asset custody provider Legacy Trust, according to the announcement. Users can purchase TrueHKD from the firm's app. TrustToken said the new offering is its "first major" expansion into the Asian market after launching TrueUSD, TrueGBP, TrueCAD and TrueAUD with custody providers based in
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Bitcoin Is Still Climbing: Is This Time Different?
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies exploded into the public consciousness in late 2017 at the culmination of an epic year-long rally that saw the bitcoin price go from under $10,000 per bitcoin to almost $20,000 in fewer than 20 days...
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Bitcoin: Analysts go bonkers as king coin breaches major resistances and heads for the moon
Analysts and their charts are a match made in heaven. Bitcoin's price push over $12,000 has put the coin on the verge of a $13,000 price breakout or fakeout, resulting in several cryptocurrency analysts going bonkers with their price predictions, resistance and support level placing and charting. In the middle of this price fever, Bitcoin...
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Bitcoin vaults to 18-month highs on growing popularity
Bitcoin jumped to its highest in eighteen months on Wednesday on safe-haven investment flows and growing expectations that Facebook’s Libra could turn cryptocurrency investments mainstream.
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The best ways to save on exchange rates and currency fees when you travel abroad
Getting the best deal matters — including when you’re choosing whether to pay with cards or cash.
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Forex - Dollar Pushes Higher as Markets Dial Back Fed Rate Cut Bets
Forex Jun 26, 2019 06:53 GMT Investing.com - The U.S. dollar edged higher on Wednesday, pulling away from a three month low as markets dialed back expectations for aggressive interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next month, but expectations for some monetary easing checked the currency’s gains. Expectations for a half percentage point cut at the Fed’s July meeting receded after St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Tuesday that such a move "would be overdone". Separately, Fed Chairman
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Merger mania could return as gold hits all-time high in Canadian dollars
'When things are going downhill, and you’re getting squeezed, everybody has a bunker mentality'
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Pound Euro exchange rate: GBP/EUR flat as German consumer confidence shaken
The pound to euro exchange rate remains muted today, with the pairing trading in the region of €1.115. Demand for both European currencies remains muted as a result of domestic data, central bank outlooks and geopolitical concerns. This morning data revealed that German consumer confidence slumped in July as income expectations among consumers darkened. The GfK consumer confidence index fell for the second consecutive month from 10.1 to a lower-than-forecast 9.8. The survey showed that
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GLOBAL/NEWS/INFO
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10 Things to Know for Today
10 Things to Know for Today: Health care, immigration top issues at Democrats' 1st debate; Trade, climate change, Iran focus as G-20 leaders meet in Japan; Advocates portray dire conditions for child migrants at US-Mexico border
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OIL/COMMODITIES/ENERGY
Gold Rally Stays Course Despite Fed Vowing Not to Be Cowed
Commodities Jun 25, 2019 18:59 GMT By Barani Krishnan Investing.com - Fed chief Jerome Powell poured cold water on the gold bull rally, but, in the end, the yellow metal continued its rally, reaching new six-year highs early in the session and ending slightly higher. Bullion and futures of gold advanced for a seventh-straight day on Tuesday despite Powell’s defense of the central bank’s independence. That flew in the faces of gold longs expecting the Fed to cave to White House pressure and
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Gold prices could rise to the $1,550-$1,700 range, CIO says
Juerg Kiener of Swiss Asia Capital (Singapore) says the "huge tightness" in physical gold supply and rising global macroeconomic risks will send prices even higher.
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Gold Prices Slip Amid Mixed Signals Ahead of G-20 Summit
Commodities Jun 27, 2019 03:34 GMT Investing.com - Gold prices slipped on Thursday in Asia as the U.S. sent mixed signals on trade deal with China ahead of the upcoming G-20 summit. Gold futures for August delivery, traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, were down 0.2%, at $1,410.55 per ounce by 11:28 PM ET (03:28 GMT). U.S. Treasury Steven Mnuchin told CNBC overnight that “we were about 90% of the way there (on reaching a trade deal) and I think there’s a path to
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Oil rallies on big stockpile draw, US-Iran tensions
Mubasher: Oil climbed on Wednesday to their highest since almost one month, as industry figures showed a bigger than expected draw in US crude inventories.
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Oil Prices Gain as U.S. Crude Stockpiles Continue to Shrink
Commodities Jun 26, 2019 05:07 GMT Investing.com - Oil prices gained on Wednesday in Asia as data showed U.S. crude inventories continued to shrink. U.S. Crude Oil WTI Futures were up 2% at $58.96. International Brent Oil Futures gained 1.4% to $65.2. The gains came after the American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a fall in U.S. crude inventories. U.S. crude stockpiles fell by 7.5 million barrels in the week ended June 21 to 474.5 million, more than the expectations of a decline of 2.5
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Oil prices climb on reports of falling U.S. supplies
U.S. oil prices climbed on Wednesday, with Brent also higher after sources said the American Petroleum Institute reported a sharp fall in U.S. crude supplies, data that comes ahead of Energy Information Administration figures due later.
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Oil Prices Down Despite Fall in U.S. Crude Stockpiles
Commodities Jun 27, 2019 05:21 GMT Investing.com - Oil prices were down on Thursday in Asia, giving back some of their gains overnight following the release of data that showed a huge plunge in U.S. crude inventories. U.S. Crude Oil WTI Futures were down 0.5% to $59.1 by 1:20 AM ET (05:20 GMT). International Brent Oil Futures dropped 0.4% to $65.41. The Energy Information Administration said in its regular weekly report that crude oil inventories plummeted by 12.79 million barrels in the week to
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METALS-LME copper slips from 5-week high; dollar weighs
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BANKS/BANKING/CREDIT
Americans’ financial literacy skills have plummeted since the Great Recession
Younger people had the sharpest drop in their ability to answer four of five financial literacy questions correctly.
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Household foreign-currency deposits hit EGP 497.7bn end-March – CBE
By: Ahmed Ammar Cairo – Mubasher: Household foreign-currency deposits at banks operating in the Egyptian market retreated at the end of March for the second time since the beginning of 2019, according to official data released by the Central Bank …
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Could Central Banks Boost Stocks In The Second Half?
The risk of trade wars is what we have been warning about for several years now.Last week the European Central Bank signaled its interest in loosening monetary policy.Nothing has changed that would suggest that China and the US will reach a common ground.
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Startup bank Aspiration is trying to be the anti-Wells Fargo. It's working
An online bank backed by Leonardo DiCaprio is luring hundreds of thousands of Wells Fargo's customers by promising to be the opposite of the scandal-tarred big bank.
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JPMorgan Chase unveils flagship NYC branch amid nationwide brick-and-mortar expansion
Bankers punch transactions into tablet computers, spiffed up ATMs handle most everything else—these are the hallmarks of a new flagship JP Morgan Chase bank branch, in Midtown Manhattan, unveiled by the company on Tuesday.
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Citi makes sweeping changes to its credit-card rewards programs
The bank is both introducing a new way to redeem credit-card points and eliminating some lucrative perks.
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The Dwindling Appeal of the Citi Prestige Card: Why Other Premium Cards Are Better
In the early years, the Citi Prestige card was one of the most valuable around, offering perks ranging from the 4th Night Free on all paid hotel bookings and unlimited Admirals Club access to free rounds of golf, industry-leading travel and shopping protections and more. However, it's gradually lost significant value in the past few...
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Cyprus Gets A Tier 1 Bank Through A Small Fintech
Co-founder and partner of Point Nine, Pavlos Christoforou, told Forbes that their greatest achievement was the fact that they managed to convince a Tier 1 bank to establish a presence in Cyprus.
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Chatter: Digital Bank Varo Said to be Shutting Down Personal Loan Division as it Focuses on Becoming First US Fintech Bank
Varo Money, one of a handful of US-based digital challenger banks seeking to receive a bank charter from the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), is shutting down its consumer lending division, according to a reliable source. Multiple employees are said to be looking... Read More The post Chatter: Digital Bank Varo Said to be Shutting Down Personal Loan Division as it Focuses on Becoming First US Fintech Bank appeared first on Crowdfund Insider.
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TREASURIES/BONDS/STOCKS
How low can bond yields go?
Matthew Diczok, head of CIO fixed income strategy for Bank of America, will be talking about the US bond market and the Federal Reserve on the next Markets Now show on CNN Business.
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Fed's Powell resists pressure for hefty rate cut, sends global stocks down
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019
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Global stocks will sink into a bear market if trade tensions escalate, UBS predicts
Trade tensions raging on unabated will likely push global stocks into a bear market, UBS predicts. President Donald Trump and the Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting at the G20 summit this week to discuss trade matters comes as US stocks trade near their all-time highs. Visit Markets Insider's homepage for more stories. Should the trade war between the US and China continue without a resolution, or see an escalation, global stock markets will likely fall into a bear market, UBS said. "
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Here’s how markets are moving now
All you need to know about what’s moving markets right now.
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Opinion: Shocker: The S&P 500 is underperforming the market
Wait a minute—isn’t the S&P 500 ‘the market’? No, it isn’t.
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi extends gains while most Gulf markets drop
Saudi Arabia's stock market rose onWednesday, lifted by Advanced Petrochemical, whilepolitical concerns continued to weigh on most other Gulfmarkets.
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Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Thursday
Economy Jun 27, 2019 09:44 GMT Investing.com - Here are the top five things you need to know in financial markets on Thursday, June 27: 1. U.S.-China said to ‘tentatively agree’ on trade truce Reports surfaced Thursday that Washington and Beijing have “tentatively agreed” on a truce in the ongoing trade conflict ahead of the G20 summit. The South China Morning Post said that the agreement would put a hold on Trump’s pending round of additional tariffs on Chinese goods. Trump suggested on
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CRYPTO'S / DIGITAL CURRENCY
FTSE LIVE: Bitcoin heading for the moon again
Bitcoin is 'mooning' again today; slang used among its proponents meaning heading up fast.
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Bitcoin Price Hits 17-Month High Above $12.9K
Bitcoin has risen above $12,900 for the first time since Jan. 21, 2018 to break a new high for 2019 at $12,919.
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Bitcoin Based Stock Trading Met With Overwhelming Response: Abra
Around a month ago investment firm Abra launched its crypto trading app to the world. Since then the company has been collecting data and responses to its Bitcoin-based stock and ETF platform. Findings have been positive emphasizing a strong demand for convenient and affordable investing solutions. Abra Allows Bitcoin For Stock Trading The concept is simple but effective. Enable Bitcoin as a medium for stock and ETF trading for non-US customers. Since its launch in late May to over 150 countries
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TrustToken rolls out its first Asian offering with Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin - The Block
Stablecoins issuer TrustToken has launched yet another product - this time pegged to the Hong Kong dollar (HKD), the firm announced Tuesday. Dubbed TrueHKD, the stablecoin is backed by Hong Kong-licenced digital asset custody provider Legacy Trust, according to the announcement. Users can purchase TrueHKD from the firm's app. TrustToken said the new offering is its "first major" expansion into the Asian market after launching TrueUSD, TrueGBP, TrueCAD and TrueAUD with custody providers based in
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Bitcoin Is Still Climbing: Is This Time Different?
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies exploded into the public consciousness in late 2017 at the culmination of an epic year-long rally that saw the bitcoin price go from under $10,000 per bitcoin to almost $20,000 in fewer than 20 days...
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Bitcoin: Analysts go bonkers as king coin breaches major resistances and heads for the moon
Analysts and their charts are a match made in heaven. Bitcoin's price push over $12,000 has put the coin on the verge of a $13,000 price breakout or fakeout, resulting in several cryptocurrency analysts going bonkers with their price predictions, resistance and support level placing and charting. In the middle of this price fever, Bitcoin...
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Bitcoin vaults to 18-month highs on growing popularity
Bitcoin jumped to its highest in eighteen months on Wednesday on safe-haven investment flows and growing expectations that Facebook’s Libra could turn cryptocurrency investments mainstream.
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CURRENCIES
The best ways to save on exchange rates and currency fees when you travel abroad
Getting the best deal matters — including when you’re choosing whether to pay with cards or cash.
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Forex - Dollar Pushes Higher as Markets Dial Back Fed Rate Cut Bets
Forex Jun 26, 2019 06:53 GMT Investing.com - The U.S. dollar edged higher on Wednesday, pulling away from a three month low as markets dialed back expectations for aggressive interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next month, but expectations for some monetary easing checked the currency’s gains. Expectations for a half percentage point cut at the Fed’s July meeting receded after St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Tuesday that such a move "would be overdone". Separately, Fed Chairman
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Merger mania could return as gold hits all-time high in Canadian dollars
'When things are going downhill, and you’re getting squeezed, everybody has a bunker mentality'
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Pound Euro exchange rate: GBP/EUR flat as German consumer confidence shaken
The pound to euro exchange rate remains muted today, with the pairing trading in the region of €1.115. Demand for both European currencies remains muted as a result of domestic data, central bank outlooks and geopolitical concerns. This morning data revealed that German consumer confidence slumped in July as income expectations among consumers darkened. The GfK consumer confidence index fell for the second consecutive month from 10.1 to a lower-than-forecast 9.8. The survey showed that
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HEALTH / SCIENCE
Omada takes its digital approach to diabetes prevention to other chronic diseaseOmada Health just raised $73 million at a valuation of around $600 million as it seeks to expand its digital health offerings.
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Pharmacare in Canada remains an idealistic pitch, without a realistic plan: Opinion
As a public policy, the key to national pharmacare will be integration, as evidenced by other countries with a universal health care system. The reality is that Canada doesn't have one national health care system, but a patchwork of different private-public mixes.
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As a public policy, the key to national pharmacare will be integration, as evidenced by other countries with a universal health care system. The reality is that Canada doesn't have one national health care system, but a patchwork of different private-public mixes.
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Working for patients on the Cancer Survivors CaucusNo matter your party affiliation, background or what part of the country you’re from, cancer has touched all of us in some way.
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How France is convincing its citizens to get vaccinatedIn February this year, a holiday in paradise turned into a nightmare for one French family. Soon after their arrival in Costa Rica, their unvaccinated five-year-old son developed measles, the country’s first case since 2014. The parents, also unvaccinated, tested positive for the virus too. They were believed to have brought it from France. The...
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Overdose Deaths Likely to Fall for First Time Since 1990
For the first time in decades, drug-overdose deaths in the U.S. are on the precipice of declining, according to an analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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For the first time in decades, drug-overdose deaths in the U.S. are on the precipice of declining, according to an analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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USA / CANADA
U.S. Treasury Secretary says U.S.-China trade deal is 90% done: CNBC
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that the trade deal between the United States and China is "about 90%" complete, CNBC reported.
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Mnuchin: There can be a 'win-win' scenario for the US and China
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says there are "lots of areas for cooperation" between the U.S. and China.
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Low-tax states ramp up efforts to recruit unhappy SALT cap victims
From individuals to businesses, some states see are hoping to seize the opportunity.
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5 Things to Watch: Trump's trip to Japan and South Korea
President Donald Trump is attending the G-20 Summit and visiting South Korea.
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President Donald Trump is attending the G-20 Summit and visiting South Korea.
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EMERGING MARKETS
All The Major Asset Classes Scored Gains Last Week
It was hard to lose money in the markets last week as all the major asset classes posted gains, based on a set of exchange traded funds.Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VWO) surged 4.6% for the trading week ended June 21.As of last week's close, a majority of funds are enjoying a strong bullish trend, slightly more compared with the week before.
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It was hard to lose money in the markets last week as all the major asset classes posted gains, based on a set of exchange traded funds.Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VWO) surged 4.6% for the trading week ended June 21.As of last week's close, a majority of funds are enjoying a strong bullish trend, slightly more compared with the week before.
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Kuwaiti equities to be in main MSCI emerging markets index from 2020
MSCI Inc said on Tuesday it would upgrade Kuwaiti equities to its main emerging markets index in 2020, a move that could trigger billions of dollars of inflows from passive funds.
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Bullish on equities and emerging markets, strategist says
Christopher Peel, chief investment officer at Tavistock Investments, says the Fed has "clearly been pressured by the White House."
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MIDDLE EAST
Palestinian snub of Kushner's conference highlights failure of admin's outreach effort
As the architects of the Trump administration's Palestinian-Israeli peace initiative meet in Bahrain to discuss the economic aspect of their plan — which aims to attract ideas and boost the Palestinian economy before they reveal their political blueprint at a later date — those who are supposed to benefit are absent.
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U.S. pushes Middle East economic plan in face of Palestinian disdain and doubts
The Trump administration sought on Wednesday to win support for an economic plan it says will be a foundation for Israeli-Palestinian peace but which Palestinians and many other Arabs dismiss as pointless without a political solution to the decades-old conflict.
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Kazakhstan ends bank bailouts, writes off people's debts instead
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he'll write off bad loans held by a sixth of the central Asian country's population, while signaling a sharp change in policy to end costly state bailouts of private banks. The loan-forgiveness program is Tokayev's first major policy announcement since he was elected president on June 9 in a choreographed transfer of power that began when longtime leader Nursultan Nazarbayev stepped down as head of state in March. His victory was met with rare and
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Turkey faces an economic crossroads after Istanbul elections
Investors are again getting bullish on emerging markets, as the Fed is expected to cut interest rates and the dollar is expected to fall in value. That should mean a strong environment for EM economies to perform.
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Iraqi PM denies allegations attack drones took off from Iraq
Drones targeted Saudi oil pipelines last month.
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AFRICA
Zimbabwe: Si 142 Illegal, Says Biti As He Urges Return to Multi-Currency Regime
Former Finance Minister and legislator Tendai Biti has described the abandonment of the multi-currency system by government as a disaster while urging its reversal. The MDC MP for Harare East was addressing fellow legislators in parliament Tuesday. Government on Monday brewed a shocker and imposed a ban of the multi-currency regime through Statutory Instrument 142 of 2019 which restored the local currency as the sole legal tender. Biti, who as Finance Minister 2009 oversaw the administering of
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Zimbabwe: ZCTU Insist On U.S.$ Wages After Ditch of Multi-Currency RegimeMain labour group, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) Tuesday vowed it will not abandon its demands for US dollar wages on workers' behalf even after a government ban on the multi-currency regime on Monday. Addressing the media in Harare ahead of a Tripartite Negotiating Forum this Wednesday, ZCTU president Peter Mutasa said the scrapping of other currencies from the national basket of legal tender will not stop them from demanding US dollar wages. "The ZCTU has not moved from its position
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Zimbabwe: Tajamuka Gives Mnangagwa 7 Day Ultimatum to Fix Currency CrisisFirebrand pressure group Tajamuka/Sesijikile has given President Emmerson Mnangagwa a seven-day ultimatum to fix the current crippling financial crisis short of which they will call for a national shutdown for 1 July this year. This comes after government on Monday announced an unpopular ban on the use of multi-currencies which have been used since 2009 in place of the local RTGS dollar. Tajamuka coordinator Tineyi Munetsi told NewZimbabwe.com Tuesday they have had enough of government's
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Zimbabwe: China Gives Zimbabwe U.S.$58m for Projects
Zimbabwe and China have signed grants worth RMB400 million (US$58,1 million) on the sidelines of a follow-up meeting to agreements made during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held last year. The follow-up meeting of the FOCAC coordinators was held in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday, with Zimbabwe being represented by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo. Ministers from 52 other African countries, including representatives of the African Union Commission,
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Zimbabwe: China Gives Zimbabwe U.S.$58m for ProjectsZimbabwe and China have signed grants worth RMB400 million (US$58,1 million) on the sidelines of a follow-up meeting to agreements made during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held last year. The follow-up meeting of the FOCAC coordinators was held in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday, with Zimbabwe being represented by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo. Ministers from 52 other African countries, including representatives of the African Union Commission,
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Zimbabwe eyes business chances at China-Africa Economic and Trade ExpoZimbabwe will explore ways of boosting the country's exports to China at the forthcoming China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo. Established under the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation as a new mechanism for economic and trade cooperation between China and African countries, the expo is scheduled for June 27-29 in central China's Hunan Province. James...
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Zimbabwe: Reforms Impress EU Chief
The European Union (EU) is looking forward to closer cooperation with Zimbabwe following encouraging progress made through the national political dialogue process, secretary-general of the European External Action Service, Mr Christian Leffler has said. Speaking after paying a courtesy call on President Mnangagwa at his Munhumutapa Offices in Harare yesterday, Mr Leffler described the progress outlined by the President on the nation's political dialogue during their meeting as encouraging. "We
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Zimbabwe: Kwekwe Mayor Allays Water Shortage Fears
Kwekwe City Mayor Councillor Angeline Kasipo has allayed fears of water shortages in the city, saying there is abundant water at Sebekwe Dam which the city relies on. In an interview, Clr Kasipo said the water levels at the dam were still above 60 percent and was enough to take the city to the next rainy season. There has been an outcry from other local authorities in the Midlands province over dwindling water levels at their supply dams. Shurugwi Town Council recently announced that they were
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Namibia to build US$468M world’s largest diamond mining vessel
Nedbank Namibia, RMB Namibia, Standard Bank, ABSA and Bank Windhoek have partnered to support the construction of the world’s largest diamond mining vessel for diamond firm De Beers. Debmarine Namibia, a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Namibia and De Beers Group, announced that its Board of Directors have approved the...
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Rwanda: World Bank Reaffirms the Country's Low Debt Distress Risk Status
Rwanda's debt level is at 32.9 per cent of GDP, which is below the critical threshold of 50 per cent. Rwanda is one of only four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with low risk of debt distress, the World Bank has said. The Bank rates countries' risk of distress, which is categorised as high, moderate, in-distress, or low. Aghassi Mkrtchyan, a Senior Economist at the World Bank, said Rwanda maintains a low debt distress through careful borrowing, proper loan management and high economic growth. He
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US is targeting sub-Saharan Africa for first free-trade pact
The US plans to pursue its first free trade agreement with a country in sub-Saharan Africa as soon as it decides on the most suitable candidate, according to the US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa. “I am passionate about having one with a sub-Saharan African country,” the State Department’s Tibor Nagy said at the...
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ASIA
Trade talks will fail if US keeps attacking China, state media says
Beijing has called on officials in Washington to abandon “illusions” of China conceding in the countries’ prolonged trade war, setting the stage for the high-stakes G20 sit-down between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump. A…
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Xi-Trump talks at G20 unlikely to end trade war, warn Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barings
Two major international financial institutions have joined a growing chorus of voices urging investors not to be too optimistic about a significant deal between the US and China being reached this weekend. Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and…
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U.S., North Korea in behind-the-scenes talks over third summit, Moon says
The United States is in behind-the-scenes talks with North Korea over a possible third summit and has proposed working-level negotiations that have been stalled since the second such meeting in February, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday.
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Singapore aims to create 10,000 tech jobs in three years
Singapore on Wednesday said it has plans to create up to 10,000 jobs in the technology sector over three years in an initiative to establish the city-state as a global hub for the industry.
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Singapore on Wednesday said it has plans to create up to 10,000 jobs in the technology sector over three years in an initiative to establish the city-state as a global hub for the industry.
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Chinese investment into North America and Europe declines
Henry Chin, head of research for Asia Pacific and EMEA at CBRE, discusses changes in Chinese outward investment.
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North Korea lashes out at U.S. “hostile acts” in surprise move
Hopes for a third summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump appeared to be revived Wednesday even after Pyongyang rebuked Washington over "hostility" that "viciously slandered" the country.
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EUROPE
UPDATE 2-Austria eyes first ever debt sale below ECB deposit rate
(Updates to add revised price guidance, demand)
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Jeremy Corbyn’s close aides will accept no-deal Brexit and 'don’t give a toss' about Labour members' views, says Margaret Beckett
Jeremy Corbyn’s close aides will accept a no-deal Brexit and “don’t give a toss” about Labour members’ support for a fresh referendum, a party heavyweight says.
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Tory leadership election - LIVE: Boris Johnson's Brexit plan eviscerated by ex-civil service chief, as frontrunner to clash with Jeremy Hunt over 'do or die' deadline
Leadership contenders Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have clashed over the Halloween Brexit deadline, as the foreign secretary said he is the candidate that can be trusted to reach a deal with the EU.
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Why EU is unfazed by no-deal Brexit threats
The European Union is taking a cool approach as the candidates for the next UK PM battle it out.
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CBI, ISX, Kauaihn Chatter:
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The CBI Closed on Friday and Saturday
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Rafidain launches a new meal of retired civilian and military
Editorial date: 2019/6/28 9:39 • 128 times read
{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} Rafidain Bank announced the disbursement of a new meal of the predecessor of retired civilian and military, ranging from 3, 5, 8 and 10 through electronic payment tools.
Rafidain said in a statement received by the agency {Euphrates News}, a copy of today that "the disbursement of a new batch of retired civilian and military retirees of more than 2,800 retired."
The statement pointed out that "the disbursement of this advance was by informing the pensioner by sending him a text message informing him of the advance payment, after he completed all the legal procedures to grant it and disbursement through the electronic payment tools, which was filled the financial balance to it."
The statement pointed out that "the disbursement of this advance was by informing the pensioner by sending him a text message informing him of the advance payment, after he completed all the legal procedures to grant it and disbursement through the electronic payment tools, which was filled the financial balance to it."
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6-27-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ We are in 2 windows right now...From tonight until midday tomorrow...if it doesn’t go by then –the second window starts on Sunday...Iraq does not have a new rate as of 2 hours ago. ...we are in the perfect storm right now...this is minute to minute and we are in it to win it.
6-27-2019 Intel Guru Frank26 Article: "Vietnam : Positive economic climate attracts businesses" ...WHAT TRUMP DID WITH CHINA AND IRAQ (MONSTER OIL DEAL)...OPENED...THE DOOR TO VIETNAM'S DONG BIG TIME... BRILLIANT!
6-27-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat I was also told that this week the Mahdi government could try to replace Ali Mohsen Al-Allaq as the director of the CBI since his position is still seen as a proxy one going back to former PM Nori al-Maliki days. This also stems from the currency auction corruption and the failure to complete the currency reform project. We will wait and see what happens on these other proxy positions. They need to make his position permanent and announce it if he is going to stay.
6-27-2019 Intel Guru Frank26 Article: "Vietnam : Positive economic climate attracts businesses" ...WHAT TRUMP DID WITH CHINA AND IRAQ (MONSTER OIL DEAL)...OPENED...THE DOOR TO VIETNAM'S DONG BIG TIME... BRILLIANT!
6-27-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat I was also told that this week the Mahdi government could try to replace Ali Mohsen Al-Allaq as the director of the CBI since his position is still seen as a proxy one going back to former PM Nori al-Maliki days. This also stems from the currency auction corruption and the failure to complete the currency reform project. We will wait and see what happens on these other proxy positions. They need to make his position permanent and announce it if he is going to stay.
6-27-2019 Intel Guru Delta Article: "...While the second document that he was nominated Ali Abdul Amir Allawi for the post of Governor of the Central Bank..." THERE IT'S IN PRINT ..NEW CBI GOV NAME TO BE APPROVED BY PARLIAMENT.
6-27-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [via PDK] ...We are hearing things went live at 4:30 AM in Asia and expecting it to be moving our direction. In Zurich - they have not gone in yet but have big expectations. My contact in Reno was up early…6am...He is waiting in a conference room right now to “go”... Big expectations today is the day...they cant afford not to be on “alert”... Historically Thursdays are a very good day for Revaluations. In Iraq- as of 9 am this morning Iraq did not have a new rate. At least the people on the street don’t have it... Last rumored street rates we are hearing was $3.62 in Iraq…We are at the edge…it’s painful how close we are...I plan to have some kind of update tonight…we are that close...
6-27-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Once these three minister positions were filled, I contacted my CBI source. I was told that there are some very important people now in Baghdad or coming this week and there is going to be a largely attended financial meeting with the CBI. Those attending include the former financial minster, US and UK Treasury Sec, Dr. Shabibi, IMF rep and a World Bank Rep. What do you think they will be discussing? ...I was told they do plan to move ahead with the “project to delete the zeros” this year and sooner rather than later. This is all I could get out of my source.
6-27-2019 Newshound Guru Breitling Question [Would Iraq joining the WTO have any impact on the revaluation?] ...Maybe not the date it's going to revalue but the speed on which the dinar is going to gain value absolutely 100%...huge deal for them to be part of the WTO...If Iraq can join the WTO and western companies can go to Iraq and have no fear it's going to be phenomenal...
6-27-2019 Newshound Guru G-Lin Article: "The House of Representatives votes not to give confidence to the candidate Zahida Abdullah Mohammed, Minister of Education"
6-27-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ We are getting a lot of news they jumped the gun in Brazil and Hong Kong and that there may be a street rate in Iraq of $3.62. ...My contractor at a power plant was quoted a bit higher rate last month... [How did they jump the gun? What does that mean?] they have jumped the gun with some exchanges...not all... We hope to know more by morning [Thursday]...We are on the edge of our seats...we could go tonight or we could go tomorrow [Thursday] i don’t think we will make past this week for the RV.
6-27-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [via PDK] ...We are hearing things went live at 4:30 AM in Asia and expecting it to be moving our direction. In Zurich - they have not gone in yet but have big expectations. My contact in Reno was up early…6am...He is waiting in a conference room right now to “go”... Big expectations today is the day...they cant afford not to be on “alert”... Historically Thursdays are a very good day for Revaluations. In Iraq- as of 9 am this morning Iraq did not have a new rate. At least the people on the street don’t have it... Last rumored street rates we are hearing was $3.62 in Iraq…We are at the edge…it’s painful how close we are...I plan to have some kind of update tonight…we are that close...
6-27-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Once these three minister positions were filled, I contacted my CBI source. I was told that there are some very important people now in Baghdad or coming this week and there is going to be a largely attended financial meeting with the CBI. Those attending include the former financial minster, US and UK Treasury Sec, Dr. Shabibi, IMF rep and a World Bank Rep. What do you think they will be discussing? ...I was told they do plan to move ahead with the “project to delete the zeros” this year and sooner rather than later. This is all I could get out of my source.
6-27-2019 Newshound Guru Breitling Question [Would Iraq joining the WTO have any impact on the revaluation?] ...Maybe not the date it's going to revalue but the speed on which the dinar is going to gain value absolutely 100%...huge deal for them to be part of the WTO...If Iraq can join the WTO and western companies can go to Iraq and have no fear it's going to be phenomenal...
6-27-2019 Newshound Guru G-Lin Article: "The House of Representatives votes not to give confidence to the candidate Zahida Abdullah Mohammed, Minister of Education"
6-27-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ We are getting a lot of news they jumped the gun in Brazil and Hong Kong and that there may be a street rate in Iraq of $3.62. ...My contractor at a power plant was quoted a bit higher rate last month... [How did they jump the gun? What does that mean?] they have jumped the gun with some exchanges...not all... We hope to know more by morning [Thursday]...We are on the edge of our seats...we could go tonight or we could go tomorrow [Thursday] i don’t think we will make past this week for the RV.
6-26-2019 Newshound Guru Adam Montana Even though Iraq isn't technically "present", it's not difficult to understand that anytime oil, money, gold or gifts leave Iraq - they are touched by one or more of those major players listed above. For Iraq to be successful in raising the value of their currency, they need to be able to operate their business, and the G20 Summit will have an effect on how the global money game is played for the next year. Once the Summit has concluded, Iraq may change their tactics slightly, but most importantly they will be free to make a decision and act accordingly. It's a big deal, and it's good. So although I don't expect an RV announcement to be made at the Summit, or directly because of the Summit, I do think it's reasonable to expect some actions after the summit.
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Mahdi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
Statement on the Iraqi Government
The Government expresses its deep regret that a number of demonstrators have stormed the Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain on 27 June 2019 and carried out acts of sabotage in violation of the law, state authority and the immunity of diplomatic missions.
The security services have taken all necessary and immediate measures to remove them from the embassy as well as to restore order and provide the necessary protection and arrest the culprits in preparation for submission to the judiciary.
The Government of Iraq is serious in preventing violations of the law and will never tolerate such acts. The Government affirms its absolute rejection of any action threatening diplomatic missions, security, safety and safety of their personnel.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
27 June-2019
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقيةVerified account @IraqiGovt 6-27-2019 around 9 am Eastern
PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi: The Federal Budget Law requires that Kurdistan Region of Iraq delivers 250,000 bpd of oil to the @IraqiGovt, or we will deduct the corresponding amount of money from their budget allocation, which is what we are doing now.
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ARTICLE 3
Foreign Minister announces visit of UN Security Council members to Baghdad on Saturday
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ARTICLE 4
The details of the theft of the amount of 100 million dinars in Basra
28/06/2019
A security source in Basra revealed new details related to the shooting incident on a citizen and the theft of his vehicle and the amount of 100 million dinars was in possession, near the bridge Mohammed Qasim, located to the west of the city center, indicating that this amount is the salaries of employees Border Police.
The source said in a press statement that "unknown gunmen in the first three wheels, a black type of black and the second type of pick-up and white and unknown unknown type, the police officers in the border area and stole the amount that was in possession of when he was riding his wheel," explaining that " The amount is the salaries of border personnel. "
He added that "the associate was injured in one stroke in the chest area a minor injury when he was going back to his house, according to his claim, on the road of Mohammed al-Qasim near the complex of the ring of Basra residential."
"He was taken to a hospital for treatment and his condition is stable," he said.
Unknown gunmen in Basra opened fire on a citizen and stole his vehicle and the amount of 100 million dinars in possession, in the incident of the exchange of a record near the bridge Mohammed Qasim, to the west of the city center.
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ARTICLE 5
Sarwa Abdel Wahid: Parliament fears the media
27/06/2019
A member of the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction, Sarwa Abdel-Wahid, confirmed on Thursday that the parliament wants to politicize the media by blocking the channel NRT media coverage within the Council.
Abdel Wahid said in a tweet on her Twitter account: "The distinguished parliament by preventing NRT Arab channel to cover its meetings wants to politicize the media not to publish any information except with official approvals .. Parliament fears the media."
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