Tuesday, October 13, 2020

WOTS TUES OCT 13 2020

WOTS TUES OCT 13 2020

Exchange rates of the dollar, foreign currencies, and gold in the local markets, according to experts' observations on Tuesday (October 13, 2020).  

  

Exchange office prices:  

The selling price of the dollar: 124,250  

Dollar purchase price: 123,250  

approximate  

The Markets:
The Asian markets closed up NIK up by .18% HSCI up by 2.20% SHANG up y .04%
UK Markets ae currently trading in the red from .15% to .42%
Our futures are currently trading mixed DOW a 28663 down by .47% SNP at 3528 down by .11% NDX at 12228 is up by 1.08%

PREcious MEtals:
Gold is red at 1920 Silver is ed at 25.15 Copper is red at 305 ALUM is red1854  Plat red at 874
Brent 42 WTi 40

Favorite Currencies Forex Quotes

SymbolBidAskHighLowOpenChangeTime
 USD/IQD  1168.1000  1218.9000 1192.9000 1192.9000 1192.9000  1.1000 06:10
 USD/VND  23177.0000  23178.0000 23178.3500 23177.7300 23178.3500  -0.7300 00:18
 USD/CNY  6.7339  6.7359 6.7588 6.7327 6.7459  -0.0121 05:14
 USD/KWD  0.3054  0.3064 0.3055 0.3054 0.3055  -0.0003 05:04
 GBP/USD  1.3052  1.3054 1.3068 1.3015 1.3064  -0.0012 05:18
 USD/IRR  42000.0000  42210.0000 43011.9000 43011.9000 43011.9000  -43.1000 04:44
 USD/IDR  14766.0000  14769.0000 14784.0000 14481.0000 14707.0000  59.0000 05:16
Iraqi Articles:

Determining the price of Basra crude for the next month

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Iraq has set the official selling price for Basra Light crude in November to Asia at 30 cents a barrel above the average Oman / Dubai offered prices.

Thus, Iraq would have kept prices unchanged compared to the previous month, according to a pricing document and according to what we received by "Reuters".

And the price of Basra heavy crude to Asia for next November was set at 15 cents a barrel, below the Oman / Dubai offered prices.

A proposal to manage the region’s oil with Baghdad and reformulate the national company law

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The Minister of Oil, Ihssan Abdul-Jabbar, described the nature and direction of the negotiator in the Kurdistan Regional Government in a (positive) spirit that is in harmony with the directions of the central government, to reach a formula for constitutional solutions to disputes over the production and export of crude oil in Kurdistan.

Announced Abdul - Jabbar, in a press statement on the "Proposal for the establishment of an oil company in the Kurdistan region to manage the operations of extraction and export in the fields of the region, technically linked and administratively under the chairmanship of the region and the Federal Ministry of Oil, according to the project to reach a final agreement between the federal government and the region similar to the oil companies operating in the governorates produced.
Revealed Minister of Oil, on the positive understandings between the central government and the Kurdistan region regarding the production and export of oil produced in the fields of the region within the ongoing negotiations between the two parties, and related to the oil policy in the region in accordance with the constitution in effect and the interests of all the Iraqi people.
Abdul-Jabbar said: “We believe that the region - according to the data on reality - has positive moves to resolve the points of separation and dispute over the nature of the management points of the oil fields in the region, and the quantities of crude oil exported to global markets,” indicating the emergence of positive indications that were evident during the talks with Kurdistan, she confirmed The existence of new visions and ideas for the region to manage the oil fields with the federal government. ”
After the appeals submitted by the Federal Court, the Central Bank and oil experts, Law No. 4 of 2018 regarding the establishment of the" Iraqi National Oil Company ", which was voted by the House of Representatives in its previous session, here is a draft The law goes back to the parliament once again after making amendments to it by the cabinet, to vote on it again after reading it by the Parliamentary Oil and Energy Committee.
The draft law of the National Oil Company, "the amended version," arrived in the House of Representatives last week, after the Parliamentary Oil Committee demanded to send it more than four times during the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi, and during the current government of Mustafa Al-Kazemi.
Head of the Parliamentary Oil and Energy Committee, Haybat Al-Halbousi, said in a press statement, "This law is approved from the previous session, but some of its provisions were objected to by the Federal Court, so it was suspended, and some of the items that were objected have now been amended, and the law is currently in The Parliamentary Oil and Energy Committee for discussion and presented to the House of Representatives for a vote.
Al-Halbousi stressed that "this law is one of the important laws, so we are going to make (the Iraqi National Oil Company) a global company such as (Aramco) and major international companies."
He noted, "This company (if its law is approved) will be joined by some extractive companies, and it is about nine companies, separated from the (oil) Ministry in its management, and its management is independent from the ministry, and the companies are North Oil, Basra Oil, Central Oil and some extractive companies. The other, and the general manager responsible for it is at the rank of a minister, and there is an executive director in addition to two deputies and an administrative body. Therefore, we aspire for this company to be the backbone of oil imports in Iraq. "
It seems that the great controversy caused by the law when it appeared and voted on in Parliament in an "unprecedented speed" in 2018 will return again when it is presented to the vote again.

CBI, ISX,Dinar Guru:

CBI Update:  Just  a note:
They have been having auctions and the ISX has been trading regularly; the sites just don't update in time to put the information in this report, unless it is 
here.   
 
Click on the link above for the latest update.

The CBI for rate is 1190.
 The currency auction total sales amount $ 186,150,000

  including   $20,150,000. CASH Friday

ISX Update:   

www.isx-iq.net/

Shares Traded: not updated for today
Value Traded: not updated for today 

https://www.dinarguru.com/
10-13-2020   Guest Guru sheila  Lot's of articles about White Papers. Good sign.  Don't know exactly what they contain. White Paper is big indicator for economic reforms. Budget figures within. Big question is if the budget figures are in billions or trillions. Billions - new rate. Trillions - program rate.  No access to content. Just know that White Papers mean good business is about to happen...World will know very soon what they contain. When it goes to Parliament, if White Papers are not released, they certainly will be leaked.
10-12-2020   Newshound Guru Breitling  It's not going to stop the revaluation it's going to make it quicker...I'm not worried about the value going up.  That's easy...for people asking how long can I stay in there...?  You don't want to stay in there very long.  You want to get out.  Let me be very very clear.  It's not because I know what's going to happen.  I'm getting out because I don't know what's going to happen...I know they have to add value to their currency but when I get out I'll put it into markets where I know there's more of a guarantee of a return...so when we go to exchange, I'm getting out...as soon as it revalues and getting into a different market.  That's my opinion.

10-12-2020   Newshound Guru MilitiaMan  To enhance the exchange rate (mechanism) will create the environment for the Iraq country to go into the market economy where they can be competitive through secondary markets. ...Did they raise the rate (mechanism) and not tell us yet or did they just within what is in the above and below past tense dataStarting to look that way...imo  They have the money to pay all four months without borrowing because they have raised the rate? Lets see what the White Papers have to say... The citizens were shown conceptual notes, did they not on the day they said the first step of reforms began on 10/05/2020?  They did...imo!   [post 2 of 2]

10-12-2020   Newshound Guru MilitiaMan   Article:  "In the document ... important figures in the law on financing the fiscal deficit that reached Parliament today"   What I find interesting is they speak of 4 months salaries. They haven't paid the salaries for September, yet. That is very interesting, as they told us they would.  Why have they not Well, imo the rate at which they get paid and in an equivalency is in need.  They had to make amendments to the budget law. By not paying the last four months, shows they have an intention to pay but, with an amended budget law for 2020. A substitutive.  I'll bet the White Papers know full well what the substitute is and they are to be out Tuesday the 13th. It enhances the government revenues to fulfill it's obligations to the citizens.  [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]

10-12-2020   Newshound Guru Breitling  ...I'm not telling anybody what to do...[What would you do?]  I'm getting out.  I'm going to exchange [when it revalues] and I'm going to get out...

10-12-2020   Intel Guru MarkZ   [via PDK]    [Anything new on rates?]  still hearing street rates on the dinar are $3.70-$3.80. with contract rates around $8. We did start to see chatter about a $15-$1 rate coming out of Iraq.  Guess we will see soon  whether that is true or not.  Still hearing the same rate on the dong that the contract rate will be the low $2 range…Remember these are all just rumors until we get there.

10-12-2020   Intel Guru MarkZ   [via PDK]   The vote on the “White papers”  is supposed to happen tomorrow in Iraq. It should give us the value once it passes…..so all eyes are on Iraq tomorrow as it appears everyone is now in position to move... it’s going to be an interesting week. So hang on and cross your fingers and say your prayers.

10-12-2020   Intel Guru RayRen98   Even though today is a holiday, some bank exchange locations are being manned...just in case...I guess?   The CBI governor and the Finance Minister had a meeting today and agreed to send the White Papers with the economic reforms to Parliament on Tuesday.

10-12-2020   Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat   Article:  "AL-KAZEMI GOVERNMENT SUCCEEDS IN CONVINCING THE EUROPEAN UNION TO REMOVE IRAQ FROM THE LIST OF HIGH-RISK COUNTRIES IN THE FIELD OF MONEY LAUNDERING"   This timing is perfect as they told us mid-October this might be finalized. So, I am told the US is next and may relieve Iraq from OFAC monetary sanctions as a result. Remember it is OFAC Sanctions that is limiting us from exchanging at the banks. Let’s wait and see what happens next.


Catnip's Corner:
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ARTICLE 1-A (from PM Kadhimi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi receives a phone call from his Dutch counterpart

The Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi, received a call from the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte.

During the call, they discussed the overall Dutch-Iraqi relations, and cooperation between the two countries on the security side, especially with regard to combating the remaining terrorist remnants of ISIS within the framework of the international coalition.

They also discussed cooperation in the issue of displaced persons and refugees, as well as the work of international organizations inside Iraq.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
12-October-2020

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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Kadhimi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi sponsors the launch of the (Employment) initiative for job opportunities in Iraq and holds a meeting with its members

The Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi, held a meeting today, Monday, with members of the initiative to employ job opportunities in Iraq, during which the initiative and its importance at the present time were discussed, and the plans that were developed for the employment of youth in the labor market.

His Excellency welcomed the members of the initiative and blessed them for this national project, and stressed that it is a step in the right direction, to address unemployment that has been exacerbated by the wrong and accumulated employment policies.

Mr. Al-Kazemi stated that the economic system in Iraq is still a prisoner of totalitarian regimes in administration, and has not developed to conform to the constitution, which helped inflate and sag the state structure.

He affirmed his support for the project of activating the Federal Service Council, and not making it limited to achieving justice in government appointments, but expanding its functions to include assistance with employment in private sector companies, stressing the need for unconventional measures to achieve the required balance in youth employment in public and private sector institutions, after providing Actual jobs produced.

Mr. Al-Kazemi called on all institutions to deal with this step, to overcome the obstacles facing it, and to develop work to enable this system to achieve the required contact with all institutions in the public and private sectors.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
12-October-2020

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ARTICLE 1-C (from PM Kadhimi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)

Prime Minister Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi holds a meeting with the political blocs to discuss the reform white paper

Today, Monday, the Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi, held a meeting with the political blocs, in the presence of the Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Muhammad Al-Halbousi, and the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Mr. Faiq Zidan.

During the meeting, which was attended by the Minister of Finance and Planning, the reform white paper on overcoming the economic challenges that the country is going through was discussed, especially with regard to the financial aspect.

Mr. Al-Kazemi pointed to the size of the challenges facing Iraq, whether on the health level and the repercussions of the Corona pandemic, or at the economic level and the stifling financial crisis, or at the level of major security challenges, and stressed that despite the pressures and obstacles that the government faces, it is determined to work hard To overcome the ordeal.

His Excellency stated that the government has assigned specific duties that culminate in early elections, and a date has been set for them, and the election law has been finalized, and work is continuing with the Elections Commission and the concerned authorities to conduct the elections on time, and thus we have responded to the will of our people and our rational reference.

His Excellency affirmed that addressing economic challenges is not an easy task, and that the current crisis is systematic, not related to this government and its procedures, and it needs real and radical reform and long-term plans to overcome it, stressing the need for integration in work between the authorities to achieve what we seek.

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi reviewed the reform paper, stating that it is a preliminary paper that needs everyone's efforts to develop it, and to benefit from existing expertise, in order to translate it into a reality for long-term work.

His Excellency affirmed that the White Paper represents the beginning of economic reform, and despite it being lengthy and includes some measures, but it will be a base upon which we can base the development of the country's future vision, expressing his hope that the House of Representatives will discuss the reform paper and approve it in principle, to be a general framework for real action Jad can boost the Iraqi economy.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
12-October-2020

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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)

The @IraqiGovt, in partnership with Iraq’s Federal Public Service Council, launches ‘tawtheef’ a new online portal to help young Iraqi job-seekers find employment in both the public and private sectors. Click here to follow the details:
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ARTICLE 3

Representative source: To postpone hosting Al-Kazemi and the Finance Minister to another time

 12/10/2020 14:26 • 
Where's News_ Baghdad

, a parliamentary source confirmed, on Monday, that hosting Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, scheduled for today, has been postponed to another time due to the parliament’s preoccupation with discussing constituency schedules, and it is likely to host them in the next session.
The source said in a statement to "Ayin News /", "It was supposed to host Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and Minister of Finance Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi, today, but the hosting has been postponed to another time."
The source added, "The reason for the postponement is due to the Council’s preoccupation with discussing the mechanism for distributing electoral district tables by governorates, which will take a great time."
The source suggested that "they will be hosted during the next session to discuss salaries, internal and external loans, and discuss the white paper."


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ARTICLE 4

Saleh and the presidencies of the region are discussing several files and demands to ensure the stability mechanism of the disputed areas

12/10/2020 15:22 • 
Erbil: Where News} The Presidency of the Kurdistan Region announced, on Monday, the results of an expanded meeting held in the presence of the presidencies of the region with the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, in Erbil.

A statement by the region’s presidency stated that the meeting expressed its support for the government's steps and federal constitutional institutions to protect the security and stability of the country and create stable conditions to protect the work and duties of foreign representations.

The meeting also expressed support for the holding of early elections in the country, and discussed the conditions of the constitutional Article 140 areas - the disputed areas -

and the statement stated that the meeting expressed its support for the recent steps of the Iraqi government to normalize the situation in Sinjar, the return of the displaced, as well as all attempts at demographic change. In conflict areas, and demanded the federal government to ensure a mechanism for security and stability in those areas.

In another axis, the meeting discussed the steps of dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil, and expressed its support for the two parties' attempts to deal with the problems once and for all, and to be in a way that guarantees the constitutional rights of citizens in the Kurdistan region and Iraq in general.

The meeting also discussed the internal conditions of the region, the global challenges due to the outbreak of the Corona virus and its consequences, and the meeting also discussed the financial crisis and the meeting stressed the need to skip this stage and protect the interests of citizens in Kurdistan, and it is necessary for all Kurdish parties to harness their capabilities and unify their positions to face this sensitive situation and its future repercussions.

The meeting also condemned the killing of Asayish officer Ghazi Saleh Al-Alykhan in the borders of Dohuk Governorate.

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ARTICLE 5

After being chased for 10 hours ... the assassination squad leader was overthrown in the Karma sector - Anbar

12/10/2020 16:12 • 
[Baghdad-Where]
The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasool, announced on Monday the arrest of the so-called "assassination squad" in the Karma district, Anbar province.
Rasoul said in a statement that, "After a chase that lasted about 10 hours, the heroes of the Anti-Terrorism Service are arresting the so-called assassination detachment order in the Karma sector - Anbar, which belongs to the terrorist ISIS gangs."
He stated, "The necessary legal measures have been taken against him.
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