Sunday, January 31, 2021

WOTS FRI JAN 29 21

 WOTS FRI JAN 29 21

Prices exchange offices:
dollar sale price 145.500
purchase price of the dollar 144,500  




The Markets:
The Asian markets closed down NIK by 1.89% HSI by .94% SHANG by .63%
THe UK markets are currently trading in the red   from .%86 to 1.10%    one in the green by .17%
Our futures are currently trading in the red the DOW at 30294  by .70%  SNP at 3751  by .73%  SNP at 13068  by .89%

Precious Metals:
Gold is green at 1856  Silver is green at 27.17  Copper is red at 355 Platinum is green at 1092
Brent 55 WTi 52


Things in the News:

Iraqi Articles:

And finally. Budget 2021 ready for approval in Parliament

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The 2021 general budget bill is ready for a vote in parliament, a parliamentary source said Thursday.

"The budget law is ready to be voted in the House of Representatives after amendments to some articles of the law and a reduction of the deficit by 50% from 71 trillion dinars," the source told Shafq News.

"Next week, the parliamentary finance committee will distribute copies of the revised draft, the Maronite law, to the heads of political blocs 24 hours before the vote on the budget law," he said.

"Next Monday is the day for the resumption of parliamentary sessions and a vote on the budget law," the source said.

The second Tuesday of February marks the last day of the legislative term of the House of Representatives after a month's extension, and Wednesday is the first day of the legislative recess of the House of Representatives, and the House has not announced whether to extend the chapter to vote on the budget or enter the recess.

 

The US Secretary of State pledges to help Baghdad implement economic reforms

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The new US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, pledged to continue working with Iraq to address the economic challenges facing it in light of the Corona pandemic .. He also pledged, in the first phone call to his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, to help Baghdad implement basic economic reforms and strengthen trade relations between the United States and Iraq, including The interest of the two countries. 

The American Secretary extended his condolences to his Iraqi counterpart regarding the horrific terrorist attack that took place last week in Baghdad, which was claimed by the terrorist organization "ISIS". Blinken discussed - according to the American (Al Hurra) channel reported this evening / Thursday / - following up the strategic dialogue, and reaffirmed the principles that the two sides agreed upon in the Strategic Framework Agreement. Blinken encouraged the foreign minister and the Iraqi government to continue efforts to meet the demands of the Iraqi people, "for a more equitable and just state


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 1460

The currency auction For FRIDAY, 2021 total sales amount $ 0. 

including   $0. CASH 

ISX Update:   

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

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1-28-2021   Intel Guru RayRen98   US BANKS ARE "ON LOCATION" TODAY... WAITING FOR THE "GO" SIGNAL!...EVEN THE TREASURY FOLK ARE STARTING TO SOUND EXCITED.

1-28-2021   Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat   ...If the reinstatement was going to happen, we would have seen an education period followed by the project to delete the zeros in December followed by the reinstatement in January. This is the process and each step takes time. Is there still a chance to see the reinstatement any time soon? As long as the 2021 budget is not yet opened there is a slight chance, a very slight chance, it can still happen, but I am very doubtful. This is only from a technical standpoint not a practical standpoint. There is a difference.

1-28-2021   Intel Guru Bruce  I do know that the rates are supposed to be high – and higher than we thought - which is pretty good for us but – I am really not that concerned about it - but we do know that step in this process is important...

1-28-2021   Intel Guru MarkZ   [via PDK]   We are hearing good news out of Iraq as the white papers are moving forward again. There is a lot of great chatter coming out of Iraq right now...I am feeling very hopeful right now.

1-28-2021   Newshound Guru Pimpy  Article: "Another Arab county joins the club of normalization with Israel"  This is very very dangerous for Iran...it's gonna make it very hard for Iran to bully these people around...This is a continuation of what Trump started...this is good.  It really is...these people are all in the Middle East and we need peace in the Middle East...

1-28-2021   Newshound Guru Adam Montana      [How’s the impact of the latest suicide bombing and the affect of biden if any?]  Although both are tragic and unfortunate, I see no impact from either of those.

1-28-2021   Newshound Guru MilitiaMan    Article:  "Al-Halbousi and the Emir of Kuwait discuss activating the joint governmental and parliamentary committees between the two countries"   This is about tens of billions of dollars for re construction. Clearing and Settling payments goes hand and hand with this. If we cannot see what is at play by now, one may never get it.. Wow! This is good... imo!  



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ARTICLE 1-A

Statement

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Let the right be right and nullify the falsehood even if the criminals hate it
Believe God Almighty.

Our heroes in the armed forces and the security services responded with revenge and dignity for the blood of the pure martyrs that scented the yard of Tayaran, and for the blood of their heroes in the popular crowd through a focused operation that cut off the head of the so-called (Wali of Iraq and the Deputy Caliph), in the mythical and criminal ISIS gangs today, Thursday (01/28/2021) ).

And with direct orders and close follow-up from the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi, our security forces managed to kill the terrorist called (Jabbar Salman Ali Farhan Al-Issawi / nicknamed Abu Yasser Al-Issawi), in a strike targeting the burrow in which he was sheltering, his staff and his aides, and it was a direct hit through specific weapons. Their personalities have been confirmed.

Our security forces had intensified their intelligence efforts in pursuit of all strands of the criminal organization, through a process that continued from last September until this January, and was distributed in several governorates, during which they managed to kill seventeen terrorists who were the heads of the organization of crime and superstition, the most prominent of whom was

The terrorist (Ghassan Najm Saleh Ahmad al-Ubaidi / known as Abu Malak), who is in charge of ISIS gangs in Kirkuk.

The same applies to the terrorist (known as Abu Sadiq), called the governor of Kurdistan. And the terrorist (Musa), one of the princes of the sectors. As well as the terrorist (Ali Khalaf Hanoo Al-Bayati), and his brother (Salem Khalaf Hanoo Al-Bayati).

And the terrorist (Nazem Muhammad Ahmad Al-Alkawi) and the terrorist (Raji Hassan Khalaf Shehatha Al-Lahibi), and he is the brother of the terrorist (Naji Hassan Khalaf Shahhata Al-Lahibi)

Our security forces had been able to identify several additives used by the terrorist organization, by gathering intelligence information, interrogating the accused, tracking criminal swords and technical means, and pursuing communications of the aforementioned terrorists, until they carried out their struck strike at the snake's head.

A covenant, our heroic armed forces of all kinds will remain our watchful eye, and the striking hand that protects the security of Iraq and the safety of every inch of its holy land.

Terrorism will have no place on the land of Iraq except for graves revered with bad consequences, insult and humiliation.

Human beings and the sublime are the martyrs of the homeland, in the seat of their honesty with Malik Muqtadir.The shame and shame of the defeated terror, and everyone who supported it and supported it with money, weapons or words.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
28-Jan-2021

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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Kadhimi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side; 7 pix)

The joint statement of the official meeting between His Excellency Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq and His Excellency Bishr Al-Khasawneh, Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in the presence of the ministers of the two countries' governments, held in Baghdad on 01/28/2021

In affirmation of brotherhood and cooperation ties, His Excellency Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq met with the Jordanian Prime Minister Dr. Beshr Al-Khasawneh at the head of a high-level ministerial delegation in Baghdad, and during the visit a bilateral meeting was held under the chairmanship of the heads of the Council of Ministers of the two sister countries to discuss ways to enhance cooperation and coordination based on the solid fraternal relations And the close ties that bind them.

The two sides valued the close historical relations between the two brotherly countries, and stressed the importance of continuing to work on enhancing the level of coordination and maximizing the utilization of the capabilities available in both countries to achieve integration in strategic interests and in all economic, investment and commercial fields.

The Jordanian Prime Minister expressed his affirmation of the civilizational position of the Republic of Iraq and its pioneering and natural role at the forefront of the countries of the region and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan standing next to the Republic of Iraq to continue the process of building and progress in a way that serves the aspirations of the Iraqi people for prosperity and prosperity. They also discussed a number of issues of common interest to enhance cooperation and economic integration, and they reached the following:

Work to facilitate trade, increase the volume of bilateral trade exchanges and address obstacles facing the flow of intra-trade, and the Jordanian side appreciated the decision issued by the General Secretariat of the Iraqi Council of Ministers to maintain the implementation of the decisions of the Honorable Iraqi Council of Ministers No. 25 of 2019 and No. 145 of 2019, Based on the bilateral free trade agreement signed in 2009 and which entered into force in 2013, stressing his keenness to enhance trade exchange in local products for both countries.
The two sides agreed to exclude Iraqi and Jordanian products from any import registration system applied to enter the markets of both brotherly countries.
The two sides also agreed to accelerate the completion of the implementation steps for the establishment of the joint economic city, most notably specifying the concessions that will be granted to the economic city, the procedures for allocating the plot of land to the Iraqi and Jordanian company for industry, and determining the cost of the rent allowance for the lands allocated to the joint economic city.

In the field of industrial cooperation and integration: The two sides stressed the need to strengthen industrial cooperation and integration in the pharmaceutical industrial sectors (veterinary medicines and vaccines, agricultural pesticides, clothing, chemical industries and fertilizers) through training and investment, the supply of raw materials and semi-finished goods, and the rehabilitation of factories, in addition to maximizing the benefit of the Iraqi side. One of the centers of specialized studies in the field of bioequivalence available in Jordan, facilitating procedures for registering Jordanian medicines in Iraq and recognizing their analysis certificates issued by the Jordanian Food and Drug General Organization.

Cooperation in the field of energy, the two sides agreed to renew the memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries to import crude oil from Iraq for another year after agreeing on the required amendments, and an agreement to move forward with the implementation of a double-circuit electric antenna transmission line, about 300 km long, linking the Risha conversion station (the Jordanian side) With the Al-Qaim substation (the Iraqi side), the two governments appreciated the conclusion of a contract between the Jordanian National Electricity Company and the General Electric Power Transmission Company / Central Region on September 27, 2020, and it was also agreed to establish a mechanism for cooperation between the Iraqi and Jordanian private sectors, especially in the field of renewable energy And energy efficiency, as for the Iraqi-Jordanian oil export pipeline project, the two sides agreed to complete the bilateral talks to reach the signing of a framework agreement between the two countries.

Cooperation in the field of transport: It was agreed to hold a meeting of the Joint Land Transport Technical Committee and to assign it to re-study the procedures at the Trebil / Karama port in order to facilitate procedures on trade exchange, as well as to hold bilateral talks in the field of air transport during this year to update the executive memorandum signed between the two countries in order to increase the number of The daily flights and the addition of a cargo flight on the Amman / Najaf section and vice versa, and two cargo flights on Amman / Sulaymaniyah and vice versa.
Cooperation in the financial field: The two sides agreed to complete the formation of the joint technical committee to settle the outstanding issues and the amounts required from each party to the other, and to find consensual solutions to end the outstanding financial files between the two countries.
Cooperation in the agricultural field: The two sides agreed to provide all possible facilities to increase the volume of trade exchange in the field of agricultural commodities, to give priority to the exchange of goods in the field of animal and plant wealth according to the needs of the two countries, and to facilitate the registration of veterinary medicines and agricultural pesticides in both countries. The Iraqi side also welcomed the willingness of the Jordanian side By transferring the Jordanian experience in the field of digitizing the agricultural sector, and training Iraqi cadres in the fields of optimal use of water, hydroponics, water harvesting, multiplication of salt-resistant seeds, biological control, use of environmentally friendly pesticides, rural development and empowerment of women. Proposed from Jordan.

Cooperation in the field of health: The two sides stressed the need to provide all possible facilities to increase the number of Iraqi patients for treatment in Jordan, exchange experiences in the field of treating cancer diseases, facilitate procedures for obtaining the Jordanian Board of Iraqi doctors, facilitate procedures for registering human medicines, and supply what is produced of Jordanian medicines for chronic diseases And the transfer of the Jordanian experience and the exchange of experiences in the field of managing and containing the Corona pandemic, and the Iraqi side also welcomed the Jordanian government's willingness to harness all its technical and administrative capabilities and expertise to provide any assistance that Iraq needs in all health fields.

Cooperation in the field of water, irrigation and sanitation. The Iraqi side appreciated the initiative of the Jordanian side to place the accumulated capabilities and experiences in this field at the disposal of the Iraqi side to benefit from the Jordanian experience in this sector.

Cooperation in the field of education: The Iraqi side welcomed the transfer of the Jordanian experience, the exchange of experiences in the field of distance education for all educational levels, the establishment of educational platforms, the conversion of curricula into easy-to-use digital formats for the Iraqi side, and the increase in cooperation and coordination in the field of writing, preparing and printing school curricula.

Cooperation in the field of communications and information technology: The two sides welcomed the agreement to increase the capacity of the Internet that is supplied to Iraq through the border ports with Jordan, and the use of data centers in Jordan as a substitute infrastructure for the government and the private sector in Iraq, and the establishment of a marine fiber-optic station in Aqaba, To be a point for transferring the Internet to Iraq and obtaining international capacities in a large way, and it was agreed to transfer the Jordanian experience, exchange experiences in the field of entrepreneurship, and work to develop mechanisms that allow cooperation between the private sectors in the two countries in the field of information technology and digital transformation processes.

Cooperation between the private sector: The two sides agreed to intensify meetings between representatives of the private sector, participate in economic activities, and network Iraqi and Jordanian institutions and business owners for the purpose of studying and maximizing the use of business opportunities available in both countries to achieve the desired economic, industrial and commercial integration.

Tripartite cooperation (Jordanian, Iraqi and Egyptian): The two sides stressed the need to accelerate the implementation of the outcomes of the tripartite Jordanian-Egyptian-Iraqi summit held in the Jordanian capital Amman on 8/25/2020, the "third" leaders meeting. The two sides also stressed the necessity of holding meetings at the ministerial level between the three countries in the fields of industrial integration, food security, energy, transportation, housing and agriculture, and to accelerate the preparation of a package of strategic cooperation projects in a way that serves the strengthening of economic integration between the three countries.

At the end of the meeting, two memoranda of understanding were signed in the fields of health, higher education and scientific research by the government ministers of the two countries.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
28-Jan-2021

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ARTICLE 1-C (from PM Kadhimi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side; 9 pix)

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi receives the Jordanian Prime Minister 

The Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi, received today, Thursday, the Prime Minister of Jordan, Mr. Bisher Al-Khasawneh.

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, and a number of regional and international issues of common interest were discussed.

The two sides stressed the importance of strengthening joint cooperation between Baghdad and Amman, in a way that achieves the interests of the peoples of the two brotherly countries, and confirms the depth of relations and brotherly ties between Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Discussions also took place on a number of files of common interest between the delegations of the Iraqi and Jordanian governments, headed by Mr. Al-Kazemi and Mr. Al-Khasawneh.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
28-Jan-2021

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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)

At the time this report was submitted, there are no new tweets posted on the Government of Iraq twitter
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ARTICLE 3

The President of the Republic stresses the importance of continuing reforms and meeting the needs of the citizens at the current stage

01/28/2021 15:42 
[Baghdad-Where]
President of the Republic Barham Salih stressed, on Thursday, the importance of continuing reforms and meeting the needs of citizens in the current stage.
The Presidency of the Republic stated in a statement, "Saleh received the head of the political bureau of the Party of the Callers of Islam, the Organization of Iraq, Khudair Al-Khuzaie. During the meeting, developments in the situation in the country were discussed, and the emphasis was placed on strengthening social cohesion and working to ensure security and stability and confront terrorism, and the necessity for dialogue in order to achieve interest. Supreme of the country. "
She added, "The importance of the upcoming elections, the provision of the requirements for their integrity, the prevention of fraud and manipulation, the continuation of structural reform and the fight against corruption, were indicated, in response to the aspirations and needs of citizens in the current stage."
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ARTICLE 4

Deputy: We have reduced to date 30 trillion from the budget

 01/28/2021 19:48 • 
[Baghdad-Where] The Saeron
Alliance confirmed, Thursday, that the discussions on the budget have so far resulted in a reduction of 30 trillion of them, indicating that the discussions will continue until the deficit is eliminated through the pressure of expenditures.
"The budget that arrived from the government, except for the salary clause, is incomprehensible numbers, and no one knows where it will go," said Alaa al-Rubaie, the deputy for the walkers.

He added that "the Finance Committee and the blocks agreed to compress expenditures as much as possible to eliminate the exaggerated deficit," noting that "the discussions and discussions until today have resulted in a reduction of 30 trillion of them."

Al-Rubaie explained that "the discussions are continuing until the deficit in them is eliminated and all unnecessary matters canceled and the sections exaggerated."
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ARTICLE 5

The middle of next week ... voting on the 2021 budget within the Finance Committee

 01/28/2021 14:56 • 
[Baghdad - Where]
The Finance Committee in the House of Representatives expected, on Thursday, that the current year’s budget will be voted in the middle of next week within the committee.
An informed source said, "The Finance Committee in the House of Representatives expected that the vote on the current year budget will take place during the middle of next week within the committee."
The source added, "After that, it is sent to Parliament for a vote."
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