Sunday, January 31, 2021

WOTS THUR JAN 28 21

 WOTS THUR JAN 28 21



The exchange rates of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar recorded, today, Thursday, almost stable during the past 3 days.
The exchange rates of the dollar in the Iraqi market came as follows:
the sale price of one hundred dollars is 146,000, while the purchase price of one hundred dollars is 145,000, and roughly in local banking offices. 

The Markets:
The Asian markets closed down   NIK by 1.53% HSI by 2.55% SHANG by 1.91%
The UKmarkets are currently trading in the red from .13% to .85%
Our futures are currently trading mixed the DOW at 30216 up by .09% SNP at 3741 down by .09% NDX at 13033 own by .55%

The Precious Metals:
Gold is red at 1841 Silver is red at 25.37 Copper is red at 351 Platinum is red at 1067
Brent 55 Wti 52

Favorite Currencies Forex Quotes

SymbolBidAskHighLowOpenChangeTime
 USD/IQD  1460.0000  1465.0000 1458.8000 1458.8000 1458.8000  0.1000 00:03
 USD/VND  23059.0000  23060.0000 23072.1800 23067.6900 23072.1800  -4.7400 00:03
 USD/CNY  6.4667  6.4687 6.4916 6.4654 6.4819  -0.0162 05:17
 USD/KWD  0.3024  0.3034 0.3024 0.3024 0.3024  -0.0001 04:39
 GBP/USD  1.3670  1.3673 1.3692 1.3630 1.3685  -0.0016 05:18
 USD/IRR  42000.0000  42210.0000 42097.5000 42097.5000 42097.5000  -914.4000 07:13
 USD/IDR  14102.0000  14110.0000 14146.0000 14037.0000 14144.0000  -41.0000 05:16


Things in the News:

Iraqi Articles:

Parliamentary Finance: The Shiite split prevented agreement on the Kurdistan budget’s share

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A member of the Finance Committee, representative of the Kurdistan Amal Bloc, Jamal Cougar confirmed, today, Thursday, that the Shiite division prevented agreement on the Kurdistan’s share of the budget, while he explained that there is a meeting of the Chairman of the Committee, MP Haitham al-Jubouri, with the heads of political blocs next Saturday to put the final touches.

 

Cougar said in a statement to "Tigris", "The Parliamentary Finance Committee authorized its head, MP Haitham Al-Jubouri, to hold a meeting with the heads of political blocs in Baghdad next Saturday and inform them of all the details of the talks, and then come up with an agreement on the proportion and share of the region "

 

He added that "the Kurdish delegation returned to Kurdistan after presenting the details of the budget, employee expenses, and quantities of oil exported from the region, and has expressed its full readiness to abide by the draft budget for the delivery of 250 thousand barrels of oil."

 

 He explained that "what happened is that there is a division in the Shiite house regarding Articles 11 and 12 regarding the export of oil from the Kurdistan region, which hindered the final agreement.


Parliamentary Finance continues to discuss the budget and hosts 3 parties

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Today, Thursday, the Parliament's Finance Committee held a meeting to discuss the current year budget law.

The media department of the council said in a statement, "The Financial Committee held its 34th meeting, and continues its discussions on the draft federal budget bill for 2021."

She added, "Within its agenda is to host the Office of Financial Supervision, the Oil Products Distribution Company and the Central Refineries Company."

The Cabinet voted on the federal budget for the fiscal year 2021 in an extraordinary session held, Monday, (December 21, 2020), while it referred it to the House of Representatives to study and vote on it.


Nassif reveals the referral of projects to a Chinese company, which in turn referred them to an Iraqi company

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, Representative Alia Nassif, called on the Integrity Commission, on Thursday, to open an investigation into referring the project to establish a crude oil processing center in the southern region to the Chinese company, Noroco, to which the pipeline project was also referred and referred it to Iraqi companies (subcontractor).

Nassif explained, in a statement received by Mawazine News, a copy of it, that "the project to establish a crude oil processing center in the southern region of the East Baghdad oil field (sc-18-077 / EPCC PROJECKT) was referred to the Chinese company Noroco, with the amount of $ 176,733,000, where it won. This company is with technical and commercial analysis capable of capable of knowing that the project of establishing oil, gas and water pipelines between the two sites (S1-S2) has been referred to the same company, which in turn is to an Iraqi group of companies as a secondary contractor.

Nassif added, "We also present this file in front of the Integrity Commission, along with the rest of the files related to the oil sector that we previously uncovered, and we call for this statement to be considered an official communication, hoping that an investigation will be opened on this case and the corrupt will be referred to the competent courts."


Discussion of the White Paper at the Press Syndicate

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The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, in cooperation with the Journalists' Syndicate, held a panel discussion on "The role of the general budget for 2021 by applying the contents of the white reform paper", including a series of lectures, which were divided between three axes, including the budget of 2021, its money and its income, the role of fiscal and monetary policy by determining the exchange rate of the dinar, and the public-private partnership to achieve economic development.

 

The session was moderated by economic researcher Dr. Alaa al-Fahd, who said: "The package of reforms called the "White Paper" is a desire of the government to achieve reforms and change the course to improve the situation of Iraq's difficult conditions."

"We are all working to get the country on the right track," said Journalists' Captain Moayad al-Lami. Economically and socially."

Haidar Majid, spokesman for the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, delivered a speech in which he noted that "one of the most important objectives of the seminar is to reach creative visions that translate the paragraphs of the white reform paper into a field action that the citizen feels and reaps its fruits, so the secretariat opens up to institutions and seeks to reach strategic solutions like me."

Budget speech

"This seminar presents the budget speech to the public," said Dr. Mazher Mohammed Saleh, finance advisor to prime minister, noting that "the 2021 budget came on the ruins of a crisis, and the deterioration of Iraq's economy, following the collapse of oil prices, resulting in a deficit and forced austerity to critical limits, amid the suspension of investment, the 2021 budget came to avoid the contraction of the economy and create a wave of work."

The first said the "budget 2021 is what it has and what it has to do", said Obeid Mahal Freih, director of the banking studies department at the Ministry of Finance: "The laws that are included in the general budget, and the structural imbalance in it, indicating the seriousness of borrowing in dealing with the financial crisis."

"Oil revenues make up 87 percent of the budget, and in 10 years only 13 percent of the budget," he said, adding that this is due to "the predominance of income spending and the weakness of the private sector."

Exchange rate

"There are exits if they are better invested to fill the budget deficit, including tourism, taxation, agriculture, industry, private sector development and natural resources," said Dr. Ikram Abdel Aziz, an economist.

The seminar concluded with the economic seminar, "Public-Private Partnership for Economic Development", focusing on the importance of increasing productivity in all economic sectors.


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 January 28th, 2021 total sales amount $ 104,082,000

including   $100,000. CASH 

ISX Update:   

www.isx-iq.net/

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


1-27-2021   Intel Guru Bruce   [via WiserNow]   ...Iraq...should be in a good position with the budget having been read three times it can be put into law and then of course it can be revealed in the gazette...Wednesday and Saturday are the two days that Iraq prints out their official record called the Gazette...the problem is if they passed their budget and the budget is printed – or even if it’s available on line – on the digital version – of the gazette – the people will see it and be able to see the rate of the Dinar relative to the budget for 2021... so it’s sort of a dead giveaway - what makes it interesting is – they have held it back – obviously withholding  it from us – we have a team over there that was helping them go through the final aspects of the re-evaluation of their currency – there are several theories of how it will come out ... We’ll see what happens in the next couple of days – as far as we know everything is set and ready to go  - we’re not going to know “exactly” until it happens...

1-27-2021   Newshound Guru Adam Montana 
  Article:  "Representative Energy: We have dealt with the oil and gas law disputes and will vote on it soon"   HCL is such a key component right now. In fact, 98% of this RV hinges on when and how the HCL is finally completed...and with things like that coming out, you know we aren't far now! 

1-27-2021   Newshound Guru MilitiaMan  Article:  "The International Development Bank announces its joining the "Bani" platform"   Quote: "work is underway to introduce the Iraqi dinar currency on this platform soon to encourage the use of Arab currencies in financial and investment transactions in accordance with international standards..."    When using terms lately like being forced to do things for a purpose like we saw with the IMF aligning the IQD with the SDR Basket imo, here is one were they are telling us they are unremitting in their efforts to get settling and clearing payments with in the AMF, region and abroad. Looks like it is signed and now about ready to go live. Wow!  imo.

1-27-2021   Newshound/Intel Guru Petra   ...when they made that move [devaluing the currency] the clock started.  And that clock is ticking down fast.  Because they can't stay at that rate much longer.  That's the biggest key to me.  They've got to drive the truck home.  The train has got to arrive in the station.  Whichever analogy you choose to use.  They can't stay at that rate much longer because it's gonna effect their people and their entire economy.  We know the white papers don't work without it.  Nothing works without it...if folks don't see it they're blind...if there's an end game we're at the final piece of it...

1-27-2021   Intel Guru MarkZ   There are a number of people finally in position today…they are ready for this thing to move forward. This tells me we could see something soon. People are staffed in redemption centers…paymasters are in place and key individuals are right where they need to be for everything to move forward...

1-27-2021   Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat  ...if you are under the impression (or assumption) that passing the 2021 budget is going to get you some RV...There is no new RV rate in the budget.

1-27-2021   Newshound Guru MilitiaMan  Article quote:  "Baghdad will be able to apply for a quick loan of two billion dollars through a special mechanism in the IMF dedicated to supporting the economies of countries."   Iraq didn't get loans in the recent past from the IMF in the manner in which they speak now... That is because they were not ready yet. Now they apparently are ready to go international., as the IMF and others are working in tandem and have precautionary measures in place to make the transition smoother along the way.. imo.  


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

The Ministerial Council for National Security holds a regular session headed by the Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi

Today, Wednesday, the Ministerial Council for National Security held a regular session chaired by the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi.

The Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief was briefed on the Council's briefing on the latest developments in the various field military operations of our heroic armed forces in pursuit of the remnants of ISIS terrorist gangs and their sleeper cells, in revenge and dignity for the blood of the martyrs of the heinous crime in Tayaran Square, and the martyrs of the Popular Mobilization Forces in Salah al-Din Governorate.

The Council also discussed a detailed presentation of the results of the measures to intensify the intelligence effort, within the framework of the directives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, which promote coordination between the various elements of the operating security system, especially intelligence coordination with the security services in the Kurdistan region.

Al-Kazemi affirmed his directives in unifying the intelligence effort within the follow-up of the field operations that were launched to clear the land and uncover the holes of terrorism, stressing that no safe haven remains for terrorism, no matter how small, and that security work preempts any suspicious movement by crushing terrorist cells and destroying its hostels.

The Ministerial Council listened to a proposal from the National Security Adviser regarding the completion of the procedures of the National Committee responsible for opening the Babil Central Prison, and the latest achievements of strengthening the infrastructure and security in it in accordance with human rights standards.

Mr. Al-Kazemi also directed to complete and secure the infrastructure of Al-Taji prison, in a way that would provide it with full protection and at the same time take into account the human rights requirements therein.

His Excellency attributed the Ministry of Justice to prepare a study of an integrated plan to establish more secure prisons that meet the standards observed in this aspect.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
27-Jan-2021

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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)

Watch: Highlights of the press conference by the the Minister of Health
@TemimiHassan during which he briefed the media on this week’s Cabinet meeting:

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ARTICLE 3

Governmental clarification about the postponement of the elections and Al-Kazemi's visit to Saudi Arabia
01/27/2021 13:28 
[Baghdad-Where] 

Cabinet spokesman Hassan Nazim announced, on Wednesday, that the visit of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to Saudi Arabia is still ongoing , while indicating that the Commission is the one who requested the delay of early elections.

Nazem said, according to the official media, that "the government announced before that its ability to complete the elections on the sixth of June, but the commission requested an extension of the period for technical reasons."

He added that "the new deadline voted on in the Council of Ministers on October 10, will give the Commission the opportunity and the government is ready, in addition to the cooperation of the Commission and other institutions to achieve fair and fair elections."

Regarding the prime minister's visit to Saudi Arabia, Nazem stressed that "the visit is still ongoing," noting that "this issue is subject to many considerations, including the agreements and the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council, which is working diligently to complete and activate some memoranda, and the time will come to make this visit."

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ARTICLE 4

A doctor reveals that eggshells contain a food treasure

 01/27/2021 18:23 • 
[Follow_Wine]
An Egyptian doctor revealed that eggshells contain many amazing benefits.
Dr. Jihan Al-Demerdash, a therapeutic nutrition specialist, said in statements to "Bawabat Al-Youm News," that many women get rid of eggshells without realizing their great benefits for skin, bones and cartilage.

El-Demerdash added that eggshells are an important source of calcium, vitamins and collagen, to fight wrinkles and premature aging.

She pointed to studies that confirmed that cells absorb more than 64% of calcium through eggshell powder, compared to other sources that contain calcium.

The Egyptian doctor also advised, adding eggshell powder to the food, because it helps reduce the chances of osteoporosis.

She explained that crushed eggshell contains collagen, which fights wrinkles, and is also characterized by the presence of glucosamine, which is a natural component of cartilage, and works to prevent bones from rubbing against each other, indicating that it contains other elements beneficial to the skin.
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