Wednesday, March 31, 2021

WOTS TUE MAR 30 31

 WOTS TUE MAR 30 31

See the article about the Indonesian oil refinery explosion below in the "Word on the Street" report

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These are the articles that I discussed on the My FX Buddies podcast at: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/etug7o

Parliamentary Finance announces budget readiness for vote and expects to pass in two days

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Magda Al Tamimi, a member of the parliamentary finance committee, said Tuesday that the budget law is ready to vote, likely to vote on the budget law within the next two days.

"We expect any moment to set a session by the presidency of the House of Representatives to vote on the budget law," Tamimi told The Shafq News, noting that "the parliamentary finance committee has handed over the draft budget law to the presidency of parliament since mid-February and since then the budget has been ready for a vote."

"The bloc was present in the full number of its members in the House of Representatives to vote on the budget bill last Sunday," she said.

"Some political blocs have objections to some of the articles of the law, so they announced their boycott of the budget vote," she said.

On Sunday, members of the Iraqi parliament's finance committee voted to pass kurdistan's share in the federal budget.

The House of Representatives failed to vote on the 2021 federal budget bill, following continuing disagreements over certain provisions.

The budget allocation is estimated at 130 trillion Iraqi dinars (about 89.6 billion dollars).

 

Al-Halbousi directs the attendees to hold a session to vote on the budget tomorrow

Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi confirmed, on Tuesday, that legislating the budget is an important step, calling on all MPs to attend the voting session tomorrow, Wednesday. 

Al-Halbousi said in a statement received by Mawazine News, a copy of it, “Legislation of the Federal Budget Law for the fiscal year 2021 is one of the important steps, because it prejudices the interests of the citizen, and the paragraphs it bears that directly address his needs.” To proceed with the implementation of its government program, and to support service projects that affect the daily life of the citizen. 
Al-Halbousi called on the distinguished members of the House of Representatives to “attend tomorrow, Wednesday, at 1 pm, to hold the long-awaited voting session on the budget law,” noting that “the names of attendees and absences will be presented to the public opinion.” 


According to the Presidency of Parliament, the agenda for tomorrow’s session will include the presentation of the request submitted by the political forces, which is supported by the signing of more than 172 deputies to vote on the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament in its fourth session, according to the provisions of Article 64 first of the Iraqi constitution, and this step comes in response to popular demands for elections. It is early, and thus the parliament has fulfilled all the requirements and practical steps for conducting early elections, including the formation of an independent commission of judges, enacting the House of Representatives election law, and voting on the First Amendment Law (Order No. 30 of 2005) Federal Supreme Court Law.


Sairoun: There is no disagreement with the other Shiite forces, and we will enter the voting session together

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The Saeron Alliance confirmed, on Tuesday, that there are no differences between it and the other alliances, considering what it is promoting is false.

“The voting session on the 2021 budget will be tomorrow, Wednesday, and this is agreed upon between the blocs and there are no disagreements with the rest of the forces, as some Kurdish parties envision,” said a member of the coalition, MP Badr Al-Ziyadi, in a statement to the agency.

He added, “The difference of opinions with the rest of the forces is a natural and possible matter, and tomorrow we will enter the voting session on the budget together, and he has any forms or opinion that he can present in the session to listen to him.”

He pointed out that “some parties are trying to fabricate perceptions of a disagreement between us and the rest of the Shiite forces, and this matter is untrue, as everything that exists is merely a difference in views.”


ANNOUNCING A NEW DATE FOR PASSING IT .. PARLIAMENTARY FINANCE: DISRUPTING THE BUDGET “POLITICAL

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The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed today, Tuesday, that obstructing the passage of the draft federal budget law for the fiscal year 2021 is "political" and not "technical", while it indicated working to hold a session tomorrow, Wednesday, to vote on the law.

A member of the committee, Majed Al-Waeli, said in an exclusive interview with the National News Center, "The main reasons for the delay in voting on the budget is the imposition of electoral requests, and the pursuit of electoral gain for certain and different parties from all the political blocs in Parliament."

Al-Waeli added, “Since the beginning of its work on the budget, the Finance Committee has made sure that it is purely technical, not an electoral budget, and that the state budget is not a budget of political blocs, but in recent days this path has diverted, and the search for electoral gain by a certain bloc began. Forcing the other bloc to search for balance with the first bloc, and accordingly the demands began to increase and the obstacles abound in the way of approving the budget.

He expressed, “I hope that there will be great eagerness on the part of the Presidency of the House of Representatives to hold the session, and to go towards voting on the budget in a technical, not political, manner, and for all deputies to be stripped of the factional tendencies and their presence will be based on their individual personal convictions, as happened in many situations, Consequently, the budget will be voted on, even partially, and many articles will be approved, such as what happened with the Federal Court Act.

Regarding the date of the possible session to vote on the budget, Al-Waili said, "It is possible that tomorrow, Wednesday, a vote on the budget will be held, which is what we are following up with the Presidency of the Council of Representatives."

He expressed his "hope that there will be concessions in front of the obstacles facing the budget and that the vote will take place.




Kurdish MP: Kurdish representatives are ready to approve the budget law

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Member of Parliament for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Rizan Sheikh Delir, confirmed that: Kurdish representatives are ready to approve the budget law.

She said in a televised statement that: The differences still exist and the Presidency of Parliament has not yet set a new date for approval.

And Sheikh Dleir blamed the Presidency of the Parliament for not holding the session.

It indicated that: The Kurdistan region has not received dues of oil revenues since 2014, and only employee dues arrived for the past year.

Below is the song I talked about 
The daily WOTS report is posted below:

he exchange rate of the dollar rose significantly today, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, on the main stock exchange and local markets in the capital, Baghdad.

The exchange rate of the dollar rose today, on the Central Kifah Stock Exchange in Baghdad, to 145,450 dinars for every $ 100 bill.

The prices of buying and selling currency also jumped in the exchange offices and local markets in Baghdad, where the selling price reached 146,000 dinars for each $ 100 note, while the purchase prices reached 145,000 dinars for each $ 100 bill.




The Markets:
The Asian markets closed up NIK up by .16% HSI up by .84% SHANG up by .62%
The UK markets are currently trading in the green from .15% to .69% 
Our futures are currently trading mixed  DOW at 33113 up  by .25% SNP at 3960 up  by .03% NDX at 12895 down  by .38%

Precious Metals:
Gold is red at 1696 Silver is red  at 24.49 Copper is red at 399 Platinum is green at 1180 
Brent 64 WTI  61   Bitcoin: 59,033

Favorite Currencies Forex Quotes

SymbolBidAskHighLowOpenChangeTime
 USD/IQD  1433.6000  1484.5000 1458.3000 1457.8000 1457.8000  1.1000 10:17
 USD/VND  23070.0000  23080.0000 23066.2700 23061.9200 23061.9200  4.9800 00:25
 USD/CNY  6.5635  6.5655 6.5736 6.5631 6.5687  -0.0052 05:13
 USD/KWD  0.3018  0.3028 0.3020 0.3019 0.3020  -0.0002 04:39
 GBP/USD  1.3764  1.3764 1.3782 1.3742 1.3758  0.0006 05:13
 USD/IRR  42000.0000  42210.0000 42097.5000 42097.5000 42097.5000  0.0000 00:00
 USD/IDR  14520.0000  14520.0000 14536.0000 14447.0000 14463.0000  57.0000 05:11

Things in the News:
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Iraqi Articles:

Parliamentary Finance announces budget readiness for vote and expects to pass in two days

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Magda Al Tamimi, a member of the parliamentary finance committee, said Tuesday that the budget law is ready to vote, likely to vote on the budget law within the next two days.

"We expect any moment to set a session by the presidency of the House of Representatives to vote on the budget law," Tamimi told The Shafq News, noting that "the parliamentary finance committee has handed over the draft budget law to the presidency of parliament since mid-February and since then the budget has been ready for a vote."

"The bloc was present in the full number of its members in the House of Representatives to vote on the budget bill last Sunday," she said.

"Some political blocs have objections to some of the articles of the law, so they announced their boycott of the budget vote," she said.

On Sunday, members of the Iraqi parliament's finance committee voted to pass kurdistan's share in the federal budget.

The House of Representatives failed to vote on the 2021 federal budget bill, following continuing disagreements over certain provisions.

The budget allocation is estimated at 130 trillion Iraqi dinars (about 89.6 billion dollars).

 



Kurdish MP: Kurdish representatives are ready to approve the budget law

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Member of Parliament for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Rizan Sheikh Delir, confirmed that: Kurdish representatives are ready to approve the budget law.

She said in a televised statement that: The differences still exist and the Presidency of Parliament has not yet set a new date for approval.

And Sheikh Dleir blamed the Presidency of the Parliament for not holding the session.

It indicated that: The Kurdistan region has not received dues of oil revenues since 2014, and only employee dues arrived for the past year.


The stability of oil prices and Brent, up to $ 64.91 a barrel

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Oil prices remained stable, on Tuesday, with the resumption of shipping traffic through the Suez Canal.
Brent crude fell 1 cent, or 0.02 percent, to $ 64.91 a barrel.
The price of US West Texas oil rose 3 cents, at $ 61.58 a barrel, after falling 1% in the previous session.

Ships were moving across the Suez Canal again on Tuesday, after locomotives reloaded the giant container carrier Evergiven, which had been blocking a narrow section of the pass for about a week, causing a massive accumulation of ships around the waterway.

With the disruption likely to be minimal, the market shifts its focus to next Thursday's meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia in Vienna, known as OPEC +, who will debate whether to keep production curbs that have kept millions of barrels a day off the market to support Pricing, a strategy that has largely succeeded in recent months. 


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 March 30th, 2021 total sales amount $ 25,905,199

including   $0. CASH 

ISX Update:   

www.isx-iq.net/

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


3-30-2021   Newshound Guru MilitiaMan  ...The facts and information that is outside the hype does point conclusively to the reforms are coming to a head with an exchange rate change on the top of the list. The clarity that is out there in respect to the 2021 budget has been a dog a pony show be sure. They have to have the rate change ioo first...And no, they will not get into the private sector ioo with a program rate. ...I like where we are and we may see even more good news in the very short term. The first quarter is coming to a close in a couple of days...
3-29-2021   Intel Guru MarkZ   [Any news on rates?]  We have talked about this many times…what I am hearing is on the dinar a street rate between $3.70 to $3.90 and a contract rate of around $8. This is the prevalent rumors around the banking contacts. On the dong I hear the street rate is around .47 cents with a contract rate of a little over $2.

3-29-2021   Intel Guru Frank26   Question:   [If we go into April with no RI would they be able to retro the rate back to January 1st?]  Yes...they can retroactive any time during the fiscal year...

3-29-2021   Intel Guru Footforward   The IRS has not made a ruling yet on dinar or how it will be taxed...

3-29-2021   Intel Guru MarkZ   Iraq attempted over the weekend to get the budget vote done…they stayed until 10:00 or 11:00 their time last night in parliament …they are meeting again today in an attempt to get the budget out the door. Iraq has been on the precipice of passing the budget all weekend. I think they are stringing them along until the US is ready…and I hear we are ready at any minute…hearing fantastic things…we still see everybody at the edge of their seat waiting. There was no bad news this weekend…just not hearing the thing we all want yet. All eyes were on Iraq for the budget signing to show whether it was finished or not.

3-29-2021   Intel Guru Frank26   Question:  [Do you think you will have to sign a Nondisclosure of any form when we exchange with our banks?]  No!  What is the bank going to tell you, 'Don't tell no body that we just made a lot of money exchanging the Iraqi dinar for you with our spread.  We don't want that business anymore.  Shhhh.'  See how dumb that is?

3-29-2021   Newshound Guru Breitling   I think it was at 1 or 2 percent charge or whatever it was...don't worry about it.  Once there's value added to it and people start to exchange and they [banks] see they will be able to make money off of the exchange...they are going to fight for your currency.  Not only that but the traders that are out there where a lot of people bought their currency are going to be fighting for the currency.  Period end of story.  It's going to be a competition and you're going to be sitting in the driver's seat.  That's not going to be a problem.  [post 2 of 2]

3-29-2021   Newshound Guru Breitling  Question:  [My big worry when the time comes to cash out is that the currency traders are the only avenue for exchanging the dinar.  Currently they are getting around 20% of that.  Is that a fact?]  Yes it is.  Every business model there is you charge 20%...you get a 20% return at a minimum.  They're not doing anything out of what everybody else is doing.  [If that is so, who can we trust?]. Banks.  Banks will be competing for the U.S. dollar...I bought all of my currency from a bank.  I didn't buy it from a currency trader.   [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]

3-29-2021   Intel Guru Footforward   [...do you mind sharing again what rate range you’d expect dong to revalue at, in your opinion?...]  15 cents I think is very reasonable. In my opinion. 25 cents would be on the high end in my opinion.


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 the French Ambassador to Iraq 

The Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi, received today, Monday, the French Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Brno Hubert.

During the meeting, they discussed the entirety of the Iraqi-French relations and ways to develop them. The French ambassador also conveyed the greetings of the French government and its appreciation for Iraq and its keenness to enhance bilateral cooperation in all fields.

They also discussed frameworks for French companies in Iraq and the importance of strengthening this cooperation in the field of investment for the benefit of the two friendly countries.

The meeting also witnessed a review of the regional situation, an exchange of views between the two sides, and an emphasis on the common vision to solve the region’s issues and crises, the importance of giving priority to the language of dialogue to find sustainable solutions and development, and the pivotal role that Iraq could play in calming and stabilizing the region.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
March 29, 2021

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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 receives the family of the hero martyr Salman Daoud from the National Security Service

The Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi, received today, Monday, the family of the hero martyr Salman Daoud, affiliated with the National Security Agency.

Martyr Salman had risen in his pure spirit while carrying out his duty to pursue one of the most dangerous criminals from drug dealers.

Addressing the family of the martyr, Mr. Al-Kazemi said: You can be proud of the sacrifice made by the martyr Salman, as the devastation caused by these narcotic toxins is not less than the devastation and crime of terrorism, and this testimony is a debt in the neck of Iraq, and the Iraqis must preserve its covenant and the way in which it was presented.

The family of the martyr Salman expressed their thanks for the prime minister's attention and his personal follow-up of their dues and needs.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
March 29, 2021
 
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ARTICLE 1-C (from PM Kadhimi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side; 7 pix)

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi receives a number of notables and residents of the city of Adhamiya

The Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi, received today, Monday, a group of dignitaries and people of the city of Adhamiya.

Al-Kazemi listened to the problems and demands raised by the people of Adhamiya during the meeting, where his Excellency directed the concerned authorities to follow up and address them as soon as possible, and stressed the need to double service and municipal efforts in the streets and neighborhoods of Adhamiya and all areas of the capital, Baghdad, in a way that alleviates the suffering of citizens and meets their needs.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
March 29, 2021

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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)

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ARTICLE 3

Araji stresses the importance of everyone's cooperation for the success of the national dialogue initiative

3/29/2021 19:25 
[Baghdad-Where]
National Security Adviser Qassem Al-Araji stressed, on Monday, the importance of everyone's cooperation for the success of the national dialogue initiative.
The media office of the National Security Adviser said in a statement, "The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, met Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani to discuss the overall political and security situation in the country, as well as discuss the latest political and security developments at the regional and international levels."
He added, "The meeting touched on the national dialogue initiative that the Prime Minister called for, and the importance of everyone's cooperation in order to make it a success, in the interest of Iraq and its people." All Iraqis. "
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ARTICLE 4

Setting a new date for the 2021 budget vote
08:33 - 29/03/2021
Baghdad - Mawazine News

The Finance Committee in the House of Representatives revealed, on Monday, a new date for passing the budget.

A member of the committee, Muhammad al-Shabki, said, "The vote on the 2021 budget before the end of this week. Al-Shabaki added, "The financial allocations for all contracts and wages covered by Resolution 315 and the lecturers were included in the final version of the 2021 budget."

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ARTICLE 5

An expert reveals the key to treating some types of cancers in a common plant
March 29, 2021

The independent / - Scientists at the present time tend to work on many studies to reach some medicinal plants that protect against diseases, on top of which is cancer, so there are many scientific studies that give some medicinal plants an advantage to prevent the emergence of diseases or the growth of cancer cells in the body.

In this context, the expert in non-traditional agriculture, Dr. Shukria Marrakchi, confirmed, in a statement, that some recent scientific research has indicated that there are types of plants that protect against many cancerous diseases, and on top of them, marjoram or marjoram, the herb referred to in medicine The Prophet Marjoram was known by our ancestors since ancient times, and they dealt with it as an alternative medicine for many diseases.

Marrakech reveals the scientific aspect of this rare plant, saying: Marjoram is known by many names, including the great marjoram, the marjoram, the marjoram, the angora, or the mallow.

She indicated that marjoram is a perennial herbal plant species that has been widely used since ancient times in herbal and alternative medicine, and that it grows on sunny slopes in fields and stony lands in dry climates.

She added that marjoram leaves are used dry, fresh or even crushed, and oil can be extracted from them. Usually, marjoram leaves are used in the form of spices to give a flavor to food, and to improve its taste, it can be added to salads, sauces and meat seasoning.

Medicinal value

The expert in non-traditional cultures explains the medicinal value of this plant and its importance in treating cancer, confirming that the marjoram herb has anti-inflammatory properties because it contains antioxidants, such as: carvacrol, and antioxidants that often fight free radicals, which prevents cell damage and protects it from infections. And carcinoid tumors.

Regarding the benefits that accrue to the human body from eating this plant, Marrakchi says that marjoram has a great role in treating and relieving symptoms of colds and flu, as well as promoting the health of the digestive system.

She added that this plant has an effective effect in fighting bacterial infection, and it has also been shown to be a good treatment for urinary tract infections, in addition to treating insomnia, headaches, mood swings, depression, and treatment of back pain, muscles, and nerves.

Regarding its benefits for women, Marrakchi indicated that it helps relieve postmenopausal symptoms. And help in regulating the menstrual cycle, as it stimulates menstrual flow, and contributes to hormonal reorganization in non-pregnant women. It helps treat PCOS.

She explained that all these benefits, on top of which are protection from some types of cancer, are due to the high content of marjoram of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, as its leaves are a rich source of vitamin A, vitamin K, and folate.

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