Thursday, April 22, 2021

WOTS WED APR 21 21

WOTS WED APR 21 21

 


The exchange rates of the dollar, foreign currencies, gold and oil in the markets, governorates, and the Iraqi Stock Exchange for Wednesday 21-04-2021.

The price of the dollar in Iraq today 4/21/2021

The price of the dollar in Baghdad Stock Exchange struggle

Baghdad - Al-Kifah Stock Exchange
148,100

In exchange (approximate),
buy 147,500,sell 148,500

Dollar prices in the Iraqi provinces today, Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Erbil / Bursa
148,150 
Basra /
Bursa
148,200

Najaf / Bursa148,000

Mosul / Bursa148,150  
Sulaymaniyah / Bursa148,150

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Al-Harithiya / Bursa148,100



The Markets:
The Asian markets closed down NIK up down 2.03% HSI down by 1.76% SHANG down by .0%
The UK markets are currently trading in the green mostly from .11% to .63% AX is down by .04%
Our futures are currently trading in the red  DOW at 33700 down  by .01% SNP at 4125.75 down by .02% NDX at 13772.75 down  by .16%

Precious Metals:
Gold is green  at 1779.25 Silver is green at 25.92 Copper is green at 424 Platinum is red at 1188 
Brent 65 WTI  61   Bitcoin: 55,352 10 yr yield: 1.57


Favorite Currencies Forex Quotes

SymbolBidAskHighLowOpenChangeTime
 USD/IQD  1460.0000  1465.0000 1457.5000 1457.2000 1457.2000  0.5000 16:27
 USD/VND  23074.0000  23076.0000 23044.7800 23042.5200 23042.5200  2.0500 00:14
 USD/CNY  6.4973  6.4993 6.5007 6.4917 6.4979  -0.0010 05:09
 USD/KWD  0.3007  0.3017 0.3010 0.3008 0.3009  -0.0001 05:05
 GBP/USD  1.3936  1.3937 1.3949 1.3910 1.3936  0.0000 05:13
 USD/IRR  42000.0000  42210.0000 42097.5000 42097.5000 42097.5000  0.0000 00:00
 USD/IDR  14543.0000  14547.0000 14566.0000 14520.0000 14544.0000  -1.0000 05:11

Things in the News:






Iraqi Articles:

Iraq: A parliamentary proposal to adopt the 2021 budget for the next three years

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - A member of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi parliament said that there is a proposal to approve the 2021 budget for the next three years.

Al-Sabah newspaper quoted committee member Muhammad al-Shabaki as saying that "holding parliamentary elections next October and ratifying their results, and forming the (new) government ... will delay approval of next year's budget and thus affect the disbursement mechanism in the governorates, ministries and contractors' obligations."

Al-Shabaki added that "there are three proposals to implement a mechanism for implementing the budget for next year, the first of which is the approval of data and accounts for the 2021 budget for the 2022 budget, while the second proposal included the approval of this year's budget for the next three years, which is an opinion submitted by MPs and political blocs."

He pointed out that "the third proposal is to adopt a 1/12 mechanism in the disbursement as a commitment to implementing the Financial Management Law by relying on the 2021 budget in the event that it is not possible to legislate the 2022 Budget Law for any reason whatsoever."

"The committee and the parliament are studying many proposals that lead to the approval of next year's budget smoothly and easily," Al-Shbaki said.

OPEC oil prices rise slightly

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OPEC oil basket prices rose slightly on Wednesday to more than $65.36 on other oil ores.

"Opec's basket price of 13 barrels of crude rose 26 cents to $65.36, compared with Tuesday's price of $65.10," OPEC said in a report seen by Shafq News.

Some specialists attributed the rise as a result of its impact on other materials, which were also affected by the growth of china's economy, the world's second largest economy, and OPEC's commitment to restrict production.

The OPEC reference basket consists of: Sahara Mix (Algeria), Gerasol (Angola), Djino (Congo), Zafiro (Equatorial Guinea), Rabie Light (Gabon), Heavy Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran), Iran, Basra Light (Iraq), Kuwait Export (Kuwait), SS Seder (Libya), Bonnie Light (Nigeria), Arab Light (Saudi Arabia), Marban (United Arab Emirates) and Miri (Venezuela)

Ministry of Agriculture: Chinese companies want to invest in Iraq

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The Ministry of Agriculture has said chinese companies want to invest in Iraq in the agricultural sector, stressing the need for labor to be "Iraqi."

"Iraq has extended its hand to all countries of the world in order to attract investment, and there are Chinese companies that are serious about investing in Iraq," Agriculture Ministry spokesman Hamid al-Nayef told Al-Sabah newspaper. "There are several discussions on the issue of investment by Chinese companies, and this idea has been put forward with the relevant authorities, and China is serious about its work and we are optimistic about its investment in Iraq, especially since it is one of the major countries and rich in money, especially with thousands of well-invested dunums in Muthanna, Najaf and other provinces," he said.

 

"We hope that these investments will see the light of day, not just the signing of the paper," he said.

"The investment process is not carried out by a single ministry, agriculture prepares investment areas, and it is handed over to the National Investment Authority, which negotiates with countries and companies, in addition to the ministry of water resources preparing the water file, as well as security agencies and facilitating entry features," he said, adding that "the investor needs a safe and integrated environment, which we are working on."

"There are tens of thousands of agricultural engineers and veterinarians who do not have a job, and their competence in agriculture, and they cannot cultivate land, because they need money, support or loans, and therefore must be part of any investment agreement that includes the operation of Iraqi working hands," he said. This is what the ministry will confirm."


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 April 21st , 2021 total sales amount $ 208,244,000 

including   $ 15,780,000. CASH 

ISX Update:   

www.isx-iq.net/

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

4-21-2021   Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat  Article:  "ADVISOR AL-KAZEMI: FLOATING THE CURRENCY LEADS TO THE COLLAPSE OF THE IRAQI MARKET"  Salih is referring to dangers if they floated the dinar within Iraq using the program rate not reinstating and then floating it as an internationally traded currency on FOREX. The finance committee keeps pushing for an internal float. So what he is really saying is that if they are going to float the currency then first reinstate it and peg it to a “basket” of currencies for stability.
4-20-2021   Intel Guru MarkZ   [via PDK]  I am still catching hell because I thought March was our month…but I do think this is our month. I expected it the end of March or early in April…I am surprised that we are all still waiting on April 20. This is just my thoughts based on what I am seeing and hearing…and I am really looking forward to this being over.

4-20-2021  Intel/Newshound Guru Frank26  The budget is the key.  The budget is the heartbeat of what's going on...it is absolutely erroneous to believe the 1460 rate that they have right now is going to be the permanent rate for this budget...the tell tale sign is the international world pouring into Iraq.  That's the biggest clue...article this week came out and said 'hey stop with all the rumors and negativity talk.  We can retroactive this anytime we want.'  Why would they bring that subject up?  Because that's what their intentions are.  Why would the CBI and the GOI say this?  ...we are beyond very close...

4-20-2021   Newshound Guru Breitling  People can say whatever they want.  But you're sitting here watching somebody build a race car.  You ask them are you going to go racing?  Or are you building a race car?  [They answer] 'No!'  Well you have a chassis there.  You've got the biggest engine I've ever seen, 6 point harness to keep you in in case you roll, you've got roll bars.  What are you going to use it for?  Doesn't make any sense.  You have to watch what they're doing physically...They're not always going to reveal exactly what it is they're going to do because they can't because if they do say they're going to revalue and the word gets out in Iraq they [the citizens] are not going to spend their money.  It's going to cause a huge economic crisis...they're trying to prop up their own currency.  That has not changed and will not change.  And that is exactly what Iraq is doing and you can have confidence in it...

4-20-2021   Newshound Guru Militiaman  I think you have every right to be excited about what's going on.  I'm looking forward to seeing this final push for them to get this thing done.

4-20-2021   Intel Guru MarkZ   [via PDK] For the most part we are still in Punxatawney today…in the home of groundhogs…we are still sitting on “GO”.  Some interesting movement out of Iraq yesterday. They are working through rates and implementation of the budget. My contact there does believe this is our week. Cross your fingers…I feel like we are looking for a “AHA” moment…whatever that is. Something big like maybe an implosion of our banks here…or riots…something big…that they can release this under the radar. I think it could happen at any moment…imo …just hang tight and stay calm…

4-20-2021   Newshound/Intel Guru Petra   We all know the budget was passed on the 31st and now the clock is ticking and the pressure is on...the heat is getting insurmountable that the CBI has got to make their move.  With that budget passed now all we're talking about is implementation... Many of the article today they used that word implementation, to implement, implement, begin, get going, let's move!

4-20-2021   Intel Guru Frank26   There's a new rate coming...there's no need to talk about printing the currency.  There's no need talking about the HCL. There's no need to talk about the white papers...A month ago the articles were saying they lowered the value of our currency...and it's going to stay that way for 4 years...everybody got discouraged...that's beyond stupid.  None of that is logical.  Then a little over 2 weeks we told you they were going to talk to you about the 3 zero notes and then they're going to talk to you about the 3 zero exchange rate.  For the last 2 1/2 weeks articles...are saying they lowered the exchange rate and that was a dumb thing to do and we should increase it...so where's all the negativity?  It was all garbage.  It was all rumors.

4-20-2021   Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat  I am now being told by my CBI contact that they are moving ahead aggressively with the RV and will replace the older larger 3 zero notes very soon. This means to us RV time!  ...Let’s all hang on to our hats. This is going to be a very interesting month ahead. We could end up rich at the end of the ride.

4-20-2021   Newshound Guru Pimpy  Question:  "Are the 800#s real?"  Are people still talking about the 800 numbers and redemption centers?  Good lord.  I think it's been debunked a million times.  Be careful with that. 

4-20-2021   Intel Guru MarkZ   [via PDK] Let’s talk about the region. The strongest currency right now is the Kuwaiti Dinar which is trading at $3.31 to the US dollar.  Did you know that before Kuwait revalued…they first devalued and the rate was almost identical to what the Iraqi dinar is right now...we were told just last week that Iraq would have the strongest currency in their region...

4-20-2021   Newshound Guru Kaperoni   For those interested, over the weekend after being signed off by the Iraqi president the Gazette posted the 2021 budget despite objections from several political blocks.







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 hosts the presidencies and leaders of the blocs in a Ramadan Iftar banquet 

No article....7 pix

Media Office of the Prime Minister
April 20, 2021

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

The Council of Ministers holds a regular session headed by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi 

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi chaired today, Tuesday, a regular session of the Council of Ministers, in which they discussed developments in the country, and discussed the topics included in the agenda.

During the session, Mr. Al-Kazemi renewed his previous directives to the Ministry of Trade to continue working on providing the ration card materials. He also instructed the Minister of Trade to conduct daily visits and to stand on the ground on the distribution process.

His Excellency also stressed the need for the Ministry of Labor to exert more efforts to support the segments covered by social care, and to work smoothly away from routine.

The Prime Minister referred to the great efforts of the Ministry of Health in the campaigns to vaccinate citizens with the Corona virus vaccine, and called on the Ministries of Education and Higher Education to cooperate with the Ministry of Health to facilitate the taking of vaccines by the educational and teaching staff.

The Minister of Health and Environment presented a detailed report on the developments of the work of the committee to strengthen government measures in the areas of prevention and control of health and awareness regarding limiting the spread of Corona virus, and reviewed the efforts of the Ministry and its staff in vaccinating citizens in Baghdad and the rest of the governorates, and the efforts of awareness campaigns in this field.

The cabinet session witnessed extensive discussions regarding appeals to the general budget, and the Council issued the following decision:

- The Prime Minister is empowered to appeal before the Federal Supreme Court in a number of articles of the Federal Budget Law for the fiscal year / 2021, in light of the report submitted by the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
April 20, 2021

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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)

Minister of Planning @ProfNajim: PM @MAKadhimi directed the expedition of implementing budget articles.We will appeal articles relating to: - auditing and monitoring plans presented by governors - transfer of ministry departments to the Federal Public Service Coun

Minister of Finance @AliH_Allawi: We will ask the Presidency of the Republic to reconsider some adjustments in the budget. The @MofIraq is trying to reach a positive solution to raise income levels.

Cabinet Spokesperson: Some articles of the 2021 budget have been changed in a way that is not in the interest of the @IraqiGovt’s procedures and the Cabinet authorized Prime Minister @MAKadhimi to appeal some of the budget provisions before the Federal Court.

Cabinet Spokesperson, the Minister of Culture @HassanNadhem, the Minister of Finance @AliH_Allawi, and the Minister of Planning @ProfNajim hold a press conference in Baghdad to brief the media on today’s Cabinet meeting and developments in Iraq.
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ARTICLE 3

Postponing the parliamentary session to next Thursday

20/4/2021 15:23 •
[Baghdad-Where]
The Presidency of the Council of Representatives decided, on Tuesday, to postpone the session scheduled for today until next Thursday.
A representative source said in an interview that "the Presidency of the Council decided to postpone the holding of the Parliament session until next Thursday."
He added, "The reason for the postponement is that there is no quorum to hold the session."
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ARTICLE 4

Asayish Kurdistan carries out 22 security operations in separate regions and announces their results

4/20/2021 21:08 •
[Baghdad-Where]
The Asayish Foundation revealed, on Tuesday, the Kurdistan region that it is carrying out 22 security operations in separate areas.
The foundation said in a statement, "During 22 campaigns and separate operations in Sulaymaniyah, Garmian, Chamchamal, Syed Sadiq and Bashdar, the Asayish forces managed to arrest 22 terrorists who will be referred to the court. One of the terrorists is called Abu Ali Jumaili, a wali of the so-called Fallujah Province, who entered the Kurdistan region with a forged passport." ".
She added, "The terrorists organized themselves into several ISIS sleeper cells and before carrying out their missions to target the lives of people, they were arrested as follows:
On 2/25/2021, the terrorist (ZS), known as the Kurdish Pans, after being watched, was about to flee outside the Kurdistan Region." , He was arrested by Asayish Operations Forces of Sulaymaniyah, Rabin and Sharzor in Bashdar.
On 3/25/2021, and through severe measures and a large and successful campaign, Asayish Operations Forces of Sulaymaniyah and West Sulaymaniyah in Chamchamal managed to arrest the terrorist and the fugitive from justice (H.M.) known as Babu Ali Jamili, governor of Fallujah.
On 4/1/2021, and during several other campaigns by the Asayish Operations Forces of Sulaymaniyah and Karmian, the three terrorists (. F), known as Abu Darda, Yunus al-Kurdi, (M.H) and (M.H.A.), known as Ali al-Kurdi, were arrested in Kalar. .
The same force also arrested 5 terrorists on the same day and during 5 successful campaigns: A.H. and (CB), known as Haroun, (S.N), (H.A.), and (A.N).
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ARTICLE 5

Saleh and Messenger affirm the necessity of harmony and unity of class

4/20/2021 17:13 • 
[Baghdad-Where] The
Presidents of the Republic, Barham Salih, the Supreme Political Council and the interest of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Kosrat Rasul Ali, stressed on Tuesday the need for harmony and unity of ranks.
A statement by his office stated, "During the meeting, Saleh welcomed the return of a messenger to the homeland, while speaking about the important role he played in the past, expressing his pleasure at the improvement in his health."
He added, "The two sides discussed the situation in Iraq and the region in a summary, while stressing the need for harmony and unity of ranks."
For his part, Kosrat Rasoul expressed his thanks to the President of the Republic.
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