Sunday, May 23, 2021

WOTS FRI MAY 21 21 Iraq is facing a date to officially restore the previous dollar exchange

 WOTS FRI MAY 21 21 

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These are the articles I discussed in the My FX Buddies Podcast



Iraq is facing a date to officially restore the previous dollar exchange rate

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same article as yesterday with less details  but again there is no way they can go 4 more years at this rate peacefully 

The Parliamentary Economic and Investment Committee confirmed that the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar is fixed and does not change until 2025.

It was assumed that "changing the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar for one year only," according to committee member Nada Shaker Jawdat, but "the agreement of the political forces and the government was the opposite."

According to the agreement, "the exchange rate of the dollar remains constant until 2025," according to what Jawdat spoke, noting that "raising the price of the dollar caused the price of foodstuffs and spare and construction materials to rise by 25% from their real value."

"Had it not been for the approval of the heads of political blocs, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Central Bank would not have dared to change the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar," Jawdat continued.

And the Iraqi parliament voted on (March 31, 2021), on the first article of the budget law, which included the adoption of the dollar exchange rate of 1450 dinars per dollar.

The first article proposed, to calculate the price of a barrel of oil at 65,000 dinars, without mentioning the exchange rate, which pushes the dollar exchange rate, as suggested, at 1450 dinars per dollar.

Two months after its fixation, the dollar’s exchange rate will not return to its previous level before 2025

link   no way they can do this and make all the goals and plans in the White Paper happen

The Parliamentary Economic and Investment Committee confirmed, on Thursday, that the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar is fixed and does not change until 2025.

It was assumed that "changing the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar for one year only," according to committee member Nada Shaker Jawdat, but "the agreement of the political forces and the government was the opposite."

According to the agreement, "the exchange rate of the dollar remains constant until 2025," according to what Jawdat spoke to Shafaq News, noting that "the rise in the dollar price caused the price of foodstuffs and spare and construction materials to rise by 25% from their real value."

"Without the approval of the heads of political blocs, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Central Bank would not have dared to change the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar," Jawdat continued.

And the Iraqi parliament voted on (March 31, 2021), on the first article of the budget law, which included the adoption of the dollar exchange rate of 1450 dinars per dollar.

The first article proposed, to calculate the price of a barrel of oil at 65,000 dinars, without mentioning the exchange rate, which pushes the dollar exchange rate, as suggested, at 1450 dinars per dollar.

Summer bears its teeth ... heat of forty days, starting from Friday, and warnings of the sun's rays!

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Weather forecasts, on Wednesday, indicate that the country will be affected by high and medium-rise clouds on Thursday, with a significant rise in temperatures.  

 

Weather forecasters Hussein Al-Asadi said in a clarification followed by "Nas" (May 19, 2021), that "weather maps indicate that the country will be affected by high and medium-altitude clouds tomorrow, Thursday, as they start from the south of the country and deepen Friday over most areas, causing partly cloudy weather." To cloudy in some areas, and most of them will be passing clouds without rain, with the availability of random rain showers on Friday afternoon and evening on the western region and may include other areas of the north of the country, which is a weak and changing opportunity.  

"The country will also witness fluctuations in wind movement between the northwest and southeast during the coming days, and there will be activity in the northwestern winds on the western region on Saturday evening, and they will be very dusty, according to the latest data," he added.  

He continued, "While the country will witness a further rise in temperatures, during Friday and Saturday, to reach the end of the forties, especially in the southern regions, and to a lesser extent in the rest of the regions. Therefore, it is advised not to be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods," indicating that "weather maps indicate To a decrease in the rise above, by several degrees, starting next Sunday.  

The attached map shows the movement of clouds now in addition to the temperatures during tomorrow, Thursday, according to Al-Asadi:  
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Blocking roads and protests .. The summer heat is burning the people of Nasiriyah

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On Friday, the people of the Salihiya neighborhood, in the center of Nasiriyah, blocked a road to protest the deterioration of the electricity situation.

Our correspondent said, "The people demonstrated and blocked Al-Orouba Road with burning tires, in protest against the deteriorating electricity situation amid high temperatures."

He added, "The demonstrators called for improving the electricity situation or taking escalatory steps."


Parliamentary Finance expects the date for the government’s budget appeals

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The Parliamentary Finance Committee expected the date for deciding on the government's appeals to the 2021 fiscal budget law before the Federal Supreme Court.

Committee member Naji Al-Saeedi said in a press statement, "The government has challenged some items of the current year’s budget that it considers to be an" absolute executive authority "and that pertains to the committee's scrutiny of budgets before sending them to the Ministry of Planning, as well as items related to the degrees of deletion and creation that were originally removed from the budget. That "these appeals are decided within the next two weeks."
He added, "The government has challenged the Finance Committee's deletion of paragraphs relating to funds that it deems to be surplus to need, while the government considers it to be key articles."
He noted that "it is not possible to amend the budget law because this means the need to legislate a new law, but appealing to the budget clauses is a legitimate right of the federal government, pointing out that" the budget is valid and the appeal does not affect that, except in the event of a judicial order. "
The federal government had confirmed its intention to challenge some of the budget items and considered that the amendments made to it by Parliament affect the health, electricity and other sectors, indicating that the appeal will also affect the article related to regional development projects, and it has also stressed the need for separation of powers in the country.


Advisor to the Prime Minister: 50 trillion dinars outside the control of Iraqi banks

 

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The financial advisor to the prime minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, revealed the existence of 50 trillion dinars outside the control of the banking system, indicating that there are reasons that impede private investment and others that have caused the emergence of a "usurious" credit system.

Saleh said in a press statement that the parallel market is still granting its usurious cash loans to the public on very high-cost loan terms, as the annual interest in it is between 50-80%, (which is called obscene interest) and the usurious market is a parallel financial market (unorganized) ) Highly exploited with high risks, but at the same time it has high flexibility in dealing with stagnant cash liquidity by moving the interest-based tool. Important and vital that is currently trading outside the control of the legal or official banking system, "explaining that"Both scenarios, whether in the formal financial or banking market, or the parallel interest-based market (informal and unorganized) have made it difficult for the public to obtain credit or loans, whether at reasonable costs or conditions, especially loans that are commensurate with the average income of the general social class that needs money. Pushing the monetary policy to really go to (direct quantitative) intervention in the official credit market by adopting credit facilitation policies and supporting the market with very easy and low-cost loans, most of which were provided (within the initiative of the Central Bank of Iraq), whether in the form of housing loans through the government real estate credit apparatus (the Real Estate Bank and the Housing Fund) ) Or in the form of supporting economic activity with small, medium and large loans in various economic fields.

He concluded by saying, "The liquidity obtained from these bonds will help, as they are excellent debt instruments, in activating the granting of credit, especially to small borrowers, on easy terms through banks or digital financial companies and others. Small or microfinance. 

here's a different version that has a little bit more details

Advisor Al-Kazemi reveals that there are 50 trillion dinars outside the control of the banking system

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The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, revealed today, Thursday, two restrictions that curb the banking credit system, and while he confirmed the existence of 50 trillion dinars outside the control of the banking system.

Saleh said that "the banking credit system in Iraq is subject to inherited and complex structures, the first limitation of which is the high risk of debt recovery and default in the collection of loans granted, which amount to 18%, while the global standard rate of defaults does not exceed 3%, which pushes banks to make large hedges." And constantly around the capital to face credit losses due to the same quality of guarantees, which are often real estate that cannot be liquefied at default, which increases the degree of reluctance to grant cash credits or loans or helps to raise credit risks by strictly using high bank interest, "pointing out that" "The loans granted by banks to the public or to the public are still no more than 5% of the gross domestic product, which is the lowest in the world."
He added, "The second constraint is the decrease in the ability of banks to mobilize public liquidity leaked outside the banking system, which is in the possession of the public and in the form of cash hoardings. They are deducted from the income cycle and are outside the control of the official financial system and are subject to the behavior of the public in demanding cash liquidity because of its customs and traditions in revering liquidity." The available cash is immediately under the hand, "indicating that" these funds are considered in all cases important financial surpluses and a large cash wealth (immobile and only partially conducive to the private investment activity). Low across the banking system itself instead of being hoarded in homes, and its averages are estimated as hoarded surplus liquidity outside the banking system today, equivalent to about 25% of the gross domestic product of Iraq. "
He pointed out that "based on these patterns of monetary habits and the initial interaction with the surplus cash liquidity outside the legal banking credit system, a (usurious) credit apparatus has been formed in the parallel or informal financial market, as the parallel market continues to grant its usurious cash loans to the public on loan terms. Very high cost, as the annual interest in it is between 50-80%, (which is called obscene interest). The usurious market is a parallel (unregulated) financial market that is highly exploited with high risks, but at the same time it has high flexibility in dealing with stagnant cash liquidity. By moving the usurious interest tool. "

And he continued, "Its money is estimated, as we have mentioned above (as leaked funds available outside the banking system) at perhaps 50 trillion dinars, which are important and vital funds that are currently trading outside the control of the legal or official banking system," explaining that "Both scenarios, whether in the formal financial or banking market, or the parallel interest-based market (informal and unorganized) have made it difficult for the public to obtain credit or loans, whether at reasonable costs or conditions, especially loans that are commensurate with the average income of the general social class that needs money. Pushing the monetary policy to really go to (direct quantitative) intervention in the official credit market by adopting credit facilitation policies and supporting the market with very easy and low-cost loans, most of which were provided (within the initiative of the Central Bank of Iraq), whether in the form of housing loans through the government real estate credit apparatus (the Real Estate Bank and the Housing Fund) ) Or in the form of supporting economic activity with small, medium and large loans in various economic fields.

He pointed out that, "due to the institutional complications in maintaining communication between the public and banks in easy handling, it has become imperative to introduce auxiliary financial instruments carrying bank interest in the form of (bonds) that are sold optionally to the interested public of cash surplus holders, and these tools are insured from any failure in Repayment by formal guarantee institutions and granting their holders privileges even when borrowing and accepting those instruments as optimal bank guarantees when credit is needed and capable of immediate liquidation in the secondary financial market such as the Iraq Stock Exchange.
He concluded by saying, "The liquidity obtained from these bonds will help, as they are excellent debt instruments, in activating the granting of credit, especially to small borrowers, on easy terms through banks or digital financial companies and others. They are authorized to deal with bonds by sale, purchase or mediation, and their actions are in accordance with the law in order to deal with credits." Small or microfinance. "


Moody’s may upgrade VPBank’s ratings

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Moody’s Investors Service has announced that it is considering upgrading a series of important ratings for VPBank.

Moody’s is considering upgrading the bank’s long-term local and foreign currency deposits and issuer ratings (currently at B1 with a stable outlook), baseline credit assessment (BCA), long-term counterparty risk rating and many other important ratings relating to credit and risk control.

In the first quarter of the year, VPBank achieved positive business results, surpassing its targets.

By the end of March, its total integrated assets exceeded VNĐ436 trillion, up 4.1 per cent from the same period last year. Its consolidated credit growth increased by 2.8 per cent from the corresponding period last year to reach VNĐ332 trillion. The strong credit growth was led by strategic segments of individual customer and small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) with year-on-year increases of 7 per cent and 11 per cent respectively. Its pre-tax profit reached VNĐ4 trillion in January-March. This was the first time the bank achieved this level in the first quarter of a year.

With revenue diversification, reasonable credit growth, minimising capital costs and optimising operating costs, VPBank's total consolidated pre-tax profit in the first quarter of 2021 has grown strongly at 37.6 per cent over the same period last year. With this result, the bank's performance indicators as of March 31 continued to be improved and ranked at the top of the market, with return on asset (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) reaching 3 per cent and 23.5 per cent respectively.

VPBank also signed an agreement to sell a 49 per cent stake in FE Credit to Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Group (SMFG) in a transaction that values the non-bank lender at US$2.8 billion.

The investment would help VPBank enhance its financial capacity and create opportunities to expand new business areas such as investment banking and wealth management.

The bank plans to increase its equity from the current VNĐ56 trillion to VNĐ90 trillion as well as increasing charter capital to VNĐ75 trillion in 2022 thank to the profit from divestment from FE Credit.

If the capital increase plan is successful, VPBank will be among the top Vietnamese banks with the largest equity and chartered capital.

At its general meeting of shareholders held at the end of April, the bank set a total asset target of VNĐ490 trillion, increasing 17.5 per cent, and customer deposits at 19.2 per cent to more than VNĐ350 trillion. Its pre-tax profit is expected to increase by 27.9 per cent to more than VNĐ16.6 trillion. — VNS


Michael Waltz: It is essential to monitor the Biden administration of Iran-backed militias in Iraq

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Representative in the US Congress Michael Waltz stressed the need for the administration of US President Joe Biden to monitor Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.

Waltz said in press statements that the Biden administration is wrong in understanding Iran, since the latter has been prepared for a long time to sacrifice the lives of its militia in order to kill American soldiers, so it is important to target Iran directly, just as Qassem Soleimani was targeted earlier, indicating that Soleimani was targeted. In retaliation against the Iranian regime and not against the armed groups in Iraq that are supported by Iran.

Waltz stressed the need for a limited number of US forces to remain in Iraq, and for these forces to focus mainly on providing advice, assistance and training to the counterterrorism forces and the Peshmerga, noting that US-Iraqi relations are necessary to support peace steps, revive the economy and a political system that represents all Iraqis.


Iraq maintains its fifth position in the Arab world and the 38th in the world in terms of gold reserves

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At a time when the Central Bank of Iraq seeks to enhance its global share of gold, Iraq has maintained its fifth position in the Arab world and 38 in the world in yellow metal reserves, according to the latest statistics of the World Gold Council, with a reserve of 96.4 tons (8.1 percent of other hard currency reserves). In this regard, banking expert Abdul-Hussein Al-Mandhari told Al-Sabah: “After the hypothetical meeting that was held recently between the governor of the Central Bank and the management of the World Gold Council, the need to enhance Iraq's possession of its gold reserves,” indicating that the goal of this step is “to ensure stability The exchange rates of the Iraqi dinar after its depreciation against the US dollar as a result of a change in the exchange rate.

Al-Mandhari added, "The fluctuation of the prices of the dollar and oil globally in recent months. He called on the Gold Council to offer to sell Iraq an additional amount to strengthen the strength of its dinar, because most of the dinar’s reserves are in dollars, and most of them are invested in US Treasury transfers, and the value of the dollar has recently decreased. Gold has the advantage of being quick to liquefy global currencies in the event that there is a desire to sell it to meet any deficit in financing, as well as the absence of any risk if some dollar amounts are converted into gold.

The former director of the Nahrain Islamic Bank pointed out that "Iraq is currently ranked fifth in the Arab world, after Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Algeria and Libya, in gold reserves."

The World Gold Council had expressed its willingness to provide support in case it wished to increase the gold quota for Iraq.

According to a central bank statement, “The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mustafa Ghaleb, held a meeting with the World Gold Council at their request,” indicating that “the meeting dealt with a number of issues, most notably the technical support and training files, in addition to discussing the increase in the foreign reserves of the Central Bank. These have been achieved after the implementation of recent reforms in the work of the bank and the banking sector. "The World Gold Council has also provided full support to the Central Bank of Iraq if it wishes to increase the share of gold for Iraq.

Gold prices rose during the past 48 hours to their highest level in more than three months, as the appeal of the precious metal was enhanced by wary investors with the decline in US Treasury bond yields and the decline in stock prices due to inflation concerns.

Gold rose in spot transactions 1.3 percent to $ 1866.50 an ounce, its highest level since the first of last February.
And US gold futures rose 1.6 percent to settle at $ 1867.60 an ounce.

"There is an escape to safety from the stock market ... the expectations are that we will continue to see a much stronger trend for inflation numbers from now on," said Jeffrey Sica, founder of Circle Square International Investments.

He added, "Treasury yields will remain stagnant, and that will further increase the likelihood that investors will choose gold." 
The rally in stock markets was halted as demand for riskier assets was hit by inflationary pressures. Data last week showed that US producer prices rose more than expected in April.

The yield on the US benchmark 10-year Treasury bonds decreased, which reduces the opportunity cost of holding gold that does not yield a return.
Investors are now awaiting the minutes of the most recent meeting of the Federal Reserve to be released today for more clues on the US central bank's monetary policy, and any comments on inflation. Gold is seen as a hedge against inflation.

Below is the daily WOTS "Word on the Street" report for the day:

The exchange rates of the dollar on the local markets on Friday (May 21, 2021), according to the monitoring of Mukhasin.   


The price of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar  

Exchange offices prices:  

The sale price of the dollar is 149,000     

The purchase price of the dollar is 148,000  

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The Markets:
The Asian markets closed mixed NIK up by .78% HSI up by .03% SHANG down by .58%
The UK markets are currently trading in the green  from .01% to .54% 
Our futures are currently trading in the green  DOW at 34115 up  by .37% SNP at 4167.25 up  by .31% NDX at 13518.50 up by .24%

Precious Metals:
Gold is green at 1879 Silver is red  at 27.93 Copper is red at 455 Platinum is green at 1202 
Brent 66 WTI  62   Bitcoin: 41,123 10 yr yield: 1.64

Favorite Currencies Forex Quotes

SymbolBidAskHighLowOpenChangeTime
 USD/IQD  1459.0000  1464.0000 1457.0000 1455.3000 1457.0000  -2.4000 00:00
 USD/VND  23054.0000  23058.0000 23034.9600 23027.7300 23027.7300  9.1800 22:38
 USD/CNY  6.4297  6.4317 6.4355 6.4283 6.4340  -0.0044 05:34
 USD/KWD  0.3001  0.3011 0.3005 0.3003 0.3005  -0.0002 05:25
 GBP/USD  1.4230  1.4234 1.4233 1.4169 1.4188  0.0043 05:34
 USD/IRR  42000.0000  42210.0000 42097.5000 42097.5000 42097.5000  0.0000 00:00
 USD/IDR  14348.0000  14350.0000 14380.0000 14338.0000 14347.0000  -2.0000 05:34

Things in the News:
FEDS PLOT NEW RULES TO REIN IN CRYPTO
IRS COMPLIANCE



Iraqi Articles:

Oil is rising after losses that lasted for three days

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Oil prices rose today, Friday, to recover from three-day losses as investors prepare for the return of Iranian crude supplies after officials said that Iran and world powers had made progress in talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

July Brent crude futures rose 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $ 65.19 a barrel by 0646 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate for July was at $ 62.16 a barrel, up 22 cents, or 0.4%.

But over the week, both contracts fell by about 5% and recorded their biggest weekly loss since March after the Iranian president said the United States was ready to lift sanctions on the country's oil, banking and shipping sectors.

Iran and world powers have been in talks since April to revive the deal, and the European Union official leading the discussions on Wednesday said he was confident a deal would be reached.

"It appears that significant progress has been made in the ongoing nuclear negotiations in Vienna, and it appears that about a million barrels per day of additional Iranian barrels will reach the market in the second half of this year," wrote Helima Croft of RBC Capital Markets.

However, investors remain optimistic about a recovery in fuel demand this summer as vaccination programs in Europe and the United States will allow more people to travel, although increased cases across Asia could affect consumption of that region.

JPMorgan analysts said options bets on oil price hikes above $ 100 for the Brent contract in December 2021 jumped after surprisingly strong US inflation data last week, with open interest calls nearly tripling in May. The bank expects Brent crude to end in 2021 at $ 74.

JPMorgan said that to reach $ 100, demand would need to average higher than 102.6 million barrels per day in the third quarter and grow to 103.6 million barrels per day in the fourth quarter, in the absence of any additional OPEC + supply response.

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, chief executive of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, said on Thursday that oil demand had risen to 95 million barrels per day. 

JP Morgan said: "Increasing Iranian production and exports more than expected will be another constraining factor on the fundamental factors driving prices up to about $ 100 a barrel alone."

The bank expects Iranian crude and condensate production to rise to 3.2 million barrels per day in December from about 2.8 million barrels per day in the first quarter and reach 4.2 million barrels per day only in early 2023.


Iraq is facing a date to officially restore the previous dollar exchange rate

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same article as yesterday with less details  but again there is no way they can go 4 more years at this rate peacefully 

The Parliamentary Economic and Investment Committee confirmed that the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar is fixed and does not change until 2025.

It was assumed that "changing the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar for one year only," according to committee member Nada Shaker Jawdat, but "the agreement of the political forces and the government was the opposite."

According to the agreement, "the exchange rate of the dollar remains constant until 2025," according to what Jawdat spoke, noting that "raising the price of the dollar caused the price of foodstuffs and spare and construction materials to rise by 25% from their real value."

"Had it not been for the approval of the heads of political blocs, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Central Bank would not have dared to change the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar," Jawdat continued.

And the Iraqi parliament voted on (March 31, 2021), on the first article of the budget law, which included the adoption of the dollar exchange rate of 1450 dinars per dollar.

The first article proposed, to calculate the price of a barrel of oil at 65,000 dinars, without mentioning the exchange rate, which pushes the dollar exchange rate, as suggested, at 1450 dinars per dollar.

Advisor Al-Kazemi reveals that there are 50 trillion dinars outside the control of the banking system

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The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, revealed today, Thursday, two restrictions that curb the banking credit system, and while he confirmed the existence of 50 trillion dinars outside the control of the banking system.

Saleh said that "the banking credit system in Iraq is subject to inherited and complex structures, the first limitation of which is the high risk of debt recovery and default in the collection of loans granted, which amount to 18%, while the global standard rate of defaults does not exceed 3%, which pushes banks to make large hedges." And constantly around the capital to face credit losses due to the same quality of guarantees, which are often real estate that cannot be liquefied at default, which increases the degree of reluctance to grant cash credits or loans or helps to raise credit risks by strictly using high bank interest, "pointing out that" "The loans granted by banks to the public or to the public are still no more than 5% of the gross domestic product, which is the lowest in the world."
He added, "The second constraint is the decrease in the ability of banks to mobilize public liquidity leaked outside the banking system, which is in the possession of the public and in the form of cash hoardings. They are deducted from the income cycle and are outside the control of the official financial system and are subject to the behavior of the public in demanding cash liquidity because of its customs and traditions in revering liquidity." The available cash is immediately under the hand, "indicating that" these funds are considered in all cases important financial surpluses and a large cash wealth (immobile and only partially conducive to the private investment activity). Low across the banking system itself instead of being hoarded in homes, and its averages are estimated as hoarded surplus liquidity outside the banking system today, equivalent to about 25% of the gross domestic product of Iraq. "
He pointed out that "based on these patterns of monetary habits and the initial interaction with the surplus cash liquidity outside the legal banking credit system, a (usurious) credit apparatus has been formed in the parallel or informal financial market, as the parallel market continues to grant its usurious cash loans to the public on loan terms. Very high cost, as the annual interest in it is between 50-80%, (which is called obscene interest). The usurious market is a parallel (unregulated) financial market that is highly exploited with high risks, but at the same time it has high flexibility in dealing with stagnant cash liquidity. By moving the usurious interest tool. "
And he continued, "Its money is estimated, as we have mentioned above (as leaked funds available outside the banking system) at perhaps 50 trillion dinars, which are important and vital funds that are currently trading outside the control of the legal or official banking system," explaining that "Both scenarios, whether in the formal financial or banking market, or the parallel interest-based market (informal and unorganized) have made it difficult for the public to obtain credit or loans, whether at reasonable costs or conditions, especially loans that are commensurate with the average income of the general social class that needs money. Pushing the monetary policy to really go to (direct quantitative) intervention in the official credit market by adopting credit facilitation policies and supporting the market with very easy and low-cost loans, most of which were provided (within the initiative of the Central Bank of Iraq), whether in the form of housing loans through the government real estate credit apparatus (the Real Estate Bank and the Housing Fund) ) Or in the form of supporting economic activity with small, medium and large loans in various economic fields.
He pointed out that, "due to the institutional complications in maintaining communication between the public and banks in easy handling, it has become imperative to introduce auxiliary financial instruments carrying bank interest in the form of (bonds) that are sold optionally to the interested public of cash surplus holders, and these tools are insured from any failure in Repayment by formal guarantee institutions and granting their holders privileges even when borrowing and accepting those instruments as optimal bank guarantees when credit is needed and capable of immediate liquidation in the secondary financial market such as the Iraq Stock Exchange.
He concluded by saying, "The liquidity obtained from these bonds will help, as they are excellent debt instruments, in activating the granting of credit, especially to small borrowers, on easy terms through banks or digital financial companies and others. They are authorized to deal with bonds by sale, purchase or mediation, and their actions are in accordance with the law in order to deal with credits." Small or microfinance. "


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 May 21st, 2021 total sales amount $ . NO UPDATE

including   $0. CASH 

ISX Update:   

www.isx-iq.net/

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

5-20-2021   Intel Guru MarkZ  [via PDK] [How long will NDA’s be? I hear maybe 90 days?]  We do not know…we do not know if there are NDA’s at this point…banker contacts say the NDA will be only about rates and amounts to protect us from talking…to keep us safe from ourselves….

5-20-2021   Newshound/Intel Guru Petra 
  ...Anybody see any gold prices this week???...Traders not trading. Market not trading, Gold not in play. Auctions…not happening. Follow the crumbs. IMO. ...And what’s happening this week???... Digital summit ...All good…Stay the course!!...

5-20-2021   Intel Guru Sheila  [via MarkZ]  ...“Keep the faith - this is our week”

5-20-2021   Intel Guru MarkZ  [via PDK]  There is a lot of pressure to be quiet…because we are that close…We are getting leaned on to be quiet for the next few days…We have been asked this before…to go quiet…when things seem to be close...we are being leaned on pretty heavily….  I take this as exceptionally good news. The chatter is really good…hope its accurate. I will be leaving out a lot of details and things I am hearing...just in case.  If you hear other intel providers saying they are being asked to be quiet…it is correct... Bankers, Bank contacts, group leaders and a UST contact is leaning on me to be quiet for the next few days. I am going to do my part and play ball with them.  Take this as good news and be content...Things seem to be afoot.

5-20-2021   Newshound/Intel Gurus Walkingstick & Frank26  The Iraqi Stock Exchange and Erbil Stock Exchange...linking up internationally.  I thought they were already No, the currency is traded...but they are not linked up to the other banks...that's something you should be looking for probably this coming week.  Articles about the ISX and ESX.  Usually when we tell you something the following week  [you see it in articles]...

5-20-2021   Newshound Guru Pimpy  Article:  "Parliamentary Finance talks about the continuation of the current exchange rate of the dollar for the next four years"  Keep in mind part of the reason why they changed the rate in the first place was because they needed to do something to fill in the deficit gap.  That's already been done...no, I don't think they'll be holding onto this rate for 4 years.  Is I possible? Of course it is.  I don't think so.  As a matter of fact I think they should have already changed the rate back...don't get discouraged about the rate change in the budget...

5-20-2021   Intel Guru Frank26  Something is happening with the Vietnamese dong...I would advise you to watch their central bank...pay attention to their GDP [Gross Domestic Product].  The GDP is a determinant of what the value of their currency could be...Something has happened with the Vietnamese dong inside of Vietnam...notice what's going on with their stocks.  And I want you to notice what's going on with their imports and exports...

5-20-2021   Intel Guru MarkZ   [via PDK]  [What are you hearing now on rates Dong rates – still jumping all over…changing almost hourly…we are seeing about .90 cents to a dollar…something is going on…it could be testing …it could be a place holder…i still hear our contract rate is in the $2 dollar range…maybe as high as $3.80 or so…it’s all a rumor for now… [Anything new on the dinar rate?]  I still hear a Street rate of about $4…to a contract rate of just over $8.

5-20-2021   Newshound/Intel Guru Petra   Just think thru why ISX is closed for an extended period, and today, the currency traders stopped trading because they know what’s coming and don’t want to get stuck on the wrong side of the equation. It was in a Post today!!! IMO  



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

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi receives the commander of the US Central Command

The Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi, received today, Thursday, the Commander of the US Central Command, General Kenneth McKinsey.

During the meeting, they discussed the relationship between Iraq and the United States of America and the International Alliance, where the two sides discussed developments in the field situation and joint coordination in the war against the terrorist organization ISIS, especially in light of the great growth in the capabilities of the Iraqi forces.

It was agreed to hold the first session of the specialized technical committee, in order to develop mechanisms to implement the outcomes of the third round of the strategic dialogue between Iraq and the United States, and to proceed with the withdrawal of the combat forces of the international coalition from Iraq.

Other frameworks for the security relationship between the two countries were also discussed, in the areas of training, logistical support and information exchange in a manner that supports the capabilities of the Iraqi military establishment, in a way that enables it to reach self-reliance in the face of current and future challenges.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
20-May-2021

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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)

It was also agreed to hold the first session of the specialized committee, in order to set the implementation mechanisms to the third round of the strategic dialogue between Iraq & the US, and to with the combat forces of international coalition’s withdrawal from Iraq.

PM @MAKadhimi greets USCENTCOM commander General K.McKenzie, and during the meeting they discussed the latest developments in the field situation and joint coordination in the fight against "Daesh", especially in the great growth in the capabilities of the Iraqi forces.
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ARTICLE 3

Thursday, 20 May 2021 - 7:56 PM

With Emirati support, the monuments of Mosul are restoring their symbolism ... and the "Venice Biennale" reviews the reconstruction project

ABU DHABI, May 20, 2019 (WAM) - The reconstruction project of the Al-Nuri Mosque, its lighthouse Al-Hadba and the churches of Al-Taherah and Al-Sa’a enter a new phase that brings it closer to restoring its civilizational and cultural symbolism as a beacon of tolerance and human coexistence, as part of the project that receives direct support from the United Arab Emirates.

The Ministry of Culture and Youth in the UAE and the government of Iraq are participating in an exhibition about the project sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on the sidelines of the seventeenth session of the International Architecture Exhibition, "Venice Biennale", which will open its doors to the public from May 22 to November 21.

The exhibition highlights the city's heritage of peaceful coexistence dating back thousands of years, sheds light on the resilience of various communities in it in the face of traumatic events, and includes a presentation of the events of the modern history of the city according to chronological order and expectations for the future. Destruction, liberation, actions taken, and the future.

On May 6, the UNESCO Joint Committee on the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the Al-Nuri Mosque and its Al-Hadba Minaret identified future steps for rebuilding these three landmarks in the Old City of Mosul in Iraq, as this work is part of the UNESCO initiative to "revive the spirit of Mosul."

The next stages focus on preparing a detailed design that prioritizes the rehabilitation of the eastern wing of the complex, which includes the prayer hall.

This building will be rebuilt, as it was before it was destroyed in 2017, in response to the wishes of the people of Mosul, which they expressed in the survey conducted by the University of Mosul last year.

At the same time, a study is being conducted on the structure of the Al-Hadba Minaret in order to prepare it for its reconstruction as its predecessor before the destruction in 2017, based on the desire of the city's residents, which requires measures to be taken to install it. This phase also includes the restoration of the Churches of Al-Tahira and Al Sa’a, which will begin by the end of this year.

It is noteworthy that the project is supported by the United Arab Emirates and aims to rehabilitate and reconstruct the historical monuments in Mosul, especially the Al-Nuri Mosque, which has deep connotations, and its famous 45-meter-long humpback minaret, which was built more than 840 years ago.

The UAE is keen to strengthen its relations with UNESCO and support its activities, initiatives and programs for the benefit of the peoples of the world in a way that promotes the values of love, peace and tolerance. The UAE is the sixth donor country to UNESCO, and it provides support and funding for many local, regional and global projects.

The project provides job opportunities and opportunities for training through practice, in partnership with the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property.

The current situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic necessitated the fifth meeting of the Joint Steering Committee via the Internet. With the participation of Her Excellency Noura Bint Muhammad Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, the Iraqi Minister of Culture, Dr. Hassan Nazim, and the Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for Culture, Ernesto Autun Ramirez, and a number of participants, representatives of the relevant authorities in the city.

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ARTICLE 4

Garbage in the official’s door… Another kind of protest in Babylon (video)
2021.05.20 - 19:43
Baghdad people

On Thursday, citizens of Babil Governorate collected the accumulated waste in the city’s streets, and placed it in front of the Governorate Office building, against the backdrop of a strike by sanitation workers.

According to a video clip monitored by "People" (May 20, 2021), dozens of citizens carried garbage bags and placed them in front of the gate of the governorate office building.

Citizens explained, according to the video, their step in order to inform the official of the value of the sanitation workers after only two days of the strike.

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ARTICLE 5

What happens to our body if we eat yogurt every morning?
11:52 - 20/05/2021
Follow-up - Mawazine News

The phenomenon of the increasing number of centenarians in Bulgaria aroused the interest of Ilya Michnikov, who won the Nobel Prize in the field of physiology and medicine at the beginning of the twentieth century, and tried to link it to eating yogurt.

The Bulgarian scientist Stamin Grigorov studied the composition of curd, and during laboratory experiments he was able to separate two types of fermented milk bacteria: Bulgarian bacillus and thermophilic streptococcus (Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus). This discovery was the beginning of scientific studies devoted to the study of yogurt, and is still ongoing.

Reviews that yogurt is one of the foods most important biologically. It is also an excellent source of protein, fats, vitamins, minerals, and easily digestible carbohydrates.

100 grams of yogurt contains 10% of the body's need for protein, 4% of fats, and 4% of carbohydrates. And on 106 kilocalories. Therefore, nutritionists advise athletes with excess weight and pregnant women to eat it.

The great advantage of yogurt is that it contains live bacteria - probiotics that improve the gut microbiome. This property is of great importance nowadays, as humans consume a large amount of fats and refined and chemically treated foodstuffs. Therefore, yogurt in these circumstances is considered the best nutrient for restoring and improving the gut microbiome.

Yogurt contains fat-soluble vitamins-A, beta-carotene, E and K, as well as water-soluble vitamins - B1, B2, B3 (PP), B4, B5, B6, B9 and B12. And the minerals calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, zinc, manganese, selenium and high in phosphorous.

This means that eating yogurt every morning protects against osteoporosis thanks to the harmonious combination of calcium and vitamin D, which supports calcium absorption. Also, the high content of potassium and magnesium in yogurt promotes the normalization of blood pressure level, vitamin A and group of vitamins В positively affect the metabolism process, to obtain the necessary energy and improve brain activity.

The live bacteria present in yogurt eliminates digestive problems, as eating it daily can get rid of constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. As well as getting rid of the syndrome of bacterial growth in the small intestine due to disturbance of the digestive system.

The improvement in bowel function directly positively affects the state of the skin, complexion, immune system, mood and resistance to stress.

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