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The dinar catches its breath as the dollar continues to decline in Baghdad and Kurdistan
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The exchange rates of the US dollar fell against the Iraqi dinar, on Wednesday, on the main stock exchange in the capital, Baghdad.
Shafak News Agency correspondent said that the Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya Central Stock Exchange in Baghdad recorded, today, 149,200 Iraqi dinars for every 100 US dollars.
The Central Kifah Stock Exchange recorded, during its opening Tuesday morning, 149,550 Iraqi dinars, compared to 100 dollars.
Our correspondent indicated that buying and selling prices decreased in banking shops in the local markets in Baghdad, where the selling price amounted to 149750 Iraqi dinars, while the purchase prices amounted to 148750 dinars per 100 US dollars.
In Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, the price of the dollar also decreased, as the selling price reached 149,350 dinars per 100 US dollars, and the purchase price was 149,000 dinars per 100 dollars.
The owners of the exchange offices attributed the decline of the American operation against the dinar to the bank's recent increase in its sales of dollars to banks and exchange companies, starting this week.
The increase in sales came after a surge of the dollar against the dinar in the Iraqi markets last week, during which the exchange rate exceeded 150 thousand dinars per 100 dollars.
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The exchange rates of the US dollar fell against the Iraqi dinar, on Wednesday, on the main stock exchange in the capital, Baghdad.
Shafak News Agency correspondent said that the Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya Central Stock Exchange in Baghdad recorded, today, 149,200 Iraqi dinars for every 100 US dollars.
The Central Kifah Stock Exchange recorded, during its opening Tuesday morning, 149,550 Iraqi dinars, compared to 100 dollars.
Our correspondent indicated that buying and selling prices decreased in banking shops in the local markets in Baghdad, where the selling price amounted to 149750 Iraqi dinars, while the purchase prices amounted to 148750 dinars per 100 US dollars.
In Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, the price of the dollar also decreased, as the selling price reached 149,350 dinars per 100 US dollars, and the purchase price was 149,000 dinars per 100 dollars.
The owners of the exchange offices attributed the decline of the American operation against the dinar to the bank's recent increase in its sales of dollars to banks and exchange companies, starting this week.
The increase in sales came after a surge of the dollar against the dinar in the Iraqi markets last week, during which the exchange rate exceeded 150 thousand dinars per 100 dollars.
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Oil continues to rise and touches $75 a barrel
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, with Brent crude rising for the fifth consecutive session, as the decline in stocks and the recovery of demand encouraged investors and their appetite for it.
Brent crude rose 64 cents, or 0.86 percent, to $74.63 a barrel by 05:18 GMT, after rising 1.6 percent on Tuesday.
US crude rose 57 cents, or 0.80 percent, to $72.89 a barrel, after rising 1.7 percent in the previous session.
Oil inventories fell 8.5 million barrels in the week ending June 11, according to two market sources, citing figures from the American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday.
Executives of top oil traders said Tuesday that they expect prices to remain above $70 a barrel and demand to return to pre-pandemic levels in the second half of 2022, after recovering across the United States, Europe and some large countries in Asia such as China.
Financial surpluses must contribute to the multiplicity of revenues
The specialist in financial affairs, Ahmed Makhlif, urged that there should be an impact of the rise in oil prices on the reality of the Iraqi economy, by employing the surplus in real development projects. He pointed to {the necessity of making surplus revenues a contributor to achieving a plurality of financial revenues, taking advantage of the volume of natural wealth owned by the country, which is disrupted by the lack of capabilities that are employed in various productive and service sectors}, noting that the rise in oil prices to levels exceeding expectations requires arranging a reality Spending in the country, and employing the surplus in accordance with tight plans that define paths of great economic feasibility for the country.
He added that "Iraq is able to achieve a rapid economic revival that we can all see, when the national will is available to do so, through the concerted efforts of the public and private sectors." Yesterday, Tuesday, oil prices witnessed an expected rise in conjunction with the recovery of demand and the opening of the economies of Europe, America and China. Brent crude rose 24 cents, or 0.32 percent, to $73.09 a barrel, after rising 0.2 percent on Monday.
US oil rose 25 cents, or 0.24 percent, to $71.10 a barrel, after falling 3 cents in the previous session. Crude oil has risen this year, as vaccination programs have turned the tide against the epidemic in the United States, Europe and China. This was accompanied by a decision by the UK to ease the extension of virus restrictions with some optimism about strong summer consumption
Disclosure of procedures to raise the level of Iraq's assessment of anti-money laundering
The Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Office at the Central Bank of Iraq revealed, on Wednesday, executive measures to raise the level of Iraq's assessment in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing.
And the official “Al-Sabah” newspaper, in a news item seen by Al-Mauma, quoted an official source in the office, that “the office has taken technical steps by the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing system by completing the coverage of the action plan developed by the International Cooperation Review Group (ICRG) by the Iraqi authorities. of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the authorities have the responsibility to start the national risk assessment process, which is part of the update process every two years.”
The source added, "In light of this, the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Office has taken a number of measures to move forward in the national risk assessment, such as the formation of several teams concerned with the national risk assessment process, and through direct coordination with the World Bank, which adopted the technical assistance process for this." The subject, and the first stage, which is the introductory stage and the explanation of the concepts of the process for the sub-groups that have been identified, has been completed, each according to the sector to which it belongs.
He stressed that “within this framework, a member from each sector was chosen to be responsible for filling out the tables prepared by the World Bank, in addition to that, there is continuous coordination between the assessment team and the World Bank regarding the provision of continuous support in terms of collecting and analyzing statistics and data to determine the level of risks, threats and vulnerabilities. “.
The source expected, "The World Bank will hold a three-day workshop with all concerned parties to show how to write the final report in a practical way, to be proactive measures for this process, such as issuing instructions and adopting new executive procedures, as the immediate treatment will raise the level of evaluation of the Republic of Iraq .
Iraqi exhibitions discuss maximizing resources through economic and investment activities
The General Company for Iraqi Fairs and Commercial Services at the Ministry of Commerce announced, on Wednesday, a meeting of its board of directors to discuss economic and investment activities at the Baghdad International Fair. Saeed pointed out that "the meeting also discussed maximizing the company's resources by signing contracts with investment companies and organizing companies, to hold internal exhibitions."
The Director-General of the Iraqi Exhibitions Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sarmad Taha Saeed, said in a statement received, Iraqi Life, that "the meeting discussed the most important issues related to economic and investment activities at the Baghdad International Fair."
He added, "The resumption of activities related to the establishment of internal and external exhibitions in the Iraqi governorates was also discussed, after the approval of the Crisis Cell and the Ministry of Health, stressing preventive measures to prevent the spread of Corona during the period of exhibitions, in addition to facilitating the process of entering foreign delegations through coordination with the security services and the Department of Civil Affairs Residence
Disclosure of a "secret and hidden" security agreement between Baghdad and Erbil
The head of the Parliamentary Bloc of the Turkmen Front, Arshad Al-Salihi, revealed, on Wednesday, a security agreement that he described as “secret and hidden” between the governments of the center and the region, while stressing the rejection of the return of the Peshmerga forces to the mixed areas.
Al-Salihi said, in an interview followed by "The Information", that "the central government entered into a secret and hidden security agreement with the Kurdistan region," noting that "the Kurdistan region agreed to the security agreement to inform it of it, but the Arabs and Turkmen do not know anything about it."
He added that "any security agreement between Baghdad and Erbil is welcome, provided that the components are not removed from it," stressing that "going to a direct agreement between Baghdad and Erbil is doubtful."
In addition, Al-Salihi refused “the return of the Peshmerga forces to the mixed areas,” noting that “in the time of previous governments, all components were involved in security agreements.
CBI Update: Just a note:
including $13,900,000. CASH The Central Bank of Iraq’s foreign currency sales schedule Thursday 06/17/2021 and implemented today
ISX Update: Shares Traded: not updated for todayValue Traded: not updated for today
including $13,900,000. CASH
The Central Bank of Iraq’s foreign currency sales schedule Thursday 06/17/2021 and implemented today
ISX Update:
Shares Traded: not updated for today
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6-15-2021 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Article quote: "Kurdistan’s Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani announced, on Tuesday, that an agreement had been reached with Baghdad on the Region's share of the federal budget." ...the Kurds have a deal that is retro active. That deal is very timely... Kahdimi wouldn't agree until he was ready for the when, hence the talk of suing yesterday seems to have stimulated things along... That... deal is coming out and quickly, imo... I can't imagine the Kurds being quiet about it anymore... There is a deal and deals in digital currency can move fast... imo...We are in a very good place.
6-15-2021 Intel Guru RayRen98 Iraqi news is broadcasting that agreements have been met within Baghdad to allow funding from the budget to Kurdistan. The budget-based payments are stated to be retroactive back to January of this year. (Could this be the "last stitch" needed to "sew this up" and move onward?) Even though several bank sources are projecting to be exchanging us by the end of this week, other intel sources are focused on "by the end of this month." Time Will Tell!!
6-15-2021 Newshound Guru Pimpy Article: "The dollar is falling with the closure of Baghdad markets" They're starting to lose their trust in the U.S. dollar. It's something I thought would never happen...I never thought it was possible...we know that the dollar continued to gain over and over on the Iraqi dinar. Iraq had to take some steps...to keep that from happening...and it appears they've done a great job. The dinar appears to be gaining so far. It's just a minor step but it's still a good step...So instead of you getting 1550 for every dollar, it's back down to 1490 and it's going to continue to drop. Let's hope so. It seems to be going in the right direction. That's what we want.
6-15-2021 Newshound/Intel Guru Petra What is the end game? If you look at the challenges Iraq is having now in regards to the Kurds and they're threatening a lawsuit. The governance is looking for their HCL money. The countries that are just waiting to invest in Iraq. We're down to a single move. Once that single move occurs all of this stuff goes away. The Kurds aren't going to sue if they get their monies...All of this goes away at the change of a rate...they've done everything...They're ready to go. They just need the rate...
6-15-2021 Intel Guru Frank26 [Community member bank story continued] Member: Yes they did. It was very business like and well done. They didn't say it was a scam or anything... Frank: Canada, you now know the bank that will be exchanging the Iraqi dinar. I find it interesting that that bank was saying no and now they're saying yes. IMO I think it's because banks are a little more savvy because the World Bank has been talking to the BIS and have been talking to many central banks. When's the last time you've had Wells Fargo say, 'No, it's a scam!' No. I don't hear that anymore...anyone who treated me like an imbecile all these years will never get my business... [post 2 of 2]
6-15-2021 Intel Guru Frank26 [Community member bank story] Member: I was talking to the Nova Scotia Bank and I asked it they'd be doing currency exchanges for foreign currency. They said yes. They even looked up the rate and told me what it was at the time. I was really excited. Frank: Did you specifically say the Iraqi dinar or did you just say foreign currencies? Member: They asked me what currencies and I told them the Iraqi dinar and dong. Frank: So Nova Scotia Bank in Canada is telling you they will do exchange with the Iraqi dinar whenever you want, right? Member: Yep, that's right. Frank: ...it's interesting to see that Nova Scotia is talking to you very comfortably. They are not being paranoid, 'Oh, we don't know anything. It's a scam. We don't do the dinar.' No. They treated you very business like didn't they? [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
6-15-2021 Intel Guru MarkZ [via PDK] All of my banking contacts right now are prepared and looking for permission to distribute funds...My best banking contact returns back to his bank about 1 or 2 this afternoon, so hopefully this evening I will have a better update…. If its anything pressing …If it looks like it could occur before tomorrow morning I will come back in and will let you all know.
6-15-2021 Intel Guru Holly Thursday RV News: The news yesterday has been positive for the end of this week for notifications...As we know this is a fluid event and it changes as issues arise. Never get locked in on a date but see the events that happen to mark the progress...Never, ever give up.
6-15-2021 Newshound/Intel Guru RVAlready This Week!!! This Week!!! This Week!!! Finish line coming up!!!
6-15-2021 Intel Guru RayRen98 Iraqi news is broadcasting that agreements have been met within Baghdad to allow funding from the budget to Kurdistan. The budget-based payments are stated to be retroactive back to January of this year. (Could this be the "last stitch" needed to "sew this up" and move onward?) Even though several bank sources are projecting to be exchanging us by the end of this week, other intel sources are focused on "by the end of this month." Time Will Tell!!
6-15-2021 Newshound Guru Pimpy Article: "The dollar is falling with the closure of Baghdad markets" They're starting to lose their trust in the U.S. dollar. It's something I thought would never happen...I never thought it was possible...we know that the dollar continued to gain over and over on the Iraqi dinar. Iraq had to take some steps...to keep that from happening...and it appears they've done a great job. The dinar appears to be gaining so far. It's just a minor step but it's still a good step...So instead of you getting 1550 for every dollar, it's back down to 1490 and it's going to continue to drop. Let's hope so. It seems to be going in the right direction. That's what we want.
6-15-2021 Newshound/Intel Guru Petra What is the end game? If you look at the challenges Iraq is having now in regards to the Kurds and they're threatening a lawsuit. The governance is looking for their HCL money. The countries that are just waiting to invest in Iraq. We're down to a single move. Once that single move occurs all of this stuff goes away. The Kurds aren't going to sue if they get their monies...All of this goes away at the change of a rate...they've done everything...They're ready to go. They just need the rate...
6-15-2021 Intel Guru Frank26 [Community member bank story continued] Member: Yes they did. It was very business like and well done. They didn't say it was a scam or anything... Frank: Canada, you now know the bank that will be exchanging the Iraqi dinar. I find it interesting that that bank was saying no and now they're saying yes. IMO I think it's because banks are a little more savvy because the World Bank has been talking to the BIS and have been talking to many central banks. When's the last time you've had Wells Fargo say, 'No, it's a scam!' No. I don't hear that anymore...anyone who treated me like an imbecile all these years will never get my business... [post 2 of 2]
6-15-2021 Intel Guru Frank26 [Community member bank story] Member: I was talking to the Nova Scotia Bank and I asked it they'd be doing currency exchanges for foreign currency. They said yes. They even looked up the rate and told me what it was at the time. I was really excited. Frank: Did you specifically say the Iraqi dinar or did you just say foreign currencies? Member: They asked me what currencies and I told them the Iraqi dinar and dong. Frank: So Nova Scotia Bank in Canada is telling you they will do exchange with the Iraqi dinar whenever you want, right? Member: Yep, that's right. Frank: ...it's interesting to see that Nova Scotia is talking to you very comfortably. They are not being paranoid, 'Oh, we don't know anything. It's a scam. We don't do the dinar.' No. They treated you very business like didn't they? [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
6-15-2021 Intel Guru MarkZ [via PDK] All of my banking contacts right now are prepared and looking for permission to distribute funds...My best banking contact returns back to his bank about 1 or 2 this afternoon, so hopefully this evening I will have a better update…. If its anything pressing …If it looks like it could occur before tomorrow morning I will come back in and will let you all know.
6-15-2021 Intel Guru Holly Thursday RV News: The news yesterday has been positive for the end of this week for notifications...As we know this is a fluid event and it changes as issues arise. Never get locked in on a date but see the events that happen to mark the progress...Never, ever give up.
6-15-2021 Newshound/Intel Guru RVAlready This Week!!! This Week!!! This Week!!! Finish line coming up!!!
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ARTICLE 1-A (from PM Kadhimi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
The Council of Ministers holds its regular session under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi
Today, Tuesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi chaired the twenty-third regular session of the Council of Ministers, during which he discussed the latest developments in the country, as well as discussing the topics on the agenda.
At the beginning of the session, the Prime Minister recalled the seventh anniversary of the blessed fatwa of His Eminence Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, stressing that the fatwa contributed to providing support and achieving victory over ISIS terrorist gangs.
His Excellency also extended his sincere congratulations to the Iraqi press family and the Journalists Syndicate on the occasion of the 152nd anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi press, and praised the great role of journalists in diagnosing problems and evaluating the situation.
His Excellency also touched on the anniversary of the founding of the popular crowd, which had a prominent role alongside the armed forces in achieving victory and preserving the unity of Iraq.
During the session, Mr. Al-Kazemi reviewed his visit to Dhi Qar Governorate, which witnessed the opening of many lagging projects, and explained that these projects should have been opened years ago, had it not been for mismanagement and the accumulation of corruption.
His Excellency indicated that the visit of Dhi Qar witnessed the opening of the Nasiriyah hospital, the power station, the concrete bridge and laying the foundation stone for the Nasiriyah International Airport and other projects that serve the people of the province. He stressed that this work will continue to include other provinces, to prove this government once again that it is a government of deeds and not words
His Excellency renewed his directives to all ministries to be close to citizens and to address all problems and obstacles that stand in the way of providing services, stressing the need to work with utmost efforts in order to restore citizens' confidence in the political process and elections. He also stressed his total refusal to exploit ministries for electoral purposes, threatening all those who resort to It is referred to investigation.
Al-Kazemi referred to complaints about the procedures of some joints of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, and suspicions of their exploitation for electoral purposes at the expense of the livelihood of the poor, by supporting some candidates regarding social welfare salaries, and his Excellency indicated that these complaints will be verified, stressing his refusal to exploit the poor and transfer their salaries. To a rich material for the elections.
The Prime Minister stressed that one of the most important priorities of the current government is to alleviate the suffering of the poor and provide them with the requirements for a decent living, stressing the government's great interest in providing the food basket and additional materials.
His Excellency emphasized directing government support such as food baskets and other types of support to the poor and deserving groups, and explained that the continued receipt of businessmen, senior employees and other fake names for support with food supplies constitutes administrative failure and corruption.
The Cabinet session witnessed a review of the report of the Ministry of Health regarding the Corona pandemic, and developments in the work of the committee to strengthen government measures in the areas of prevention and health awareness control to limit the spread of the virus, and to emphasize the efforts of the Ministry of Health to provide vaccines and encourage citizens to take them.
After the Council of Ministers discussed the topics on the agenda, it issued the following decisions:
First / Approval of the draft law of the ratification agreement on economic, commercial and scientific cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of Hungary, and refer it to the House of Representatives, based on the provisions of Articles (61 / Clause First, and 80 / Clause Second) of the Constitution.
Second / Approval of the amendment of the decision of the Supreme Committee for National Health and Safety (Combating the Corona Virus Pandemic) No. 117 of 2020, amended by Resolution (3) of 2021, regarding stopping projects and contracts in light of the Corona pandemic, by adopting the following mechanism:
1- Counting the duration of the Corona pandemic crisis as a period of suspension for government contracts that were suspended due to this pandemic, from July 31, 2020, until February 20, 2021
Whether the suspension was completely or partially without resulting in any harm to the contracting parties, in terms of not claiming late fines and insurance fees throughout this period and without any financial consequences or claims on the contracting parties.
2- Applications for inclusion in paragraph (1) above shall be submitted after the mentioned date to a specialized committee formed in the Ministry of Planning headed by the Deputy Minister of Planning for Administrative Affairs, the Director General of the Contracts Department in the aforementioned Ministry, and a representative of the relevant government agency as needed.
3- The aforementioned contracts that were affected by the Corona pandemic after the date mentioned in paragraph (1) above are dealt with by the contracting authority, in accordance with the law and the instructions in force, including controls No. (6) attached to the instructions for implementing government contracts (2 of 2014), and the contracting conditions for work Civil engineering or equivalent general conditions for electrical and mechanical engineering works, or standard documents for contracts subject to these documents by counting that period (complete or partial suspension or extension), and the Ministry of Planning shall decide any dispute about this between the contracting authority and the contractor or company contracting.
Third / Approval of authorizing the Minister of Trade to pay a payment of farmers’ dues for wheat and rye from the available cash in the account of the General Company for Grain Trade, provided that the amount of the payment will be deducted later from the farmers’ dues that will be financed by the Ministry of Finance in the future.
Fourth / Approval of granting the head of the Dhi Qar Governorate Reconstruction Fund administrative and financial powers to the competent minister, based on the provisions of Article (13) of the Dhi Qar Governorate Reconstruction Fund instructions (2 of 2021).
Fifth / Approval of extinguishing the debts of the late former Iraqi football player (Ahmed Radi Amish), based on the provisions of Article (46) of the Federal Financial Management Law No. (6 of 2019) as amended, and Cabinet Resolution (28 of 2020).
Sixth / Approval of the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for Energy (92 for the year 2021), as follows:
- Paying the advance payment amount of (35,000,000), only thirty-five million dollars in crude oil equal to the amount of the loan, which will be paid under the crude oil loading agreement to be signed between the Oil Marketing Company and Litasco (the lender) to avoid financing one project from two different budgets (operating budget Dhi Qar Oil Company and the Federal Investment Budget), an exception to the instructions for implementing the federal general budget for the fiscal year/2021.
Seventh / agree to the following:
1- Establishment of the city of Rafael within the total area of the area surrounding Baghdad International Airport, which has an area of (106) thousand acres, and offering it as investment opportunities based on the provisions of Article (7/b) of the amended Investment Law No. (13 of 2006), provided that compensation is paid The owners of the lands with other suitable lands to enable them to implement their requirements from the Ministry of Finance, and an exception to the Cabinet Resolution (175 of 2019) from this project
2- Amending the Council of Ministers Resolution (175 of 2019), with a total area of (106) thousand dunams instead of (16003) dunams, mentioned in paragraph (2) of the aforementioned Council of Ministers decision, to include all lands surrounding Baghdad Airport.
3- Amending the area granted in accordance with the aforementioned cabinet decision to Daeco International Holding Company, whose area is (4000) dunams, to become (1800) dunams, and according to the agreement concluded with the aforementioned company.
4- Granting the Emaar Company a plot of land of (1,000) acres on the land of the airport to establish a residential area with integrated facilities, a cultural and sports club with a golf course, according to international standards.
5- Excluding civil aviation and military sites (Air Force Command, Martyr Muhammad Alaa Air Base, Land Force Command, Army Aviation and Air Defense) located within the area surrounding Baghdad International Airport from the above paragraphs until an alternative is available.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
15th June 2021
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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Kadhimi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
The most prominent statement of the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, during the Cabinet session
The most prominent of what came in the speech of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi during the cabinet session for today, Tuesday
🔵 This week passed the anniversary of the blessed fatwa of His Eminence Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, which gave great support to achieve victory over the terrorist gangs of ISIS.
🔵 We congratulate the press family and the Journalists Syndicate on the anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi press, whose memory passes today, and we commend the great role of journalists in evaluating the situation.
🔵 The anniversary of the founding of the popular crowd, which had a prominent and significant role with the rest of our armed forces, in achieving victory and preserving the unity of the country, passes by.
🔵 We visited Dhi Qar Governorate and opened many lagging projects that were supposed to be completed years ago, but mismanagement and corruption caused their delay.
🔵 We opened the Nasiriyah Teaching Hospital, the concrete bridge and the power station, and we laid the foundation stone for the Nasiriyah airport and a number of other projects in order to serve the people of the province and we will continue to do so with the rest of the provinces, and we proved that we are a government of deeds and not a government of words.
🔵 I directed the ministries to be close to citizens to provide services to our people and to work with all seriousness and with the utmost energies to restore citizens' confidence in the political process and elections.
🔵 We categorically reject the ministries' exploitation of elections, as this government is professional, and whoever uses ministries for electoral purposes will be investigated.
🔵 There are complaints about the procedures of some joints of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and suspicions of exploitation for electoral purposes at the expense of the livelihood of the poor by supporting some candidates regarding social welfare salaries and we will verify these complaints.
🔵 We do not accept that the poor, their strength and their salaries turn into a rich substance and exploitation of the elections.
🔵 We have great interest in providing the food basket that will be distributed to the poor, and it will contain more materials than the materials that are currently distributed, quantitatively and qualitatively, and this is one of the priorities of the current government to alleviate the suffering of the poor and provide them with the requirements of a decent living.
🔵 Government support, such as food baskets and other types of support, must be directed to the poor and deserving class, as the current receipt of businessmen, senior employees and fake names for support with food supplies represents administrative failure and corruption.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
15 - June - 2021, the most prominent of what was said in the speech of the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, during the cabinet session for today, Tuesday:
🔵 This week passed the anniversary of the blessed fatwa of His Eminence Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, which gave great support to achieve victory over the terrorist gangs of ISIS.
🔵 We congratulate the press family and the Journalists Syndicate on the anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi press, whose memory passes today, and we commend the great role of journalists in evaluating the situation.
🔵 The anniversary of the founding of the popular crowd, which had a prominent and significant role with the rest of our armed forces, in achieving victory and preserving the unity of the country, passes by.
🔵 We visited Dhi Qar Governorate and opened many lagging projects that were supposed to be completed years ago, but mismanagement and corruption caused their delay.
🔵 We opened the Nasiriyah Teaching Hospital, the concrete bridge and the power station, and we laid the foundation stone for the Nasiriyah airport and a number of other projects in order to serve the people of the province and we will continue to do so with the rest of the provinces, and we proved that we are a government of deeds and not a government of words.
🔵 I directed the ministries to be close to citizens to provide services to our people and to work with all seriousness and with the utmost energies to restore citizens' confidence in the political process and elections.
🔵 We categorically reject the ministries' exploitation of elections, as this government is professional, and whoever uses ministries for electoral purposes will be investigated.
🔵 There are complaints about the procedures of some joints of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and suspicions of exploitation for electoral purposes at the expense of the livelihood of the poor by supporting some candidates regarding social welfare salaries and we will verify these complaints.
🔵 We do not accept that the poor, their strength and their salaries turn into a rich substance and exploitation of the elections.
🔵 We have great interest in providing the food basket that will be distributed to the poor, and it will contain more materials than the materials that are currently distributed, quantitatively and qualitatively, and this is one of the priorities of the current government to alleviate the suffering of the poor and provide them with the requirements of a decent living.
🔵 Government support, such as food baskets and other types of support, must be directed to the poor and deserving class, as the current receipt of businessmen, senior employees and fake names for support with food supplies represents administrative failure and corruption.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
15th June 2021
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ARTICLE 1-C (from PM Kadhimi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
Congratulation
I extend my best congratulations, full of hope and confidence, to the generous Iraqi journalist family as they celebrate the 152nd anniversary of the Iraqi Press Day.
The Iraqi press was and still is an essential pillar of the means to defend the interests of the people, and a supporter of their national orientations in fighting injustice and tyranny, through long periods of dictatorship that tried to stifle breath and silence mouths. And their platform for free opinion, without which democracy will not live.
On this day, we also remember the martyrs of the press and the honorable people who fought with the true word and the truthful image alongside their brothers, the sons of the armed forces in their war against terrorism, as we remember those who fell in the defense of Iraq’s dignity, or were treacherous at the hands of the crows of darkness.
We are confident that the Iraqi journalistic family will continue to give, which is in proportion to the challenges and responsibilities that it bears, and to the extent of the brilliant role played by the press in combating extremism, upholding the status of the state and the law, supporting the unity of Iraq, and adopting responsibility, objectivity and professionalism.
Every year and our journalist family is fine and honorable, and mercy and glory to the martyrs of the press and all the martyrs of Iraq.
Mustafa Al-Kazemi
Prime Minister
15 - June - 2021
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
6-15-2021 around 3 pm Eastern
Cabinet Spokesperson: The PM @MAKadhimi directed that it’s imperative not to manipulate water quotas that could harm agriculture, and to pay a payment of farmers' dues for the current year.
Cabinet Spokesperson: The Cabinet voted to open export unconditionally and to reconsider the customs tariff, and voted to expand the production of the Nassiriya oil field with a capacity of 100,000 barrels.
Cabinet Spokesperson: The Cabinet voted to establish the (Rafael) city project in the areas surrounding Baghdad Airport, which is one of the projects that Iraqi government is counting on to activate the private sector.
The (Fatwa) of Jihad Al-Kafai has a significant impact on Iraq's security and enabled Iraqis to stop and eliminate the most dangerous terrorist gangs.
Cabinet Spokesperson, the Minister of Culture @HassanNadhem, holds a press conference in Baghdad to brief the media on today’s Cabinet meeting and developments in Iraq.
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ARTICLE 3
The region confirms its full commitment to the provisions of the budget
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 5:24 PM
Baghdad / National News Center
Today, Tuesday, the Minister of Finance and Economy of the Kurdistan Regional Government confirmed that the Kurdistan Regional Government is fully prepared to commit to implementing what is stated in the budget.
A statement by the ministry, received by the "National News Center", stated that "the Minister of Finance in the regional government, Awat Sheikh Janab Nuri, received the Director of the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) Salem Jawad Abdul Hadi, and held a meeting with him regarding the implementation of the paragraphs of the general Iraqi budget."
Sheikh Janab stressed, during the meeting, the "full readiness on the part of the region to abide by all the paragraphs of the Iraqi general budget in order to reach a comprehensive understanding and the agreement between Baghdad and the region will be in the interest of the Iraqi people."
The statement indicated that “the meeting was held with the aim of implementing paragraph (11) of the Budget Law No. 23 of 2021, and through it, a move towards defining a mechanism for how to address and settle the debts of the (TPI) that the Kurdistan Regional Government owes within the framework of the same law as part of the commitment from both sides “.
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