Weekend Wrap Up June 18-20 2022
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It included 'political concessions' rejected by al-Maliki... What is ?the content of the 'urgent framework initiative' towards al-Sadr
Today, Sunday, a report published by Al-Arabiya channel revealed that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, rejected an initiative presented by the coordination framework in order to push him to reverse .the decision to resign his bloc's deputies from the Iraqi parliament The report quoted informed political sources as saying that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, refused to deal with an initiative presented by two parties from within the "coordinating framework" that aimed to persuade him to .reverse the decision to withdraw from the political process
According to the report, a member of the "Coordination Framework", who preferred not to reveal his name, revealed to "Al-Sharq al-Awsat" newspaper that two parties from the rival camp of al-Sadr refused, during meetings last week, to rush to form the new government away from al-Sadr, and without repeating the attempt with him .to convince him.
Reversing his decision to withdraw from Parliament The source, who belongs to one of the two parties to the initiative, added that they "are concerned about the enthusiasm of the head of the State of Law coalition for the new government, and about the indications his deputies give about his desire to ".return to power himself or with another candidate under his umbrella
He also clarified that "two political currents decided to formulate an urgent initiative for al-Sadr asking him to refrain from withdrawing, and promising to make political ".concessions regarding his project on the political majority
The source also indicated that al-Maliki informed both sides of the initiative of his rejection of it, describing it as a "misplaced attempt, which may cause the loss of the .golden opportunity offered by al-Sadr's withdrawal," according to the newspaper
It is noteworthy that al-Sadr had won during the elections 73 parliamentary seats out of 329 in Parliament, which was considered a blow to his Iranian-backed Shiite .opponents, who lost about two-thirds of their seats and rejected the results
Since then, the two sides have been locked in a fierce competition for power, even as the country faces mounting challenges including an impending food crisis resulting .from a severe drought and war in Ukraine
Al-Sadr, who was determined to form a majority government with his allies, could not muster a sufficient number of lawmakers to obtain the two-thirds majority needed to elect the next president - a necessary step before naming the next prime minister and choosing the cabinet - because of the "blocking third" used by his opponents, .and they did not believe Quorum required in parliamentary sessions What he had before him, after months of procrastination and deadlock, was to take this step of resignation, which was considered a gamble, especially since with the resignation of his deputies, the Tehran-backed groups are now expected to obtain a .majority in Parliament
Iraq submits a proposal to establish an electronic portal for preparing international recovery
Commission proposes to establish an electronic portal to prepare international recovery files
Earth News/ The Integrity Commission announced today, Monday, that Iraq submitted a proposal to establish an electronic portal for preparing international recovery files.
A statement by the commission received by Earth News stated, "The head of the Federal Integrity Commission, Judge Alaa Jawad Al-Saadi, headed the Iraq delegation to the Conference of the States Parties to the International Convention against Corruption; To review the implementation at its thirteenth session, held in the Austrian capital, Vienna, for the period from 13 to 17 June.
The head of the commission confirmed, according to the statement, "Iraq's response to the requirements to join the United Nations Convention since its accession to it in 2007," pointing out that "the race responded to many of the requirements for accession by forming anti-corruption bodies, enacting laws that address this scourge and developing constructive policies for that, as well as deterrent means." “.
Al-Saadi added that “several teams of government experts have been formed; In order to carry out the review process stipulated in the agreement, and the first session related to the chapters (third and fourth) of the agreement was completed and Iraq was provided with the executive summary of the response, noting that “Iraq is adhering to its obligations regarding the two chapters (the second and the fifth) until the final conclusions.” The United Nations, the comments of the State of Cameroon have been received.
Al-Saadi indicated that "we are awaiting an answer (Nioe Islands) and setting a date for the country review, while the follow-ups are still ongoing. The responses of the peer countries in the agreement were also evaluated and sent to the United Nations, where the team of experts completed the assessment of the responses of the peer countries (Canada, Solomon Islands, Myanmar and Montenegro).
The head of the commission indicated that “in order to enhance cooperation between the three authorities in Iraq, the legislative authority enacted several laws that represent the legal system addressing the fight against corruption. The task of the oversight bodies is to pursue the corrupt and reduce corruption, and at the same time, it represents a deterrent to anyone who thinks of transgressing public money.”
He pointed out that "the executive authority approved the National Integrity and Anti-Corruption Strategy for the years (2021-2024), which focused on three objectives: (deterrence and prevention, proactiveness, reform and development), while the judicial authority worked to form criminal courts and investigative courts specialized in integrity issues, and to establish a court The central felonies specialized in examining corruption cases that were reconstructed according to the statement numbered (96 / s / a on 11/21/2021).
Al-Saadi indicated that "the challenges identified during the stages of the country reviews are represented in the failure of some state parties to adopt the agreement as a binding legal basis for the purpose of receiving or responding to requests for legal assistance, contrary to Article (46) of the agreement, while many supervisory authorities in the states parties still do not adopt the agreement as a basis. To strengthen international cooperation, contrary to Article 62 of it, which obligates the states parties to take the necessary measures to assist in implementation.
He explained that "the review mechanism did not clearly address the case if the reviewing country under review wanted to update its answers submitted in the framework of the peer assessment after the end of the periods specified under the model timetable for assessing the answers attached to the implementation review mechanism issued under Resolution No. (1/3)."
The head of the Integrity Commission referred to "Iraq's preventive measures to prevent corruption, as the financial and administrative sector has been reformed using electronic governance, especially in the tax and customs sectors, and ensuring that the citizen does not interact with the employee; This resulted in a significant increase in government revenues and the drying up of bribery crimes. Electronic procedures were also adopted to oblige those charged with submitting a disclosure of financial interests from office holders and the mechanism of investigation and investigation, and boycotting the information provided, all through an electronic program “in which we were keen on the security and confidentiality of information circulation and we were able to access it.” Cases of inflation of funds and conflict of interest.”
Al-Saadi added that "Iraq aspires for countries to adopt e-governance and automation as a way to help implement the UN Convention, especially in providing legal assistance," noting that "this gives countries speed and freedom in recovering their looted assets and recovering those convicted."
The head of the authority suggested “creating an electronic portal for preparing international recovery files and the possibility of preparing bulletins on the nature of the funds, the convicted persons and the abstaining countries in accordance with international security and judicial procedures that emanate from the terms of the agreement, balancing between the rights of countries to recover their money and guarantees related to convicted persons and the legitimate reasons offered by the custodial countries’ assets. looted in their lack of cooperation.”
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Rule of Law: It is difficult to hold early elections, except in this case
The leader of the State of Law coalition, Jassim Muhammad Jaafar, said today, Monday, the difficulty of holding early elections, identifying one case in which they can be held.
Jaafar said in an interview with Earth News, "The issue of the government remaining is normal according to the constitution until a new government is formed. As for early elections, it is difficult, except in the event that the Speaker of the House of Representatives does not resort to a letter to the Elections Commission to send replacements to the Sadrist MPs who resigned from the House of Representatives."
He added, "Yesterday, Al-Halbousi made a decision about requesting replacements. If the replacements are determined, the parliament will be formed with all its members, and I imagine there will be a larger bloc from the framework and those with it," noting that "there will be negotiations with the Kurdistan Democratic Party on resolving the presidential candidate."
Jaafar added, "The agreement of the Kurds will be on a third person for the position of the presidency, and this is the key to the solution to form the session. As for the Sunnis, I imagine there are no things that impede the presence of the selection of the prime minister and the government."
Jaafar stated, "I am optimistic that a government will be formed within the next two months, and the government's life may be determined in a shorter period and new elections will be set. I do not see that the situation remains in this way and the current government continues in general. I see solutions within the Iraqi components."
The Secretary-General of "OPEC" praises Iraq's active role in the organization
OPEC Secretary-General, Muhammad Barkindo, praised today, Sunday, Iraq's active role in the organization, while Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar stressed the organization's role in stabilizing the oil market.
A statement by the ministry, received by Earth News, stated, "With the patronage of the Minister of Oil, the Ministry of Oil organized a celebration of the launch of the (OPEC) 60 years book, in the presence of the Secretary-General of the Organization, Muhammad Barkindo, and the Ministers of Culture, Sports, Youth and Water Resources in Iraq, and this comes as part of a series of activities to celebrate the passing of more than 60 years of The founding of OPEC.
The Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, said, according to the statement, that the celebration of the 60th anniversary is in the People’s Hall in which the organization was founded in 1960, in the presence of the founding countries. on the stability of global markets, protect the cohesion of OPEC to reach its goals, and protect the rights of producers and consumers.”
The minister referred to “the history of the People’s Hall, which witnessed historical events since the twenties of the last century,” referring to “the project to rehabilitate it, which began in 2017, during the time of the Ministers of Oil, Jabbar Laibi and Thamer Al-Ghadban, to appear in a beautiful suit that reflects the civilized and cultural face of Iraq.”
Ismail stressed, "Iraq and the organization, with its Secretary-General Barkindo, are keen on the importance of holding a book signing ceremonial in the People's Hall to witness the date of the two signatures, the first being the founding of OPEC and the second signing and launching a book on the history of OPEC."
For his part, the Secretary-General of OPEC praised “Iraq’s active role in the organization as one of the founders, and it is the country that witnessed the founding conference more than 60 years ago, so it was necessary that the celebration of the founding of the organization be held in Iraq, but due to the Corona pandemic, the celebration was postponed, and today we meet in Anticipating and launching the 60-year history of OPEC, which includes the most important historical stations and events that confirmed its distinguished presence in addressing challenges and crises in international markets, and working to achieve balance and protect the producing countries.
Appreciating the efforts of the Ministry of Oil and the organizers of the celebration.”
The statement added, "During the ceremony, two copies of the book were signed by Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail and OPEC Secretary-General Muhammad Barkindo, and a film was shown about the history of the organization's founding and the history of Iraqi oil production prepared by the media office in the Ministry of Oil, and a film about the history of the organization prepared by public relations. In OPEC, dancing art by the Fashion House band and playing a number of musical pieces, and at the end of the celebration, the Minister of Oil presented a souvenir to Barkindo in appreciation of his distinguished services throughout his service in the organization.
A member of the coordination framework reveals the latter's intentions to nominate Nuri al-Maliki to head the government
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Today, Monday, a member of the State of Law coalition, Fadel Mawat Kassar, revealed the desire of the coordination framework to nominate the .leader of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, for prime minister Kassar told (Baghdad Today), "The coordinating framework is the largest bloc currently and aspires to nominate Nuri al-Maliki for prime minister," noting that "this ambition is because al-Maliki has a high level of strength and experience in managing ".all crises facing the country
He added, "When a strong prime minister is proposed, the government will be strong," stressing that "this matter is in the interest of the country and solves all the ".problems it faces On June 16, 2022, the leader in the coordination framework, Aid Al-Hilali, had commented on the news that talked about the nomination of a .number of names for prime minister during the next stage Al-Hilali told (Baghdad Today), that "the coordination framework did not discuss the issue of the names nominated for prime minister until this moment, as it is in the stage of dialogue and negotiation with the political forces for the sake of agreement ".and consensus on the new government
He added, "The issue of putting forward the names framework for the prime minister will be in agreement with the political blocs, as for the names that are currently being presented by some media outlets, the aim is to burn the names they circulate ".and fall within the scope of confusion, no more
And the media and social networking sites had proposed the name of the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri for prime minister as a candidate for the .coordination framework and the head of the State of Law coalition, Nuri Al-Maliki Nuri al-Maliki assumed the position of prime minister in 2006, after both Iyad Allawi and Ibrahim al-Jaafari, and continued to rule for two electoral terms, even with the victory of his traditional rival, Iyad Allawi in 2010 in the elections, as a Federal Court decision was considered politicized according to which the winner of the elections is not the one who gets a number of Votes in it, but rather whoever forms an alliance within Parliament in which he obtains the majority of Parliament seats, to Al-Maliki .assuming the prime ministership
The end of this week.. an emergency session of the House of Representatives
An informed source revealed, today, Monday, that a date has been set for an emergency session of the House of Representatives.
The source said, "There is an agreement to hold an emergency session of the House of Representatives at the end of this week."
Earlier, political forces called for an emergency session of the House of Representatives to discuss the Turkish attack, in addition to other files related to the completion of the constitutional entitlements.
Source: The Presidency of Parliament will set Wednesday a date for an extraordinary session to repeat the bench oath
A special source told The Obelisk, Monday, June 20, 2022, that the Presidency of the House of Representatives will set next Wednesday a date for holding an exceptional session aimed at repeating the oath to the .new deputies as replacements for the resigned deputies
A deputy from the State of Law bloc revealed, on Monday, June 20, 2022, that the coordinating framework submitted .a request to the Presidency of the House of Representatives to hold an emergency parliamentary session Muhammad Al-Sihoud said in a statement, which was followed by the obelisk, that "the coordinating framework ".submitted 50 signatures to hold an emergency session to repeat the oath to the new deputies ".
And he indicated that "setting the date of the meeting is up to the presidency of the council The request for the coordination framework to hold an emergency session to repeat the oath comes against the .background of the resignation of the Sadrist bloc's "73 deputies" and the rise of the winning candidates in their place
Deputy Speaker of the Kurdish Parliament questions the stability of the next government without al-Sadr
Shakhwan Abdullah, Second Deputy Speaker of the Federal Parliament, said on Monday, June 20, .2022, that the situation in Iraq has become complicated after the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement
Abdullah said in a statement that Al-Masala followed, that "at the present time, a major party does not participate in Parliament and the government, which creates a big problem, and it will be an obstacle for the Shiite side when ".forming a new government, because it is not clear how stable and successful the government will be without Al-Sadr
He added that "there are efforts to resume negotiations between the political parties to form a new Iraqi government, ".but the matter depends on the Shiite framework to form the government legally and constitutionally
He stressed that "there should be an agreement on a person who will assume the position of prime minister within the coordination framework, and after appointing a candidate for prime minister, an agreement should be reached with ".the parties regarding the process of forming the new government
Finance: We made remarkable achievements for the banking sector during the first half of 2022
The Ministry of Finance confirmed today, Monday, that the Iraqi Company for Banking Services, one of its formations, has achieved qualitative achievements in the areas that fall within its competencies and responsibilities during the first half of this year.
The company's general manager, Hussein Ali Muhaisen, said in a statement received by Earth News, "The company achieved, during its plan for the first half of the current year 2022, a remarkable increase in revenues by attracting the largest possible number of banks, companies and government agencies, as a result of the increasing confidence of these institutions in the services they provide. The company in the field of money transfer and others, as well as a rise in the company’s investments index in various economic sectors.”
He added, "We are working with continuous efforts to expand the company's coverage in the field of banking services, as it is hoped to create branches for the company in the Erbil governorate and the Ramadi branch in Anbar Governorate, and we also seek, within our plan for the next stage, to increase the company's branches to include all regions of Iraq."
Muhaisin explained that "in the framework of the company's keenness to improve the level and quality of its services and keep pace with the global programs and systems used in the field of money transfer, the company will be awarded the international (ISO) certificate in the near future, in a ceremony organized by it and in the presence of all government banks and the Association of private banks and companies.
The Iraqi Company for Banking Services, one of the formations of the Ministry of Finance, achieved during the first half of this year qualitative achievements in the areas that fall within its competencies and responsibilities.
The company’s general manager, Hussein Ali Muhaisen, said, during his meeting with department and division managers, that the company achieved, during its plan for the first half of the current year 2022, a remarkable increase in revenues by attracting the largest possible number of banks, companies and government agencies, as a result of the increasing confidence of these institutions in the services provided by the company. In the field of money transfer and others, as well as a rise in the company's investments index in various economic sectors.
The Director General added, “We are working with continuous efforts to expand the company’s coverage in the field of banking services, as it is hoped to create branches for the company in Iraqi Kurdistan, Erbil Governorate, and Ramadi branch, Anbar Governorate. We also seek, within our plan for the next stage, to increase the company’s branches to include all regions of Iraq.”
Muhaisin explained that “and in the context of the company’s keenness to improve the level and quality of its services and keep pace with the global programs and systems used in the field of money transfer, the company will be awarded the international (ISO) certificate in the near future, in a ceremony organized by it and in the presence of all government banks and the Association of Private Banks and Companies.
Al-Hanana: Al-Sadrists will also withdraw from Parliament, and the position of Al-Zamili will spark a controversy
A source close to al-Hanana, the residence of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, said on Monday that the replacements for the Sadrist bloc's deputies will withdraw or apologize from the parliamentary work, because al-Sadr's decision requires that no deputy belonging to the Sadrist movement participate, indicating that the position of the first deputy president The parliament, which is currently occupied by the governor of Zamili, will spark a dispute between the political forces to win him.
The source told Shafaq News Agency, "More than 20 of the replacements for the Sadrist bloc's representatives who hail from the Sadrist movement will not accept and will announce their apologies for participating in the parliamentary work in compliance with and obedience to the decisions of the leader of the Sadrist movement to withdraw from the political process."
He pointed out that "the Presidency of Parliament has not yet sent to the Electoral Commission an official letter to provide it with official books specifying the names of the replacements and their distribution map, and that the session to resolve the nomination of a replacement for the first deputy speaker of Parliament (Hakim Al-Zamili) has not yet been determined because choosing a replacement for Al-Zamili requires a parliamentary session." To vote on his resignation as well as to nominate an alternative for him, with the consensus of the parliamentary blocs, and this means entering into a new crisis where most of the forces will compete for that.”
He pointed out that "the distribution of the Sadrist bloc's seats to the political parties will greatly change the map of its political and parliamentary weight, in other words, the rules of dialogue and negotiation among them may differ according to parliamentary changes."
Yesterday, Sunday, a leading source in the political body of the Sadrist movement said that the movement's leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, entered a "political retreat" and that he closed his door to political mediation.
The source told Shafaq News Agency, "The decision of the Sadrist bloc's deputies to resign from the parliament's membership and the Sadrist movement's withdrawal from the political process is fixed and irreversible." He explained that "the political body of the Sadrist movement and the private office of Muqtada al-Sadr have recently received many requests from leaders and heads of political blocs to meet with al-Sadr, but the latter is currently retiring from politics and does not meet with any political figure."
To Take The Constitutional Oath” .. Victory: Parliamentary Signatures To Hold An Emergency Session
A member of the Al-Nasr coalition, Aqeel Al-Rudaini, revealed today, Monday, the collection of parliamentary signatures for more than 50 deputies to hold an emergency session to vote on the alternative deputies, which will be held during the next few days, while stressing that the coordination framework will form the new government after the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc.
Al-Rudaini told "Information", "There is a collection of signatures for more than 50 deputies for an emergency session, which will take place during the next few days, in which the oath will be taken from the top losing substitutes in the electoral districts from which the Sadrist movement's deputies withdrew."
He added, "The coordinating framework must bear the responsibility for forming the new government, especially since it is considered the largest bloc in the parliament after the resignation of the Sadrist bloc's deputies."
Al-Rudaini continued, “The size of balances and forces will vary greatly within the political process, which will be established during the short period,” noting that “the framework entered the stage of negotiations with the partners of the process to form the government.”
Informed media sources had spoken, earlier today, that Parliament would hold an emergency session next Wednesday, during which the replacement deputies would be sworn in, after the Sadrist bloc's deputies withdrew.
A legal expert determines what can be discussed in the emergency parliament session
Al-Tamimi said, in a statement that {Euphrates News} received a copy of it, that: “It is possible to discuss in the emergency session more than one topic, including taking the oath to the replacement representatives, and the new MPs can take the constitutional oath in accordance with Article 50 of the constitution collectively or individually before Parliament.”
He added, "Where new deputies take the constitutional oath directly in front of Parliament, and the Speaker of Parliament can call Parliament for an emergency session devoted to the replacements taking the constitutional oath."
Al-Tamimi explained, "The emergency session is devoted to discussing the issues that necessitated the invitation," adding that "when the new deputies take the constitutional oath, they begin their work as representatives of the people."
A parliamentary source suggested to Al Furat News that an emergency session of the House of Representatives will be held next Wednesday; To take the constitutional oath of replacements for the resigned representatives.
And the representative of the State of Law bloc, Muhammad Chihod, revealed to Al Furat News today that the coordinating framework submitted a request of 50 signatures to the Presidency of the House of Representatives to hold an emergency parliamentary session to repeat the oath for the new deputies,” noting that “setting the date of the session is up to the presidency of the Council.
” The coordinating party to hold an emergency session to repeat the oath comes against the backdrop of the resignation of the Sadrist bloc’s representatives (73 deputies) and the rise of the winning candidates in their
place.A member of the National State Forces Alliance, Saad al-Lami, expected 44 parliamentary seats to be added to the coordination framework from the benches of the Sadrist bloc.
The Sadrist bloc returns to Parliament, amid assurances that it will resign again
A parliamentary source revealed, on Monday, the rise of 18 Sadrist deputies from the losing reserve to Parliament after the Sadrist bloc submitted the collective resignation, indicating that the new deputies will submit their resignations as soon as .their names are removed from Parliament
The source said in an interview with (Baghdad Today) that "18 reserve deputies from the Sadrist movement, and they are the ones who got the highest votes and the losers in their constituencies, their names will be raised to Parliament as ".substitutes for the resigned representatives from the Sadrist bloc
And he indicated that "a trend was issued to the new representatives of the Sadrist movement to submit their resignations immediately in order to continue the process ".of boycotting the political process and parliament Today, Baghdad published the names of the alternative representatives of the .Sadrists who resigned from Parliament
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Legislation of the oil and gas law now will cut the road to the region
The backbone and cornerstone of the region’s authority is oil and the money obtained from allegiance outside the authority of the federal government, and thus made them an empire that was able to buy the votes and consciences of many local and international politicians. Therefore, the best way to return the region to Iraq is to control the oil in the region and the opportunity is now very favorable after The latest Federal Court decision.
All indicators now show us that the region’s authority is now living in its most difficult political situation because it is living its last days in extending its influence over oil, and its recent attempts to file a lawsuit against the Minister of Oil or to try to establish oil companies corresponding to the federal companies are miserable attempts that do not benefit it from implementing the Federal Court’s decision It is also classified only as "attempts to buy time" and is betting on the weakness of the leaders from the center and the south to give up their right in return for the Kurds to vote for them.
The second matter pressing on the authority of the region is political, not judicial, technical as the first, which is the fragmentation of the tripartite political alliance, which lost the region its influence and power in Parliament and thus its voice and influence in decision-making.
In all the political statements made by the Minister of Natural Resources of the region or other leaders of the region, they mention that the federal government is constitutionally negligent in not legislating the federal oil and gas law recommended by the constitution in Article (112 - first) and therefore the federal oil and gas law must be legislated for the following reasons :
1 - The best response to the authority of the region and cutting the excuses against them
2 - Doing justice to the oppressed people of the center and the south by letting the oil exported from their land go to others.
3 - It helps the people of the region by distributing oil imports to them, as is the case with the people of the center and the south, and ensuring that their salaries are not interrupted.
4 - Reducing the inflation of some members of the authority in the region, which now feels larger than Iraq.
5 - Inflating the general revenues included in the federal general budget, which are estimated annually at more than ten billion dollars annually, in addition to the resources of border crossings, as well as the funds that it takes from the federal government.
The conclusion is that the latter’s movements fall under the pretext of indifference only, but the matter and the circumstances are taking place contrary to their current, and the local or international judicial decisions will inevitably come with what the Kurdish politicians do not desire.
They are prejudiced. The days of forming the government come, and therefore the Shiite leaders need the votes of the Kurds in forming the government, and therefore they use the oil card in negotiating, but now the issue is very different and that the second party is in its strongest condition and does not need the voice of the regional authority, and therefore, as I said, they are in great weakness and therefore the circumstance must be exploited in Legislation of the oil and gas law to ensure the right of the center and the south.
Three Names Of Candidates For The Position Of Prime Minister Revealed
Today, Monday, an informed political source revealed the most prominent names nominated for the position of prime minister, while confirming that three candidates are circulating their names among the political forces to choose one of them for the position.
The source said in an interview with the "Information" agency, that "the three most prominent names proposed for the position of prime minister are the former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs and the Secretary-General of the Euphrates Movement, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, as a moderate political hawk who enjoys a wide area and is acceptable to the forces and parties."
He added, "The second figure is the former Minister of Communications, Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, and the third is one of the independent representatives, and the closest to them may be the representative, Basem Khashan."
The political source, who preferred not to reveal his name, ruled out “the option of offering the current governor of Basra, Asaad al-Eidani, for the position of prime minister,” noting that “the coordinating framework set many specifications for the personality of the next prime minister, and whoever meets these specifications will be approved by the rest of the political blocs.”
The coordination framework is leading serious negotiations with the rest of the political blocs to proceed with the formation of the government, especially after the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc from the political process.
A member of the Victory Coalition, Aqeel Al-Rudaini, had revealed, today, Monday, the collection of parliamentary signatures for more than 50 deputies to hold an emergency session to vote on the alternative deputies, which will be held during the next few days, while stressing that the coordination framework will form the new government after the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc. 25 riyals
Al-Kazemi receives a number of wounded from the October demonstrations from the sons of Dhi Qar
On Monday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi received a group of wounded people from the October demonstrations from Dhi Qar Governorate, before they traveled for treatment outside Iraq.
A statement by his office, Mawazine News, received a copy of it, stated that Al-Kazemi welcomed the wounded youth and their companions, and valued their great sacrifices, which he described as the ideal model for hope for a better future.
The Prime Minister added that this government supported Dhi Qar Governorate, and was able to complete many projects in it.
It is noteworthy that this meal of the wounded in the demonstrations will go tomorrow for treatment outside Iraq, and was preceded by several meals, provided that there will be another meal soon.
Al-Kazemi: Unfortunately, there is no political support for the government
On Monday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi expressed his regret at the lack of political support for the government.
According to a statement by his office, Mawazine News received a copy of it, it came in the speech of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, while receiving a number of wounded people from the October demonstrations from the people of Dhi Qar Governorate, before they traveled for treatment, as follows:
- I am happy to be among you, and I meet you today before you travel for treatment.. You came out for Iraq; You were and still are a model of hope for a better future.
- Without you, no change would have occurred, and we would not have proceeded on the path of reform, and we acknowledge that the legacy was heavy and that you went out for a dignified life for the Iraqis, not only in Nasiriyah, but throughout Iraq.
- God willing, you will go to treatment, and you will return to a better health condition, and we will cooperate together in order to find many solutions to your situation.
Nasiriyah is the land of civilization and history, and it is well-known that it gave birth to the best intellectuals and scholars, and it is the birth of the leaders of society.
- I follow your cases and we are working today under very difficult circumstances, as there is no budget, but with this we were able to obtain funding for your treatment.
Your medical reports have been carefully studied and in the light of which treatment is decided. As for complex health cases, we will study them, and we are ready to provide treatment wherever necessary.
- I thank your patient families who have endured a lot and appreciate their situation, and my duty is to support you and your families.
- We are following up on your files and some cases are currently being considered by the judiciary.
- This government has supported Dhi Qar governorate, and we have completed many projects in it, and we have operated power stations that were suspended, and we have established the Dhi Qar reconstruction fund, and we have found outlets to finance it.
- Unfortunately, there is no political support for the government, which is facing great challenges, and I will stand with you in all circumstances.
- To give ourselves a chance. We do not want the country to be led into chaos, and we have to fix the mistakes of the past that we inherited from others.
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Chihod: Parliament Will Not Dissolve And Vote On Replacements For The Sadrists Soon
The deputy of the State of Law coalition, Muhammad Chihod, stressed the need to expedite the process of forming a government, while indicating that the parliament's vote on the Sadrist bloc's replacements will be soon.
Chihod said in an interview with the "Information" agency, "The idea of dissolving Parliament is not on the table and will not take place, and in the coming days we will witness a real consensus between the political forces for the purpose of forming a government."
And he indicated, "The political situation is heading to move the wheel of government formation, especially after the resignation of the Sadrist bloc's representatives," explaining that "the vote on the replacements will take place in the next few days, and after the end of the legislative term, the government will be formed."
He added, "The Kurdish forces and the Progress Alliance have tended to hold intensive meetings with the coordination framework, and everyone will proceed to form the government away from exclusion and marginalization."
He pointed out that "the citizen is waiting for the approval of the budget and the provision of services, especially after two years of the caretaker government, which did not provide anything," noting that "the discussions of the political forces give a positive impression of an upcoming breakthrough."
A member of the Victory Coalition, Aqeel Al-Rudaini, had revealed in a previous interview to "The Information", that he had collected parliamentary signatures for more than 50 deputies to hold an emergency session to vote on the replacement deputies, which will be held during the next few days.
Economist: Economic plans that raise the level of the country's economy if they are implemented accurately
The economic expert, Raad Twij, called for setting accurate economic plans to raise the level of the Iraqi economy.
Twig said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA /: "There are economic plans that the concerned authorities must put in place to raise the level of the country's economy, and include the possibility of Iraq exporting oil derivatives such as gasoline, of which Iraq's consumption amounts to one and a half million tons annually, instead of importing Half of it is from neighboring countries.
He added, "By planning, Iraq can develop its human capital, which it lost during wars and crises, by supporting education and increasing the share of scientific research, which amounts to 9% of its budget annually, most of which goes to salaries, and we can also plan to establish industries that produce goods to replace imported goods and that We support agricultural projects, and their values are given to Iraqi workers."
Twig indicated that the Minister of Finance had mentioned earlier that Iraq plans to export electric power for the coming years, noting: "Iraq lacks electric power greatly, and therefore it must provide power to the Iraqis before exporting it."
The Central Bank announces effective measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
Today, Monday, the Central Bank of Iraq
announced taking effective measures and proactive measures to protect the banking sector and combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
And the Central Bank stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mustafa Ghaleb, received today a delegation from the Egmont Group, to discuss Iraq's accession to the group, and during the meeting, aspects of bilateral cooperation between the Central Bank of Iraq and the group were discussed, after taking due diligence procedures.
And Makheeb, according to the statement, "the Central Bank of Iraq's keenness to strengthen relations with international organizations concerned with combating money laundering and terrorist financing."
He added, "The Central Bank of Iraq attaches great importance to combating all criminal activities and eliminating sources of money laundering and financing terrorism and other financial crimes, looking forward to expanding the scope of international cooperation in the field of information exchange."
He added, "The Central Bank has taken effective and proactive measures to protect the banking sector and combat money laundering and terrorist financing."
The Central Bank of Iraq noted that "the Egmont Group is a global network that works to enhance communication and interaction between financial intelligence units, named after the venue of its first meeting in Brussels in June 1995, and aims to provide a forum for financial intelligence units around the world to provide support to governments
Oil "celebrates" the export of the first shipment of "semi-cooled" gas: we will enter new global markets
The Ministry of Oil announced today, Monday, the export of "semi-cooled" liquid gas for the first time from Basra Gas Company, southern Iraq, while the director of the company described the export as a "great achievement" to double Iraqi exports globally and enter new global markets that deal with this type of oil. Gas.
The media office of the Ministry of Oil said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, "In an achievement that is being achieved for the first time, the Basra Gas Company began exporting the first shipment of semi-cooled liquid gas through the port of Umm Qasr today, Monday."
The statement quoted the director of the company, Malcolm Mays, as saying that "it is a historic moment recorded by the Basra Gas Company by exporting the first shipment of semi-cooled liquid gas, which is a great achievement," noting that "this came as a result of working hard and continuously to achieve the strategic goal through the rehabilitation of the port Umm Qasr and equipping it with the necessary refrigeration units to be used in export operations.
Maes added, "Today, we are able to load and export liquid gas, both compressed and semi-cooled, on board tankers."
"We will also gain access to many international markets that deal exclusively with shipments of semi-cooled gas," Maes added.
And the statement of the Ministry of Oil continued, "Iraq has become one of the countries that export liquid gas instead of importing it, and since 2016, this has generated additional revenues for the national economy."
Next Thursday.. Parliament will hold an extraordinary session to replace Al-Sadr's deputies
The Iraqi parliament decided to hold an exceptional session next Thursday.
A statement of the Council received by Shafak News Agency stated; That "the House of Representatives will hold an extraordinary session based on the provisions of Article 58 first of the Constitution, and at the request of a number of ladies and gentlemen members of the House."
He indicated that the session will be held "on Thursday, June 23 at 11 am."
Shafak News Agency learned, earlier today, that a meeting of the Shiite coordination framework discussed ways to "hold an emergency session of the House of Representatives, which includes voting to resolve the replacements of the Sadrist bloc's representatives, and taking the constitutional oath of the new deputies."
The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq receives a delegation from the Egmont Group
Today, Monday, His Excellency the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mr. Mustafa Ghaleb Mukhif, received a delegation from the Egmont Group, to discuss Iraq's accession to the group.
During the meeting, aspects of bilateral cooperation between the Central Bank of Iraq and the group were discussed, after due diligence was taken.
His Excellency welcomed the guest delegation, stressing the keenness of the Central Bank of Iraq to strengthen relations with international organizations concerned with combating money laundering and terrorist financing.
During the meeting, His Excellency stressed that the Central Bank of Iraq attaches great importance to combating all criminal activities and eliminating sources of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes, looking forward to expanding the scope of international cooperation in the field of information exchange.
His Excellency added that the Central Bank has taken effective and proactive measures to protect the banking sector and combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
The Egmont Group is a global network that promotes communication and interaction between FIUs, named after the venue of its first meeting in Brussels in June 1995, and aims to provide a forum for FIUs around the world to provide support to governments.
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June 19, 2022
it was a pretty noisy day political noise but nothing worth noting just a bunch of meetings and talk about moving people around this is all i posted today
The World Bank: The growth of Iraq's economy is linked to the
formation of the government and the approval of the budget
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The central bank is moving at a steady pace to support and revitalize the economy
By analyzing the speech of the Governor of the Central Bank, which he delivered at the opening of the (specialized workshop on climate change, desertification and national security), which was held in Baghdad on 06/16/2022, it becomes clear according to indicators and data
The official finances for 2021 and the first half of this year “that the Central Bank had an important role in supporting and stimulating the economy and revitalizing the economic cycle and in achieving macroeconomic balance and its reflection on achieving the growth rate indicated by the World Bank report, which is 2.8% in GDP He expected that economic growth in Iraq for this year would develop if Iraq maintained the wise disposal of the financial abundance achieved from the increase in oil prices and issued its budget for the mentioned year according to the indicators of economic recovery. Certainly, this recovery was for the Central Bank and the applications of its monetary policy and initiatives, which totaled 17 trillion dinars.
Which contributed to the establishment and operation of 11,000 small, medium and large projects, and the employment of more than 40,000 unemployed people, and the amounts of support it provided to the government during crises in 2020 and 2021, amounting to 30 trillion dinars, through various monetary policy tools, by re-discounting treasury transfers issued by the Finance .
Through our follow-up to the procedures, policies, activities and initiatives of the Central Bank, and by analyzing data and evaluating indicators for the specialized departments of the Bank, and implementing the banking reform program specified in the second strategy of the Central Bank for the years 2021-2023
We have confirmed the success of the development, lending and financing steps of the Central Bank, which are a number of reform measures that were planned and put into practice, which were accompanied by the decision to reduce the exchange rate of the dinar in order to alleviate the burdens that citizens with low incomes are expected to suffer and for the purpose of creating monetary balance in the trading market, which resulted in Recovery, stability and relative growth in the economy, as indicated in the latest World Bank report
In addition to facing the repercussions that can occur as a general situation facing countries that reduce the exchange rate of their local currency and investing in positive cases to strengthen the financial position of the government, reduce the budget deficit and overcome the causes of internal and external borrowing, in addition to protecting and supporting the domestic product and increasing external cash reserves, which reached the limits of 74 billion dollars .
Activating the real sector and gradually reducing dependence on oil rents. This requires the issuance of the 2022 budget, coordination between the fiscal and monetary policies, and the government taking it upon itself to make its fiscal policy clear, distributing the tasks of implementing its reform plan to the relevant ministries, activating the implementation of investment projects, achieving food and drug security for citizens, and reducing unemployment and inflation. This is achieved by multiple sources of income. The national revolution in agricultural, industrial and commercial policies .
Parliament Receives The Names Of The Replacement Members Of The Sadrist Bloc’s Resigning Representatives
The Strategic Center for Human Rights announced, on Sunday, that the House of Representatives received the names of the replacements for the Sadrist bloc’s resigned representatives.
The head of the center, Hazem Al-Rudaini, said in a statement received by "the information", a copy of it, that "the House of Representatives received a list of replacements for the Sadrist bloc's deputies who resigned," expecting "the constitutional oath to be sworn in after the end of the legislative term holiday next month."
Al-Rudaini added, “These substitutes were chosen as being among the top losers in the past elections, and from the same constituencies from which the deputies resigned,” noting that “among the substitutes, there are new members in the Sadrist bloc. Oath, and here the House of Representatives has the right to replace them according to the recent election law, or to take the oath, after which they can submit their resignation or continue their work as members of the House of Representatives.”
Al-Rudaini stressed, "The resigning MPs do not deserve any pension rights because they did not complete one year of service in the House of Representatives, according to its internal system, except for some MPs who originally had pension rights, which will be returned to them.
The rule of law prevents the promoters of early elections: the turnout will be zero
A member of the State of Law coalition, Muhammad Chihod, confirmed that it is not possible to repeat the upcoming elections at the present time, indicating that the results in the event of their re-run will be similar to what they are now, in addition to the lack of public participation.
Chihod said, "The situation in Iraq is not likely to re-run the elections because the election law and the commission have not changed, which resulted in an attendance rate of 20% and a fraud rate of 80%," noting that "in the event that the elections are re-run in light of this situation, the participation rate will be It may be nonexistent.”
He added that "whoever demands the re-run of the elections is supposed to want to reform the political process, and this matter requires changing the electoral law in line with what has been determined by the Federal Court."
Chihod added that "the electoral commission must also be changed and a new mechanism must be adopted in the voting process, which is manual counting and sorting, and not working with the same devices in which fraud occurred."
He pointed out that "the re-election should take place under a government with full powers, not a caretaker government that is trying to reverse everything in its favor."
Meanwhile, the leader in the coordination framework, Ayed Al-Hilali, confirmed the start of negotiations to form the new Iraqi government.
Al-Hilali said, "The negotiations to form the new Iraqi government were actually launched under the leadership of the coordination framework with all political parties, without marginalizing or excluding any party, and there is a positive atmosphere taking place during the negotiations.
The first response from the Federal Ministry of Oil to the project to establish two oil companies in the Kurdistan Region
Federal Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar announced on Sunday that the ministry will study the proposal to establish two oil companies in the Kurdistan Region if it receives an official notification from the regional government in this regard.
Abdul-Jabbar said in an exclusive statement to Shafaq News Agency, "We have not seen any official notification from the regional government so far on this issue," adding that "it is not possible for us to issue a position regarding what we hear from the media."
He explained, "We will read their proposals and their responses to us, and see whether they conform to the law and the constitution? And are they in conformity with the provisions of the Federal Court Law? Are they consistent with the federal authorities and powers? After that, we will have an official position."
On Friday, June 18, the Kurdistan Regional Government announced that it intends to establish two public oil and gas companies.
According to a report published by the regional government today, on its vision for managing the oil file, the two companies are the Kurdistan Regional Oil and Gas Company (KROC), which is specialized in the exploration, production and transportation of oil and gas, and the Kurdistan Oil Marketing Company (KOMO), which will be specialized in oil marketing.
And the report, which was reviewed by Shafak News Agency, stated, "It is possible to coordinate between these two companies on the one hand, and the National Oil Company, and the (SOMO) company in the relevant fields on the other hand, and that the coordination of the Federal Ministry of Oil with the natural resources of the Kurdistan Region."
To do all this, the report stipulated “the necessity of restructuring the company (SOMO), amending its bylaw, and making it a federal institution, in which decisions are taken jointly in order to achieve real participation of the Kurdistan Region in that company, and the representative of the regional government has the right of veto regarding the Kurdistan Region issues.
In the coming hours, the party's delegation will arrive in Baghdad for the purpose of negotiating these files
The Kurdistan Democratic Party confirmed today, Sunday, that it is hoped that the party's delegation will arrive in the coming hours to the capital, Baghdad, for the purpose of conducting negotiations on a number of files.
Party leader Mahdi Abdul Karim said, in an interview with "Earth News", that "in the coming hours, the party's delegation will arrive, including (Fouad Hussein, two Rikani banks, and Shakhwan Abdullah) for the purpose of conducting negotiations with many parties in the capital, Baghdad."
And Abdul Karim said that "the negotiations of the Al-Party delegation will be with the government parties regarding the outstanding differences between Baghdad and Erbil in many files, especially oil and gas."
He pointed out that "the delegation will hold several meetings with the political parties to discuss the file of forming the new Iraqi government."
In the document.. Al-Halbousi accepts the resignation of his deputy, Hakim Al-Zamili, from the membership of Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, approved today, Sunday, the resignation of his first deputy, Hakem al-Zamili, from the parliament.
Al-Kazemi's advisor: The white paper was written systematically, away from politics
Adviser to the Prime Minister and Executive Director of the Reform Cell Alaa Al-Saadi set, on Sunday, June 19, 2022, the objectives of the white paper, while noting that it was written systematically away from .politics, stressing that it is not linked to the next government Al-Saadi said in a speech during the Sixth Energy Conference, which was followed by the obelisk, that "the white paper aims to achieve two strategic goals: the first is to initiate a radical and immediate reform program to stop the budget's bleeding and deficit and to provide sufficient financial and time spaces to start reform, and the second goal is .to put the economy and the budget on a sustainable path." Mashreq for future options He explained, "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi launched the actual implementation of the white paper projects at the beginning of August of last year," stressing that "the Reform Department cell in the Prime Minister's Office will ".continue to follow up on the ministries behind in the implementation process He added, "The white paper was written to diagnose economic problems accurately and systematically," noting that "work on it is not done spontaneously or on an individual project, but through plans that diagnose the problem and ".determine the appropriate treatments for it
He continued, "The paper was designed to present a mixture of strategies and policies to confront Iraq's economic problems," noting that it "sought to redefine the role of the economy in society, in application of the principles of the Constitution, as well as its endeavor to improve the state's management of public financial systems and create the appropriate environment to create a dynamic and dynamic economy." competitiveness, in addition to its endeavor to restructure the financial and banking system, and to address the factors that led to low productivity in all its forms .through the implementation of works and through commitment to applications And he added, "The white paper did not forget to protect the fragile classes in society, and this tool was achieved through several axes, including achieving sustainable financial stability, economic reforms, facilitating infrastructure, providing basic services, giving priority to fragile groups, in addition to developing governance and the environment." .Legal and administrative capacity to enable institutions and individuals to implement reform He stressed, "The white paper is a paper for economic reforms for Iraq in a purely professional manner, as it did not target political factors, that is, it was not drawn in a political way, but was written in a purely professional manner and provided the appropriate environment for the development process regardless of the form of the next government, ".and its political and intellectual orientations
Reveals the scenes of the Prime Minister’s meeting with the coordination framework at Al-Fayyad’s house. Al-Kazemi was not upset.. did not leave the meeting
Informed sources revealed, behind the scenes, the meeting of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi with the forces of the coordination framework at the home of Faleh Al-Fayyad, stressing that "the meeting witnessed the presence of the head of the coordination framework, Nuri al-Maliki, as well as the head of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, Qais al-Khazali, as well as other leaders of the leaders the frame".
And she indicated that "the meeting witnessed three main issues being raised to Al-Kazemi, the first of which is the file of Iraq's participation in the energy conference that will be held in Riyadh in the presence of US President Biden," stressing the refusal of the coordination framework to take any position towards against Iran because Iraq does not want to be involved in any positions against its neighbors. And he does not want to aggravate the regional situation.” And
she added, “The leaders of the coordination framework presented to Al-Kazemi the file of the Turkish bombing of the regions and cities in the north of the country, criticizing the weakness of the government’s position, calling for a firm stance regarding these repeated attacks, and that Al-Kazemi’s government not stand by.”
And she continued, "As for the third issue, it came in the form of a warning issued by some of the leaders of the framework to Al-Kazemi, asking him not to move the demonstrations in some provinces by elements close to him and his followers, expressing their annoyance at these moves, and the need for Al-Kazemi to stop such actions that will increase tension in the street. Iraqi".
The sources also denied the occurrence of any verbal altercation between Al-Kazemi and Al-Maliki, or with Sheikh Al-Khazali, and Al-Kazemi did not withdraw from the framework session at all, and did not leave Al-Fayyad’s house before the end of the meeting, despite the quarrel that occurred between Al-Kazemi and former Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani during the meeting..
She denied The sources who attended the meeting, Al-Kazemi clashed with any of the leaders of the framework. Rather, they confirm that the man left the meeting site, as all those gathered left... and that everything that was circulated on social media is false.
Just rumours, Al-Kazemi is apparently close to (the nomination) by the framework for the position of the next prime minister, competing with him in that, the current Minister of Finance, Ali Abdul Amir Allawi!
Al-Hikma: The coordination framework will go to form the government if the Sadrist bloc insists on resigning
A member of the Political Bureau of the National Wisdom Movement, Rahim Al-Aboudi, confirmed today, Sunday, that the coordination framework will go towards forming the government if the Sadrist bloc insists on the decision to resign from Parliament.
In an interview with Earth News, Al-Aboudi said, "The current political situation is a kind of concern for the lack of stability in opinion and political decision due to imbalances in the political arena," stressing that "the imbalance in the results was reflected in the political power and therefore even on the government's production."
Al-Aboudi added, “We are now working on a solution to stabilize the political movement, and therefore we can go towards a strong movement that produces a strong government whose head does not have a veto, neither externally nor internally. “.
And he indicated that "the Sadrist bloc withdrew from Parliament, but it is present in the government and is present within the political process because it is a fundamental pillar of the political process. Therefore, we deal with this realism and deal with moderation in order to unify positions and unify visions and try to return the Sadrist bloc to the atmosphere of movement to produce the government."
He pointed out that "in the event that the Sadrist bloc insists on its decision, the framework will go towards forming the government according to the known mechanisms to give alliances, and it will be the largest bloc, and it represents today the largest bloc, and therefore it can proceed with the constitutional mechanisms after the Kurdish brothers agree on the name of the President of the Republic, and thus all the tools and mechanisms will be available to produce this government.”
Al-Aboudi expressed his hope that “the political dialogue will not withdraw to the Iraqi street, because there are those who threaten to create chaos. The launch of previous governments and the like of high and great corruption and waste of public money.”
Al-Aboudi continued, "We, in wisdom, chose not to be part of the government's dialogue, but we are pushing for a strong government to support the demands of the Iraqi people and be of assistance to them in making them serviceable. Therefore, everyone should look at a dialogue table that can have quick and not slow outputs as well. It was in the past because the breakthrough of the Sadrist bloc’s decision greatly affected the repercussions of the political scene, alliances, and the map of alliances. Therefore, things must proceed according to a scenario that everyone should be keen on the interest of the Iraqi people and be keen to come up with a government as soon as possible.
The coordination framework talks about the date of forming the government: after the Eid al-Adha holiday
Today, Sunday, the coordination framework set the date for forming the new government, while indicating that no political party will be marginalized from .participating in the next government
The leader in the framework, Ali Al-Fatlawi, told (Baghdad Today) that "the data indicate that the date for forming the new government will be after the Eid al-Adha holiday, especially since the current period will be devoted to dialogues and negotiations between all political ".blocs and parties
He added, "There is almost a political consensus on the need to expedite the process of forming the new government," noting that "the negotiating committees will start their meetings soon to resolve political positions on the government formation process, and no ".political party will be marginalized from participating in the next government
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Contributed to the approval of vital projects.. The Trade Bank of Iraq determines the importance of the white paper
Today, Sunday, the Commercial Bank of Iraq , TBI , identified the importance of the white paper in influencing the Iraqi economy, while noting that this paper is an economic awakening for the country .
The Executive Director of the Bank, Salem Chalabi, said during the sixth energy conference, which was attended by the correspondent of the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the white paper is a good opportunity to open a financial dialogue with the Iraqi government, because the government effort stops the bleeding of the economy, which leads to spreading the peace resulting from individual sufficiency and therefore The prosperity of society,” noting that “the white paper contributed to the approval of vital projects since the first months of last year, and we are continuing to follow them on multiple levels, to ensure the implementation of the initial agreements .”
He added, "There are axes that must be considered for the sustainability of these projects, in order to keep pace with the major radical transformations," noting that "the white paper was written in a way that diagnoses problems, with methodological accuracy, and is necessary to establish appropriate relations away from spontaneity, but rather with a methodology that represents an evaluation of the preparation of the settings." occasion ."
He added, "This paper was formed with a mixture of policies that suit the Iraqi people and the market economy, so that they contribute to regulating public financial matters," explaining that it "addresses the factors that led to low productivity, including the commitment to protecting the individual and society ."
And he indicated that "these goals were achieved through a number of axes, the most important of which is financial stability in economic development, and giving priority to the needs of the people through financial and administrative governance to provide services that lead to reform that cannot be achieved without practical steps in the economy." An economic awakening of the country, in a purely methodical way.”
The Federal Minister of Finance in Iraq .. Between the White Paper for Economic Reform and the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development
What was stated in the book of the Ministry of Finance/ Budget Department/ Owners Department/ Ministries Division/ No. 14707 on 15-6-2022, through which the Ministry aims to contract 1,000 contractors for each governorate, holders of bachelor’s degrees and diplomas from various specializations, to work In the provincial departments and their local administrations, a monthly “salary” of 300,000 dinars per contractor for a period of three years for the purposes of “training and development” does not mean anything, and it will not change anything about the reality of unemployment and employment in Iraq at all.
Why ?
First: Because the “contracting” with 18,000 unemployed people in all governorates of Iraq for a period of three years is not commensurate with the facts, indicators and data that control the identification of long-term “strategic” solutions to the employment and unemployment crises in Iraq, the most important of which are: - The population now stands at 41 million people, and is expected to reach 51 million people in 2030.
The total workforce in Iraq has reached nearly 11 million people in 2020, and is expected to reach 16 million people in 2030.
- Iraq must provide 5 million job opportunities until 2030, not by “employing” them or “contracting” them to work in state agencies and institutions, but rather by diversifying the economy and creating sustainable job opportunities.
- The number of permanent owners has more than tripled during the period 2004-2021 (the number increased from 1.047 million in 2004 to 3.263 million in 2021).
- The allocations of employee salaries to permanent owners amounted to 53 trillion dinars in 2021 (which is one of the largest salary allocations in any general budget in the world).
Second: Because what is mentioned in this book is nothing but a “typical” - traditional, and futile attempt (economically, socially, and “developmentally”), to distribute a portion of the oil revenue to the millions of unemployed people in the governorates of Iraq (to satisfy them and silence them.. now). Through the establishment of the “subsidies” approach for the unemployed, which was diagnosed by the Federal Minister of Finance (and only two years ago), as a temporary (short-term) “measure” that lacks “real” elements for the “sustainability” of individual income, Its sufficiency, and its “justice” .. which completely contradicts, and categorically, with the general directions of the “employment policy” contained in the “white paper”, in which the most important thing was that the public service system be radically reformed, and that the public service system be radically reformed. Transferring surplus labor (disguised and explicit) in all state departments and institutions, to work in the sector
These are the "solutions" and "views" of the Federal Minister of Finance, and not "theories" or "judgments" that I or others put forward.. This can be clarified (and provided evidence for) through what is mentioned in the "white paper" itself, And as follows:
Among the most important objectives of the "White Paper" (which is supposed to implement all of its axes, in a coherent and integrated manner, within 3-5 years also from the date of its issuance and approval by the Council of Ministers in October 2020, nearly two years of which have passed, without decisive and tangible results).
Among the most important objectives of this paper, as stated in the first axis, are:
- Achieving "sustainable" financial stability and giving an opportunity to achieve other structural reforms.
Among the most prominent trends in this axis:
- Reducing the budget deficit from 20% to 3% of GDP, and reducing the percentage of "salaries expenditures" from 25% to 12.5%. (p. 50).
As for the second axis of the white paper, the goal was to achieve macroeconomic reforms based on “strategic” (and not temporary - immediate) foundations, prioritizing productive economic sectors and providing “sustainable” job opportunities. (p. 55) .. Not to provide “job opportunities” for a period of three years only, for the purposes of “training and development”!!!.
As stated in the white paper, this is achieved through the following:
- Activating public works with the aim of providing quick job opportunities, increasing the productivity of the public sector, and absorbing surplus labor and disguised unemployment. (p. 56).
The details of achieving this were provided through the “executive program” of the paper, as follows:
- Fifth / Public Works:
- Redirecting surplus labor to construction and infrastructure projects, and addressing “sagging” in state institutions, through:
• Creating legal and regulatory frameworks To activate Public Works Programs.
Attracting large numbers of low-productivity and low-paid "public sector employees", "redirecting" them to public works programs, and "providing job opportunities in public works for unemployed workers from low-income groups."
• Supporting "small-sized vital projects" in all regions of Iraq, to be implemented through "local institutions"... (and not by appointing them with temporary contracts in them).
• Financing public works separately from three sources, including: general government revenues, direct loans from the market with sovereign guarantees, and loans and grants from international agencies, amounting to five trillion dinars over five years. (p. 73)
The issue is not here, it is just the objection On what is stated in this book...because it is possible, very simply, to understand the "motive" behind it...
but...where is what was stated in the white paper, compared to what was stated in this "book"?
Is His Excellency the Federal Minister of Finance (along with His Excellency the Prime Minister) supposed to be “political”, as far as the situation is concerned with the “Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development” .. and “economically” as far as the “radical” reform program is concerned ", as detailed in the "white paper"... and at the same time?
Is it assumed that there are well-established “institutions”, an important “sovereign” ministry, and a “professional” minister who has taken it upon himself to achieve what “others” were unable to achieve in difficult, bitter, harsh and “sensitive” circumstances.. Is he supposed to “leave” on his side, on The “junub” that he has always rejected (not only insistently, but sometimes stubbornly)... and to do (later) the thing and its opposite together, because only the "rum" is behind his "back"... "rum" .. and "rum" are many??
Doesn't it really look like that?
Or am I wrong in my reading of the white paper, the law of emergency support for food security, and the position of the Federal Minister of Finance on them.. and both enjoy his full support for them, despite the blatant contradiction between them in the goals and the “methodology” of economic, “financial” and “developmental” work. , for both the long and the short term.
I hope that I am wrong in my reading of this, and indeed very wrong.
Respect for the noble effort and effort aimed at addressing the problem of unemployment (and employment) in Iraq in the current circumstances, and for the “good intentions” that stand behind every government “measure” in this regard... should not overshadow our full and firm awareness that “good intentions” are not valid. To be an effective “methodology” for managing money and the economy, in a country that suffers from chronic “structural” imbalances in all fields.
June 18, 2022
Al-Maliki and Khazali are angry with Al-Amiri: He obstructed the replacement of Al-Sadr's deputies and called the refer
Informed political sources reported on Saturday, a renewed dispute within the coordination framework that includes all Shiite forces except for the Sadr movement, while the latter was the main reason for the intersection between the President of the Alliance Hadi al-Amiri on the one hand, and the head of the State of Law coalition Nuri al-Maliki and the Secretary of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement On the other hand, Qais Khazali.
The sources told Shafak News Agency; The meeting of the coordination framework, which hosted the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, witnessed a raging of opinions after Al-Kazemi left regarding the necessity of holding a session of Parliament to replace the resigned Sadrist bloc deputies, the opinion that faced opposition and was rejected by Al-Amiri, who called them to wait for Al-Sadr’s response to Al-Amiri’s request.
The sources added; Al-Amiri's refusal to replace the Sadrist deputies caused Al-Maliki and Khazali's resentment, in addition to Al-Amiri's request from the Najaf authority to intervene to put an end to the political blockage.
The sources indicated; Al-Maliki does not want to involve the Najaf authority in this matter, for fear of standing against his proposal to head the government, which he seeks strongly.
And the coordination framework, which includes Shiite forces, except for the Sadrist movement, held a meeting last Thursday to discuss the political situation.
An informed political source told Shafak News Agency; Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi is participating in a meeting, indicating that it is the first time that the framework hosts Al-Kazemi.
On Friday, Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of the "Iraqis" coalition, expressed his regret over the Sadrist movement's withdrawal from the political process in the country.
Al-Hakim said he deeply regrets the withdrawal of the brothers in the Sadrist bloc and their submission of resignations.
The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had a meeting last Wednesday evening with the Sadrist bloc’s representatives, who submitted their resignations from the membership of the House of Representatives at the request of their leader al-Sadr, who stressed during the meeting that there is no going back in the decision to resign and withdraw from the process, except on the condition that “not to participate in Elections if the corrupt participate in them.
Al-Kazemi: Building the homeland requires patience and time
Today, Saturday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi stressed that building the homeland requires patience and time, indicating that the 1,000 school project will be completed within the Iraqi-Chinese agreement and according to specific timings.
Al-Kazemi said during the celebration of laying the foundation stone for a project to build 1,000 model schools across Iraq, according to a statement issued by the media office of the Prime Minister, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “I am happy to be among you and with you in this celebration, and to set out to lay the foundation stone for a project.”
Building 1,000 schools in all governorates of Iraq.
He added, "This strategic project is important for building society and developing our generations towards building
leaders to serve Iraq in the future." He noted: "We must be proud and proud of the history and heritage of our ancestors, and we must be aware that education and science are essential parts for the advancement of any society, but unfortunately there has been no interest in education since 2003," stressing that "this project will be implemented within the Iraqi-Chinese agreement, which Many have previously questioned the government's lack of seriousness in
implementing it."
He continued, "Today we lay the foundation stone for the implementation of this agreement, in order to send a message that education is very important in the life of our society and the needs of our children," stressing "the need for us to work on paying attention to education, not only in building schools, but in changing and developing educational curricula, and this is not Not only the government’s responsibility, but the government’s, the prime minister’s, the relevant sectors, the community, and the specialists.”
He continued, "We have to search for these specialists, and support them to contribute to building Iraq," explaining that "the project includes building 1,000 schools, and it will include all of Iraq's governorates, and we will follow up on the project and work within the timetable for its implementation."
Al-Kazi thanked "the people in charge and the Higher Committee for School Construction for this project, who worked day
and night to implement it."
He pointed out: "We must make our choices between building the homeland or being lazy. Building requires patience and time, and demolishing is easy and can be destroyed within a short period."
He concluded by saying: "Today I announce the launch of this project, and lay the foundation stone for it for the sake of Iraq and the Iraqis."
How can the delay in forming the government affect the Iraqi economy?..details
As Iraq gradually emerges from a deep recession caused by the Corona pandemic and the oil price crash in 2020, and although the economy is expected to grow by an average of 5.4% annually between 2022 and 2024, the country's macroeconomic outlook is highly vulnerable Of the risks due to heavy dependence on oil, budget stagnation, and delays in forming a new government, dependence on oil could harm the domestic engine of reforms, thereby deepening .structural economic challenges
According to the report of the “ India educationdiary ” website translated by (Baghdad Today), a report issued by the World Bank for the spring of 2022 on the economy in Iraq, entitled “Harnessing unexpected oil revenues for sustainable growth”, found that “after a contraction of more than 11% in 2020, the Iraqi economy grew by 2.8% in 2021 with the easing of pandemic movement restrictions, supported by a strong expansion in non-oil .production, especially services
He added: "The oil GDP also began to grow in the second half of 2021 as the OPEC + production cuts began to be gradually canceled, and the rise in oil revenues prompted a surplus in the overall fiscal and external balances in Iraq in 2021, however there are still .Financial constraints and a high level of unaccounted arrears Iraq has a unique opportunity to undertake urgent and wide-ranging structural reforms by“ taking advantage of the fiscal space created by its oil windfall,” said Saroj Kumar Jha, World .Bank Regional Director for Mashreq
Redirecting government spending toward programs that improve growth is critical to" economic diversification, job creation, and addressing the country's human capital crisis," he .added
The report stated that "the current food security challenges in Iraq have intensified amid the current rise in global commodity prices, while local food production is not up to the level of demand in exchange for rapid population growth," noting that "severe drought and other climate change factors have led to Aggravating the situation, while subsidies and direct transfers can help mitigate the impact in the short term, achieving food security requires concerted efforts to improve local food production and more efficient management of water ”.resources
He stressed that "Iraq's financial, social and economic fragility underscores the need to accelerate much-needed macro-structural and financial reforms to address barriers to private sector development, increase investments in water efficiency and agri-food systems, transition towards more sustainable sources of energy, and decarbonize the private sector." ."Transport
And the report indicated that "further delay in forming the government and ratifying the 2022 budget may lead to restricting the use of the country's oil revenues as actual limits from the 2021 budget are reached, and suspending new investment projects, which may ".reduce economic growth
He continued, "The white paper issued by the Iraqi government, which outlines a comprehensive program of reforms towards economic diversification, is still a bold scheme ".for the time being
A parliamentary movement to end the current system, abolish the constitution, and switch to the presidency
Independent MP Muhammad Al-Khazali revealed, today, Friday, that he submitted a proposal to transform the political system into a presidential one and .to abolish the constitution
Khazali told (Baghdad Today) that "the political system in its current form has reached a stage that cannot be proceeded with, and it is not possible to get out of this crisis and ".reform this system without certain solutions
He added, "The solution lies in making constitutional amendments and transforming the type of government system, and then the House of Representatives will dissolve itself and later ".parliamentary and presidential elections will be held simultaneously
Khazali added, "We will present these solutions to members of Parliament, and we will work ". to advance it
Barzani describes the political crisis in Iraq as "deep"
The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, confirmed today, Saturday, that working to solve the political crisis in Iraq, describing it as a "deep crisis."
Barzani said during the ceremony announcing the "Barzan Movement" group, which was attended by Earth News, that "the British orientalist who visited Kurdistan and met Sheikh Abdul Salam conveyed his request to visit London to talk with King George about the independence of Kurdistan."
He added that "a historic step is announced on a historic day, the day of the immortal Barzani and his companions crossing from the Aras River," noting that "the enemies of our people have always tried to distort the struggle of the Kurdish people as a struggle of a group of clans that they described as bandits, but these documents prove the opposite." .
He pointed out that “Barzan’s struggle is a sacred struggle founded by Sheikh Abd al-Salam and his brother Sheikh Ahmed. Religion is morality, and religion and morals cannot be separated, and we are all brothers in humanity, preserving the environment, expanding the struggle from the clan to the national scale. I am proud to be a student of this school.” “.
And he indicated that "we will do everything we can to solve the political crisis in Iraq, but I do not hide that it is a deep crisis," noting that "parliamentary elections were held in Iraq last October, but they did not allow things to proceed as the results required."
On the relations between the Kurdistan Region and Baghdad, President Barzani indicated that "the constitution is not perfect, but it is good," adding that "unfortunately, no one adhered to it."
He added, "If Baghdad is serious and has the will to solve crises, then the constitution is the arbiter to solve problems, but a selective interpretation of the constitution cannot be accepted."
The “Barzan Movement” collection, which is in 6 volumes and contains 2,300 historical documents, from the Ottoman and Iranian archives, was collected from the archives of the Istanbul Center, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Iranian National Documentation Center, and the Press Documents Center in the Iranian Parliament.
It actually took off" .. the coordination framework leads to new" negotiations to form the government - Urgent
The leader in the coordination framework, Aid Al-Hilali, confirmed today,
Saturday, the start of negotiations to form the new Iraqi government Al-Hilali told (Baghdad Today), "The negotiations to form the new Iraqi government were actually launched under the leadership of the coordination framework with all political parties, without marginalizing or excluding any party, and there is a positive ".atmosphere taking place during the negotiations
Al-Hilali indicated that "all political forces, while accelerating the process of forming the new Iraqi government, are well aware that the current situation without any real ".change will create many problems and crises in the coming days
It is worth noting that the Sadrist bloc’s representatives submitted their resignations a few days ago to Parliament Speaker Muhammad alHalbousi, by order of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada alSadr, which a number of observers considered as a breakthrough for the .political impasse in the country
Persuading al-Sadr or forming a government.. The framework takes the legislative recess as a break to move forward with his movement
Today, Saturday, the coordination framework confirmed that it has a new .deadline to proceed with the formation of the government
The leader in the framework, Kazem Ali Abbas, told (Baghdad Today) that "the framework forces have a new deadline, which is the legislative parliament recess, and its duration is for ".a whole month in order to proceed with the formation of the government
He added, "After this period, the framework will proceed with the formation of the government, as it awaits the results of efforts to persuade al-Sadr to reverse the decision to ".withdraw from the political process Abbas indicated that "the parliament is supposed to receive the list of replacement representatives, and the process of taking the oath will be after the end of the parliament's ".recess The announcement of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to withdraw from the upcoming parliamentary elections raised many questions, regarding the real reasons behind this step, and the repercussions that it could have from the possibility of dissolving .Parliament and holding new elections
Muqtada al-Sadr and Iran's "green light"
The Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr is behaving as if democracy is a thousand good in Iraq. Whoever wins the largest number of votes wins the right to rule, and whoever fails that democratic test goes to the opposition, and he does so even though he is from within what we can call the institution of governance in Iraq, whether that is in the political sense as a partner who is almost always in decision-making. Or even in a religious sense, given his privileged position and the position of his family, since the long struggle with the Baath regime until today. That is, he has long experience in the way to reach power, and he also has knowledge of the identity of the obstructionists and the means they use, which range from the threat of politics to the threat of bullets.
So; Muqtada al-Sadr's slogans seem strange to the ordinary in Iraq, from the war on the corrupt to the sacrifice for the homeland, to the demand that Iraq not return to a summit of subordination, without specifying subordination to whom? In this context, his decision was to withdraw from the political process and call on the 73 deputies who represent him to resign from Parliament.
The conclusion that can be reached through Al-Sadr’s decision is that the man became convinced that winning the majority in the elections does not mean that the path to the seat of government is open, as happens in regimes that adopt this path as a way to resolve political differences.
The man tried all means to be able to place his representative at the head of a government whose composition reflects the recent results of the elections that took place last October. He established a coalition called “Save the Homeland,” which included a strong Sunni bloc headed by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi, and a Kurdish bloc that included the Kurdistan Democratic Party, which represents a significant portion of the Kurdish voice in Iraq. This coalition gained a significant base in the Iraqi parliament, which included approximately 155 deputies (out of 329).
However, this coalition continued to lack the mainstay or the "green light" without which the majority cannot operate, which is the light coming from Tehran, and despite close ties that were established in the past between Muqtada al-Sadr's father, his family, and religious authorities in Iran, and Muqtada al-Sadr He himself followed his religious lessons in Iran and visits it periodically, but the Iranian leadership represented by the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the "Revolutionary Guard" had close relations with a number of Shiite politicians in Iraq, who have been pacifying them and implementing their interests, including Nouri al-Maliki, Haider al-Abadi, and Hadi Al-Amiri and Qais Khazali.
The gathering of these various Shiite forces with al-Sadr won 80 seats in the last elections, which they ran under the slogan “coordinating framework”; This means that the seats it obtained do not allow it to reach power, but it does allow it (along with the forces allied with it, such as the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) to stand up to whoever has the majority to gain access, which has become known as the “blocking third,” an expression imported from The “exemplary” experience in Lebanon, where this third does what he does in the face of governments and their leaders, and in the face of decisions that are taken without the consent of this third or with the approval of his authority residing in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The weapon of disruption in Iraq has paralyzed institutions; As the representatives were unable to elect a president to succeed Barham Salih, just as they are still unable to agree on a government formation, while Mustafa Al-Kazemi’s government continues to carry out business tasks.
In the face of the crisis between Muqtada al-Sadr and his opponents, who do not hesitate to describe them as corrupt, Iranian leaders made efforts to settle the dispute. Among those carried out was the commander of the "Quds Force" Ismail Qaani, who tried to persuade al-Sadr to participate in power with other Shiite forces within the framework of the "government of coalition” and his request was rejected. The result was that the Iranian media began campaigning against al-Sadr, accusing him of being against the unity of Shiite forces, and that the resignations of his parliamentarians aimed at removing the “coordinating framework” from the political arena, while one of the Iranian newspapers described Muqtada al-Sadr as an “unpredictable man.”
In the battle of powers and the competition for the right to take power, the opposition forces demand the establishment of a coalition government that includes the various conflicting forces, in a move that aims for two things. blocking the democratic process represented by a majority ruling and a minority opposing, and transferring political conflicts to the institutions of governance; This leads to paralyzing its work and imposing opponents' opinions and positions by preventing decisions that do not agree with their interests. It is a demand that these forces do not resort to unless they are unable to rule on their own, so they circumvent this inability by giving the impression that they are open to coalition and flexible dealing with those who differ with them in opinion.
Regardless of the volatility of Muqtada al-Sadr's positions on political work in Iraq, the decisions related to the establishment of the "Mahdi Army" and previous clashes between this army and the security forces, his last step of political seclusion and the withdrawal of his representatives from Parliament "if they are an obstacle to the formation of the government," as he said, will It turns the scene upside down, and opens the doors to troubling possibilities; As the proceeding with the selection of Shiite deputies whose rank came after the deputies who won from the Sadr bloc, will lead to a dangerous escalation between the Shiite forces, all of which are armed forces; It is difficult to expect Muqtada al-Sadr to stand idly by, in front of a scene in which his opponents succeed in proceeding with the political process without him and without regard to the popular majority that gave him their confidence.
Allawi .. the 2022 budget is devoid of the Kurdistan region’s share
The Minister of Finance, Abdul Amir Allawi, announced, on Saturday, that the Federal Court's decision to invalidate the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan region prevents the central government from allocating part of the upcoming general budget as a share for the region.
Allawi said in a press interview, “The previous budgets included paragraphs allocating 12% of expenditures to the Kurdistan region, on the condition that Erbil sends the equivalent of oil revenues exported from the region’s fields, but in fact this agreement was not implemented, and it was replaced by temporary agreements between Baghdad and Erbil, According to it, Kurdistan received semi-regular monthly transfers worth 200 billion Iraqi dinars (138 million dollars)," stressing that "these transfers will not continue."
Allawi added, “My job is to implement the law, not to break the law, and in the 2021 budget, there was a clear condition that the Kurdistan Regional Government must either deliver oil exports to SOMO or hand over the equivalent of the money, which did not happen, so the transfers to the government of The Kurdistan region as dues from the general budget are no longer valid.”
Allawi continued, “This time, if SOMO informed us that it did not obtain a legal basis, and that the Ministry of Oil did not find a legal structure to cover its ownership of that oil, then for us it basically means that this oil was seized and produced (illegally) and was exported by a regional government. Kurdistan (illegally) according to the interpretation of the Federal Court, which we consider at the federal level the highest legal authority .”
And Allawi said that "when we sent the money in the past, we were discussing this agreement on the basis that the oil belongs to the Kurdistan Regional Government and they have the right to extract it," explaining that "whether or not we agreed with oil contracts and participation contracts for extractive companies in Kurdistan, but this issue did not previously affected.”
Allawi continued, "Now the issue of ownership of the oil fields in the region has arisen, so if we transfer their entitlements to the budget - whatever their ratio - the other side of the equation will not be addressed at all, and in fact there is no other side of the equation."
He pointed out that "in the past, there was an explicit recognition that this is the oil of the Kurdistan Regional Government, but now they do not have the right to act, and according to the decision of the Federal Court - although the Kurdistan Region will not accept this talk - now this oil belongs to us."
Iraqi Finance Minister: If we make the right decisions, we will be the global energy center for the coming centuries
The Iraqi Minister of Finance, Ali Allawi, called on Saturday to invest Iraqi capital to maintain the current oil production rates, stressing the need to focus on raising the rates of electric power production, suggesting that the country would turn into a source of energy.
Allawi said at the Energy Forum held at the American University in Baghdad; It is "Iraq must divert capital investments to maintain current oil production rates while shifting focus to electricity production where demand is expected to grow. We have a great opportunity to restore Iraq as a major supplier of electricity."
Allawi added; "Iraq today needs to make strategic decisions based on where it wants to be. 20 years from now, Qatar made huge investments in gas production in the 1990s. It was one of the greatest strategic decisions that were taken and they are now reaping its fruits."
The Iraqi Finance Minister stressed that "if we make the right choices, the right partners, and the right strategic direction, I believe that this country can easily be the global center for energy trade for the twenty-first century and beyond."
On Saturday, the American University in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, hosted the Sixth Energy Forum, with the participation of OPEC Secretary-General Muhammad Barkindo.
The conference was also attended by the Iraqi Minister of Finance, Abdul Amir Allawi, and a group of ministers and officials of the Iraqi government.
A leader in the Sadrist movement revealed today, Saturday, a close visit to the leader of the movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The leader told Shafaq News Agency, "Al-Sadr will go, during the next few days, to Saudi Arabia, to perform the Hajj rites for this year."
And the leader, who chose not to reveal his name, stated that "until this moment, no meetings have been coordinated between Al-Sadr and the responsible figures in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," noting that "holding such meetings is very likely."
He explained that "any meeting that will be held is certainly not without discussing the crisis of forming the new Iraqi government, and the issue of the Sadrist movement's withdrawal from the political process."
Al-Sadr's last visit to Saudi Arabia was on July 30, 2017, to which he arrived at an official invitation
Finance Minister: Iraq plans to be the largest producer of electrical energy
The Minister of Finance, Ali Allawi, called today, Saturday, to move from exporting oil to electric power, and while he stressed that there is a great opportunity for Iraq to become the largest producer of electric energy, he indicated that Iraq can return to the World Trade Organization during the coming decades.
Allawi said, in a speech during the Energy Forum, which was attended by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Iraq should not be satisfied with exporting oil and should pay attention to exporting energy and focus on the electricity sector," noting that "Iraq now is not in the previous situation where it faces problems." He has to come up with the right strategies."
He added that "during the next 25 years, the demand for energy will change, and we have to prepare for this culture and pay attention to the economic infrastructure," stressing "the need for economic policies to be designed according to the circumstances surrounding the world, and this is not an easy task."
He pointed out, "the shift to the so-called additional value in the export of oil and the reliance that Iraq is the least expensive country in oil production, but there is competition in the sale of oil," adding: "We have to think about the transfer of capital for investment and preservation."
He stressed that "there is a great opportunity to invest in the electricity sector and to become the largest producer of electrical energy, despite the current problems in production in Iraq, and these problems must be resolved, technology applied, and the transition from exporting oil to exporting electrical power."
He continued, "We also need to develop the green cover, as there are problems in the environment sector, desertification and weakness in agricultural production, and we have to think about investing in the green policy in Iraq and it will be more effective on the reality of the country."
He continued: "We have to work through an energy network and exploit it as a new resource, and re-cultivate and develop it according to correct decisions so that we have a bright future in the global market within 10 years, and not repeat the mistakes of the past, and we must reposition in the energy market."
He concluded by saying: "During this conference, we look forward to talking about energy problems, and we have an opportunity to reposition ourselves with partners, and Iraq can return to the World Trade Organization during the coming decades.
Iraq without a budget in 2022
Indicators of Iraqi political confusion do not call for optimism about the possibility of approving the financial budget for the current year, especially with the entry of the government formation crisis into unprecedented complications, and in light of the current intersections within Parliament, which entered its legislative recess several days ago and lasts for a whole month.
The budget specifies the items of state expenditures during a year, especially for salaries, support, and repayment of debt burdens , as well as the target for state revenues. Despite the government’s success in obtaining about $18 billion within the emergency security law recently approved by Parliament to secure energy imports, finance important service projects, and finance the Social Welfare Fund , officials confirm the country’s continued need for the budget that was drafted earlier at nearly 90 billion. dollar.
And last Tuesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi stressed in a speech he delivered on the sidelines of a meeting of members of his government that "the country needs the new budget in order for the state to proceed with its projects to serve the citizen."
But the Federal Court stripped Al-Kazemi’s government of all powers, as it is a caretaker government with limited powers, and it is not entitled to propose important bills with the invalidation of all appointment orders of higher grades issued during the period of the caretaker business.
The deputy in the Iraqi parliament, Ahmed Hama Rashid, said, “The current government is unable to approve the country’s budget for this year, because it does not have the powers to legislate laws according to what was approved by the Federal Court,” describing Al-Kazemi’s talk about the necessity of approving the budget. more"
He explained to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that "the 2022 budget is supposed to be approved since the end of last year, but the political impasse that Iraq has been experiencing for nearly 8 months has prevented this."
A member of Parliament's Economic Committee, Naguiba Najib, considered the recent decision of the Federal Court regarding the powers of the caretaker government, as "restricting the hand of the current government with regard to approving the budget."
She explained that "the complexity of the political scene around the formation of the government and the resignation of the Sadrist movement's representatives from Parliament was a clear message that the crisis is heading towards complexity, so the 2022 budget will not see the light this year," noting that even if a new government is formed, the budget will be a supplementary part for two months or more. Only three months."
She pointed out that "entering Iraq in the sixth month of this year without legislating the country's general budget will deprive the government of paying its internal and external obligations and spending on the requirements of projects and services necessary for citizens.
Likewise, the economic expert, Ali Al-Fariji, considered that the political crisis over the formation of the next government has plunged Iraq into a new chaos over how to invest the state's revenues and capabilities.
Al-Fraiji told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that it is difficult to pass the budget for this year in light of the political turmoil that Iraq is witnessing, unless the politicians surprise us by striking the laws, the constitution, and the instructions of the financial management of the state, noting that Iraq today is entering into an economic chaos that is added to the situation. The amount of negative accumulations of previous years.
America: We are committed to supporting Iraq to address and improve its energy deficit through the regional link
Today, Saturday, the United States of America renewed its commitment to support Iraq in addressing its deficit in the field of electric power, and improving the stability of this sector through the regional link.
This came in a speech by the US Chargé d'Affairs, Gregory Legervo, at the Iraqi Energy Forum, which was held in the capital, Baghdad.
He stressed the strong US commitment to support Iraq's efforts to address its energy deficit, improve the reliability and resilience of its electrical grid, as well as enhance the business and investment climate.
Logirvo said that improving the stability of the energy sector in Iraq through regional connectivity, gas collection and the deployment of renewable energy sources is a necessary prelude to expanding economic opportunities and improving the lives of the Iraqi people.
Chargé d'Affairs Logirvo highlighted US efforts to help Iraq achieve energy independence, including USAID efforts to support Iraq in the deployment of large-scale distributed renewable energy generation as well as smart meters.
He also said that American companies are actively working to develop new projects in the energy sector with the Ministries of Oil and Electricity. They are reliable partners and are ready to offer their expertise and technologies to build a more robust Iraqi energy sector.
Warned against political blackmail through the masses" .. Maliki's" coalition: Al-Sadr will not back down from the decision to withdraw
The State of Law coalition confirmed, on Saturday, the impossibility of the return of the Sadrist movement's leader Muqtada al-Sadr to Parliament, warning against using the street .to exert pressure and political blackmail
A member of the coalition, Omran al-Karkoushi, said in a televised interview that I followed (Baghdad Today) that "there are moves by some parties to vote on the replacement deputies, because the decision to withdraw the Sadrist bloc is settled ".and irreversible so far and it has become a fait accompli
He added, "Jumping over the laws and constitutional articles and returning to the street aims to rebel against the state and resort to the street as an adventure and an ".irresponsible matter. The political forces must dialogue to end the blockage
He added, "The political process did not complete the resolution of the presidential candidate 8 months ago, so how can it accomplish long-term projects or economic ".and political reform
Details of the meeting between Al-Maliki and Zidane
Today, Saturday, the Supreme Judicial Council revealed the details of the meeting of .its president, Faiq Zeidan, with the head of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki
The council stated in a statement received (Baghdad Today) that "the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, received Nuri al-Maliki and discussed with him ".the role of the judiciary in addressing the phenomenon of drug spread
He added, "The issues related to the follow-up of the sleeper cells of terrorist ".organizations were also discussed
Al Qirtas Islamic Bank - The first use of modern systems from DN SeriesTM ATMs in Iraq
pretty much the same info I'm not sure why they are putting it out again
Modern technology that provides the latest solutions available globally to provide the best services to banking customers
Diebold Nixdorff Corporation ( NYSE: DBD ), Ohio, USA, a world leader in retail and finance technology, announced the first use of the modern DN SeriesTM ATM systems in Iraq at Al-Qirtas Islamic Bank, in addition to using the Vynamic® View ATM monitoring program to ensure Provides service to bank customers, reduces downtime and reduces usage costs.
Bank customers' requirements and banking needs are changing very rapidly these days. For this reason, the modern teller systems of Kartas Islamic Bank, one of the modern and advanced banks in Iraq, provide the ability to meet these needs through scalable systems and practical programs. Backed by multiple layers of cyber and physical protection, 19 inch interactive screens, and the ability to deposit funds and checks.
Sara Sayed Mohammed, Public Relations Manager of Kartas Islamic Bank, said: "We are proud to be the first to launch modern teller technology in Iraq, and we are constantly looking to provide the latest services to our customers. Modern money changers have received great interest from the bank's customers, and we are sure that the launch of cash deposit services in Automated teller machines (ATMs) in the near future will enable the bank to raise the level of services provided to our customers, and to deal with cash feeding with high efficiency.”
ATM cash deposit feature is an essential part of Diebold Nixdorff's modern design.
Habib Hanna, director of the Middle East region at Diebold Nixdorff, said, "I am very pleased to choose Kartas Islamic Bank for the new ATMs from our company. The bank can use these ATMs to provide many advanced services to its customers."
The project was implemented by Offtec Iraq - Diebold Nixdorf's partner in Iraq
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