The US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury arrives in Baghdad to meet with Central Bank officials
The US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, announced on Tuesday the arrival of Assistant US Treasury Secretary Elizabeth Rosenberg to the capital, Baghdad.
“I am pleased to welcome US Treasury Secretary Elizabeth Rosenberg to Baghdad,” Romanowski said in a blog post on the
She indicated that "progress in combating international money laundering and banking reform will help combat corruption and support international investment in Iraq."
The rise of the dollar and arrests... Romanski explains the mission of the US Treasury delegation in Baghdad
"We will fight money laundering"
The US Ambassador to Baghdad, Alina Romanski, announced today, Tuesday, the arrival of US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Elizabeth Rosenberg to Baghdad, to hold meetings with government leaders and officials in the Central Bank to combat money laundering, and this coincides with a sharp rise in the dollar exchange rate since the end of last week, as Today, Tuesday, the barrier of 155 thousand dinars was broken, against the backdrop of the arrest of many owners of financial companies that violated the instructions of the Central Bank.
Romanski stated in a blog post:
Ambassador Alina L. Romanowskdi
I am pleased to welcome US Treasury Secretary Elizabeth Rosenberg to Baghdad, who is looking forward to holding important meetings with government leaders and bank officials. @obliac Central Bank of Iraq: Progress in combating high-level money laundering and banking reform will help combat fraud and support international investment in Iraq
Al-Sudani: The central banks of Iran and Iraq are working to establish a mechanism to regulate trade
The Iraqi Prime Minister said in an interview on Monday that the central banks of Iran and Iraq are working to establish a mechanism to regulate trade and eliminate the parallel market.
Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani said on Monday that business in Iraq has now become reliable and real.
Speaking to reporters, he said: The central banks in Iran and Iraq are working to establish a mechanism to regulate trade and eliminate the parallel market.
The Prime Minister of Iraq referred to the water crisis in this country, and said: “Today we are facing a global water crisis, and Iraq and the region are facing it because of climate change.”
He added: "This summer was the most difficult season in the history of the Iraqi government, and water resources decreased to this extent for the first time."
Of course, the Iraqi Prime Minister said that the Iranian side had made a major discharge in the Karun River.
Al-Sudani referred to the recent movements of American forces in Iraq and Syria, and said that these movements were a process of replacing one brigade with another brigade from the forces present in Syria.
He added that any movement in the Iraqi bases that include American military advisors will be made with the approval of the Iraqi government.
The Iraqi Prime Minister stressed that the movement of any military force in this country will not take place without notifying the central government.
Al-Sudani also referred to the country's fight against the terrorist organization ISIS, and said that we obtained important information about the whereabouts of ISIS leaders in Iraq and targeted these places.
He added that his country's strategy is to target ISIS, and we will not wait for attacks by this group anywhere.
In this interview, the Iraqi Prime Minister confirmed that Iraq does not need foreign military forces and announced this clearly.
Al-Sudani added that Iraq is part of the international efforts to combat the terrorist organization ISIS.
I am pleased to welcome US Treasury Secretary Elizabeth Rosenberg to Baghdad, who is looking forward to holding important meetings with government leaders and bank officials. @obliac Central Bank of Iraq: Progress in combating high-level money laundering and banking reform will help combat fraud and support international investment in Iraq
Al-Sudani: The central banks of Iran and Iraq are working to establish a mechanism to regulate trade
The Iraqi Prime Minister said in an interview on Monday that the central banks of Iran and Iraq are working to establish a mechanism to regulate trade and eliminate the parallel market.
Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani said on Monday that business in Iraq has now become reliable and real.
Speaking to reporters, he said: The central banks in Iran and Iraq are working to establish a mechanism to regulate trade and eliminate the parallel market.
The Prime Minister of Iraq referred to the water crisis in this country, and said: “Today we are facing a global water crisis, and Iraq and the region are facing it because of climate change.”
He added: "This summer was the most difficult season in the history of the Iraqi government, and water resources decreased to this extent for the first time."
Of course, the Iraqi Prime Minister said that the Iranian side had made a major discharge in the Karun River.
Al-Sudani referred to the recent movements of American forces in Iraq and Syria, and said that these movements were a process of replacing one brigade with another brigade from the forces present in Syria.
He added that any movement in the Iraqi bases that include American military advisors will be made with the approval of the Iraqi government.
The Iraqi Prime Minister stressed that the movement of any military force in this country will not take place without notifying the central government.
Al-Sudani also referred to the country's fight against the terrorist organization ISIS, and said that we obtained important information about the whereabouts of ISIS leaders in Iraq and targeted these places.
He added that his country's strategy is to target ISIS, and we will not wait for attacks by this group anywhere.
In this interview, the Iraqi Prime Minister confirmed that Iraq does not need foreign military forces and announced this clearly.
Al-Sudani added that Iraq is part of the international efforts to combat the terrorist organization ISIS.
Kurdistan Regional Government: Baghdad raising any other issue and mixing it with the budget is killing time
The Kurdistan Regional Government stressed today, Monday, that the region’s employees should have received their salaries like the rest of the regions in Iraq, indicating that Baghdad’s raising of issues other than the budget is nothing more than killing time.
A statement by the Department of Media and Information quoted the spokesman for the regional government, Bishwa Hawrami, as saying that after the approval of the Iraqi general budget law, the Iraqi government was not ready to send all financial dues to the region as stated in the budget law, indicating that the region’s employees should now have received their salaries like the rest. regions of Iraq.
Hawrami explained that the region needs 906 billion dinars for employee salaries, and the federal government should not mix this issue with any other issue.
Hawrami added that September salaries should have been distributed to employees like other regions, rather than having them wait.
Regarding the amount of five hundred billion dinars sent to the region for three months, Hawrami confirmed that the federal government has excluded many months of this year from its plans and that they are talking about them and did not say what the region’s entitlements are for all those months.
Hawrami expressed the hope that Baghdad would review these numbers in any way and review the decisions taken against the region, pointing out that the regional government responded to all the questions raised by the Iraqi government regarding oil and non-oil revenues, and that raising any other issue or question is nothing but killing time.
Prime Minister: The decision to raise the dollar exchange rate in the previous government was not well thought out and had a negative impact on the citizen
this is just one statement waiting for the entire speech to be release
Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani confirmed that the decision to raise the dollar exchange rate in the previous government was not considered and its impact was negative on the citizen. He
said in an interview with a number of Iraqi satellite channels that the dollar is linked to many sectors and cannot be dismantled.
He added that the banking and financial sector He has not witnessed any reform process since 2003,
and he explained that Iraq's trade is now reliable and real.
He continued that the Iraqi and Iranian central banks are working on a mechanism to regulate trade and break the back of the parallel market.
He explained that the tobacco trade has zero revenues despite it being the strongest trade.
He continued: We have real reforms for the financial sector, and the teams are working on that.
He said that the banks that were banned from dealing in dollars were supposed to be punished by the Central Bank
He added: There is an American understanding of all the measures taken regarding reforms from Iraq
said in an interview with a number of Iraqi satellite channels that the dollar is linked to many sectors and cannot be dismantled.
He added that the banking and financial sector He has not witnessed any reform process since 2003,
and he explained that Iraq's trade is now reliable and real.
He continued that the Iraqi and Iranian central banks are working on a mechanism to regulate trade and break the back of the parallel market.
He explained that the tobacco trade has zero revenues despite it being the strongest trade.
He continued: We have real reforms for the financial sector, and the teams are working on that.
He said that the banks that were banned from dealing in dollars were supposed to be punished by the Central Bank
He added: There is an American understanding of all the measures taken regarding reforms from Iraq
urgentIn the video.. Al-Sudani: A soon-to-be ministerial reshuffle will be preceded by the change of 15 undersecretaries and advisors
Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani announced an expected ministerial reshuffle, noting that “the Kirkuk Governorate crisis is political, not security.”
Al-Sudani said in a statement to a number of local Iraqi media outlets: “We will announce the change of 15 undersecretaries and advisors in all ministries during this week and according to the minister’s evaluation,” noting that “the ministerial change is coming and it has been delayed due to the delay in the financial budget and the evaluation is coming, and certainly there is a ministerial reshuffle soon.”
Regarding the crisis in Kirkuk Governorate, the Prime Minister said, “Kirkuk is a symbol of brotherhood and peaceful coexistence, and it is coming to elections that will be held for the first time since 2005, and they will be national,” noting that “the political forces agreed in their ministerial platform to hand over party headquarters, which is not a governmental measure.”
He added, "I said at the state administration meeting that what is happening is your political commitment and otherwise is reflected on the citizens," noting that "the problem in Kirkuk is not security, but political, and the investigative committee to identify those who fired shots in the Kirkuk incidents is continuing its work."
He pointed out that "arrest warrants have been issued against those who carried weapons and incited the events in Kirkuk, and the results of the investigation will be announced."
Regarding the water crisis in Iraq, he said, “Today we are facing a global crisis in the issue of water scarcity facing Iraq and the region due to climate change. Iraq has suffered greatly because of water, and the solutions regarding the issue are immediate, not strategic. This summer is the harshest season that has passed in the history of the Iraqi state, and water resources for the first time record numbers in this regard.” The decrease in the reserve of water and the Iranian side had significant releases into the Karun River, and we were able to double the water releases from Turkey 20 days before the Arba’in visit, and we will present a plan for radical strategic solutions to address the water issue in all its aspects. We need optimal investment in water, and there is a flaw in its management.”
Regarding the recent American military movements, Al-Sudani said that “it was an operation to replace the forces present in Syria, one brigade with another brigade, and the movement of what is present in the bases in Iraq that include advisors, all of which are subject to the approval of the Iraqi government,” stressing that “there is no movement of the existing forces without the knowledge of the Iraqi government,” indicating “The visit of the security delegation to Washington was very successful and we obtained important information about the locations of ISIS leaders in Iraq and they were targeted,” pointing out that “our philosophy is to strike ISIS and not wait and attack it everywhere, and we targeted ISIS’s command center in the Anbar desert.”
He stressed that "Iraq does not need any foreign combat forces, and we have announced it explicitly. We are part of any international effort to fight ISIS, and the Iraqi-American Joint Committee will hold its meeting in mid-September to determine the form of the relationship with the international coalition."
Regarding the railway connection projects with Iraq, the Prime Minister said, “We will not agree to the railway connection with any country to transport goods without completing the Al-Faw port project and the development road. My position is firm and the Iraqi state is serious about putting the development road and Al-Faw port projects into practice, and the railway connection with Iran is for transporting passengers,” he pointed out. "The Minister of Transport is discussing in Saudi Arabia the file of railway connectivity to transport Iraqi passengers and pilgrims."
He stated that "the Grand Corridor and Silk Road projects do not have a corridor inside Iraq, and the development road is considered the best, shortest, and least expensive for transportation and transit. Iraq created it, and there was no seriousness in implementing the Al-Faw port project for the past years, and today we are part of the economic corridors of the world," noting that Iraq "is establishing To industrial cities along the development path, and the industrial city in the Master Plan of the Al-Faw Port project is the largest industrial city in the Middle East.
He noted that he "follows up on a weekly basis the completion rates in Al-Faw Port and the Al-Faw Port and Development Road projects that create a new Iraq with a diversified economy," denying that "there is any delay in the completion of Al-Faw Port and the five berths project in Al-Faw Port, in which the completion rate has reached 73 percent, that is, more than planned." In the year 2025, the Al-Faw Port project will be completed, pointing out that “soon we will invite the countries that have expressed their desire to participate in the path of development to hold a meeting in Baghdad.”
He continued, "The development road is the shortest and least expensive for transporting goods between the East and the West. Technical discussions are continuing. We have confirmed the path of the development road, and we have begun the step of going to an international consultant, and within two weeks the discussions will be resolved to implement the project, and the project has not been implemented in Iraq or the region previously."
Al-Sudani went on to say, “Previous budgets did not go to infrastructure, and our government vision is directed to infrastructure, and the service effort has entered areas that service departments have not entered for years. We now have 963 lagging projects, up from 1,453, and 40 percent of the stalled school projects have been completed, and there will be 3 hospitals in Baghdad is equipped with the latest devices, all of which have been idle since 2012, and the completion of bottleneck-relieving projects, which exceed 25 projects in Baghdad, will change the reality of the capital,” noting that “Baghdad has not witnessed any bottleneck-relieving project since the 1980s, and services will improve clearly.”
The Prime Minister pointed out that "all the details of the process of preparing fertilizers, from the contracts to the farmer, are tainted with corruption and do not reach those who deserve them. We made a decision regarding sprinkler irrigation and launched the import of fertilizers, and there will be a review next October of the prices received for the wheat crop, and we intend to increase them," pointing out that "Iraq went through the most successful season." Agricultural history, and we have a year’s supply of wheat.”
Regarding the dollar exchange rate, Al-Sudani said, “The dollar is linked to many sectors and cannot be dismantled. The banking and financial sector has not witnessed any reform process since 2003, and the Central Bank addressed a previous decision that was not considered when it reduced the current dollar exchange rate, and Iraq’s trade is now reliable and real.”
He added, "The Iraqi and Iranian central banks are working on a mechanism to regulate trade and break the back of the parallel market," noting that "the tobacco trade has zero revenues despite it being the strongest trade. We have real reforms to the financial sector and the teams are working on that matter, and the banks that were banned from dealing in dollars were supposed to be punished by the central bank, and there it is." American understanding of all actions taken regarding reforms from Iraq.”
Regarding anti-corruption efforts, Al-Sudani said, “The commitment to combating corruption is a practical reality and is not part of promises. The will to combat corruption exists and there are no red lines before any file. Investigation committees are formed with all reports and appeals related to corruption and all reports from members of Parliament regarding corruption files. We have investigations and procedures to combat corruption.” "Professionally," indicating that "the principle of recovering money and wanted persons has become a reality and countries have begun to respond to Iraq. For the first time, the corrupt feel that they are being pursued and will not be protected by nationality. Our relationship with countries depends on responding to this file, and that many of those wanted abroad have begun to contact and some of them have surrendered themselves."
The Prime Minister revealed that "the fourth license will soon be presented to the Council of Ministers."
Regarding the crisis in the Kurdistan Region’s employees’ salaries and the region’s budget, Al-Sudani said: “There is no funding in the budget law for the salaries of the region’s employees, but rather Kurdistan’s share, and they are obligated to implement the tripartite budget law, and there are difficulties in implementing it,” stressing that “the region has no surplus funds, and the issue of the region’s salaries is a moral national entitlement towards our citizens.” In Kurdistan.
He explained, "The Council of Ministers does not have the authority to bypass the law, but we can grant loans, and Parliament yesterday requested the finance ministers of the center and the region, and we will alleviate the crisis and the suffering of the citizens of the Kurdistan region."
Regarding the drug file, the Prime Minister described, "Drugs are the first threat facing Iraq, and most of our borders face smuggling. We have set the goal of confronting the drug phenomenon by targeting dealers who have moved to the stage of establishing drug factories."
He added, "We seized tons of drugs and arrested many dealers. The judiciary contributed to resolving many cases. The drug battle requires everyone's solidarity. We are currently conducting a legal review to examine two options: either establishing an independent drug control agency or creating a special agency in the Ministry of Interior to combat drugs."
Al-Sudani continued, "There are institutions concerned with treating addiction to those affected and the establishment of five centers for that."
He stressed, "The State Administration Coalition confirmed that local elections will be held on time. We have allocated and disbursed funds for these elections. We want an elected council that represents the people of the governorate to supervise the distribution of financial allocations."
Al-Sudani says that his government will end the dollar crisis after an agreement with Iran
Monday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani announced new steps in the issue of the dollar exchange rate crisis, and said that these steps would “break down” the parallel market.
Al-Sudani spoke about the currency market file during a meeting with a number of media professionals held at the government palace, indicating that “the dollar issue requires reform of the banking and financial sector, and is linked to taxes, customs, and fees to protect products and economic policies.”
Al-Sudani said that this sector “has not witnessed any reform since 2003, and it was necessary to adhere to global compliance standards, which were supposed to be implemented in the previous government,” noting that “the decision to reduce the exchange rate to 1,320 dinars per dollar was a correction to the decision to raise "The previous exchange rate, which was not well thought out."
Al-Sudani stated that the existence of “the parallel market is linked to a number of commercial operations, including trade with Iran,” and in this regard, he explained that merchants cannot send money legally in light of the American sanctions on Tehran, “which forces them to deal with the parallel market.”
The Prime Minister confirmed that “the Iranian side informed the government in the last meeting to stop dealing in the dollar, and to replace it with the euro, the yuan, the dirham, the Iraqi dinar, or the Iranian toman,” and revealed that there is “a mechanism that the Central Bank of Iraq and its Iranian counterpart are working on to prepare a plan to regulate this trade.”
Al-Sudani said that the new mechanism with Iran “will break the back of the parallel market,” while he explained that other problems associated with the parallel market relate to the trade in tobacco, gold, and medicines.
The Prime Minister indicated that "his government is working to solve the problems and organize the work of major traders in these sectors in preparation for including them in the procedures for purchasing the dollar from the Central Bank."
His advisor: Al-Sudani spent 3 and a half hours discussing the Iraqis’ opinion of his government''
"We used new technology"
Hussein Allawi, a government advisor, confirmed on Monday that the Prime Minister held a meeting for 3 and a half hours, to discuss the details of a survey conducted by his office, to find out citizens’ opinion about the performance of the ministerial cabinet
Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani announced an expected ministerial reshuffle, noting that “the Kirkuk Governorate crisis is political, not security.”
Al-Sudani said in a statement to a number of local Iraqi media outlets: “We will announce the change of 15 undersecretaries and advisors in all ministries during this week and according to the minister’s evaluation,” noting that “the ministerial change is coming and it has been delayed due to the delay in the financial budget and the evaluation is coming, and certainly there is a ministerial reshuffle soon.”
Regarding the crisis in Kirkuk Governorate, the Prime Minister said, “Kirkuk is a symbol of brotherhood and peaceful coexistence, and it is coming to elections that will be held for the first time since 2005, and they will be national,” noting that “the political forces agreed in their ministerial platform to hand over party headquarters, which is not a governmental measure.”
He added, "I said at the state administration meeting that what is happening is your political commitment and otherwise is reflected on the citizens," noting that "the problem in Kirkuk is not security, but political, and the investigative committee to identify those who fired shots in the Kirkuk incidents is continuing its work."
He pointed out that "arrest warrants have been issued against those who carried weapons and incited the events in Kirkuk, and the results of the investigation will be announced."
Regarding the water crisis in Iraq, he said, “Today we are facing a global crisis in the issue of water scarcity facing Iraq and the region due to climate change. Iraq has suffered greatly because of water, and the solutions regarding the issue are immediate, not strategic. This summer is the harshest season that has passed in the history of the Iraqi state, and water resources for the first time record numbers in this regard.” The decrease in the reserve of water and the Iranian side had significant releases into the Karun River, and we were able to double the water releases from Turkey 20 days before the Arba’in visit, and we will present a plan for radical strategic solutions to address the water issue in all its aspects. We need optimal investment in water, and there is a flaw in its management.”
Regarding the recent American military movements, Al-Sudani said that “it was an operation to replace the forces present in Syria, one brigade with another brigade, and the movement of what is present in the bases in Iraq that include advisors, all of which are subject to the approval of the Iraqi government,” stressing that “there is no movement of the existing forces without the knowledge of the Iraqi government,” indicating “The visit of the security delegation to Washington was very successful and we obtained important information about the locations of ISIS leaders in Iraq and they were targeted,” pointing out that “our philosophy is to strike ISIS and not wait and attack it everywhere, and we targeted ISIS’s command center in the Anbar desert.”
He stressed that "Iraq does not need any foreign combat forces, and we have announced it explicitly. We are part of any international effort to fight ISIS, and the Iraqi-American Joint Committee will hold its meeting in mid-September to determine the form of the relationship with the international coalition."
Regarding the railway connection projects with Iraq, the Prime Minister said, “We will not agree to the railway connection with any country to transport goods without completing the Al-Faw port project and the development road. My position is firm and the Iraqi state is serious about putting the development road and Al-Faw port projects into practice, and the railway connection with Iran is for transporting passengers,” he pointed out. "The Minister of Transport is discussing in Saudi Arabia the file of railway connectivity to transport Iraqi passengers and pilgrims."
He stated that "the Grand Corridor and Silk Road projects do not have a corridor inside Iraq, and the development road is considered the best, shortest, and least expensive for transportation and transit. Iraq created it, and there was no seriousness in implementing the Al-Faw port project for the past years, and today we are part of the economic corridors of the world," noting that Iraq "is establishing To industrial cities along the development path, and the industrial city in the Master Plan of the Al-Faw Port project is the largest industrial city in the Middle East.
He noted that he "follows up on a weekly basis the completion rates in Al-Faw Port and the Al-Faw Port and Development Road projects that create a new Iraq with a diversified economy," denying that "there is any delay in the completion of Al-Faw Port and the five berths project in Al-Faw Port, in which the completion rate has reached 73 percent, that is, more than planned." In the year 2025, the Al-Faw Port project will be completed, pointing out that “soon we will invite the countries that have expressed their desire to participate in the path of development to hold a meeting in Baghdad.”
He continued, "The development road is the shortest and least expensive for transporting goods between the East and the West. Technical discussions are continuing. We have confirmed the path of the development road, and we have begun the step of going to an international consultant, and within two weeks the discussions will be resolved to implement the project, and the project has not been implemented in Iraq or the region previously."
Al-Sudani went on to say, “Previous budgets did not go to infrastructure, and our government vision is directed to infrastructure, and the service effort has entered areas that service departments have not entered for years. We now have 963 lagging projects, up from 1,453, and 40 percent of the stalled school projects have been completed, and there will be 3 hospitals in Baghdad is equipped with the latest devices, all of which have been idle since 2012, and the completion of bottleneck-relieving projects, which exceed 25 projects in Baghdad, will change the reality of the capital,” noting that “Baghdad has not witnessed any bottleneck-relieving project since the 1980s, and services will improve clearly.”
The Prime Minister pointed out that "all the details of the process of preparing fertilizers, from the contracts to the farmer, are tainted with corruption and do not reach those who deserve them. We made a decision regarding sprinkler irrigation and launched the import of fertilizers, and there will be a review next October of the prices received for the wheat crop, and we intend to increase them," pointing out that "Iraq went through the most successful season." Agricultural history, and we have a year’s supply of wheat.”
Regarding the dollar exchange rate, Al-Sudani said, “The dollar is linked to many sectors and cannot be dismantled. The banking and financial sector has not witnessed any reform process since 2003, and the Central Bank addressed a previous decision that was not considered when it reduced the current dollar exchange rate, and Iraq’s trade is now reliable and real.”
He added, "The Iraqi and Iranian central banks are working on a mechanism to regulate trade and break the back of the parallel market," noting that "the tobacco trade has zero revenues despite it being the strongest trade. We have real reforms to the financial sector and the teams are working on that matter, and the banks that were banned from dealing in dollars were supposed to be punished by the central bank, and there it is." American understanding of all actions taken regarding reforms from Iraq.”
Regarding anti-corruption efforts, Al-Sudani said, “The commitment to combating corruption is a practical reality and is not part of promises. The will to combat corruption exists and there are no red lines before any file. Investigation committees are formed with all reports and appeals related to corruption and all reports from members of Parliament regarding corruption files. We have investigations and procedures to combat corruption.” "Professionally," indicating that "the principle of recovering money and wanted persons has become a reality and countries have begun to respond to Iraq. For the first time, the corrupt feel that they are being pursued and will not be protected by nationality. Our relationship with countries depends on responding to this file, and that many of those wanted abroad have begun to contact and some of them have surrendered themselves."
The Prime Minister revealed that "the fourth license will soon be presented to the Council of Ministers."
Regarding the crisis in the Kurdistan Region’s employees’ salaries and the region’s budget, Al-Sudani said: “There is no funding in the budget law for the salaries of the region’s employees, but rather Kurdistan’s share, and they are obligated to implement the tripartite budget law, and there are difficulties in implementing it,” stressing that “the region has no surplus funds, and the issue of the region’s salaries is a moral national entitlement towards our citizens.” In Kurdistan.
He explained, "The Council of Ministers does not have the authority to bypass the law, but we can grant loans, and Parliament yesterday requested the finance ministers of the center and the region, and we will alleviate the crisis and the suffering of the citizens of the Kurdistan region."
Regarding the drug file, the Prime Minister described, "Drugs are the first threat facing Iraq, and most of our borders face smuggling. We have set the goal of confronting the drug phenomenon by targeting dealers who have moved to the stage of establishing drug factories."
He added, "We seized tons of drugs and arrested many dealers. The judiciary contributed to resolving many cases. The drug battle requires everyone's solidarity. We are currently conducting a legal review to examine two options: either establishing an independent drug control agency or creating a special agency in the Ministry of Interior to combat drugs."
Al-Sudani continued, "There are institutions concerned with treating addiction to those affected and the establishment of five centers for that."
He stressed, "The State Administration Coalition confirmed that local elections will be held on time. We have allocated and disbursed funds for these elections. We want an elected council that represents the people of the governorate to supervise the distribution of financial allocations."
Al-Sudani says that his government will end the dollar crisis after an agreement with Iran
Monday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani announced new steps in the issue of the dollar exchange rate crisis, and said that these steps would “break down” the parallel market.
Al-Sudani spoke about the currency market file during a meeting with a number of media professionals held at the government palace, indicating that “the dollar issue requires reform of the banking and financial sector, and is linked to taxes, customs, and fees to protect products and economic policies.”
Al-Sudani said that this sector “has not witnessed any reform since 2003, and it was necessary to adhere to global compliance standards, which were supposed to be implemented in the previous government,” noting that “the decision to reduce the exchange rate to 1,320 dinars per dollar was a correction to the decision to raise "The previous exchange rate, which was not well thought out."
Al-Sudani stated that the existence of “the parallel market is linked to a number of commercial operations, including trade with Iran,” and in this regard, he explained that merchants cannot send money legally in light of the American sanctions on Tehran, “which forces them to deal with the parallel market.”
The Prime Minister confirmed that “the Iranian side informed the government in the last meeting to stop dealing in the dollar, and to replace it with the euro, the yuan, the dirham, the Iraqi dinar, or the Iranian toman,” and revealed that there is “a mechanism that the Central Bank of Iraq and its Iranian counterpart are working on to prepare a plan to regulate this trade.”
Al-Sudani said that the new mechanism with Iran “will break the back of the parallel market,” while he explained that other problems associated with the parallel market relate to the trade in tobacco, gold, and medicines.
The Prime Minister indicated that "his government is working to solve the problems and organize the work of major traders in these sectors in preparation for including them in the procedures for purchasing the dollar from the Central Bank."
His advisor: Al-Sudani spent 3 and a half hours discussing the Iraqis’ opinion of his government''
"We used new technology"
Hussein Allawi, a government advisor, confirmed on Monday that the Prime Minister held a meeting for 3 and a half hours, to discuss the details of a survey conducted by his office, to find out citizens’ opinion about the performance of the ministerial cabinet
Allawi, in an interview with journalist Adnan Al-Taie,
The survey that was conducted came out of a government desire to have transparency with public opinion about the performance of the Prime Minister and his government over the past eight months, and the idea of this survey is to explore social satisfaction with the government’s political and service performance.
Mr. Sudanese reviewed the results of the survey, which were published on social media, and there was an extensive meeting that lasted for three and a half hours, where all the details of the survey and its indicators were discussed.
We used new technology, which is used in research centers in stable countries, by sending a text message through 3 telecommunications companies, and all governorates of Iraq were included in this survey.
There is an electronic communication team in the Prime Minister’s Office. This team is specialized in communicating with all government institutions and governorates, and there are other teams such as the field team, the government curriculum follow-up team, and the major projects follow-up team.
American newspaper: A Saudi-American partnership worth billions of dollars may end tense relations
The United States and Saudi Arabia are in intense talks to secure minerals in Africa needed for both countries' energy transitions, as the White House tries to curb China's dominance of the electric vehicle supply chain and the kingdom looks to buy $15 billion in global mining stakes, according to the Wall Street Journal. .
If the US-Saudi partnership is completed, it will represent a positive step for two countries whose relations have been strained since President Biden took office. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, tensions have increased after OPEC+, led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Moscow, decided to achieve balance in the oil markets by reducing production, which led to raising prices, which later angered Washington, according to the American newspaper.
Saudi-American cooperation
The American newspaper report said that, under the ideas being discussed with the Biden administration, a state-backed Saudi project would buy shares in mining assets in African countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea and Namibia. The newspaper added that American companies will then have the rights to purchase some production from those Saudi-owned quotas, although the details are still being hashed out.
U.S. automakers have long sought better access to critical minerals for lithium-ion batteries and have increasingly entered into the mining business.
The United States is trying to catch up with China in supplies of cobalt, lithium and other minerals used in batteries for electric cars, laptops and smartphones.
In a similar arrangement in July, the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (TADAWUL:1211) (Ma’aden) and the Saudi Public Investment Fund acquired 10% of the base metals unit of the Brazilian company Vale, while the American investment company Engen 1 acquired 3%.
The newspaper said that the Public Investment Fund contacted Congo in June to invest in cobalt, copper and tantalum in the country through a $3 billion joint venture with a metals company called Manara Metals Investment (Manara). Which also focuses on iron ore, nickel and lithium.
Saudi support
The newspaper added that the White House is seeking financial support from other sovereign wealth funds in the region, but talks with Saudi Arabia have made greater progress.
Bandar Al-Khorayef, Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, said that the Kingdom seeks to help address the shortage of some metals used in the manufacture of electric vehicles and renewable energy.
The Kingdom's talks with the United States come as governments and companies increase efforts to secure greater supplies of battery metals. Beijing has imposed export restrictions on two minerals that the United States says are essential for semiconductor production, highlighting the risks of relying on Chinese supplies.
Saudi Arabia is also interested in securing stakes rather than outright buying and then operating assets, making the kingdom a more lucrative investor for African countries that have in recent years sought to carve out a bigger slice of mining company revenues for themselves.
The Saudi Public Investment Fund owns the largest share of the shares of Lucid Motors, which produces electric cars, amounting to approximately 67 percent, especially since it invested in the company early, increasing the size of its stake in it in 2018, after pumping an additional billion dollars to obtain... Majority share. This may explain the Kingdom's interest in the minerals used in this industry.
The survey that was conducted came out of a government desire to have transparency with public opinion about the performance of the Prime Minister and his government over the past eight months, and the idea of this survey is to explore social satisfaction with the government’s political and service performance.
Mr. Sudanese reviewed the results of the survey, which were published on social media, and there was an extensive meeting that lasted for three and a half hours, where all the details of the survey and its indicators were discussed.
We used new technology, which is used in research centers in stable countries, by sending a text message through 3 telecommunications companies, and all governorates of Iraq were included in this survey.
There is an electronic communication team in the Prime Minister’s Office. This team is specialized in communicating with all government institutions and governorates, and there are other teams such as the field team, the government curriculum follow-up team, and the major projects follow-up team.
American newspaper: A Saudi-American partnership worth billions of dollars may end tense relations
The United States and Saudi Arabia are in intense talks to secure minerals in Africa needed for both countries' energy transitions, as the White House tries to curb China's dominance of the electric vehicle supply chain and the kingdom looks to buy $15 billion in global mining stakes, according to the Wall Street Journal. .
If the US-Saudi partnership is completed, it will represent a positive step for two countries whose relations have been strained since President Biden took office. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, tensions have increased after OPEC+, led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Moscow, decided to achieve balance in the oil markets by reducing production, which led to raising prices, which later angered Washington, according to the American newspaper.
Saudi-American cooperation
The American newspaper report said that, under the ideas being discussed with the Biden administration, a state-backed Saudi project would buy shares in mining assets in African countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea and Namibia. The newspaper added that American companies will then have the rights to purchase some production from those Saudi-owned quotas, although the details are still being hashed out.
U.S. automakers have long sought better access to critical minerals for lithium-ion batteries and have increasingly entered into the mining business.
The United States is trying to catch up with China in supplies of cobalt, lithium and other minerals used in batteries for electric cars, laptops and smartphones.
In a similar arrangement in July, the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (TADAWUL:1211) (Ma’aden) and the Saudi Public Investment Fund acquired 10% of the base metals unit of the Brazilian company Vale, while the American investment company Engen 1 acquired 3%.
The newspaper said that the Public Investment Fund contacted Congo in June to invest in cobalt, copper and tantalum in the country through a $3 billion joint venture with a metals company called Manara Metals Investment (Manara). Which also focuses on iron ore, nickel and lithium.
Saudi support
The newspaper added that the White House is seeking financial support from other sovereign wealth funds in the region, but talks with Saudi Arabia have made greater progress.
Bandar Al-Khorayef, Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, said that the Kingdom seeks to help address the shortage of some metals used in the manufacture of electric vehicles and renewable energy.
The Kingdom's talks with the United States come as governments and companies increase efforts to secure greater supplies of battery metals. Beijing has imposed export restrictions on two minerals that the United States says are essential for semiconductor production, highlighting the risks of relying on Chinese supplies.
Saudi Arabia is also interested in securing stakes rather than outright buying and then operating assets, making the kingdom a more lucrative investor for African countries that have in recent years sought to carve out a bigger slice of mining company revenues for themselves.
The Saudi Public Investment Fund owns the largest share of the shares of Lucid Motors, which produces electric cars, amounting to approximately 67 percent, especially since it invested in the company early, increasing the size of its stake in it in 2018, after pumping an additional billion dollars to obtain... Majority share. This may explain the Kingdom's interest in the minerals used in this industry.
An opinion poll reveals the level of Iraqis' confidence in the Sudanese government
The opinion team in the Council of Advisors of the Council of Ministers conducted an opinion poll on the political and service performance of Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani to identify trends in public opinion regarding public services and policies carried out by government agencies, and to identify citizens’ confidence in the performance of the Prime Minister during The first eight months of his government.The results of the poll showed that “public opinion’s confidence in the performance of the Sudanese government reached 78%, with (38) percent of Iraqis completely (confident) in the political and service performance of Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, while (40) percent responded that they trust his performance to (an extent) What), compared to 22 percent who answered (I do not trust).”
The survey, which was conducted in accordance with scientific controls, adopted a random sample method, which numbered about (9) thousand people from all age, social and occupational groups, distributed among all governorates of Iraq, including the governorates of the Kurdistan region.
The survey included a question directed to the sample, which was the extent of their confidence in the government and service performance of the Prime Minister. The answer options were (I completely trust), (I trust to some extent), and (I do not trust). Diwaniyah Governorate came in first place, reaching (18) percent. Of the voters, the majority of their answers were distributed between “I am completely confident” and “I am somewhat confident,” followed by Baghdad Governorate with a participation rate of (16) percent, and Sulaymaniyah Governorate came in last place with a participation rate of (1) percent, and the results revealed a weakness in women’s interest. Regarding the subject of the survey, the percentage of female participants in the survey was only (16) percent, compared to (84) percent of men.
The results of the poll showed that the percentage of job seekers was the highest among voters, reaching (36) percent. The answers of the majority of them were distributed between “I completely trust” and “I trust to some extent,” while the lowest percentage was for those who answered “I do not trust.”
The team pointed out that "the poll was completed in cooperation with the Media and Communications Authority and the National Data Center," stressing that "this poll will be followed by other polls on an ongoing basis to follow up on public opinion trends regarding government performance and public policies in a way that helps the concerned authorities in drawing or amending them."
He stressed that "the advantage of this survey is that it covers all governorates of Iraq, including the governorates of the Kurdistan region, and with the participation of all educational levels at their various academic levels. It also included all job levels in the public and private sectors in addition to job seekers. In addition, the survey was completed electronically in all its stages, starting with From advertising, voting, data collection and analysis, national electronic servers were also approved to survey and save information and data in a completely secure manner, and social media applications were not used except to promote the poll only,” indicating that “this poll is the first of its kind in terms of the participation of all age groups that were conducted.” "Targeting it."
The poll showed that “the participation rate in the governorates of (Maysan, Anbar, Najaf, Dohuk, Wasit, Kirkuk, Nineveh Diyala, and Basra) ranged between 3% and 4%, while participation in the governorates of (Salah al-Din, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna) was 5% for each.” Among them, the participation rate in the governorates of Babylon and Karbala was 6% each, while Erbil came individually with a participation rate of 7% of the total number of voters. The participation rate of the three governorates in the Kurdistan region combined was 12%, and Erbil ranked first among these governorates with a rate of 58%. % followed by Dohuk with 34% and finally Sulaymaniyah with 8% of voters in the Kurdistan region.
The poll pointed out that “Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, despite the decline in the level of services provided and the small number of citizens there, topped the list of percentages of voters,” suggesting that “the visit of the Prime Minister to the governorate and the announcement of the expansion of the refinery and the provision of job opportunities for the people of the governorate will have the greatest impact on the vote of 77% of the people.” Participants voted (I completely trust) and (I trust to some extent), compared to 22 who voted (I do not trust).”
The poll stated that “the number of people in Basra Governorate represents 8% of the population of Iraq, but the participation rate in the poll was small compared to the rest of the governorates,” suggesting that “the reason is the belief of Basra residents that the achievements achieved in the city came due to the efforts of the governor and not state institutions.” And the Prime Minister's office.
He explained that "it may be better to prepare an opinion poll for governors to show the extent of the Iraqi street's confidence in them, each according to their governorate," pointing out that "the percentages of the number of participants according to their employment status showed that the highest percentage of voters came from job seekers, earners, and employees in the public sector, with a percentage of up to 84% of the total voters, while the remaining 16% was distributed among private sector employees, military personnel, retirees and businessmen.”
He stressed that "the percentage of voters who were job seekers was 34% of the total voters, with 38% of them answering (I trust to some extent), 36% answering (I trust completely), and 26% answering (I do not trust), indicating that" The percentage of those who have complete confidence, and to some extent, indicates that there is a degree of optimism and hope within this segment in the government’s serious plan and measures to provide decent job opportunities for them, and that the directions of the government program are moving in the right direction, as they believe.”
He noted that “the low percentage of businessmen participating in the survey, amounting to 2%, may be due to the small number of this segment in society in general, but the number of voters reached 205 businessmen, which is a good number when compared to the number of businessmen in general in Iraq, where 88 of them answered “I trust to some extent,” while the number of those who answered “I trust completely” was 68 people, and the number of those who answered “I do not trust” reached a total of 49 people.”
Regarding the proportions of the number of participants according to their academic achievement, the survey indicated that “the category of holders of a higher diploma recorded the lowest participation, as it amounted to 1% of the total number of voters, while the percentage of voters with a bachelor’s degree constituted the largest amount among other types of academic achievement, as it amounted to It amounted to 35% of the total number of voters in the poll, and their answers were distributed between 47% of them who answered (I trust to some extent), 24% with (I trust completely), and 28% with (I trust).
The poll pointed out that “the percentages of the number of participants according to their ages showed that the percentage of votes cast by the youth group, between the ages of 18-35 years, amounted to (67%) of the total number of voters, while the majority of them responded with (I completely trust) and (I trust to a point). To some extent) which shows the youth’s interaction with the survey in particular and issues of public opinion in general.”
He stated that “the answer of the age group (18-25) was (I completely trust) at a rate of 45%, while 35% of them answered (I trust to some extent) compared to 20 who answered (I do not trust), while the answer of the age group (25-35) was ‘ “I trust to some extent” was 40%, “I completely trust” was 35%, and “I don’t trust” was 25%.
The results of the poll showed that “public opinion’s confidence in the performance of the Sudanese government reached 78%, with (38) percent of Iraqis completely (confident) in the political and service performance of Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, while (40) percent responded that they trust his performance to (an extent) What), compared to 22 percent who answered (I do not trust).”
The survey, which was conducted in accordance with scientific controls, adopted a random sample method, which numbered about (9) thousand people from all age, social and occupational groups, distributed among all governorates of Iraq, including the governorates of the Kurdistan region.
The survey included a question directed to the sample, which was the extent of their confidence in the government and service performance of the Prime Minister. The answer options were (I completely trust), (I trust to some extent), and (I do not trust). Diwaniyah Governorate came in first place, reaching (18) percent. Of the voters, the majority of their answers were distributed between “I am completely confident” and “I am somewhat confident,” followed by Baghdad Governorate with a participation rate of (16) percent, and Sulaymaniyah Governorate came in last place with a participation rate of (1) percent, and the results revealed a weakness in women’s interest. Regarding the subject of the survey, the percentage of female participants in the survey was only (16) percent, compared to (84) percent of men.
The results of the poll showed that the percentage of job seekers was the highest among voters, reaching (36) percent. The answers of the majority of them were distributed between “I completely trust” and “I trust to some extent,” while the lowest percentage was for those who answered “I do not trust.”
The team pointed out that "the poll was completed in cooperation with the Media and Communications Authority and the National Data Center," stressing that "this poll will be followed by other polls on an ongoing basis to follow up on public opinion trends regarding government performance and public policies in a way that helps the concerned authorities in drawing or amending them."
He stressed that "the advantage of this survey is that it covers all governorates of Iraq, including the governorates of the Kurdistan region, and with the participation of all educational levels at their various academic levels. It also included all job levels in the public and private sectors in addition to job seekers. In addition, the survey was completed electronically in all its stages, starting with From advertising, voting, data collection and analysis, national electronic servers were also approved to survey and save information and data in a completely secure manner, and social media applications were not used except to promote the poll only,” indicating that “this poll is the first of its kind in terms of the participation of all age groups that were conducted.” "Targeting it."
The poll showed that “the participation rate in the governorates of (Maysan, Anbar, Najaf, Dohuk, Wasit, Kirkuk, Nineveh Diyala, and Basra) ranged between 3% and 4%, while participation in the governorates of (Salah al-Din, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna) was 5% for each.” Among them, the participation rate in the governorates of Babylon and Karbala was 6% each, while Erbil came individually with a participation rate of 7% of the total number of voters. The participation rate of the three governorates in the Kurdistan region combined was 12%, and Erbil ranked first among these governorates with a rate of 58%. % followed by Dohuk with 34% and finally Sulaymaniyah with 8% of voters in the Kurdistan region.
The poll pointed out that “Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, despite the decline in the level of services provided and the small number of citizens there, topped the list of percentages of voters,” suggesting that “the visit of the Prime Minister to the governorate and the announcement of the expansion of the refinery and the provision of job opportunities for the people of the governorate will have the greatest impact on the vote of 77% of the people.” Participants voted (I completely trust) and (I trust to some extent), compared to 22 who voted (I do not trust).”
The poll stated that “the number of people in Basra Governorate represents 8% of the population of Iraq, but the participation rate in the poll was small compared to the rest of the governorates,” suggesting that “the reason is the belief of Basra residents that the achievements achieved in the city came due to the efforts of the governor and not state institutions.” And the Prime Minister's office.
He explained that "it may be better to prepare an opinion poll for governors to show the extent of the Iraqi street's confidence in them, each according to their governorate," pointing out that "the percentages of the number of participants according to their employment status showed that the highest percentage of voters came from job seekers, earners, and employees in the public sector, with a percentage of up to 84% of the total voters, while the remaining 16% was distributed among private sector employees, military personnel, retirees and businessmen.”
He stressed that "the percentage of voters who were job seekers was 34% of the total voters, with 38% of them answering (I trust to some extent), 36% answering (I trust completely), and 26% answering (I do not trust), indicating that" The percentage of those who have complete confidence, and to some extent, indicates that there is a degree of optimism and hope within this segment in the government’s serious plan and measures to provide decent job opportunities for them, and that the directions of the government program are moving in the right direction, as they believe.”
He noted that “the low percentage of businessmen participating in the survey, amounting to 2%, may be due to the small number of this segment in society in general, but the number of voters reached 205 businessmen, which is a good number when compared to the number of businessmen in general in Iraq, where 88 of them answered “I trust to some extent,” while the number of those who answered “I trust completely” was 68 people, and the number of those who answered “I do not trust” reached a total of 49 people.”
Regarding the proportions of the number of participants according to their academic achievement, the survey indicated that “the category of holders of a higher diploma recorded the lowest participation, as it amounted to 1% of the total number of voters, while the percentage of voters with a bachelor’s degree constituted the largest amount among other types of academic achievement, as it amounted to It amounted to 35% of the total number of voters in the poll, and their answers were distributed between 47% of them who answered (I trust to some extent), 24% with (I trust completely), and 28% with (I trust).
The poll pointed out that “the percentages of the number of participants according to their ages showed that the percentage of votes cast by the youth group, between the ages of 18-35 years, amounted to (67%) of the total number of voters, while the majority of them responded with (I completely trust) and (I trust to a point). To some extent) which shows the youth’s interaction with the survey in particular and issues of public opinion in general.”
He stated that “the answer of the age group (18-25) was (I completely trust) at a rate of 45%, while 35% of them answered (I trust to some extent) compared to 20 who answered (I do not trust), while the answer of the age group (25-35) was ‘ “I trust to some extent” was 40%, “I completely trust” was 35%, and “I don’t trust” was 25%.
An upcoming visit by the Sudanese to New York
An informed source revealed today, Saturday (September 9, 2023), that Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani will head to New York on September 20 to attend the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly.
The source said in an interview with "Baghdad Today", "Al-Sudani will go to New York on September 20 to attend the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly."
He added, "Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein will precede him two days to make some arrangements."
Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani is scheduled to meet US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations meetings in New York this September, according to informed Iraqi sources.
The upcoming meeting between Biden and Al-Sudani, which will be the first of its kind between them, comes against the backdrop of the complexities of the situation in Iraq. However, the files and issues that will be discussed have not yet been determined, but they will focus on developments in the region, especially the situation in Iraq and Syria, and bilateral relations.
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