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    Defining Prosperity in the Kurdistan Region


    By Alexander Whitcomb


    ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - As government salaries and pensions in the Kurdistan Region fail to keep up with the rising cost of living, the gap between the rich and the rest widens. Even if everyone benefits from the better roads, employment opportunities and educational system the prosperity brings, a rising frequency of yellow Lamborghinis on the roads clashes with the egalitarian values of Kurdistan’s socialist history.

    “In absolute terms there is no doubt that the situation has improved dramatically, in terms of GDP per capita, services, whatever you want to talk about. When you look at people’s perception, however, things are different. People are aware that differences have increased sharply in society,” says Dr. Anwar Anaid, political economist at the University of Kurdistan Hewler.

    Today, the government uses the majority of its budget to provide employment and pensions, also a form of redistribution. Yet, the rapidly expanding private sector is becoming more visible, and not everybody understands this new market-oriented system.

    Anaid emphasizes that markets have arrived on an economic level, but without cultural acceptance of that system.

    “Markets are not concerned with the equal distribution of resources, but an efficient allocation of resources. That inevitably means there will be inequalities -- natural to the market system -- creating an incentive for people to improve their conditions.”

    “Incentives” may prove an unusual concept to the many government employees who have worked months without pay due to ongoing oil revenue disputes with Baghdad. All Kurds are happy to see their society prosper, but many question why some benefit more than others in this new society, especially after years of collective struggle.

    If Kurdistan is changing quickly, leaders of government and business must articulate a vision of the future, so that citizens can understand the economic revolution that is underway. This means publically addressing several key questions, Anaid says.

    “What does prosperity mean? What sort of culture do they want for the future? How does the market model fit in with historical facts about Kurdish politics and society?”

    According to Anaid, neither the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the political parties nor the business community have answered these questions in a convincing way.

    The government knows it has to reduce the number of people on its payroll. But it lacks a coherent strategy to introduce people into the private labor market. “You don’t see the state helping people help themselves. They’re just helping people, in terms of consumption,” the professor says with a laugh.

    The government has started to address these issues. Last September, the Ministry of Planning unveiled a report called “The Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Vision of the Future,” produced in cooperation with the RAND corporation, an American think-tank.

    The 60-page document articulates the government’s plan for the future, identifying its top priorities in generating inclusive growth. It also presents five-year plans for specific ministries so that they may harmonize policy objectives across the government. Yet, whether the report is actually implemented in the ministries remains to be seen.

    There are other factors that lead to economic division in the region. The Kurdistan Board of Investment readily admits that the majority of new businesses and projects are launched in major cities, especially Erbil. The Kurdish capital received additional funds this year when the city was designated the Arab Tourism Capital for 2014.

    In the short term, investing in major cities is crucial if Kurdistan is to be a center of international trade. In the long term, however, the professor stresses that the fate of rural communities must be addressed if they, too, are to benefit from growth.

    Perhaps citizens in the so-called “disputed territories” (areas claimed both by the KRG and the Iraqi federal government) suffer the worst fate. Not only are these areas subject to security risks, but government support is minimal and private investors keep away.

    Anaid says these zones face “double discrimination,” from the public and private sectors. Firstly, they must endure Baghdad’s financial mismanagement: The federal government went into deficit last year. Secondly, their unclear legal status means investment in disputed areas must be approved by both governments, which are frequently non-cooperative. The Kurdistan Board of Investment concedes most project proposals were rejected by the central government.

    Territorial disputes and blocked budgets indicate not everything is in the KRG’s control. But 11 years after the fall of dictator Saddam Hussein, the KRG has the confidence and ability to shape its destiny. If its success is going to continue, leaders are urged to define what kind of prosperity is right for Kurdistan, and who is going to take part in it.

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    Kurdistan Alliance: political alliances after the elections

    Baghdad / Iraq News Network - The Kurdistan Alliance, the political alliances formed after the elections and not before, because we do not know the outcome by the results. Said coalition member Mohsen al-Sadoun said in a statement today: that political alliances will be discussed where after the appearance of the results in order to know what are talking, denying the existence of the Alliance of Liberals and the Bloc of the Supreme Council and are united to form the next government. added Sadoun said any news about the existence of alliances are considered unfounded because the alliances will be after the elections, stressing that the Kurdistan Alliance does not have a red line on any block.

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    IHEC accredits more than 70 thousand of agents of political entities and local observers for the upcoming elections

    BAGHDAD / NINA / The IHEC announced that it accredited 40095 agents of political entities , while the total number of local observers and 30852 up to on Saturday .

    A statement from the Office of the Member of the Board of Commissioners, Kolshan Kamal said today that: "The IHEC formed special committees to register and accredit monitoring teams , the media and political entities' agents in an effort to ensure transparency and integrity in its work "

    She added : "The Commission also adopted more than a thousand local media and more than 250 international for the purpose of media coverage on the day of the ballot, indicating that the period of the accreditation almost finished .

    It is mentioned that the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and the Chairman of the Commission on Accreditation of international observers, Serbst Mustafa Rashid had previously announced the IHEC has accredited 1200 international observers to monitor the election of the House of Representatives and provincial councils elections in Kurdistan region that scheduled on 30 April.

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    Allawi: 2010 stolen power and will not allow the theft again

    Allawi: 2010 stolen power and will not allow the theft again


    BAGHDAD - The leader of the Iraqi National Coalition, Iyad Allawi, that the coalition will not allow rape power again, as happened in 2010 and confirmed the presence of contacts for the Alliance coalition with al-Sadr and blocks Barzani and Hakim at some point after the next election. "

    The leader of the coalition, the Iraqi National Iyad Allawi told a news conference in Baghdad today that the coalition is determined to achieve the wishes of the Iraqi people and the usurpation of power after the 2010 election which was won by the Iraqi List, under his leadership, but the leader of a coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki, who lost that election is that the form of government Current.

    Oshdd and that what happened then is raped real power and the will of the Iraqi people and said: "But we will not allow repetition of that again."

    He stressed that despite the risks to national candidates, but they are involved in defending the interests and rights of Iraqis and their choice of government acceptable despite all the repressive measures that target and their electoral campaigns. (St) ARTICLE LINK

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    Najafi survived an assassination attempt in Kirkuk

    Najafi survived an assassination attempt in Kirkuk


    Kirkuk - House Speaker Osama Najafi survived an assassination attempt when a roadside bomb targeted a convoy south of Kirkuk province.

    A security source said that "an explosive device was planted on the side of the road, exploded targeting the motorcade of Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi, near Taza southern province of Kirkuk."

    The source noted that "the explosion did not result in any loss to remember."

    Saw the province of Kirkuk on Sunday, martyrdom and wounding 13 policemen in a suicide bombing targeting a police checkpoint, killing five policemen, including a Kurdish security element (brave) and wounding eight others ". (St) ARTICLE LINK

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    Najafi survived an assassination attempt in Kirkuk

    Khalidi: politicians and foreign agendas trying to kill Najafi and Saleh al-Mutlaq


    BAGHDAD - Parliament rapporteur accused Mohammed al-Khalidi political views "internal" and "external agendas" of being behind the attempt to target Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi and Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq. "

    He pointed out that "the goal is to kill them and thus Astbaadahma for the elections."

    Khalidi said in an interview that "the targeting of Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi, this morning, in Kirkuk, and before him, Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, west of Baghdad, stands behind political parties internal and external agendas."

    Noting that "the militias and terrorism have a role in these processes."

    It is noted that "today survived Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi from an assassination attempt, an explosive device targeted his convoy on the main road in Kirkuk."
    also survived each of the Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, MP Talal Hussein Zobaie, the first on Friday (April 11, 2014) of an armed attack hit a number of individuals to protect them in the district of Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad. (st) ARTICLE LINK

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    Iraq tops the Middle East countries in GDP growth

    Iraq tops the Middle East countries in GDP growth


    BAGHDAD - A report by the International Fund Alandq about the economic outlook for the countries of the world, and growth expectations during the current year and the year 2015.

    Solving Iraq in the forefront of countries in the Middle East in terms of GDP.

    The IMF said in the report, which I followed ((m Alliot-VIII)) that "Qatar and Iraq Dominate List expectations of GDP in the year 2014, where the rate was projected at 5.9 per cent, while the Doha Baghdad surpassed in terms of expectations for 2015,"

    Noting that "the expected growth rate of 7.1% compared to 6.7% of Iraq in 2015."

    It is noteworthy that GDP is not a measure of the standard of living in the economy, however, is commonly used as a measure of standard of living, and the reason that all citizens benefit from the increased production in the state. ARTICLE LINK

    BGG ~

    I guess this flies in the face of the ill-informed GDP-to-Debt ratio argument... being espoused by the patently uninformed (and past their depth) posters on the vast "inter-web" Bon Jour

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    IHEC NEWS: Chairperson of BoC declares the numbers of accredited international observers to observe the upcoming IPE

    13/04/2014



    The Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners (BoC), Mr. Sarbast Rasheed declared on 10 April that the IHEC has accredited around 1,200 international observers to observe the upcoming Iraqi Parliamentary elections (IPE) scheduled to be held on 30 April.

    Mr. Rasheed said that the process of international observers' accreditation is ongoing because the IHEC realizes the importance and great role played by them to run free and fair electoral process.

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    Re: " The Dinar Daily ", Sunday, 13 April 2014

    Commission: elections will take place in Anbar exact timing nor

    4/13/2014 0:00

    Where voters are divided into three sections
    of Baghdad, Omar Abdel Latif

    renewed the Electoral Commission for elections Amadaha to hold elections for the House of Representatives at the Anbar province. As warned that the number of electronic cards delivered to voters covered Balaqtrain public and private sectors amounted to 82 percent, confirmed the arrival of all the materials logistics for the electoral process that will take place on the thirtieth of this month to the country.

    said head of the electoral administration in the Office of Miqdad Sharifi at a press conference held by the Commission yesterday and attended the «morning» that all materials logistics for the electoral process and arrived in the country and placed in stores provincial offices, and set most of the polling staff and initiate procedures training, as well as the rehabilitation of more than 8000 polling stations by more than 50 000 plant and providing electrical power due to the introduction of a verification mail, and a thorough examination of several electronic received by the Commission and to make sure their work on the day of polling and public sectors, where proved the machines effectiveness, in addition to the existence of a plan to re-examine those materials again 24 hours before the polling day.

    added that the commission created the ballot papers for all provinces The final record to the voters and to instruct the electoral offices for examination and audited and the creation of results forms and complaints centers and polling station non-sensitive and prepare program data entry-mail for provincial elections later checked and double-checked by the involvement of a large number of data entry to ensure the safety of the program, and create a center of data entry and all programs for elections Councils Kurdistan region, noting that the examination of these programs and how to handle it gives greater transparency to the work of the Commission.

    continued Sharifi said the final report until today «Yesterday» between the proportions of the distribution of electronic cards among voters covered by the voting public and private sectors amounted to more than 82 percent, He pointed out that Diwaniyah province topped the rest of the provinces distribute 90 percent of the cards, followed by the provinces of Babil, Kirkuk and Diyala, with 88 percent, while achieved Karbala, 87 percent, Wasit, Najaf, 86 percent and Dohuk 85 percent and Erbil 84 percent and Muthanna 83 percent, Maysan, and the Office of the elections Rusafa 82 percent, while the proportions of distribution cards in Sulaymaniyah, Dhi Qar, 81 percent, Nineveh and elections office Karkh 80 percent, Salahuddin and Basra, 76 percent and finally Anbar by 58 percent, saying these percentages as large and indicate that there are processes large vote will take place during the polling day, as well as that such operations are important and aversion the quality of modern and sophisticated work of UNHCR and it would end a lot of manipulation and fraud, after years of red tape.

    On the subject of Anbar hinted head of the electoral administration that the elections in that province are ongoing and there is no intention to postpone the elections in which, noting that the Commission divided the voters in that province into three sections They Who's in safe areas and displaced people, internally and externally, where it will open 42 polling centers for the displaced inside Anbar and 45 for the displaced outside, noting that UNHCR teams in collaboration with the Department of Immigration spotted 130 000 internally displaced people and provided them with all the circumstances of their votes through the opening 300 polling stations and will vote according to the ballot conditional based on the number of the ration card and official documents, in addition to the registration of more than 70 000 families externally distributed among 15 provinces will open more than 50 polling stations in those provinces, acknowledging that security problems in Anbar may overshadow the work of the Office there.

    increased Sharifi The difference audit found more than 2723 voters underage but their names exist in the ration card and the register of voters, but the UNHCR staff refused to hand them over after confirmation of their documents that they are under the legal age to vote and withdrew their cards, in addition to the withdrawal of 200 card Other voters non-Iraqi names found in the card ration, but they do not have the Iraqi documents, and that there are 46 thousand and 900 voters claimed their families that they are dead by the lack of documents tariff, noting that the Commission believes that it is not the cause of all the problems in the voters' register, but that the reason was due to the absence of a database sober, pointing out that the Commission their proceedings solved more than 25 problem existed and give solutions to them.

    For his part, Vice-President of the Board of Commissioners Kata Zobaie that the number of political entities approved for election to the House of Representatives was 277 entity withdrew from 35 entities, while the number of entities and coalitions Political Participation 107, and the number of coalitions participating 36 coalition, while the number of entities involved 71 entity.

    added Zobaie during the conference that the individual entities, including entity individually (woman) numbered 5 entities, while the number of entities of the group, including entities group (woman) 66 entities The number of candidates participating 9011 among them 6409 males certified them, and in 2602 a woman is certified, while the number of candidates included in measures of accountability 494, while there were 46 candidates, an alternative for those who have the limitations of a criminal, and the number of alternative candidates covered accountability 250 candidates, and the number of replacements associate Ministry of Interior, while 16 candidates were bench Associate Department of Defense 3, stressing that the Commission has decided not to deal with the names that come excluded from the accountability and justice and criminal restrictions after the ratification of the lists of candidates.

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    Commission announces the distribution of [312] thousand cards in the safe areas of Anbar


    04/13/2014 05:19

    A member of the Board of Commissioners of the Electoral Commission pleasure Alheitawi Commission's determination to hold elections in all of Iraq's provinces, including the province of Anbar.

    He Alheitawi in a statement that "the Commission has provided all the supplies for the day the ballot was inaugurated [42] registration centers in safe areas, a gray and a number of other cities have been sent more than [563] thousand voter's card and started centers to distribute the cards and the number of cards distributed more of [312] thousand card through [55] days. "

    He added that "the voters who are in safe areas distributed on [257] polling station by [1360] in polling stations."

    With regard to Bnazha Anbar said a member of the Board of Commissioners on the "register [130] thousand voters displaced from hot areas to safe areas in the province and UNHCR planned to open [47] polling station by [300] station for those displaced as has been recorded more than [70] thousand voters Distributors at [15] and the province will be opened [51] polling station by [196] station them for the purpose of participation and voting in the general voting day. "

    He concluded his speech Alheitawi "that the Commission and by the Central Committee of the polling staff directed all electoral offices to give priority to staff polling centers and stations of citizens displaced by appointment and give some exceptions because of the special situation in their city"

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    Electoral Commission to develop a mechanism to vote itinerant Saadia

    04/13/2014 12:07

    BAGHDAD - morning
    confirmed the Electoral Commission for elections, it has a mechanism to be adopted in coordination with the leadership of the Tigris to ensure the vote of all displaced persons in the province of Diyala, including itinerant hand Saadia.

    was district director Saadia has warned of the lack of the possibility of some 1,500 families displaced from the vote on the day of suffrage, because of the difficulty of access to polling stations within the area.

    said Vice President of the Board of Commissioners Kata Zobaie Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network (IMN), "The Supreme Security Committee overseeing the security of the elections, had made ​​contact with the leadership of the Tigris to ensure secure all polling stations and ensure The arrival of voters to those centers. "

    said Zobaie that "the Board of Commissioners has a mechanism through the transfer of some polling stations for some families who have been displaced to nearby areas that have abandoned them to ensure their votes on polling day year."

    and between Zobaie that "all the displaced would vote depending on the voter's card Electronic, with the exception of the displaced people of Anbar province. "

    Parliamentary elections are held in the 30th of this month, which also coincides Maagrae provincial councils elections Kurdistan region.

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    Re: " The Dinar Daily ", Sunday, 13 April 2014

    Extend the delivery of voter cards to 25 of this month

    4/13/2014 0:00

    Secretariat begin raising propaganda offense
    Baghdad Haider virgins Ali Mowaffak

    extended election commission period of delivery of electronic cards to voters for the very day twenty-fifth of this month, while the uncovered head of the security committee in charge of the protection of parliamentary elections for not closing airports during the period of elections.

    comes in time which gave through the Municipality of Baghdad all the candidates up to this day to raise billboards them from medians due to the exposure system watering crops for damage, while formed the Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works Committee graduate to observe the conduct of the election campaign and Report Commission cases of violation.

    Amid that image, said Provincial Council Baghdad, he will have to pay a lot of money to remove election posters from the walls and government buildings.

    Vice President of the Board of Commissioners Kata Zobaie, said during a press statement, said that «the Commission will continue to distribute card voters Electronic up to 25 of this month, pointing out that this period is sufficient to deliver the cards to all voters ». Zobaie« hold the next parliamentary elections on schedule, and the absence of any intention of the Commission to postpone the elections », stressing at the same time« Commission's determination to hold them in Anbar and other cities where military operations, especially after he completed all technical preparations and logistics to hold the elections on time »., it decided to Baghdad Municipality raise billboards for election candidates from the medians due to the exposure system watering crops for damage.

    said relations manager and inform the Secretariat of Hakeem Abdul Zahra «morning»: The Secretariat will begin on Sunday, raising the billboards violation of medians, bridges, mosques and government buildings due to the exposure system sprinkler and drip irrigation in most of the carrots the capital of the damage, as well as the fragmentation of the facades of government buildings and houses of worship.

    Secretariat had gave all candidates until Saturday evening to raise their posters in violation of the regulations set by the Electoral Commission.

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