A former deputy warns against auctions

Baghdad / Obelisk: The deputy in the ended parliamentary session, Ali Ghawi, revealed the cancellation of the privileges of officials in all executive, legislative and judicial authorities.

Ghawi told Al-Masala that during our fourth parliamentary session, a decision was taken (unanimously) to cancel the privileges of all officials in all executive, legislative and judicial authorities.

Ghawi indicated that there is no such thing as “improving the living conditions” of the deputies during the fourth session, even before the decision was taken to cancel the privileges.

He continued: There is no pension salary for any deputy unless he has a pension service according to the unified retirement law, noting: What was mentioned above is not necessary for auctions and delusion of the people with media achievements only.

The privileges of officials have always been one of the most important motivators in all the popular protests that Iraq has witnessed since 2003 until today.

And the Iraqis describe the privileges of the officials as a door that the current political class has separated to steal and waste people’s money.

Parliament had voted on a law abolishing the privileges of all state officials, starting from the position of director general to the president of the republic, including Law (12) of 2005, the most prominent of which was the abolition of the material grant as stated in the first paragraph of it, and the prohibition of allocating funds for the treatment of presidencies The three, determining the number of their cars, and stopping the payment of rent allowance to provincial representatives who own real estate in Baghdad.

The purpose of approving this law, according to the compelling reasons that came in it, is to reduce expenditures and cancel the privileges of state officials, in order to achieve social justice among the Iraqi people.

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Al-Kazemi’s advisor: The new Central Bank’s instructions regarding the sale of the dollar came to combat money laundering

Shafaq News / The Financial Adviser to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, confirmed on Thursday that the new instructions of the Central Bank regarding the sale of foreign currency come within the framework of combating money laundering.

Saleh said in an interview with Shafak News Agency; “The new instructions of the Central Bank regarding the sale of foreign currency come within the framework of combating money laundering, by increasing the procedures for checking and disposing of foreign currency,” noting that “there is a lot of talk being said about the currency auction and the money that comes out of it.”

Saleh added that “the Central Bank is keen on the foreign currency to go to the beneficiary that benefits the Iraqi economy through high governance and transparency, which is a global international context, not just Iraqi,” noting that “not to fear these instructions as long as the transactions are sound and clean.”

And he indicated that “the existing foreign currency in terms of reserves is high and large, and there is no problem in meeting the demand through the auction,” noting that “these procedures in checking the currency’s disposal is a measure to address illegal operations and is part of national security.”

Saleh stressed that “there is no fear of the Central Bank’s measures as long as this currency is going in the right way,” noting that “the prior fear of that is unnecessary as long as the transactions presented for the purpose of buying the currency are clean.”

A number of exchange offices expressed their fear of a rise in the dollar exchange rate after the new strict instructions of the Central Bank to sell foreign currency through its daily auction, which will be implemented on the 17th of October.

It is noteworthy that the Central Bank issued on September 26, new instructions for the sale and purchase of foreign currency for authorized banks and mediation companies, which will be applied as of October 17, indicating that the goal behind this is to maintain the stability of currency exchange rates and adhere to the requirements of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law.

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President Saleh: The end of the elections is a starting point for the desired reform

Baghdad – The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, stressed, on Sunday, that the completion of the elections is a starting point towards the reform that the people seek and an affirmation of their democratic choice.

Saleh said in a statement, of which “Nass” received a copy, on September 10, 2021, that the completion of the elections is a starting point towards the reform that the people seek and an affirmation of their democratic choice.

“We thank the government, the security services, the Electoral Commission, and international observers for preparing the requirements for success on this historic day,” Saleh concluded.

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Pimpy – Dinar Guru  Here’s what everybody’s talking about.  Article:  “Al-Sadr: We will work to raise the level of the Iraqi dinar”  On Monday Sadr himself said they’re going to work to improve and raise the level of the Iraqi dinar to be in the ranks of global currencies gradually.  Pimpy, didn’t you say it might go up in increments?  I did.  As much as I want an RI or RV it was my thought they should do it in increments just to make sure it doesn’t damage the economy.  There’s plenty of reason to believe that Iraq’s currency can stand at a much stronger rate than currently is.  Only because of all the positive things…this is big news.  This is going to be spreading like wildfire.  Sadr saying they’re going to raise the level of the Iraqi dinar...

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Commerce reveals new measures to help foreign investors and companies

Economy News – The Ministry of Commerce announced, on Thursday, work on an automation system to facilitate procedures for auditors, while indicating that it had taken measures to reduce the burden on investment companies.

The spokesman for the ministry, Muhammad Hanoun, said, “The Ministry of Commerce, through the issuance of import licenses and the work of the Companies Registration Department, was able to provide transparent and clear procedures to help investors, businessmen and foreign companies to issue licenses to these companies, whether public or private, as well as to branches of international investment companies in Baghdad and the provinces.” According to “conscious”.

Hannoun added: “We are now working on an automation system and facilitating the task of auditors for the Companies Registration Department and the General Company for Exhibitions and Commercial Services. A few days ago, we agreed with an electronic payment company in order to help these companies pay through the use of electronic technologies, and thus we facilitated a lot of audits and deadly routines that It used to happen in previous years.”

He continued, “These measures contributed significantly to easing the burden on investment companies to obtain opportunities inside Iraq, as well as import licenses for materials entering Iraq through border gates and outlets.”

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Deep differences draw the scenario of Al-Kazemi’s extension…

Baghdad/The Obelisk: According to a report by Foreign Policy magazine, Thursday, October 14, 2021, the results of the Iraqi elections highlighted a class of independent candidates who won seats in parliament through the direct vote of Iraqis, according to what was achieved through the electoral law reforms.

The extension movement led by Alaa Al-Rikabi, a pharmacist who gained fame during the October 2019 protests, won 10 seats.

The independent parliamentary group will have to decide whether to join the ruling coalition – and risk spoiling the political process or remain pure but powerless as part of the opposition.

The magazine asks: Shouldn’t al-Sadr and his future parliamentary allies look for a new prime minister that they agree on? The consensual candidate may be the current Mustafa al-Kazimi, who has a good relationship with al-Sadr, al-Halbousi and the Kurds. If coalition talks stop and continue for months, this will be the likely scenario.

And the circulation is repeated about a political agreement between Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada Al-Sadr, to rename the first as head of the next government for a second term, in coordination with Sunni and Kurdish political forces and parties.

Political forces are betting on Al-Kazemi as the safest option in order to control the street and prevent the outbreak of new protests, especially in light of the emergence of indications that the anti-corruption campaign will move forward in overthrowing corrupt people belonging to the first echelon of the political class.

Observers believe that al-Sadr has changed his position from his desire for the next prime minister to be a Sadrist to supporting Al-Kazemi to run for a second term, as this is considered a kind of practical understanding of reality.

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The Silk Road and Iraq’s promising economy

Baghdad: Economists and those interested in it addressed during a recent economic conference the importance of the Silk Road and the positives it generates for the country and the region, and its impact on the development of the economies of the region. An important location on the Silk Road and the importance of utilizing it for the benefit of the country.

The head of the center, Dr. Ali Abdul Razzaq Mohieddin, said: “The importance of the Silk Road Agreement between Iraq and China stems from what he called the bartering of raw materials from countries in exchange for reconstruction, and Iraq intends to pay oil in exchange for reconstruction to pay the economic burden without debts, and because it cuts off corruption and provides opportunities The work of academic minds and skilled hands in accordance with the terms of the agreement, which contributes to solving a large part of the unemployment problem of forty percent of the people, and moves the wheel of the Iraqi economy… locally and internationally, and its impact is consolidated globally, adding seventy billion dollars in concert with oil on the arrival of Iraq’s budget to one hundred and fifty Billion dollar annually}.

Dr. Mohieddin said: “Iraq’s location in the heart of the Silk Road enables it to lay the economic and political foundations, to have an independent sovereign role that enables it to take major decisions in its favour.”

The first session of the conference dealt with: “The geo-economic dimensions of the Silk Road and its impact on Iraq, Iraq and regional and international transformations.. A reading of the strategic agreements.. Arab and Chinese, and hand in hand to achieve the Iraq-China agreement, and the Chinese strategy…

The new Silk Road project and its repercussions on the Iraqi economy

While the second session included important topics, the most important of which are the Silk Road and Iraq’s economic future, the role of the Iraqi-Chinese agreement in investing in infrastructure, sustainable urban development for Iraq, the Silk Road to promote sustainable tourism development, the Silk Road and Iraq’s promising economic future.

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Finance decides to restructure Rafidain Bank

Economy News – An official source in the Ministry of Finance revealed that the ministry has restructured Al-Rafidain Bank as part of the reforms it is undertaking in the white paper.

The source, who preferred not to be named, told “Economy News”, “The Ministry of Finance is currently working on restructuring the Rafidain Bank, which is represented by several measures, including the separation of the bank’s board of directors from the Ministry of Finance and the introduction of a technical system instead of the current system used.”

He added that the reforms also include the selection of a new manager for the Rafidain Bank, noting that the next phase, which will start after two years, may be a merger of the bank’s branches.

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Al-Sadr: We will work to raise the level of the Iraqi dinar

Baghdad today – The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, stressed working to improve and raise the level of the Iraqi dinar to be in the ranks of global currencies gradually.

Al-Sadr said in a speech after announcing the results of his bloc’s victory, which I followed (Baghdad Today): “This is your day, O people of Iraq, in which reform has won. It is the day of Iraq, determination and steadfastness.”

He added: “Praise be to the one who cherished reform with its largest Iraqi bloc, neither eastern nor western, and there is no place for corruption and corrupt people after today,” noting that “all embassies are welcome provided that they do not interfere in Iraqi affairs or form the government.”

Al-Sadr stressed that “the arms are confined to the hands of the state and prevented from using them outside this scope,” noting that “it is the Iraq of the reference and the wise, and we will be enlightened by their opinions.”

He stated that “it will not be for the government or the parties to control the money and bounties, but it is for the people,” threatening to “remove corruption and the corrupt.”

He continued by saying: “The people’s oil is for the people, and we will improve the dinar to be in the ranks of international currencies gradually and activate the role of clans to support the stability of Iraq,” calling for “the confiscation of arms in the hands of the state, even if it claims to represent the resistance.”

Al-Sadr called for “celebrating the victory without harassing others or causing inconvenience to them.”

The Sadrist bloc won 73 parliamentary seats, according to the results announced by the Electoral Commission on Monday, to occupy the first place.

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After the Iraqi elections, Kirkuk looks at Article 140

Attention is directed to the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk, and the results that will emerge from it, because it will determine the future of this governorate, which is disputed between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, after the legislative elections in Iraq.

Iraq elections 2021

In Iraq, there is talk again about Article 140 of the Constitution , which over the past years has been a subject of mutual sensitivity among the people of different nationalities in the province, including Arabs, Kurds and Turkmens.

The figures announced so far from within the province indicate that the Kurdish parties will get between 6 and 7 parliamentary seats out of the 12 seats allocated to the province, while the Arab lists will get between 3 and 4 seats, and the share of the Turkmen component will decline from 3 seats to two seats or a seat. One at worst.

Vote counting continues in the Iraqi elections

Many Iraqi political, parliamentary and cultural calls have escalated during the past months, and demanded the Iraqi central government to resolve the file of the disputed areas in Iraq, of which Kirkuk governorate constitutes the most political part.

A solution was called for, whether by consensus or through the mechanisms defined by the Iraqi constitution, because this file is one of the most important sources of tension and conflict inside Iraq, and it did not receive any government attention due to regional pressures.

Article 140

Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution is concerned with determining the fate of the disputed areas between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, whose area is estimated at more than 40,000 square kilometers, and extends within the governorates of Kirkuk, Mosul and Diyala, which include mixed Arab-Kurdish-Turkmen regions, while the Kurdish forces say that the component The Kurds constitute a clear population majority in it, despite the “Arabization policies” that have affected them for many years.

Throughout the past parliamentary election cycles, Kirkuk governorate witnessed a political division paralleling nationalism in the governorate. While the Kurdish candidates received half of the parliamentary seats, 6 out of 12 parliamentary seats allocated to the governorate, the candidates of the Arab and Turkmen components shared the rest of the seats equally, which was raising concerns about the possibility of its residents voting in favor of its inclusion in the Kurdistan Region in the event of a referendum unconstitutional regarding the determination of her fate.

Partition controversy

Previous electoral cycles used to define the entire province of Kirkuk as a single electoral district, in which the entire population could vote for one party or individual group list, but the current election law divided the province into three main local constituencies, a matter that observers considered as a primary and fixed national division of the number of seats allocated to each Nationality of the people of the province.

The northern electoral district of the province, which has been allocated 5 out of 12 seats, seems settled for the Kurdish component, because they constitute the absolute majority of the population in the entire region. The western constituency, which has been allocated 4 seats, is considered almost settled for Arab candidates, with a relative competition for a Kurdish candidate for one seat in it.

Iraq.. Early elections amid calls for boycott and doubts about change

As for the central central district, in which the Turkmen constitute only a relative majority, only 3 seats were allocated to it, which may mean that the number of Turkmen parliamentarians from the province may decrease from three to two, and perhaps one parliamentary seat, because the voter turnout was low in the Turkmen circles During the election day, the Kurds rallied in favor of one candidate in this constituency.

The Iraqi Turkmen activist Medhat Tubri explained in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”, the Turkmen concerns about these preliminary results for the parliamentary seats in the Kirkuk governorate, “saying that there was Arab-Kurdish harmony to distribute the largest number of seats in the areas where they constitute the majority, and no attention was paid to it. To the Turkmen calls for allocating five seats to the central regions instead of three.

At the same time, the Turkmen were deprived of tens of thousands of votes because these elections are taking place without creating conditions for voters to vote abroad, as more than half of Kirkuk’s Turkmen are still outside the province.

Tobri adds, speaking to Sky News Arabia, “The Turkmen fears extend to the fear of the possibility of this bilateral consensus occurring during the meetings of the Kirkuk Provincial Council, or even during the application of Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution at the stage after the formation of the new Iraqi central government, and consequently the Turkmen losing any area of ​​Turkmen specificity. in Iraq”.

The Kurdish Peshmerga forces had controlled Kirkuk governorate throughout the years 2014-2017, at the request of the central government, during the stage of ISIS control over the central and western regions of Iraq.

But the Kurdish forces soon withdrew from it in the fall of 2017, after a coordinated attack by the Iraqi army forces in cooperation with the Iraqi Popular Mobilization factions, and the Kurdish governor of the province was removed and another of the Arab political forces was appointed, by order of the then Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and without the approval of The provincial council, in which Kurdish members constitute the majority.

In Iraq, it was announced that the voter turnout reached 41%

The Kurds have been demanding since 2003 the annexation of the province, recalling that they constitute the majority of the province’s population, despite what they say were “Arabization campaigns” that continued throughout the rule of the Baath Party (1969-2003). While the Turkmen accuse the Kurdish and Arab parties of changing the traditional character of the city and governorate of Kirkuk, which had a Turkmen identity and majority a few decades ago.

Observers point out that the Kurdish bloc within the Iraqi parliament will condition the implementation of this constitutional article, as a prerequisite for their entry into any future government formation.

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