Corruption files from past 15 years must be opened: Saairun MP

Saairun MP Raad al-Mukassousi stated that one of the alliance’s priorities during the next phase is working to open all files of corruption from the past 15 years.

Mukassousi said in a press statement that Saairun Alliance is following the approach of the project to reform the state system, fight corruption and eradicate this scourge that has gnawed away at state institutions.

He also called on the government to prevent officials from traveling before investigations into corruption are complete.

“We will work to open all files of corruption over the past 15 years without exception or fear of anyone,” Mukassousi said, calling on newly sworn-in Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi to open files regarding education, health, electricity, agriculture, industry, trade, housing, resources, and the fall of Mosul, adding that these issues have been a major reason for the decline in services and widespread corruption.

Source: Thebaghdadpost.com

The Economic Council stresses the importance of Iraq’s transition to the free economy and stresses: Investment is the solution

Baghdad – Mawazine News: The Iraqi Economic Council, on Friday, the importance of Iraq’s transition from the totalitarian economy to the market economy or free economy, stressing that investment is the solution.

“We congratulate the Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and the 14 ministers,” said Ibrahim al-Masoudi, head of the Iraqi Economic Council. “We have the confidence of the parliament and we hope to complete the rest of the ministries.”

He added that “there have been attempts on the ground to develop the economy but shy and not commensurate with the stage and what Iraq aspires to move from the totalitarian economy to the market economy or free economy,” stressing that “we focus on there is support for investment and investors and got some decisions, but still Do not meet ambition. ”

He pointed out that “investment in Iraq is the solution and the private sector is part of the investment, but the government banks, which accumulate state funds and funds of citizens and a large proportion of the banks of Rafidain and rational and trade, agricultural and industrial, some of them did not rise to his responsibilities.

“We hope that ministers and all relevant ministries will deal with the private sector in a stronger and easier way and be more like a consultant in every ministry,” he said. “We have many proposals and we discussed the prime minister a few weeks ago and found him welcome.”

He pointed out that “the government program despite the weakness of the paragraph on the private sector, but an integrated program and most important is the transition to a market economy and strengthen the approach of partnership with the private sector.”

He pointed out that “the time has come for the country to turn into a corner for economic performance and manage the simplest things because this is not the role of states and the failure that occurred is because of slack in the role of government, which leads to the loss of dozens of companies.”

He pointed out that “the investment law is theoretically more than good, but our problem is in the implementation.” He stressed that “if we overcome this delay, fear and hesitation from irresponsibility, we think we will follow the path of success.”

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US policy thanks Abadi: Iraqi forces have made our world safer

Twilight News – The US administration hailed what it described as a smooth transition after Adel Abdul Mahdi received the premiership from Haider al-Abadi.

“This is a smooth and orderly transition,” said Brett McGurk, the US president’s envoy to the Middle East in a tweet on his Twitter account,

adding that the international alliance against Da’ash expressed his gratitude for Abbadi’s term of office and his leadership of Iraqi forces “Which has made our world safer.”

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The decisions of the Iraqi Council of Ministers in the first session chaired by Abdul Mahdi

Twilight News – The Cabinet held its first regular session on Thursday under the chairmanship of the new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.

A statement issued by the Information Office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers said that the Council discussed the methodology of meetings of the Council and the organization of future work.

The statement added that the council discussed the importance of cooperation between the executive and legislative authorities in order to provide everything that serves the citizen.

The statement said that a presentation was made on the importance of the ministries law in the government program.

The statement concluded that the Council of Ministers discussed the work of the next ministries in accordance with the new vision to provide the best services to citizens.

Keywords: Shafaaq.com

URGENT The cabinet holds its first meeting headed by Abdul Mahdi outside the Green Zone

(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) Cabinet held its first regular session under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi in his new place outside the Green Zone .. Follow

Source: Alforatnews.com

Legal expert: Abdul Mahdi’s government has become constitutional

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} Legal expert Jamal al-Asadi confirmed that the government of Abdul Mahdi has become constitutional. Al-Asadi told the {Euphrates News} that “once the swearing-in of ministers becomes Adel Abdul Mahdi, the Prime Minister officially.”
“The list of 14 ministers broke the legal period and became prime minister free to form a new government.”  “The swearing-in does not require a legal quorum, and officially Abdul-Mahdi became prime minister,” al-Asadi said

Source: Alforatnews.com

Urgent: Abdel-Mahdi sworn in!!

During a special session in Baghdad, Iraq’s Council of Representatives (parliament) approves candidates nominated by PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi
for membership of the new Council of Ministers

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House of Representatives gives confidence to Abdul Mahdi and 14 ministers (expanded)

BAGHDAD (AFP) – The House of Representatives in the ninth session of the first semester of the first legislative year of the fourth election session, chaired by Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohamed Halboussi on Wednesday, and the presence of 220 deputies, gave confidence to Adel Abdul Mahdi as prime minister and 14 ministers as well as vote on the government curriculum.

At the beginning of the meeting, President Halabousi thanked the Iraqi people, considering the vote on the new government as a fundamental step in the peaceful transfer of power, pointing out that the political forces and the House of Representatives contributed 4 years ago to form a government faced with an organization calling the terrorist thanks to the army and police forces and popular mobilization, Peshmerga after the fatwa of the religious authority, while at the same time thanking the former Speaker of the House Salim al-Jubouri and his deputies, Sheikh Hammam Hamoudi and Yaram Sheikh Mohammed, who responded to the previous legislative files in addition to Haider Abadi prime minister and his ministers as well as the presidency of the Republic of the judiciary in support of security forces and the path of liberation from Daesh, calling for the formation capable of providing services and government reconstruction, stressing the keenness of the House of Representatives to support the new government in its tasks at different levels.

Then called the President of the House of Representatives Adel Abdul-Mahdi, appointed to form a government to provide the names of ministers and ministerial platform.

In his speech during the meeting, Abdul-Mahdi stressed the provision of a vision extending from 2018 to 2022 through the development of a ministerial program that meets the most urgent and strategic requirements required by the homeland and the citizen. He pointed out that the government program includes plans for each ministry according to a specific time frame, The ministries in a systematic manner, praising the role of blocs and the conquest and victory and wisdom to give him the freedom to choose the ministers, which contributed to the selection of independent candidates away from the quota, in advance of his thanks to the rest of the parliamentary blocs to provide candidates for party and non-partisan within the formation.

He pointed out that there are gaps in the representation of better women and other segments of the people will be avoided and compensated in other sites will be presented later, explaining that the government will provide a detailed program in line with the program in question and in cooperation with ministries during the first 100 days, stressing not to tolerate any process And vowed to refrain from traveling abroad until the application of the program on the ground as well as attendance in the fields of work, noting the abolition of the posts of deputy prime ministers and the costs of ministers in their tasks to reduce expenses.

He pointed out that the main axes included in the government curriculum are the completion of the foundations of the federal state and work according to the Constitution through the completion of legislation of the laws and the establishment of a special fund for the referendum on any electoral entitlement to hold constitutional amendments approved by the House of Representatives to cancel some things that hinder the work of the government as well as The official is a servant of the people, not an authority over him, and the authority will not be above the people, pledging cooperation with the Supreme Judicial Council to reform the judiciary, fairness of citizens, respect for human rights, and prevent human rights. To torture, insult, imprison outside judicial assets and apply jurisdiction of federal and local governments.

He pointed to the intention of the government to request the legislation of laws concerning the ministries and their work and structure and work to smooth the Council of Ministers and introduce the rules of procedure of the Council of Ministers within 3 months and the adoption of governance instead of the bureaucratic departments and the termination of the Agency in the functions of special grades and reconsider the law parties and elections and resolve the outstanding issues of the legacy of the past Prior to 2003 on persons and property and the passage of a law to end the chaos and abuses and to emphasize the provision of protection for all means of expression of opinion.

The official pointed out the formation of the government to work to adopt a single legislative philosophy and ending the security chaos and the proliferation of weapons in order to protect the system and security and the rights of citizens and refused to accept the deep state and other states and rely on the state alone, stressing the government’s keenness to build the armed forces and the efficiency of the security services as well as work to resolve the issues And stressed that Iraq is not part of any system hostile to any state and stands against the occupation, including the occupation of the Palestinian territories or any other country also rejects any attack on any mission or foreign embassy, pointing out that the stability of some of the group In some parts of Iraq for any reason , illegally , and the use of weapons against its will be rejected and will prevent and fight any military activity with action to combat terrorism in cooperation with all countries.

He stressed the importance of addressing the roots of corruption and the elimination of its sources through the activation of laws and the prosecution of corrupt and reshape a transparent system working to narrow the sources of corruption, whatever forms, and seek to form a Council for the reconstruction and modernization of the investment law and to contribute effectively to build Iraq’s economy and social progress.

And reviewed the strategy of ministries in various areas and plans adopted in the near, medium and long term and ways of application.

For his part, Al-Halbusi expressed reservations about the term “legislative chaos” in the program of forming the government, calling for its removal from the program.

Then the President of the Council formed a parliamentary committee headed by Hassan Karim al-Kaabi, the first deputy chairman of the Council and the membership of a number of deputies to follow up the implementation of the government curriculum and maturity in line with the observations of the Council.

The Council voted on the ministerial platform submitted by Adel Abdul Mahdi, the designated prime minister, taking into consideration the remarks of the ladies and gentlemen members of the House of Representatives.

The council also voted on the cabinet reshuffle, which included granting confidence to 14 ministers:

Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali al-Hakim.

Thamer Abbas al-Ghadhban as deputy prime minister for energy and oil minister.

Fuad Mohammed Hussein Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Finance.

Minister of Communications.

Minister of Construction and Housing.

Mohammed Hashem Abdul Majid Minister of Commerce.

Saleh Hussein Jabr al – Hassani Agriculture Minister

Ahmed Riad al – Obeidi, Minister of Youth and Sports ,

Ala Alwan, Minister of Health and Environment

Saleh Abdullah al – Jubouri, Minister of Industry and Minerals on

behalf of Abdel – time al – Rubaie, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs

Louay Khatib , Minister of Electricity

Jamal Abbas el – Adli, Minister of Water Resources

Abdullah defect prohibitively Minister of Transport ,

after which led Adel Abdul Mahdi is sworn in as prime minister.

Mohammed Iqbal, Falah Hassan Zaidan and Qasim al-Fahdawi were also sworn in as members of the House of Representatives.

It was then decided to adjourn the meeting until Tuesday, 2018/11/6

Source: Alforatnews.com

Statement issued by the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Iraq

In line with the development of the democratic process in Iraq and the resulting rotation of the authorities in a positive and stable atmosphere, the Central Bank of Iraq looks forward to continue to play its pivotal role in building the state to improve the financial and economic situation in Iraq.

This optimism is supported by a strong financial reserve exceeding US $ 60 billion as a result of the fiscal and monetary policies adopted by the Central Bank over the past years to stabilize the general financial situation, especially in 2014 and the years that followed, with financial conditions at their lowest levels. These years, which brought data threatened the ability of the state to cover the operational expenses and salaries of employees.

However, despite the difficult circumstances of low oil prices and the high cost of Iraq’s war against the terrorist campaign to liberate its territory, the central bank continued to manage the country’s reserves sufficiently to meet international standards and to strengthen the country’s financial capabilities Not less than (16) trillion dinars in the form of remittances discounted, which led to support financial stability and contribute effectively to overcome the crisis. As a continuation of the central role of the central bank as a pillar of the country’s economy, a positive improvement in oil prices coupled with sound fiscal and monetary policies will enable the Iraqi government to pay early remittances and increase the value of reserves to higher levels.

The central bank’s monetary policy will continue to play an active role in maintaining exchange rates and reducing the gap between official and market prices under highly complex internal and external circumstances. This is in addition to playing a central role in controlling the inflation rate and reaching the low levels of less than (1%) to maintain the general level of prices and attract investment.

As the central bank ensures the safety of the financial system, it will continue to play this role and more effectively in the next phase as the bank of the State to promote the Iraqi economy and support for reconstruction and investment efforts, which was the implementation of the largest lending initiative for the housing sector has exceeded two trillion dinars and other lending programs .

Board of Directors

Baghdad

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Abdul-Mahdi to Announce Cabinet Line-up This Week

ERBIL — The incoming prime minister of Iraq, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, is expected to announce the line-up of his new cabinet on Wednesday this week, a media source said.

The list of suggested ministers would be presented at the parliament for legislative’s vote, according to Shafaq News. However, it will only consist of 15 ministers.

Reports revealed that the main ministries of oil, finance, interior affairs, foreign affairs, planning, and defense would be finalized later as political factions have not yet reached an agreement on who will be appointed to the positions.

It is claimed that Abdul-Mahdi’s cabinet will at least have 11 to 13 ministers without political affiliation to a certain political party, what the cabinet insists to name as “technocrats”.

Source: Basnews.com