Victory suggests the possibility of passing the Al-Zorfi government in parliament

BAGHDAD – Mawazine News: Al-Nasr coalition suggested, on Thursday, the possibility of passing the government of Prime Minister-designate Adnan al-Zarfi in parliament.

A coalition member, Ayat Al-Muzaffar, said, “There are large blocs supporting Zrafi, and there is a possibility to pass his government in parliament, and if there are opposition blocs, it is their right to exercise their role in Parliament according to constitutional mechanisms and not reflect this on the street.”

Al-Mudhafar indicated, “Public opinion and the general approach of the blocs view positively of Al-Zrafi, and we believe that there is consensus on his support.” Ended

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US Embassy in Iraq denies it has any involvement in the nomination of Adnan Zurufi as new Iraqi PM.

Shafaq News / The American Embassy in the capital, Baghdad, denied, on Wednesday, its interference in the mechanism of choosing the Prime Minister-designate Adnan Al-Zarfi…

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Report: Iraq is in a good position to pay off its external debt

A report of the Australian Economic Investor Daily newspaper, which specializes in investment, confirmed on Wednesday that Iraq is in a good economic position that enables it to meet its external debt.

The report, which was translated / information / in an interview with the economic analyst Mark Baker, the director of investment and emerging market debt at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Group, in response to a question about the bonds issued by the Iraqi government, stated that “ Iraq is a net external creditor and this means that its external assets are greater than its external debts which It means the country is in a good position to stick to its debts. ”

“Each country is subject to a unique set of macroeconomic engines. There are no emerging markets or similar borders. In the case of Iraq , regional political geography and internal politics are key factors. But at the same time, it is consideredIraq is a net external creditor, which means that its external assets are greater than its external liabilities. This means that the nation is well placed to service its debt obligations.

He pointed out that “border markets tend to assume more credit risk than the prevailing emerging markets. However, it does not necessarily follow that volatility is higher, especially for local currency bonds. Border bonds in local currency are less accessible and require very careful analysis and oversight, which some international investors may be unwilling or unable to implement. As a result, most of these markets suffer from a significant lack of ownership and are therefore less sensitive to global risk factors affecting the more common emerging markets. Ended / 25 z

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Integrity Commission reveal the reasons behind the delay in the recovery of Iraqi funds

Baghdad – The decision of the Integrity Committee in the House of Representatives, Abdul Amir al-Mayahi, revealed on Sunday the reasons for the delay in the recovery of Iraqi funds, while pointing to challenges facing the work of the oversight bodies.

Al-Mayahi said in a statement reported by the Iraqi News Agency, and seen by Mawazine News, “There is corruption in the file of recovering Iraqi money abroad, especially the money of the corrupt or even the money of the previous regime,” noting that “bribery is paid to prevent the recovery of these funds.”

He pointed out that “there is a weakness in the management of the money recovery department in the Integrity Commission, in terms of follow-up or seriousness in the work, whether those stolen by the current corrupt, or the cronies of the previous regime,” stressing that “there is an amendment to the laws of the Integrity Commission and graft, by granting rewards 10% for those who report or return the funds voluntarily, but have not yet done so.

He pointed out that “the failure of some countries to hand over wanted persons to the Iraqi judiciary through Interpol, due to the failure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as several parties, responsible for poor coordination and the lack of agreements to exchange wanted persons.” End

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A source reveals the reason for postponing the assignment of Al-Zarfi to head the transitional government

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) Well-informed political sources revealed that the reason for postponing the assignment of the head of the Al-Nasr parliamentary bloc, Adnan Al-Zorfi, to the post of prime minister of the transitional government came because of the division of political blocs between the rejectionist and the supporter.

Al-Zarfi’s assignment was postponed until Tuesday morning, after it was scheduled to be charged on Monday night by President Barham Salih.

The sources pointed out that the commissioning was postponed to today morning at eleven o’clock, while a meeting is now taking place between the Presidents of the Republic Barham Salih and Parliament Muhammad al-Halbousi in the presence of al-Zarfi and a number of heads of political blocs.

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The central bank reveals the value of Iraq’s domestic and foreign debt

The central bank reveals the value of Iraqs domestic and foreign debtThe Governor of the Central Bank, Ali Al-Alaq, revealed today, Saturday, that Iraq’s external debts amount to about 23 billion dollars, while internal debts amount to about 40 trillion Iraqi dinars.

Al-Alaq said in his study on “Reducing the Iraqi dinar exchange rate, determinants and alternatives,” and published by the official website of the Central Bank, that “the external debt of Iraq amounts to about 23 billion dollars, except for the outstanding debt before 2003 of 40.9 billion dollars.”

Noting that “the internal debts amount to about 40 trillion dinars, representing treasury transfers and bonds with government banks and the Central Bank of Iraq.”

The relationship added, “When a country is in debt and pays its debts and interest in the currency of the creditor country, the burden of the debts resulting from it in this case increases in the general budget of the state where a greater amount of its national currency is allocated to pay off its debt in foreign currency,” continuing: “If the country is The debtor pays in its national currency, because it pays the same amount of debts and interest. ”

It is noteworthy that during the year 2014, Iraq borrowed after the drop in oil prices from financial institutions and organizations, in addition to borrowing from home by selling treasury bonds.

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BARZANI’S PARTY: ABDUL-MAHDI, THE MOST SUITABLE PRIME MINISTER, AND AN AGREEMENT TO RE-ASSIGN HIM

Baghdad – the Kurdistan Democratic Party, led by Masoud Barzani, saw on Saturday that Adel Abdul Mahdi, who is the most suitable for prime minister, revealed an agreement to re-assign him.

The party member, Idris Shaaban, told Mawazine News that “most of the political blocs agreed to re-assign Adel Abdel-Mahdi as prime minister again.”
Shaaban added, “The country is going through several crises that need the presence of a government, and that any vacuum will cause a special catastrophe, with outbreaks of disease, economic crisis and low oil prices.”

And, “Abdul-Mahdi is best suited to the current stage, and the political blocs will give him the freedom to choose his ministers in the manner he deems appropriate, and they will cooperate with him, and we see him as the best among those present and candidates for prime minister.”

And the Presidency of the Republic announced, (Monday 2 March 2020), that President Barham Saleh began consultations with leaders of political blocs to choose a new Prime Minister, succeeding Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi.

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Ammar Al-Hakim stresses to Blashart the importance of choosing an independent prime minister who enjoys the support of all

Baghdad-Ain: The leader of the National Wisdom Movement, Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim, stressed the importance of choosing an independent prime minister who enjoys the support of political blocs and the popular movement.

Mr. Al-Hakim said in a press statement, “We discussed during our reception this morning the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Jenin Blaskhardt, the developments of the political situation in Iraq, after reviewing the economic, security and health reality.”

He added: “We renewed our vision of an independent prime minister who enjoys the support of political blocs and the popular movement and who is able to advance the tasks of the transitional phase of early elections and restore the prestige of the state, and we called to invest time to avoid any constitutional vacuum and end the state of caretaker in this difficult time.”

The statement continued: “Securityly, we stressed respecting the sovereignty of Iraq, and we renewed our condemnation of what was exposed to the security services, their headquarters and infrastructure, and we called on the Iraqi government to take the necessary measures to reduce these cases.”

“We have said that the Corona virus has proven everyone’s need for everyone. There is no country but to live this obsession, and we called on the United Nations to play a greater role in countries that live a humble health reality.”

Regarding the economic reality of Iraq, Mr. Al-Hakim indicated that “oil prices represent a challenge to the Iraqi economy, and we called on the United Nations to play a greater role as well in terms of consultation and assistance, and we have indicated that Iraq has a lot of capabilities and needs to rearrange its priorities and control spending.”

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Kurdish and Sunni messages bring Al-Kazemi closer to head the government

Shafak News / Informed political sources revealed, on Saturday, that the Shiite forces are close to agreeing to name the head of the Iraqi intelligence service, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, for the post of Iraqi Prime Minister, in light of the arrival of Kurdish and Sunni supportive messages.

The sources said in exclusive statements to Shafak News, “The head of the Iraqi intelligence service, Mustafa al-Kazemi, is the favorite to obtain the presidency of the new Iraqi government at the present time, especially after the arrival of messages from Sunni and Kurdish political parties, in support of this nomination.”

The sources indicated that “the meetings of the Shiite political forces witnessed Al-Kazemi’s strong presentation during the past hours, and there is almost unanimity and agreement to present him as a candidate for prime minister to the President of the Republic, Barham Saleh, during the next two days.”

The former Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi had stepped down from the task of forming the government early this month after he failed to persuade the Kurds, Sunnis and some Shiite forces to give confidence to his cabinet.

The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, has 15 days to assign another person the task of forming a government.

Unprecedented popular protests forced Adel Abdul Mahdi’s government to submit her resignation in early December 2019.

The demonstrators insist that the political elite accused of corruption and waste of state money, which has ruled since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003, is gone and held accountable.

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72 hours separate us from the date of appointing a consensual person to head the government

BAGHDAD – Mawazine News: awaits the Iraqi street within the next 72 hours, assigning a consensual figure to head the interim government, succeeding Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, who has apologized for assigning the government because of pressure from political blocs.

It is expected that the Iraqi blocs and parties will enter during the next few hours a critical stage to nominate a candidate to form the new government to manage the country’s business temporarily and prepare the ground for early general elections, and the formation of a new government for the next four years, according to the electoral system in Iraq.

Well-informed political sources told Mawazine News that “President Barham Saleh will, within 72 hours, be assigned a consensual figure by the political blocs of the prime minister.”

The sources indicated that “the political blocs stressed the need to nominate a prime minister outside the framework of partisanship after the political process had failed for 16 years.”

And the Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi presented earlier this month a letter of apology to the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, according to which he refuses to form the Iraqi government.

The announcement of the apology came after the Iraqi parliament again failed to resolve the issue of giving confidence to its government due to the lack of a quorum.

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