Iraqi News Sunday Afternoon 1-30-22
Iraqi News Sunday Afternoon 1-30-22
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For The Current Parliamentary Session.. The Presidency Of Parliament Directed To Expedite The Preparation Of The Legislative Policy Strategy
political| 02:01 - 30/01/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News, Hakim Al-Zamili, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, chaired, on Sunday, a meeting with senior advisers to the House of Representatives, while instructing to expedite the preparation of a comprehensive strategy for legislative and oversight policy for this parliamentary session, and to form a committee to follow up on the implementation and activation of the government's suspended laws.
Al-Zamili stressed, according to a statement by his media office, received by Mawazine News, that "the current session will focus on legislating laws that serve citizens," expressing his quest to legislate a law "to deduct a percentage of oil imports and grant it to the unemployed, unemployed graduates, the sick and those with needs." The private sector, as the first law to be voted on in this session, as well as other important laws related to unemployment, revitalizing industry and national agriculture, and controlling border crossings.
Al-Zamili instructed, according to the statement, "to form a committee to combat narcotics and psychotropic substances, amend its law, find effective solutions to prevent their spread and trafficking, and establish healthy and practical mechanisms to treat addicts." https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=183130
Al-Zamili Receives Al-Ghazi And Affirms: Financial And Administrative Reform Is An Essential Pillar For Fighting Corruption
Political | 05:34 - 30/01/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News, Hakim Al-Zamili, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, received on Sunday Hamid Al-Ghazi, Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, to congratulate him on his assumption of the position of First Deputy Speaker.
Al-Zamili explained that all members of the House of Representatives in this session are determined, and immediately after the formation of the parliamentary committees, to legislate laws concerned with serving the citizen and to start the stage of administrative and financial reform as one of the most important means of fighting corruption, pointing out that the state’s strength and status is based on its political, economic, scientific and diplomatic development and this. It is the real goal of the reform program.
A member of the Presidency called for the need to maintain coordination between the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and the General Secretariat of the House of Representatives to create a kind of integration in work and shorten many episodes. https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=183156
Iraq Receives Offers From 5 Arab Countries To Establish Industrial Cities
political| 04:41 - 30/01/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News The Ministry of Industry and Minerals clarified, on Sunday, the importance of industrial cities in Iraq, while revealing that it had received requests from 5 countries to establish industrial cities in Iraq.
The Director General of the Industrial Cities Authority of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, Hamed Awad Muhammad, said: "After the issuance of the Industrial Cities Authority Law No. 2 of 2019, the role of the Industrial Cities Authority was activated during the second half of 2020," noting that "the authority was able to establish industrial cities in all provinces.
He added, "The establishment of industrial cities comes due to their importance in providing services and providing job opportunities for young people, as well as bypassing slums by building industrial cities with services that have been focused on and given great importance. Therefore, such cities were established in each governorate."
He pointed out that "the first agreement for an economic city was signed with Jordan, and the procedures were completed for the purpose of declaring it," noting that "those cities are of great importance, including their geographical location, which is located on the borders, in addition to some desert areas that may be loose in security and will turn into populated areas. population, production lines, and services to the country.”
He pointed out, "There is a tendency from neighboring countries to build industrial cities in Iraq, and we have received several offers from Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Kuwait," stressing that "the next stage is the stage of industrial cities, which will be very important to support the country's economy."
He noted that "during a record period, the first contract was signed in the holy Karbala for the construction of an industrial city specialized in petrochemicals and engineering within an area of 5300 acres," https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=183151
The Iraqi Stock Exchange Reveals The Volume Of Shares It Traded In A Week
Economie| 02:45 - 30/01/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News The Iraqi Stock Exchange announced, on Sunday, the trading of shares with a financial value of more than 8 billion dinars during the past week.
The market said in a report seen by / Mawazine News /, "The number of companies whose shares were traded during the past week amounted to 43 joint-stock companies, while the shares of 40 companies did not trade due to the lack of convergence of purchase orders prices with sales orders, while 20 companies continued to be suspended for not providing disclosure out of 103." listed company on the market.
The report added that "the number of traded shares amounted to 13 billion and 760 million and 930 thousand shares, with a financial value of 8 billion and 874 million and 677 thousand dinars, through the implementation of 2587 deals," noting that "the ISX60 traded price index closed at 570.31 points, recording an increase of 3.26% About closing it in the previous session.
He pointed out that the number of shares purchased from non-Iraqi investors for the past week amounted to 124 million shares, with a financial value of 178 million dinars, through the implementation of 53 deals, while the number of shares sold from non-Iraqi investors reached 205 million shares, with a financial value of 284 dinars, through the implementation of 180 deals. . https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=183134
Al-Rasheed Decides To Extend The Period Of Selling “Bina” Bonds To Citizens
Economie| 01:08 - 30/01/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News, Al-Rasheed Bank decided, today, Sunday, to extend the period of selling construction bonds to citizens until the beginning of next month.
The media office of the bank stated, in a statement received by Mawazine News, that "it was decided to extend the period of selling building bonds to citizens," noting that "the extension period is two weeks, starting from 1/19 to 1/2/2022."
He explained, "The decision came in conjunction with the continuation of buying from citizens," adding that "these bonds are an opportunity for the citizen to invest his money by buying the number he wants in return for the interests he obtains from the bank." https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=183124
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Britain Affirms Its Commitment To Long-Term Security And Stability In Iraq And The Kurdistan Region
Posted On 2022-01-30 By Sotaliraq Nechirvan Barzani receives a letter from the British Prime Minister
Today, Sunday, the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, received a message from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in which the latter affirmed his country's commitment to long-term security and stability in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
Johnson described Nechirvan Barzani's recent visit to London as an important opportunity to discuss cooperation between the two sides.
In response to a letter from the President of the Kurdistan Region, the British Prime Minister wrote, "I was pleased to have hosted you last September in London, after my visit to Erbil in 2015. Britain valuesour partnership very highly and will remain committed to the long-term stability and security of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region."
Johnson addressed Nechirvan Barzani, saying, "Our meeting was an important opportunity to deepen our close relations and discuss the very important cooperation between us against ISIS, and we exchanged views on regional issues."
In another part of the letter, he added, "I was very pleased to hear about your improved relations with the federal government. Britain also supports the will of your Excellency to carry out reforms in the ranks of the Peshmerga.” LINK
Suha Al-Najjar: 70 Projects Have Returned To The State And We Are Working To Change The Investment Law
Posted On2022-01-30 By Sotaliraq Yesterday, Saturday, the head of the National Investment Authority, Suha Al-Najjar, confirmed working to change the investment law to get rid of corruption and bureaucracy in a way that parallels the investment environment in the country.
Al-Najjar said in a statement to the Iraqi News Agency, and followed by (Al-Mada), that "it is no secret to everyone that the investment process was not successful in Iraq, where the investment projects were limited and not in the quantity that we aspire to," noting that "the defect in this matter is related to the investment law and corruption."
And she added: "Since we took the position and for a period not exceeding a year and a quarter, it is difficult to change the investment situation in this short period, but we laid a strong foundation and worked to fight corruption," pointing out that "the fight against corruption was achieved by achieving important goals, the first of which is stopping the granting of land and the withdrawal of licenses." It is one of the lagging projects, and this matter was not easy due to the legal procedures, but the authority was able to return 70 projects to the state.”
And she added, "The authority was also able to reduce customs exemptions by 80% in the year 2021, as well as for the features. In 2020, it issued 12,000 visas, and in 2021 it issued about 10% of the features only so as not to affect the work of Iraqi youth," explaining that " The authority may accuse the procedures of slowing down, but this matter was studied, and it was confirmed that most of the features go to traders and brokers, so we fought corruption and planned projects in an excellent manner.”
She pointed out that "the commission's plans are in the interest of the Iraqi economy and not relying on oil only, and the next stage will be a stage of reaping the fruits," stressing that "there is work to change the investment law for the next phase parallel to the investment environment in Iraq, as the current law contains a defect in the structure in addition to Corruption and bureaucracy. LINK
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