Iraqi News Tuesday AM 6-21-22

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The Iraqi Parliament Will Hold An Extraordinary Session On Thursday

Posted On2022-06-21 By Sotaliraq  The House of Representatives has set, next Thursday, a date for an extraordinary session.  And the Presidency of the Parliament said in a statement, “The House of Representatives will hold an extraordinary session, based on the provisions of Article 58 first of the Constitution, and at the request of a number of members of the House, on Thursday, June 23, at 11 am.”

The deputy of the State of Law coalition, Thaer Mikheib al-Jubouri, revealed, on Saturday, the collection of parliamentary signatures in order to hold an emergency special session in which the recent Turkish attacks on Iraq will be discussed .   LINK

Al-Kazemi: My Government Was Accused Of Various Accusations, And We Bore Them For The Sake Of The Iraqis

Political | 04:44 - 06/21/2022  Baghdad - Mawazine News   Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi confirmed, on Tuesday, that his government had been accused during the past two years of various accusations, noting that it was borne for the sake of the Iraqis.

The following is the most important thing that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi spoke during today's cabinet session:

- I would like to congratulate our heroic security and military forces of all kinds, for the daily effort they have been making for a long time.

Operations continue to pursue terrorist groups, and daily there is an operation for our forces to pursue and kill ISIS, and among the criminal killers is the so-called Wali of Anbar.

- Unfortunately, we hear voices questioning our security services, accusing them of abusive accusations. It is really unfortunate that there are those who offer blood for the sake of Iraq, and there are those who question these sacrifices.

- I hope that we will unite as Iraqis at this sensitive time for the sake of Iraq and for a real reform process in our political and economic system, so that it reflects positively on society and citizens.

- During two years, this government was accused of various accusations, and we bore them for the sake of the Iraqis, and we all assumed responsibility as prime minister and ministers, and the results began to appear on the issue of development or on the economic situation, as well as on the speed of economic growth.

- Among the accusations leveled against the government was the issue of the Chinese agreement, as this government was accused of trying to obstruct it, but you followed up last week the first project we embarked on is the project to build 1,000 schools across Iraq.

- How can the government obstruct this agreement? While, in fact, it has begun to implement it and is one of the most important educational projects.

- We are continuing with this project in its first phase, and the second phase also includes building 1,000 schools, and it will also include all governorates. Education is of great importance, and the advancement of societies depends on education.

- We must cherish our history, which was a major contributor to human civilization, and now the Chinese agreement has implemented part of it, which is the part related to building schools, and in the coming stages we will continue to implement the rest of the provisions.

- So, the claim that the government is obstructing the Chinese agreement is a claim that the reality has proven to be a false allegation, and it falls within the false accusations.

- During the past period in its foreign policy, Iraq sought to calm the region, which is experiencing very serious turmoil and challenges, and the repercussions of the war in Ukraine have affected food security in the whole world.

- Our policy from the first moment was to follow the policy of balance and work to build good relations with Iraq's neighbors and friends, so that these relations would serve the Iraqi citizen, and be able to attract foreign investments, and we succeeded in this process.

- Iraq possesses all the ingredients for success, as well as an important strategic location, and a creative people that can play its role in economic integration and development, and present its experiences and benefit from the experiences of others.

- During this period, we succeeded in bringing many investments to Iraq, through cooperation with neighboring countries and friends of Iraq, and we are continuing this policy for the sake of Iraq and for the interest of the Iraqis.

- I would like to raise these points with you and say that we are on the verge of a political situation, and God willing, a new government will be formed, and in every meeting I emphasize continuing to work until the last moment in serving the citizen and serving Iraq.

- This relationship with the citizen is very important, and it is also important to listen to citizens' complaints and implement their true demands, and we must present ideas to solve these problems, and serve the demands that need special legislation, in cooperation with our colleagues in Parliament. Ended 29/R77 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=197172

The Appearance Of Muhammad Salih To / Nina /: Parliament Can Add Paragraphs To The Food Security Law Instead Of The Budget

Tuesday 21 June 2022 10:35 | economic Number of readings: 275  Baghdad / NINA / - The financial expert, advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, confirmed that Parliament can add paragraphs to the Food Security Law instead of the budget.

He told the National Iraqi News Agency ( NINA ) that there is no constitutional possibility that provides mechanisms for submitting the draft general budget law and passing it through the executive authority towards the legislative authority.

Saleh added that according to this matter, it is difficult to approve the current year's budget.

He explained that the House of Representatives can add paragraphs to the food security law instead of the budget by presenting and voting on the draft law to amend the emergency food security law, which is accepted and implemented by the executive authority.

A report issued by the World Bank warned of the impact of the delay in forming the government and approving the budget on the growth of Iraq's economy. https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=983489

The Central Bank Announces Effective Measures To Combat Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing

Economie| 09:22 - 06/20/2022  Baghdad - Mawazine News   Today, Monday, the Central Bank of Iraq announced effective measures and proactive measures to protect the banking sector and combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

And the Central Bank stated, in a statement received by Mawazine News, that "the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mustafa Ghaleb, received today a delegation from the Egmont Group, to discuss Iraq's accession to the group, and during the meeting, aspects of bilateral cooperation between the Central Bank of Iraq and the group were discussed, after taking special measures." with due care.”

And Makheeb, according to the statement, "the Central Bank of Iraq's keenness to strengthen relations with international organizations concerned with combating money laundering and terrorist financing."

He added, "The Central Bank of Iraq attaches great importance to combating all criminal activities and eliminating sources of money laundering and financing terrorism and other financial crimes, looking forward to expanding the scope of international cooperation in the field of information exchange."

He added, "The Central Bank has taken effective and proactive measures to protect the banking sector and combat money laundering and terrorist financing."

The Central Bank of Iraq noted that "the Egmont Group is a global network that works to enhance communication and interaction between financial intelligence units, named after the venue of its first meeting in Brussels in June 1995, and aims to provide a forum for financial intelligence units around the world to provide support to governments https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=197083

Iraq Raises Its Holdings Of US Bonds To More Than Two Billion Dollars

Tuesday 21 June 2022 12:54 | economic Number of readings: 188  Baghdad / NINA / - The US Treasury announced today, Tuesday, that Iraq's possession of US bonds increased by more than two billion dollars during the month of April.

In its latest table, the Treasury said that Iraq's possession of US Treasury bonds for the month of April of 2022 increased by 2 billion and 107 million dollars, or 8.04 percent, to reach 28.310 billion dollars, after it was 26.203 billion in the month of last March, indicating that "these bonds rose Also for the same month last year 2021, when Iraq’s possession of bonds amounted to 19.3 billion dollars.”

She added that “Iraqi bonds, including long-term guarantees amounting to 12.405 billion dollars, and short-term guarantees amounting to 15.905 billion dollars,” noting that “these bonds represent 0.4% of the world's bonds.

In the Arab world, Saudi Arabia is at the forefront of the most possessing countries, reaching 115,743 billion dollars, Kuwait second with 46.134 billion dollars, the UAE third with 41.739, then (Iraq fourth) and Oman fifth with 5.993 billion dollars, then Morocco with 3.697 billion dollars, according to the statement of the US Treasury.

She pointed out that "the largest holder of US bonds is Japan, at $1,218.517 trillion, followed by China, at $1,003.409 trillion, followed by the United Kingdom, at $612.695 billion, and then Ireland, at $309.630 billion."/ End 3   https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=983534

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