Iraqi News Wednesday AM 6-16-21

Iraqi News Wednesday AM 6-16-21

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Parliamentary Economy sends an “urgent” call to the government regarding the price of the dollar and border crossings

Economy  Wednesday 16 June 2021 | 01:23 PM| Number of readings: 162  On Wednesday, the Investment and Economy Committee in the House of Representatives sent an urgent call to the central government regarding the dollar exchange rate and the country's border crossings .

Committee member Nada Shaker said that its committee "demanded the government to direct the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank to address the error of raising the price of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar, in which only the Iraqi citizen was harmed ."

She added, "The decision to raise the exchange rate of the dollar contributed to the recovery of many banks and agencies affiliated with influential personalities with millions of dollars, and therefore the government must put an end to this catastrophic failure ."

And she indicated that "the pretext for this decision was to prevent currency smuggling, while the currency auction is still not controlled so far, as well as to protect the local product, but the border crossings are still open to foreign goods and merchandise .    https://aynaliraqnews.com/index.php?aa=news&id22=148654

In One Day, More Than 2.7 Billion Dinars Were Achieved By The Northern Umm Qasr Port

Time: 06/16/2021 14:29:26 Reading: 845 times   {Economic: Al Furat News} The Border Ports Authority announced, on Wednesday, that the northern port of Umm Qasr port achieved a revenue of more than two billion seven hundred million Iraqi dinars within one day.

The authority said in a statement, which {Euphrates News} received a copy of, that "the northern port of Umm Qasr in Basra, achieved a revenue of more than two billion and seven hundred Iraqi dinars in one day."

And she added, according to the statement, that "this came as a result of oversight, auditing and control provisions for the purpose of maximizing government revenues," noting that "the total revenue generated in this port came from (customs revenue, tax, land transport and agricultural quarantine) on June 15, 2021." LINK

For The Second Time Today, The Dollar Exchange Rates Fell In The Local Markets

Economie| 02:00 - 06/16/2021   Special - Mawazine News The dollar exchange rates continued to decline for the second time, today, Wednesday, in the local markets and the main stock exchange in the capital, Baghdad.

And the correspondent of / Mawazine News / in Baghdad stated, "The dollar exchange rates, on the Central Kifah Stock Exchange, witnessed a remarkable decline for the second time today, as it recorded 148,750 dinars, for each $100 bill."

And our correspondent added, "The prices of buying and selling the dollar also recorded a decline in the banking offices and local markets in Baghdad, where the selling price reached 149250 dinars, for each denomination of 100 dollars, while the purchase price reached 148250 dinars, for each paper denominations of 100 dollars. End 29 / p4    https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=157213

Al-Haddad Discusses With The US Ambassador Ways To Strengthen Bilateral Relations Between The Two Countries, And Efforts To Prepare The Atmosphere For Holding Early Elections

06/16/2021   The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Dr. Bashir Khalil Al-Haddad, received today, Wednesday, 06/16/2021, at his residence in Baghdad, the American Ambassador, Mr. Matthew Tueller. During the meeting, which was attended by the Director-General of the Office of the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Hoshyar Ghafouri, a number of topics and issues of common interest were discussed. Foremost among them are the means to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries to serve common interests and ensure stability throughout the country and efforts to create the atmosphere for holding early parliamentary elections on October 10 of this year.

The two sides reviewed the overall political and security developments on the Iraqi arena and current events in the region, as well as discussing the economic aspect, investment opportunities, the course of negotiations and dialogues between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, and reaching common understandings with a national vision. Al-Haddad stressed the importance of continued coordination and cooperation between Washington and Baghdad within the framework of Mutual respect and common interests of the two countries, and respect for national sovereignty.

Media Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives  Wed, June 16, 2021 LINK

In Conjunction With Talk About Flotation .. A Significant Decrease In The Exchange Rates Of The Dollar In Iraq

political| 04:35 - 06/16/2021  Baghdad - Mawazine News, the dollar exchange rates fell in the Iraqi local markets, this afternoon, Wednesday, in conjunction with a government move to float the exchange rate.

The main stock exchange and local markets in Baghdad were as follows:

The price of the Kifah Stock Exchange is 148300. The prices of buying and selling dollars in exchange offices, selling 149,000 thousand dinars, buying 148,000 thousand dinars for each 100-dollar paper

This comes as a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed a government move to float the dollar in the Iraqi local markets.

Al-Shabki said, "The government decided to grant the dollar at the official price to people who go to treatment or to students studying outside Iraq, i.e. at an amount of 145,000 per 100 dollars."

He added, "This step will work to get the dollar out of the company owners directly to the citizen," stressing that "the Central Bank's move to float the dollar and sell it to some groups at the official price will contribute to reducing its price and prevent merchants and bank owners from manipulating it." Ended 29 / https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=157242

Issue (4636) Of The Iraqi Gazette Was Issued On 6/14/2021

2021-06-16 04:11:00   A correction statement issued by the Presidency of the Office of the Presidency of the Republic regarding the Federal General Budget Law of the Republic of Iraq No. 23 of 2021.

Those wishing to acquire a copy of the Iraqi facts can refer to the Iraqi facts department located in Salhiya / Haifa Street (Ministry of Justice Building), and obtain the required number .

https://www.moj.gov.iq/view.5710/

 

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