Iraqi News Wednesday AM 8-26-20

Iraqi News Wednesday AM 8-26-20

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Chairman Of The Services And Reconstruction Committee: The Suspension Of Renewal Of Licenses Contracts For Mobile Companies Is The Result Of A Popular And Parliamentary Uprising

08/26/2020  The head of the Services and Reconstruction Committee, MP Dr. Walid Sahlani, considered, on Tuesday, 08/25/2020, that the Court of Karkh First Instance issued a state order to suspend the decision to renew contracts for licenses for mobile phone companies as a popular and parliamentary victory, explaining that the suspension decision came as a result of a popular and parliamentary uprising rejecting the decision Renewal.

Al-Sahlani said in a statement, “Our voices warning and rejecting the government's decision to renewal have been purified through statements and conferences, and repeated visits to the Iraqi judiciary to nullify the decision, as it is a legal violation and a window to waste public money.

And Sahlani said, we had firm stances in this regard, and we stated our categorical rejection of the renewal decision, on more than one occasion, and at various levels, whether it was parliamentary, inside the corridors of the Iraqi judiciary, or through condemning statements.   House of Representatives  Information  Department 8/26/2020  LINK

UN Web TV  10:00 Am United Nations Assistance Mission For Iraq (UNAMI) - Security Council Open VTC.

http://webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/united-nations-assistance-mission-for-iraq-unami-security-council-open-vtc-/5690582060001

A Deputy Reveals That Most Of The Members Of Parliament Have Been Infected With The Corona Pandemic

Pratha News Agency128 2020-08-25   Member of Parliament, Nada Shaker Jawdat revealed that most members of Parliament have been infected with the Corona pandemic, and the Presidency of the Council cannot invite members to a session, demanding that the amendment of the election law be resolved through the legal committee because it represents all political blocs.

Jawdat said in a press statement that “through my follow-up of the members of Parliament, it was confirmed to me that most of the members were infected with the Corona pandemic.”

She explained, "The Presidency of the Council of Representatives has an accurate count of the number of injured and that it will not be able to send an invitation to hold a session, and if it called, the quorum will not be achieved."

She added that "the amendment of the election law and even the amendment of the Federal Court law can be resolved within the Legal Committee as it represents all political blocs."  http://burathanews.com/arabic/news/375322

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) A Large Truck Collided With A Small Central Bank Of Iraq Truck Loaded With Cash On The Kirkuk Road.

A source said, "The explosion resulted in the injury of the large truck and two employees of the Central Bank who were traveling in the small wheel."   LINK

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In The Document ... The Cabinet Secretariat Warns Former Officials

Time: 08/26/2020 14:46:14 Read: 5,213 times  {Baghdad: Al Furat News} The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers has warned former officials in the legislative and executive authorities against using their previous job characteristics.

According to the uncles of the secretariat, the Al Furat News Agency obtained a copy of it, "In view of the inquiries received to us from ministries and bodies not associated with a ministry regarding the correspondences issued by the offices of former officials of the legislative and executive authorities, we would like to inform you of the following:

{There is no legal basis that allows the aforementioned to use Their previous job characteristics or establishing and managing offices for them after the end of their employment relations for any reason whatsoever except in the case of adding the phrase {previous} and the violator bears legal responsibility for the foregoing. "   LINK

Customs Announces The Total Revenues Achieved Yesterday

Time: 08/26/2020 13:06:13 Read: 3,315 times   {Baghdad: Al Furat News} The General Authority for Customs announced the total revenues realized on Tuesday, in its customs centers, which amounted to three billion six hundred and eighty five million dinars.

And she added in a statement that {Al Furat News} received a copy of, that "this number came despite the zero customs duties on many goods and the lack of imports due to the closure of some border centers due to the Corona pandemic." LINK

The Central Bank Issues Decisions Regarding The Amendment Of Housing Finance And Its Interest

Time: 08/26/2020 15:20:15 Read: 2,704 times   {Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Central Bank of Iraq decided to amend the housing finance ceiling within the (One) trillion dinars initiative.

A statement of the bank stated that the group {Al Furat News} received a copy of it: "In response to the increasing demand for housing financing, the Central Bank of Iraq decided to amend the housing finance ceiling within the one trillion initiative and the banks participating in this initiative to make the ceiling of housing finance (100) million dinars instead of (75). One million dinars, and the financing period has been amended to become (15) years instead of (10) years.

He added, "In order to reduce the burden of interest installments on the citizen, the Central Bank decided that the method of calculating the interest rate of the bank participating in this financing should be in accordance with the method of (diminishing installment), with the maintenance of each of the central bank's administrative commission of (7) per thousand, as well as the annual administrative commission. Of the guarantor company amounting to (6) per thousand. "  LINK

The Central Bank Of Iraq Raises The Ceiling For Housing Financing And Adjusts The Payment Period

Banks  Economy News – Baghdad  Today, Wednesday, the Central Bank of Iraq decided to amend the housing finance ceiling within the one trillion initiative, and the banks participating in this initiative .

The central bank said, in a statement, that in response to the increasing demand for housing financing, the bank decided to amend the housing finance ceiling within the one trillion initiative and the banks participating in this initiative.

The central added that the ceiling for housing financing will be 100 million dinars instead of 75 million dinars, and the financing period has been amended to 15 years instead of 10 years .

The Central Bank indicated that the decision was made in order to reduce the burden of interest installments on the citizen, so it decided that the method of calculating the interest rate of the bank participating in this financing should be according to the method of (decreasing installment), with the maintenance of each of the central bank’s administrative commission of 7 per thousand, as well as The annual administrative commission of the guarantor, amounting to 6 thousand .  Number of observations 3 Date added 08/26/2020   https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=21620

Economic Expert To / NINA /: The New Strategic Economic Line, Iraq-Jordan-Egypt, Will Change The Map Of Economic Forces In The Middle East   Wednesday 26, August 2020 11:52 | EconomicalViews: 215

Baghdad / NINA / An expert in economic affairs, Salam Sumaisem, confirmed that the new strategic economic line Iraq-Jordan-Egypt will change the map of economic forces in the Middle East.

Sumaisem said in a statement to the Iraqi National News Agency ( NINA ) that this line will contribute to rearranging Syria-Lebanon to create new communication in a new framework after the one-axis policies that destroyed the economies of most countries in this region failed.

She added: One of Iraq's economic strategies is openness to Arab countries. Which had and still has a long history of economy.  And Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi participated yesterday in a tripartite summit that brought together Iraq, Egypt and Jordan    https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?Key=852274

A Parliamentary Recommendation To Withdraw The Hand Of The Chairman Of The Investment Authority, The Director Of State Properties, And Other Officials

Wednesday 26, August 2020 17:12 | EconomicalViews: 12   Baghdad / NINA / The Parliamentary Economy and Investment Committee recommended that the work permits granted during the resignation period of the government of former Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and the period of the Corona pandemic be stopped, including the Baghdad residential investment project with the Ministry of Interior, as it is a clear violation of the laws in force.

The committee also recommended, during its regular meeting today, to approach the office of the Prime Minister to withdraw the hand of the head of the commission, the director of the single window, the director of the legal department, as well as the director general of state real estate, as well as filing a lawsuit against the National Investment Commission regarding investment licenses issued in this region.

The committee stressed the need to investigate the mechanism for granting investment licenses for a project adjacent to Baghdad airport with an area of ​​(1600) dunums, the value of the land granted up to (4) trillion dinars free of charge by the National Investment Commission, despite its previous permission being granted as well as suspicions of corruption and theft of public money of an area (4000) dunums, the value of which reaches (10) trillion dinars, to a foreign person, marred by violations of the provisions of the investment law and the Iraqi constitution, knowing that this land is an expansion of the airport and the other part is the main palaces whose construction value reaches (20) billion dollars. .

And she added, in a press release: "These assets are public property and cannot be disposed of according to the investment law, and that the manipulation by the National Authority of these funds and the exploitation of the investment law as a pretext and to obscure the government and public opinion on the basis of investment did not pass," noting that there is a legislative decision from The Baghdad Provincial Council and the Speaker of Parliament not to dispose of these assets and other sectoral entities. ”

She explained that“ the investment law obliges the authority to fully collect the value of the land before granting the investment license, and the commission did not act according to the law and granted lands to investors almost free of charge, in light of the Corona pandemic. And the ban, the decisions of the Supreme Committee and the curfew, as it became clear to us that these thefts were passed on. "

The committee referred to a previously issued decision obligating the authority not to dispose of these lands due to their high market value, strategic location, and their need for public facilities, and investment outside cities shall be transparently, in accordance with the law, and with oversight by the supervisory authorities.

https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=852377

A Parliamentary Recommendation To Suspend The Investment Licenses Granted During The Period Of Abdul Mahdi's Government Resignation

Wednesday 26, August 2020 16:56 | EconomicalViews: 76  Baghdad / NINA / The Parliamentary Economic and Investment Committee recommended that the work permits granted during the resignation period of the government of former Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and the period of the Corona pandemic be stopped, including the Baghdad residential investment project with the Ministry of Interior, as it is a clear violation of the laws in force. / End 5   https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=852373

 

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