KTFA Members "News and Views" Saturday 1-18-2020
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DELTA: CURRENCY EXCHANGE PLACE IN TURKEY SHOWING... 1 MILLION DINARS=$8377 THE OTHERS STILL AT REGULAR RATE
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1000000= 8377 IQD
USD 1 IQD= 0,008377 USD
Samson: Karbouli: The currency auction was stolen in broad daylight
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What @ jamalalkarboli all joints of the country riddled with corruption and the top of the pyramid is where the auction sells hard currency.
Counterfeiting and collusion operations in it have the sole purpose of stealing the dollar from the central treasury with forged import licenses and volatile instruments and transferring them abroad for the benefit of influential people involved in silent corruption issues.
Their names are diagnosed by the Integrity and Judicial Authority, but their files are not opened by anyone. The Iraqi economy remains the biggest loser. # Auction _ currency _ theft _ it is _ daylight 18 - 1 - 2020
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Samson: Al-Fateh: Tomorrow's session will discuss authorizing the government to send the budget and amend the retirement law
16:41 - 18/01/2020
The Al-Fateh coalition announced, on Saturday, the discussion of amending the retirement law and finding a legal formula to send the budget to the House of Representatives and extend the legislative term during the House session scheduled for Sunday.
"The parliament will discuss a number of laws during the session scheduled for tomorrow, including discussing extending the legislative term and reducing the holiday," said the deputy from Al-Fath Fadhel Jaber.
He added that "the session will witness the opening of discussion for the amendments decided on the retirement law, especially the doctors’ retirement clause and some slides," noting that "the council presents a proposal and a legal formula that is voted upon to authorize the government to send a draft budget for 2020."
He explained that "the political blocs are unanimous in authorizing the government to send the budget to its importance in running the daily lives of citizens and it is not possible to wait for the new government." LINK
Moparman: This is big folks.
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Samson: Al-Fatlawi confirms that there are parliamentary moves to pass the 2020 budget
10:50 - 01/17/2020
Member of the Al-Fateh Alliance Fadel Al-Fatlawi confirmed on Friday that there are continuous parliamentary moves to pass the 2020 budget, pointing out that the parliament session next Sunday will witness discussions in this regard.
In a statement to Al-Maalouma, Al-Fatlai said, "Parliament has an extensive vision about the budget and the need for Iraq to start with the start of the new year."
He added that "there are moves and discussions within Parliament in order to grant powers to the government to send the 2020 budget to the House of Representatives to vote on it."
He stressed that "the parliament session next Sunday will witness discussions to reach a decisive result on the budget, because Iraq cannot remain without a budget in the presence of the caretaker government." LINK
Godlover: I find this article interesting & encouraging. They continue with the talk of the "need" for Iraq to open the 2020 budget in the "start" of this year.....clearly implying as soon as possible imo. Hopefully this Sunday's parliament session will indeed have "decisive results" on the budget....imo
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HisAlone: Had a thought... What if they picked a really memorable date that was VERY unique? Say like 02/02/2020. A mirror image, so to speak... 02022020... Things that make you go hmmmm.... Imo of course.
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Samson: The White House: Trump will discuss with President Saleh the issue of withdrawing his forces from Iraq
18th January, 2020
The White House announced on Saturday that US President Donald Trump will discuss with his Iraqi counterpart, Barham Salih, the issue of withdrawing his forces from Iraq.
And sources in the White House said, according to the American "CBS" channel, that "Trump will discuss with Saleh at the World Economic Forum, which will be held from January 21 to January 24 in Davos, the issue of his forces leaving Iraq."
The attacks of the American army since last December 29 on the Iraqi popular crowd, and the assassination of its deputy commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani near the Baghdad airport, have provoked a wide response from the Iraqi authorities, which criticized the actions of the Americans. On January 5, the Iraqi parliament adopted a resolution demanding the full withdrawal of all foreign forces from the country. But Trump refused to heed this demand, and threatened Baghdad with "unprecedented sanctions."
The Davos Forum is an annual meeting of representatives of global political and commercial elites. It has been taking place since the eighties. This event constitutes one of the major international events annually relative to politicians, businessmen, representatives of public organizations, academia, cultural figures and media leaders who participate in the discussions of this World Economic Forum. LINK
Samson: Al-Attar: The Iraqi-Chinese agreement is a great opportunity for the national economy
18th January, 2020
Economist Ghadeer Al-Attar stressed on Saturday the importance of the Iraqi-Chinese agreement for the national economy.
Al-Attar said in a statement followed by / Mawazine News /, that "the Iraq agreement with China is a great opportunity for the national economy and will contribute to pushing the wheel of development in the country," noting that "the agreement will enhance the position of Iraq between manufacturers and importers of cars."
He added that "Iraq has a successful previous experience by opening production lines for Chinese cars in cooperation with the General Company for the Automotive Industry," stressing that "Chinese cars have great acceptance among Iraqi customers in terms of strength, durability and prices that are accessible to everyone." LINK
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Don961: : Advisor to the Mahdi: The China Agreement is the most important in the history of Iraq .. This is the reason for the postponement of the China-Iraq Forum
Politics 01/17/2020 12:09 691 Editor: ht Baghdad today - follow up
The advisor to the Prime Minister for Economic Energy Affairs, Abdul Hussein Al-Hanin, Friday (January 17, 2020), considered that the Iraqi-Chinese agreement is the most important in the history of Iraq, indicating that the recent events directly affected its implementation.
The official Iraqi News Agency "conscious" quoted Al-Hanin as saying that "Iraq required Chinese companies to implement projects with global American and European technology," noting that "the government will not accept second-class projects, but rather first-class projects and serve the community."
He added, "There are 40 major Chinese companies ready with all capabilities, financially and technically guaranteed at the practical level, capable of carrying out major works in the field of roads, bridges and city building."
Al-Hanin said, "Some people describe the agreement as pledging Iraqi oil and this is not true, because it is a guarantee for selling oil for a long time and is a major achievement," noting that "this agreement includes the implementation of projects on the principle of oil for construction and reconstruction ."
Al Hanin pointed out that "Iraq will pay 100 thousand barrels per day, equivalent to the price of the oil market, 6 million dollars per day, and by 180 million dollars per month," noting that "the agreement rate of oil is 10% of Iraqi oil exports to China, which reaches Million barrels per day. "
And he added that "the recent events directly affected the implementation of the agreement," noting that "it was hoped that the China-Iraq Forum would be held in Baghdad on 11-17 of last year for a period of four days, but it was postponed and replaced by small workshops that will take place these days and in coordination with the Chamber Chinese trade, Chinese embassy, prime minister's office and other ministries. "
Al-Hanin went on to say that "the ministers had issued a book a few days ago requesting ministries and governorates, including the Kurdistan region, to update their previous data to prepare for the completion of projects related to infrastructure in all sectors," usually "the agreement with China that it is one of the most important agreements that occurred in the history of Iraq."
The Adviser to the Prime Minister for Financial Affairs, the appearance of Mohamed Saleh, revealed Tuesday (January 15, 2020), new details about the most prominent offer of the agreement between Iraq and China, indicating that the agreement will focus on the implementation of infrastructure projects .
Saleh said in a press statement, "The agreement includes the exchange of oil revenues for the implementation of projects in Iraq," noting that "the Iraqi government opened a credit account in one of the sober Chinese banks to deposit oil revenues of 100,000 barrels per day within the Chinese agreement."
He added that "this account is spent on companies that implement projects," noting that "the agreement will focus on infrastructure projects such as schools, hospitals, roads, electricity and sanitation, to be determined through the Ministry of Planning and in coordination with the Council of Ministers."
Saleh added that "the agreement will provide many job opportunities for the unemployed and give an opportunity to the Iraqi private sector companies, as well as relying on Iraqi products to implement projects such as cement, bricks, sand and others," noting that "this will create significant economic development in the country."
And that "the age of the agreement reaches 20 years, stressing that this agreement will revive the infrastructure of Iraq, which has been destroyed for four decades." link
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Samson: Dozens of agreements between Myanmar and China to accelerate the Belt and Road Initiative
18th January, 2020
China and Myanmar signed dozens of agreements on Saturday, aiming to accelerate infrastructure projects in Myanmar, as Beijing seeks to boost its influence in a neighbor increasingly alienated from the West
However, no new major projects were agreed upon during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit, which started on Friday and ends on Saturday, the first visit by a Chinese leader to Myanmar in 19 years
Analysts said Myanmar is generally cautious about Beijing's investment and is taking a particularly cautious approach ahead of elections this year
However, Chinese President Xi and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi signed 33 agreements related to major projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, which represents China's vision of new trade routes described as "the Silk Road of the 21st century
The two leaders agreed to accelerate the implementation of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, a massive multi-billion dollar infrastructure plan, through agreements to build railways linking southwest China with the Indian Ocean, establishing a deep sea port in the troubled Rakhine State, and establishing an economic zone Especially at the border, the establishment of a new city in the commercial capital Yangon
The two have not touched on a controversial giant dam backed by Beijing costing $ 3.6 billion, where work has been stalled since 2011, which reflects the sensitivity surrounding China's investment in Myanmar, where many are uncomfortable with Beijing's domination of its smaller neighbor
On Friday, the Chinese president praised the "new era" in the relations between the two countries
"We are drawing a road map for the future that brings back bilateral relations based on brotherhood ties, to overcome difficulties together and assign each other to each other," he said
Suu Kyi described China as "a great country playing an important role in international affairs and the global economy," but she urged economic projects to avoid causing environmental damage and benefiting citizens LINK