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Al-Masoudi: Parliament Will Hold A Session This Week That Fails To Complete The Election Law

August 29, 2020 at 5:52 pm  19 Views  Baghdad - the trend   The MP for the Saeron Alliance, Hassan Al-Masoudi, announced that Parliament will hold a session this week, but it will be devoid of a vote to complete the election law.

Al-Masoudi revealed that the political forces had not reached a final agreement regarding the multiple departments of the election law, pointing out that presenting the election laws and the Federal Court in the first session without a political agreement would be useless.  LINK

Officially, The Pentagon Announces A Reduction In The Number Of US Forces In Iraq

Classification: Iraqi  Saturday, 29 August 2020 1:19 PM

Baghdad / National News Center - The US Department of Defense (the Pentagon) officially announced the start of reducing the number of US forces in Iraq.

According to the Pentagon announcement, no figure was set for the reduction, while it was indicated that the operation was being coordinated with Baghdad.

And a spokeswoman for the Pentagon, Jessica McNolte, said in press statements that the decision to reduce came "after the progress we have made in the war on ISIS terrorist organization."

According to what US officials said, earlier, the reduction in the number of troops will be based on President Donald Trump's repeated call to bring troops home, and his re-election campaign pledging to end what he described as "endless wars."

The "Wall Street Journal" published yesterday, a plan to reduce the number of American forces in Iraq. Officials who confirmed the plan spoke on condition of anonymity because they were discussing a matter that has not yet been made public.   https://nnciraq.com/40185/

US Defense Announces The Withdrawal Of A Third Of Its Forces From Iraq

POSTED ON 2020-08-29 BY SOTALIRAQ  The Wall Street Journal reported, Friday, that the United States will reduce the number of its forces in Iraq by nearly a third, according to American officials.

The newspaper quoted US officials as saying that the Pentagon decided to reduce the number of US forces in Iraq to about 3,500 soldiers.

She added that many US officials have confirmed that the Pentagon will reduce troop levels by about a third during the next two to three months.

That would bring US troop levels back to what they were in 2015 when the United States was in the first phase of its campaign against ISIS, according to the newspaper.  LINK

World Bank Suspends Competitiveness Report After Suspicion Of Manipulating Data In 4 Countries

Reports  Economy News – Baghdad  The World Bank said it has stopped publishing its flagship report on business competitiveness to investigate data breaches that may have been improperly altered.

The Wall Street Journal reported, according to a person familiar with the matter, that the data appears to be related to four countries, namely China, the UAE, Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia, adding that this step renewed the fears that were raised for the first time two years ago by the chief economist of the World Bank Paul Romer that the report called "Doing Business." He was subject to manipulation.

The newspaper pointed out that the report has become the main reference on the international ranking of the business environment in various countries and attracts news headlines around the world regarding the status of individual countries, and it has been cited as a strong incentive for governments to compete and obtain higher rankings by improving their regulatory environment.

Data systematic review

The World Bank said in a statement that it has begun a systematic review of the data, launching an independent audit of the process, and that it will correct the data.

According to sources at the World Bank, Bank employees expressed their concerns to the Department of Development Economics - which publishes the report - in late June. By early this month, violations were verified after a thorough review.

The results were reviewed by the World Bank's executive board last Thursday.

The World Bank stated that the October 2017 and October 2019 reports were affected, adding that the reports will be reviewed over the past five years. The next edition of the report, which was to be published in just over a month, will be delayed.

Rating improved

In the case of China, Azerbaijan, and the UAE, the World Bank has reported significant improvement in business environments in recent years. Five years ago, China ranked 90th in the report. And last year, its ranking climbed to 31st.

Azerbaijan rose from 80th to 34th place during that time. In last year's report, the UAE was ranked 16th, compared to 22 five years ago.

Saudi Arabia’s ranking has slipped from 49th to 62nd in the past five years.

The newspaper says that the embassies of the four countries did not respond to requests for comment.

An example of Chile

In 2018, the World Bank's chief economist, Paul Romer, said the data in the report was subject to fraud. He specifically claimed that the data on Chile appeared to have been manipulated to show the country's deteriorating business environment had improved under a left-wing government. Romer expressed concern about the possibility of political motives behind the change of arrangement.

These allegations caused an uproar in the bank and in Chile, where the Chilean government demanded an apology, and the bank officially apologized to Chile and said that Rumer's accusations of political bias were unjustified, so Rumer announced his resignation from his position as chief economist two weeks later.

The World Bank conducted an audit later that year that said there was no political tampering with the rating, and that the review only erred the bank to change its methodology so repeatedly that the ratings became confusing. Romer said at the time, however, that he believed the audit did not address his main concerns about the potential for data tampering.

Conflict of interest

Justin Sandifor, senior research fellow at the Center for Global Development, a Washington think tank focused on poverty eradication, said the Doing Business report generates deep conflicts of interest and that conflicts are inevitable when the member states that finance World Bank programs are the ones that They are categorized by project, which creates the potential for internal pressure to make some countries look better or worse.

A World Bank spokesperson said that the independence of the bank’s research and data is crucial to informing its work, and that while the bank provides advisory services to countries that request assistance in improving their business environments, these services are not provided by the employees involved in preparing the "Doing Business" report.

Number of observations 46 Date added 08/29/2020   https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=21656

An Economist Confirms To / NINA / The Importance Of Iraq Expanding Its Foreign Relations Circle To Revive The Economy

Saturday 29, August 2020 09:23 | EconomicalViews: 212   Baghdad / NINA / The economist, Raad Twaij, stressed the importance of Iraq expanding its foreign relations circle to revive the economy and improve political relations that had cooled in the previous period.

Twig said in a statement to the Iraqi National News Agency ( NINA ): Expanding the circle of foreign relations for any country is a very important matter and a strategic question to move political, economic and social relations, stressing that Iraq's relations with the world and the countries surrounding it are historical relations. ".

He added: "Iraq wants to play the leading role in this important region of the world and lift the uncertainty about the region's future directions, stressing that these relations can be a starting point for economic partnership between countries, which can be formulated in effective formulas whose content is economic integration and the optimal use of the region's resources." .

He continued that: Iraq needs economic institutions and legislation that guarantee fair competition and guarantee the rights of everyone, and therefore such cooperation must be with economic arms based on cooperation, and we look forward to the tripartite summit - Jordan, Iraq and Egypt - as a starting point to make the eastern market similar to the European market.     

https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=852845

Al-Kazemi: The Government Is Keen To Face Challenges And Correct Wrong Paths

Editing date: 08/29/2020 16:11 • 75 times read  [Baghdad-Where]  The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, affirmed on Saturday that the government is keen to meet the challenges in the country and correct the wrong paths.

The media office of the Prime Minister stated in a statement that Mawazine News received a copy of, that “The Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, made an inspection visit to the headquarters of the Counter-Terrorism Service, and was received by the head of the agency, Lieutenant General Abdul Wahab Al-Saadi ".

The statement added, "Al-Kazemi toured the headquarters of the agency, looked at its departments, opened a special center to examine those infected with the Coronavirus, and met with leaders of the Counter-Terrorism Service and was informed of the work and plans of the security apparatus."

Al-Kazemi expressed his "happiness at his meeting with the members and officers of the Counter-Terrorism Service," stressing that "the agency enjoys the confidence of the Iraqis, due to the heroism and exploits it has achieved in the war against ISIS terrorist gangs, and the humane treatment of its fighters with the people of the areas liberated from terrorism and their sense of safety towards them."

He indicated, "The Counter-Terrorism Service has gained an international reputation as well, and we must work to enhance this reputation through continuous modern training and the need to entrench the principle of the national creed in the work of the agency, as well as the rest of the security services."

He pointed out, "the challenges facing Iraq at the current stage, and the government's keenness to confront and overcome them, and correct many wrong paths, to move the country forward."

The Counter-Terrorism Service called on leaders and associates to "work for Iraq," noting that "many citizens choose the agency even in non-security issues, and this indicates their confidence in you and their sense of security with you, and you must invest this confidence in what is good for the country and its people." ".

He emphasized, "The government's bet today is on you and our heroic security forces, in confronting everything that threatens the security and stability of society and its members."

http://www.alliraqnews.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=99152

The Files Carried By The French President On His Visit To Iraq Will Be Revealed Soon

Political  Saturday 29 August 2020 | 02:03 PM| Views: 261  Member of Parliament's Foreign Relations Committee, Mukhtar Al-Mousawi, revealed the files that French President Emmanuel Macron is carrying on his visit to Iraq soon. He said in a press statement that "French President Macron will visit the capital, Baghdad, next month, after changing the date of his visit, which was agreed upon by the French Defense Minister, Florence Parly."

Mousawi added that "the files that the French president carries on his visit to Iraq, on top of which is the discussion with the Iraqi government on electricity because there is a German-French agreement on electric power," noting that "he will also carry with him a special file on Iraq's borders with neighboring countries, namely: Syria." Turkey and Iran. " "The French president will also discuss economic areas that focus on energy," he added

https://aynaliraqnews.com/index.php?aa=news&id22=137946

A Parliamentarian Stresses The Difficulty Of Adopting The Federal Court Law During The Coming Period

The Baghdad Post Saturday, August 29, 2020 01:13 Pm  Deputy for / Saeron / Riyadh Al-Masoudi emphasized the difficulty of approving the Federal Court law during the coming period.

Al-Masoudi said that Parliament will hold the first session of the new legislative term next Saturday, the fifth of next September, and that the parliament's priority is to approve the new Federal Court law and solve the election law problem.

He explained that the new Federal Court law needs a political consensus between the blocs because voting on it requires the attendance and voting of 222 deputies, i.e. two-thirds of parliament members according to the constitution, and this matter is difficult to verify at the present time for the incompatibility between the political blocs and the weak attendance of representatives to parliament, as the rate of MPs attendance is The sessions range from 170 to 190, and the highest estimate is 200.  LINK

World Bank: Iraq Is One Of The Economies With Upper Middle Income

Editing date: 08/29/2020 15:21 • 63 times read

Baghdad_in] The World Bank, on Saturday, classified Iraq from the upper-middle-income economies.

The bank said in a report, that "Iraq is one of the economies with upper middle income," indicating that "these economies range from the per capita gross national income between $ 4,046 and $ 12,535."

"These economies consist of 56 countries, in addition to Iraq, they also consist of Albania, Argentina, China, Jordan, Brazil, Turkey, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, South Africa and Thailand," he added.

He pointed out that "low-income economies are those that have a per capita national income of 1035 and included 29 countries including Eritrea, Yemen, Sudan and Syria," noting that "the high-income economies consist of 83 countries, including Qatar, the UAE and Bahrain from Arab countries, Italy, Austria and Germany

http://www.alliraqnews.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=99144

A New World Bank Report ... How Much Is The Iraqi Per Capita National Income?

15:07 - 29/08/2020   The information / Baghdad ..The World Bank placed Iraq within the upper middle-income economies, indicating that these economies consist of 56 countries.

The bank said in a report that " Iraq is one of the economies with upper middle income," noting that "these economies range in terms of per capita gross national income between $ 4,046 and $ 12,535."

He added, "These economies consist of 56 countries, in addition to Iraq, they also consist of Albania, Argentina, China, Jordan, Brazil, Turkey, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, South Africa and Thailand."

He pointed out that "low-income economies are those that have a per capita national income of 1035 and included 29 countries, including Eritrea , Yemen , Sudan and Syria." Arab countries, Italy, Austria and Germany.

The World Bank classifies countries in the world into four groups - low-income, lower-middle-income countries, upper-middle-income countries, and high-income countries. It is estimated on the basis of gross national income per capita at the current US dollar rate. 25 S.   https://www.almaalomah.com/2020/08/29/492272/

 

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