More Iraqi News Wednesday PM 5-12-21
More Iraqi News Wednesday PM 5-12-21
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After His Dismissal On Corruption Charges ... Returning The Former Director Of Al-Rafidain Bank To A New Position {Document} Rolling Eyes
Time: 05/12/2021 14:26:08 Read: 4,927 times {Economist: Al Furat News} The Minister of Finance, Ali Allawi, issued a ministerial order appointing the former director of Al-Rafidain Bank, Hussein Ali Muheisen, to a new position.
According to the ministerial order of Allawi, the Euphrates News Agency obtained a copy of it. It was decided, and according to what was stated in the letter of the Prime Minister’s office, it was decided:
1 - To release the hand of (Hussein Ali Muheisen), director general of Al-Rafidain Bank, the agency.
2- Transferring Muhaisen to the position of General Manager of the Iraqi Company for Banking Services.
On March 9, the Minister of Finance, Ali Allawi, issued an order to withdraw the hand of the General Director of Al-Rafidain Bank, the agency {Hussein Ali Muheisen} and refer it to investigation, for signing a contract with an electronic payment company without completing the legal procedures
The industrial sector is walking the Rafidain Bank matters until the completion of the investigation.
It is noteworthy that an informed source revealed the existence of attempts and deals from political parties to return the former director of Al-Rafidain Bank, accused of corruption, to his post.
The source indicated to {Euphrates News} that "the former director of Rafidain is using his political influence with political parties to mediate with the Minister of Finance for his return to his position in the management of the Rafidain Bank."
He explained, "Political pressure is being put on the Minister of Finance, Ali Allawi, in order to return the article (Muheisen) to his post, and he is accused of corruption and signing investment contracts and facilities with companies and destinations without guarantees, which caused great damage to Al-Rafidain Bank, as well as files and suspicions of corruption." LINK
Endowment Committee: Canceling Holidays For Religious Occasions Will Benefit The Economy
Time: 05/12/2021 08:34:01 Read: 4,901 times {Local: Al Furat News} The Endowment and Religious Affairs Committee, in the House of Representatives, announced, on Wednesday, that the law on official and religious holidays will be transferred to the next parliamentary session, while it indicated that religious events have become a subject of disagreement between sects and religions.
Committee member Hana Turki said in a press statement, that "the law may be transferred to the next session, because there is difficulty in presenting it in one of the upcoming sessions of the House of Representatives," noting that "the holidays in Iraq exceeded what exists in the countries of the world, and that the curfew decisions have contributed." By delaying the completion of transactions. "
She added, "The committee seeks to establish important occasions that have contact with citizens, such as the day of declaring victory over ISIS, the national day for Iraq, declaring the republican system in Iraq, and adding religious holidays, which are the first and tenth of the month of Muharram and the birth of the Prophet, and the days of Eid al-Fitr and the blessed Eid al-Adha. In addition to the proposal to declare an official holiday on the 25th of December on the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of Christ. "
She pointed out that "religious occasions have become a matter of disagreement between sects and religions," noting that "canceling them will benefit the economy and production."
Turki revealed that "there is a proposal to assign a limited number of these holidays to the governors after the approval of the Council of Ministers, and that the name of the law be (official holidays and memoranda), such as the celebration of Teacher's Day or the popular uprising in which there will be no official holiday." LINK
Representative Legal: There Is No Fight Against Corruption Without Implementing This Order
Time: 05/12/2021 09:09:58 Read: 2,990 times {Local: Al Furat News} The Parliamentary Legal Committee revealed that, reforms and fighting corruption can only be carried out after arms are confined to the hands of the state.
Committee member Bahar Mahmoud said in a press statement, "The government's steps in combating corruption are slow," indicating that "any prime minister is not able to undertake reform and fight corruption, except after restricting weapons to the hands of the state."
She added, "Corruption has entered all the joints of the state, so fighting it is not an easy task."
It indicated that "it is not possible for an electoral cycle and a single government cabinet to do this, because this file depends on a series of steps that must be followed and completed in stages." She pointed out that "steps to combat corruption are slow, despite the presence of the intention for reform." LINK
Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim Calls On The Government To Find Appropriate Economic Treatments For Earning People And Those With Daily Income
Time: 05/12/2021 11:29:52 Read: 2,106 times {Politics: Al Furat News} The head of the National State Forces Alliance, Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim, called on the government to find appropriate economic solutions for earnings and those with daily income.
Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim said in a tweet on Twitter: “While we value the Supreme Committee for Health and National Safety’s concern for the safety of citizens in light of the spread of the pandemic, we have noticed throughout the period of imposing preventive measures, including the strict curfew, causing distress to citizens, most notably disrupting the livelihoods of those with limited daily incomes, earnings and segments. Other ".
Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim called on the honorable government to find appropriate economic treatments to relieve them and provide them with possible facilities until the cloud of the pandemic subsides from our dear homeland. LINK
Trade Announces An Agreement With A Giant American Company To Supply Its Cars
Time: 05/12/2021 15:38:23 Read: 1,586 times {Economical: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Trade announced that the General Company for Car Trade has signed a preliminary agreement with the Iraqi Al-Mansour Automotive Company to supply Chevrolet cars to Iraq.
The general manager of the company, Bassem Naeem Al-Aqili, said in a statement to the ministry that the Euphrates News Agency received a copy of it, that “after negotiations that lasted for more than a year between the General Company for Trading Cars and Machinery and the Iraqi Al-Mansour Company, the exclusive agent of the American General Motors Company, the two sides signed the agreement to supply Chevrolet cars to Iraq".
He pointed out that he signed the preliminary agreement on behalf of his company, while the preliminary agreement was signed on behalf of the Iraqi Al-Mansour Company, its authorized director Ziad Al-Rifai, in a ceremony held at the company's headquarters, stressing at the same time that "this agreement coincides with the opening of the General Company for Cars and Machinery Trading to deal with international companies."
Producer and marketer of cars with discreet origins and known internationally, in order to serve the Iraqi citizen to provide the best products that our company is a pioneer in its field of work in the Iraqi market.
For his part, the managing director of the Iraqi Al-Mansour Automotive Company, Ziyad Al-Rifai, expressed his optimism and his pleasure in dealing with {GAMCO} as it is one of the leading and long-standing companies in the Middle East region in the field of importing and marketing cars and equipment, and that his company will train and develop the cadres working in the company and it is committed to achieving that. " .LINK
Planning Expects The Stability Of The Economic And Financial Situation .. And Provides Evidence
Time: 05/12/2021 15:20:46 Read: 1,417 times {Economic: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Planning expected the stability of the economic and financial situation related to the movement of the dollar's exchange rate in local markets.
"By following up on the inflation indicators affected by the rise in the dollar, there is stability in prices, as last April was 0.1, and in March inflation was 0.6, and in February it was 0.7 and December was 0.8," ministry spokesman Abdul Zahra Al-Hindawi said
"We notice a stabilization and a decline in inflation rates, as a result, the economic and financial situation associated with the price movement will stabilize," he added.
The Ministry of Planning announced earlier today, Wednesday, that the monthly inflation rate increased during the month of April, by 0.1% compared to the previous month.
She said in a statement, "The Central Bureau of Statistics continues to monitor price movement in Iraqi local markets, in all provinces, on an ongoing basis, and on the basis of this monitoring it releases its monthly qualitative report for the index and consumer prices, which indicates monthly inflation rates."
She added, "The first digital qualitative report to monitor the changes accompanying the change in the dollar’s exchange rate, was during the month of December of last year, which showed an increase in the rate of inflation, by (3.3%), compared to the month of November, which witnessed an increase in the exchange rate."
The planning pointed out, "The inflation rates continued to rise slightly during the past four months of the current year, adding that the inflation rate rose by (0.8%) during the month of January, and in February it increased by (0.7%), and it rose during the month of March. By (0.6), while the rate of increase in the inflation rate during the month of April was (0.1%), revealing that the cumulative rise in inflation rates during the past six months (from November 2020 to April 2021) amounted to (5.6%). . LINK
A Security Expert: The Withdrawal Of The American Maintenance Company Will Turn The Iraqi F-16 Into A Pile Of Iron
Time: 05/12/2021 13:07:16 Read: 2,769 times {Umniah: Al Furat News} The security expert, Fadel Abu Ragheef, said that the withdrawal of the American maintenance company {Lockheed Martin} from Balad Air Force base due to repeated missile strikes on it will turn the Iraqi F-16 fighters of American manufacture into a "useless pile of iron."
Abu Ragheef said in a press statement, "There are no longer any American or foreign combat forces in Iraq, except for maintenance companies," noting that "the existence of such companies is for the purpose of maintenance and maintenance only, and it is a very necessary presence because it sustains {F-16} aircraft."
That Iraq bought from the United States of America, and only this company can perpetuate it, and therefore; its presence means the presence of the Iraqi air force. "
He explained, "The withdrawal of the employees of this company will cause very serious damage, because with this withdrawal, these aircraft will turn into a mere pile of iron that is useless and useless."
The company, "Lockheed Martin" withdrew from Iraq, on Tuesday, threatening the entire program of maintenance of Iraqi combat aircraft.
The company left Balad Air Base, south of Salah al-Din Governorate, after "several missile attacks that the authorities seem unable to stop," as she put it.
“The company's technicians are conducting the necessary maintenance operations on Iraqi combat aircraft, and without these operations, combat sorties will not be possible,” the Iraqi military said in a statement .
The aircraft manufacturer said in a statement that it “is transferring the F-16 team that is based in Iraq.” Due to “considerations related to the safety of employees.”
The decision comes after the Balad air base, which hosts the planes and the company's technicians, was repeatedly subjected to missile strikes, the most recent of which was the bombing on May 3.
AFP quoted an Iraqi official, describing it as a high-ranking one, as saying that The company has already left Monday morning, and the team includes 72 specialized technicians from Lockheed Martin, "while another military source also confirmed the team's departure from the base.
The US Department of Defense (the Pentagon) said,"The US government is coordinating closely with the company to ensure continued support for the Iraqi F-16 program. "
Currently, the company is conducting deep maintenance operations on aircraft, with the help of Iraqi technicians who are performing less comprehensive and in-depth maintenance phases. LINK
Cabinet Secretariat For Al-Sabah: The National Data Center Will Be Launched Within Two Months
Wednesday 12th May 2021 Baghdad: Farah Al-Khafaf The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced that the National Data Center will be launched within the next two months, revealing the cooperation with Huawei to develop the work of the e-governance program, and the establishment of smart cities.
The spokesman for the Cabinet Secretariat, Haider Majeed, told Al-Sabah: “The government has decided that there should be external partners to contribute to the development of the e-governance program. Therefore, the General Secretariat suggested that there should be participation by Huawei as it is one of the sober and pioneering global companies.
In the field of communications and technology, there are joint files between Iraq and Huawei ». He added that «a meeting took place between the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Hamid Al-Ghazi, the President of Huawei in the Middle East and the President of the Iraq branch, and it was in the presence of one of the experts working in the company from Dubai via the closed circuit television, and during the meeting, the activities and work of the company in this field were presented.
Indicating that the idea of the company's contribution to developing the work of the e-governance program was born after several meetings between the members of the Supreme Committee and the advisory team, in order to develop the work of the program and establish smart cities, which are programs that the company worked on in the Gulf countries, the Arab countries and the countries of the world.
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”He was the Secretary-General of the Council. The ministers called on the Chinese company Huawei to actively contribute to the process of digital transformation and the development of the e-governance program and the establishment of smart cities in Iraq, indicating that the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers has reached advanced stages in the e-governance program, and it needs a real partnership with a sober company such as the leading Huawei company.
In the fields of technology and communications, in order to provide consultations, visions and plans for the development of the program.
Majeed pointed out that "these programs will transform many systems such as traffic systems and many corporate systems into electronic systems, which will contribute to reducing the momentum on employees and speeding up the completion of transactions."
And government institutions to follow up on citizens' transactions, and the data of all citizens will be in this center, and the departments seek their information on their part to complete the transactions and the validity of the issuances. And others ».
He noted that «the General Secretariat applied the experiment in the departments of the Book of Adjustment, Tax and Land Registration, and it became more like a single window, but each department is in its place, as the citizen hands over his treatment in the first district and takes a (barcode) on his mobile phone, and then goes to the second circuit and through the (barcode) (He will find his treatment completed, "noting that" this system was applied two months ago in these departments, and then it will expand to include the rest of the other departments inside Iraq. "
Majeed continued: “The advisory team presented a proposal for approval in electronic visas and electronic cards, and it will be adopted within the next plans,” noting that the data center, through this system, will eliminate the phenomenon of commentators, brokerage operations, and blackmail of citizens, stressing that “with the click of a button the citizen’s treatment will arrive from Circle to another ».
It is noteworthy that the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers confirmed in a previous statement to “Al-Sabah” that 200,000 documents had been circulated electronically since the implementation of the first phase of electronic governance.
A spokesman for the General Secretariat stressed that “the new electronic system will include death and birth certificates, and thus will eliminate the phenomenon of fraud and receive more than one salary, especially since there are hundreds and perhaps thousands of citizens who receive fake pensions for their families, who are dead or have obtained their documents, in addition to social benefits He receives two salaries, explaining that “death and birth certificates, when issued electronically, will be distributed among most ministries, including planning, the interior, commerce, the National Retirement Authority, and others.
By relying on automation, it will count the money that used to go into the pockets of the corrupt and will return to the treasury The state". LINK
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