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Tishwash:  The President of the Republic calls the new House of Representatives to hold its session on January 9

The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, called on Thursday the new parliament to hold its session on the ninth of next January.

Saleh wrote in a tweet to him, which was followed by / Mawazine News /: "I signed the republican decree to call the new parliament to convene on Sunday, January 9, 2022."

He added, "There are hopes to meet the national merit by forming a capable and effective government that protects the interests of the country and enhances sovereignty, protecting and serving the Iraqis, and this requires solidarity in order to achieve the reform required for a stable and prosperous Iraq."

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Tishwash:  Economist: The next government is required to prepare detailed programs to achieve the goals of the White Paper and liberate the economy from dependence

An expert in economic affairs, Safwan Qusay, confirmed: "The next government is required to prepare detailed programs to achieve the goals of the White Paper, especially those related to economic diversification to liberate the Iraqi economy from dependence on neighboring countries."

Qusay said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency ( NINA ): "In light of the growing need to create an attractive investment environment, it has become the duty of the next government to restructure most ministries in order to invest the untapped energies in those ministries and support the regular private sector to be a partner in the rehabilitation process." .

He added: "The smart exchange rate control to support the productive economic and social sectors can be included in the next government's program to control prices and reduce poverty rates, in accordance with a transparent government program and under the watchful eye of the regulatory authorities," noting: "The process of economic, political, social and judicial reform to build a state, It requires integration between the authorities and requires the investment of qualified human resources to make change in light of challenges that can be overcome when putting these people in the places they deserve.”

And the economic expert continued: "The Iraqis are currently looking forward to the chances of success that will be presented by the next government, according to a quantitative schedule and a clear timetable that includes a real change for all aspects of life and as soon as possible."   link

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Cutebwoy:  Al-Rasheed Bank announces the suspension of accounting operations tomorrow, Monday

Mmsrv Rasheed announces stop calculations (withdrawals and deposits) in its branches on Monday instead of Sunday for the purposes of the application 
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announced the Rasheed Bank for directing its branches in Baghdad and the provinces closed the doors of the bank and stop withdrawals and deposit for Monday , 03/01/2022

The media office stated that it had previously been reported that banking operations were suspended on Sunday, and that it coincided with the official holiday, it was decided that tomorrow will be Monday instead of it.

He added that the directive came for the purposes of application and is applied annually, and the 
bank will resume its work on the next day 

Al-Rasheed Bank announces the suspension of accounting operations tomorrow, Monday

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Tishwash:  A special source: The new alliances will be announced within the next forty-eight hours, and Al-Kazemi, the candidate of the first movement, is competing with Allawi and Jaafar al-Sadr

A political source revealed that the leader of the Progress Alliance, Muhammad al-Halbousi, will meet with the Sadrist bloc soon or within the next two days, which will be matched by a move from the coordinating framework towards the Azm alliance led by Khamis al-Khanjar to hold a similar meeting and determine "loyalties."

The source said that "individual meetings will be held by the leaders of the two Sunni alliances (Progress) and will be headed by Al-Halbousi, indicating that the latter will meet with the Sadrist bloc soon, or perhaps within the next two days at the latest.

The source indicated that Al-Halbousi will discuss entering into a strategic alliance in harmony with the aspirations of the two parties and the mechanism for implementing those ambitions. , explaining that the leader of progress sees the Sadrist bloc as supportive of him in his quest to win the presidency of Parliament again, in addition to his support for the Sadrist bloc's candidate for prime minister, which, according to recent information, is limited to three people, including (Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi and Jaafar al-Sadr).

The source added, "On the other hand, the coordination framework with the Azm alliance led by Khamis al-Khanjar will hold an expanded meeting during the next two days to determine the latter's position on the alliance with the coordination framework or not, indicating that the last movement will determine the map or features of the political scene and the quality and form of political alliances."

The source explained, "The Sadrist bloc has strengthened its parliamentary seats through the joining of some small forces to it, adding that according to the information, the number of its representatives reached 85 seats, thus enabling it to achieve comfortable dialogues with Sunnis and Kurds, although the latter needs more assurances about meeting its demands."  link

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