Zig’s Place Chat and News Tuesday AM 4-6-21
Zig’s Place Chat and News Tuesday AM 4-6-21
Zig: Welcome to zig's place, a chat room for dinar speculators and others....discuss any topic that you wish here
Xyz Draft agreement between Iraq and the European Investment Bank
Tuesday 06 April 2021 2 Baghdad: Morning The Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq, Sadiq al-Rikabi, to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union, stressed that the basic principles underlying the policy of the Republic of Iraq in its international relations come in fulfillment of its obligations and to advance the three pillars of the United Nations, which are sustainable development, peace and security, and human rights.
In this context, the Iraqi mission to the European Union has made great efforts over recent months to reach a framework agreement between Iraq and the European Investment Bank, which lays the legal foundations necessary for the latter to finance some public and private sector projects in Iraq.
The efforts of the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Brussels have culminated recently in reaching a draft agreement sent by the embassy, and through official channels, to the relevant Iraqi authorities, for the purpose of studying it and making observations on it in preparation for obtaining the fundamental approvals to sign it between the Iraqi and European sides.
A framework agreement
He explained in the speech of Iraq, during the hypothetical event organized by the European Investment Bank with the head of the Asia Department, Mr. Edwards Pomistinas, and the concerned officials in the draft agreement in the European Investment Bank, with the head of the negotiating delegation of the Republic of Iraq on concluding a framework agreement with the European Investment Bank.
Al-Rikabi indicated in his speech that many countries of the world need to invest more than ever before in a world torn apart by conflict, divided by hate speech, threatened by the spread of epidemics and diseases, and by the forces of evil and extremism robbed of its security and peace.
European Union
Al-Rikabi expressed his happiness with the participation of the European Investment Bank in providing support to partner co LINK
xyz Iraq and the assumptions of the full float of its currency 2021 https://rawabetcenter.com/archives/126079
xyz Al-Obaidi pointed out that the full floating policy requires diversifying the economy to create a state of balance in supply and demand, but this is difficult in Iraq because there is only one player in this equation, which is the Central Bank of Iraq
xyz The Governor of the Central Bank discusses with the Secretary-General of the United Nations the financial and economic conditions
The Governor of the Central Bank, Mustafa Ghaleb, discussed with the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Hennes Plasschaert, the financial and economic conditions in Iraq.
A press release issued by the Central Bank, received by "Al-Ektissad News", said, "Today, Tuesday, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mustafa Ghaleb, received the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jenin Hennis Blasshardt, and discussed during the meeting the financial and economic conditions that Iraq is going through and the measures that lead to it. The management of this bank is part of the reform plan for the Iraqi banking sector . "
For her part, the United Nations representative, Mrs. Blashart, affirmed support for the independence of the Central Bank of Iraq, like other international central banks, and its importance during the current and future period https://2abol3gukz3vl6ooyv62zsexoe--economy-news-net.translate.goog/content.php?id=24746
Xyz In the document ... MP Jamal Al-Muhammadawi questions the governor of the Central Bank about violations related to the sale of the dollar https://www.dijlah.tv/index.php?page=article&id=282167
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The Governor of the Central Bank discusses with Plasschaert the financial and economic conditions and the procedures led by the bank management as part of the reform plan for the Iraqi banking sector
Tuesday 06, April 2021 14:12 The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mustafa Ghaleb, discussed today, Tuesday, with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jenin Hennis Blasshardt, the financial and economic conditions that Iraq is going through and the measures led by the bank management as part of the reform plan for the Iraqi banking sector.
During the meeting, according to a statement by the media office of the bank, the representative of the United Nations affirmed the support for the independence of the Central Bank of Iraq, similar to other international central banks, and its importance during the current and future period.
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A rise in the exchange rate of the dollar in the local market
Tuesday 06, April 2021 11:41 The price of the dollar increased today in the local market.
The selling price of the dollar was recorded at 147.250 thousand dinars per 100 dollars, and its purchase price was 146.250 thousand dinars per 100 dollars.
Yesterday the selling price of the dollar reached 147,000 thousand dinars, and the purchase price of 146,000 thousand dinars per 100 dollars.
Zig It's April 6th @sheila Just sayin'...
Sheila @Zig Yes, Today's the Day!... and it's not over, yet,,,,, lolol
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The rise in the global oil price to more thanOil prices rose today, Tuesday, due to the increase in OPEC + production, while the prospects for recovery improved thanks to strong economic data from the United States and China.
By 09:46 Baghdad time, Brent crude futures rose 78 cents, or 1.26%, to $ 62.93 a barrel, after dropping 4.2% on Monday.
US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 81 cents, or 1.38%, to $ 59.46 a barrel, after falling 4.6% on Monday.
These factors, along with demand, contributed to dispelling the impact of concerns about an agreement concluded last week by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC +, to return 350,000 barrels per day of supplies in May, and another 350,000 barrels per day in June, And another 400,000 barrels per day or so in July.
Saudi Arabia is set to get rid of an additional voluntary cut of one million barrels per day over those three months. At the same time, Iran, a member of (OPEC) exempt from making cuts, is working to increase supplies. 62 dollars a barrel
Doug_W Silver:$25.1 +0.33
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Al-Kazemi announces what is happening in the markets and promises to protect the citizen from the greed of traffickers of the people's food
Tuesday 06, April 2021 15:39 Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi said during the cabinet session held today, Tuesday, that I will personally monitor what is happening in the markets. We must protect the citizen from the greed of traffickers of people's food, and we will not allow bidders to exploit the economic situation.
Al-Kazemi added, "The holy month of Ramadan comes for us, and today we will discuss the issue of the ration card in Ramadan, and I directed the delivery of additional rations during the coming days and the addition of a new quota, and we will discuss this issue with the Minister of Trade."
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Al-Kazemi: A formula will be prepared in order to achieve fairness for the segment of lecturers in the budget
Tuesday 06, April 2021 15:22 Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi criticized the change of numbers and texts in the general budget, stressing that a formula will be prepared that will be presented in the session in order to achieve fairness for the segment of lecturers, even at minimum levels.
butterfly https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2021/04/06/undp-and-swisspeace-building-a-peaceful-iraq/ UNDP and swisspeace Building a Peaceful Iraq 6th April 2021 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Iraq and swisspeace, to strengthen efforts for peacebuilding and social cohesion in Iraq.
The MoU provides a framework for collaboration and secures a two-year partnership between UNDP Iraq and swisspeace.
A peacebuilding organization based in Basel, Switzerland, swisspeace is dedicated to reducing violence and promoting peace in areas affected by conflict. These values are aligned with the UNDP Iraq Country Programme (2020-2024) that aims at strengthening the enabling environment for stability and peace in Iraq through mainstreaming conflict sensitivity in programming and strengthening community peace structures, including local peace committees, religious leaders, youth, women, and Community-Based Organizations for local peace processes.
Local peace structures established by UNDP Iraq support the return and reintegration of Internally Displaced Populations, including families perceived to be affiliated with ISIL, into their communities, and rebuilding the social fabric.
UNDP Iraq Resident Representative Zena Ali-Ahmad emphasizes:
"With thanks to the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs for their generous contribution, this collaboration with swisspeace will further strengthen our efforts for peacebuilding in Iraq through building capacities in the country for conflict mediation and peace building at the grassroots level."
butterfly According to Matthias Boss (pictured), swisspeace Chief Operating Officer:
"This partnership between UNDP Iraq and swisspeace will ensure that many peacebuilders at both local and national levels in Iraq will have access to the tools and techniques to help them serve their communities and stakeholders with the necessary confidence and skill. Working with peace actors in Iraq will add great value to swisspeace's core work and expand its knowledge to achieve greater impact in local peacebuilding."
UNDP Iraq has launched in 2020 a dedicated 5-year Social Cohesion Programme to promote stronger, peaceful, and more cohesive communities in all areas of Iraq. (Source: UNDP)
butterfly 2021-04-06 02:08 Shafaq News/ The Dinar/Dollar exchange rates increased in the Iraqi market today, Tuesday.
Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that Al-Kifah stock exchange is trading the 100 US dollar at 146900 Iraqi dinars, compared to 146800 dinars on Monday morning.
Our correspondent added that today's selling and buying prices in the local markets stabilized at 147500 and 146500 dinars per 100 dollars.
In Erbil, the Kurdistan Region's capital, the dollar price dropped, as the selling price reached 147000 dinars, while the purchase price amounted to 146500 dinars per 100 US dollars.
butterfly 2021-04-06 01:33 Shafaq News / Al-Rafidain Bank announced that it will be granting loans to citizens and employees for home improvement and repairs.
The bank’s media office said in a statement that employees and citizens can receive respectively 50 million and 30 million Dinars loans.
butterfly 2021-04-06 07:38 Shafaq News/ The Iraqi cabinet approved concluding contracts with unpaid lecturers and administrative personnel in its session today, Tuesday.
A press release of the Iraqi Government said that the Council of Ministers approved the Prime Minister's proposal to sign contracts with unpaid lecturers and administrative personnel under the financial coverage of the 2021 budget.
The Iraqi Council of Ministers convened earlier today headed by the Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
Nationwide demonstrations organized by unpaid lecturers erupted shortly after the approval of the 2021 Federal Budget law demanding their regularisation and enrolling them to the Ministry of Education payroll.
Butterfly sheila I don't want to burst anyone's bubble, but doing this for many years now................nothing has changed. Talk about baby steps, these people need adult walkers.
Sheila butterfly all theater,,, while waiting for good to go.
butterfly Zig LOL Same when I was posting way back
Zig butterfly : I suppose so...lol
butterfly sheila They need to hire new cast members.
butterfly Zig You did the same back then as you are today......same reaction.....here we are many years later repeating the repeat.
Sheila butterfly like soaps... people get connected and have hard time letting go of familiar faces... you know, the devil you know
Zig Just waiting for Iraq to go international?
butterfly What people DO NOT understand, they have the control.....they are their boss/es as we are here, but I will not go any further but to say..........new lead performer, same old show.
butterfly In a frightening rise ... Iraq records for the first time 7,300 new cases of corona today
Tuesday 06, April 2021 16:08 The Ministry of Health and Environment announced the registration of (7300) new cases of Coronavirus and the cure of (5225) cases and (33) deaths, throughout all regions of Iraq during the past twenty-four hours.
butterfly Maysan electricity distribution: the start of the project to rehabilitate the Awasha station line in preparation for the summer season
Tuesday 06, April 2021 17:18 The Maysan Electricity Distribution Branch, one of the branches of the General Company for Southern Electricity Distribution, announced, on Tuesday, the start of the works of the project of rehabilitating the 33 kV line to feed the Awasha secondary station (33/11 kV) in the city of Al-Amara.
The branch manager, Eng. Saad Abdel-Hussein Yasser, said: “The branch has started project work within the plan of the General Company for the Distribution of Southern Electricity’s emergency for the current year in the governorate and in preparation for the coming summer season, indicating that the works are carried out by the Ramah Company for General Contracting with follow-up and supervision by the Projects Implementation Department and the Committee Specialized engineers according to the Ministry of Electricity controls.
he continued, “The line is a double circuit feeder (3 km) long, an antenna with a ground cable, which exits from the South Amara Transmission Station (132/33 KV), to feed the Awasha secondary station in the city of Amara. Pointing out, that the pipeline, after its completion, will contribute to stabilizing the flow to the neighborhoods prepared by the station.
“The branch manager, Eng. Saad Abdel-Hussein Yasser,” added that the works that the company started after receiving the site, would be erecting a high pressure pole clamp in size / 12 m / number (94), laying aluminum wires of size / 210 mm2 / with a length of (16,000 m), extending Match a ground / 1 x 400 mm 2 / length (13500 m) with the erection of an external and internal end box (24), and a straight box (18), noting that the duration of work on the project is (90) days.
butterfly Cabinet spokesperson and Minister of Culture Hassan Nazim confirmed that Al-Kazemi's recent visits aim to establish balanced relations with neighboring countries.
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Parliament refers the 2021 budget law to the Presidency of the Republic for approval
Tuesday 06, April 2021 17:31 The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bashir Al-Haddad, announced that Parliament referred today the 2021 Budget Law to the Presidency of the Republic for approval.
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Cabinet spokesperson: Resolution 315 provides pension rights and privileges similar to those granted to permanent owners
Tuesday 06, April 2021 17:35 Cabinet spokesperson and Minister of Culture Hassan Nazim confirmed that Resolution 315 provides retirement rights and privileges similar to those granted to permanent owners.
butterfly Republic for approval...........................not approved yet it seems.
butterfly The Council of Ministers decided in its meeting today, Tuesday, to contract with a German company to examine the software of electoral systems.
butterfly Government spokesman and Minister of Culture Hassan Nazim announced that the Cabinet issued a directive to the Minister of Interior to visit markets to solve the problem of high prices. /
butterfly https://theglobalcoalition.org/en/reports-betrayals-of-daesh-leader/ NEWLY DECLASSIFIED REPORTS SHINE FURTHER LIGHT ON BETRAYALS OF DAESH LEADER
On Apr 6, 2021 Previously classified military interrogation reports released today, 6 April 2021, reveal that current Daesh leader Mohammed al-Mawla, provided key intelligence to US military officials about senior members of Daesh’s predecessor organisation, Islamic State of Iraq (ISI).
The 56 newly declassified reports, which can be viewed online at the Countering Terrorism Center at West Point, reveal that al-Mawla gave up information relating to over 68 members of ISI, during interviews conducted in military custody in 2008.
The release provides further detail on how information provided by al-Mawla informed a Coalition led-operation in October 2008, which led to the killing of ISI’s second most senior figure, Abu Qaswarah. Having betrayed Abu Qaswarah, al-Mawla ascended within the organisation, finally becoming its leader of Daesh in October 2019.
Despite having risen to be the group’s deputy in Mosul, the reports reveal that al-Mawla cooperated willingly with US forces, disclosing significant amounts of actionable intelligence, including physical descriptions, as well as names, locations and aliases of key leaders. Throughout a series of interviews conducted in 2008, interrogators describe al-Mawla as ‘forthcoming’ and ‘sincere’, as he identified numerous photos of senior jihadis and disclosed the full organisational structure of ISI in Mosul.
butterfly As well as identifying senior leaders, al-Mawla provided details for those responsible for military, administrative, and security, sharia and media propaganda functions. Al-Mawla appears to have been particularly hostile toward foreign terrorist fighters within ISI’s ranks.
Having acted as deputy leader of the group in Mosul, al-Mawla described the group’s criminal activities in the city, including kidnappings, executions, assassinations, ransoms and hijacking. In one report, al-Mawla describes the ‘difficulties’ the group had in acquiring weapons. In several other interviews, al-Mawala advises US forces of key meeting points in Mosul, including a market place and a café where terrorist operatives met regularly.
Significantly, al-Mawla also exposed the cover of ISI’s propaganda team in Mosul, revealing details of key media personnel as well as the covert location of their headquarters.
Two years since Daesh lost control of territory in Iraq and Syria, and 18 months since the death of former leader al-Baghdadi, Daesh poses an ongoing threat to communities in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. But the release of these reports reveal deep and longstanding divisions within an organisation that is steeped not only in criminality, but a culture of betrayal.
Dave Howdy Folks 6.29 PM AST..........are we any richer yet? CBI still open for business....?
Butterfly Dave many articles to scroll up to find your answer/s
Dave butterfly just an apprentice......;.not really sure of which accurate news sources yet.. to follow......?
Dave CNN mentioned Nodda.....nor have any other ?
butterfly the budget needs to be approved.
butterfly I get all my articles from Iraq/middle east, not american news because it is second hand and they have to figure out what they are actually saying.
Dave heard it required DJT to push that RV button....?
butterfly The International Monetary Fund raises its forecast for global economic growth in 2021 from 5.5% to 6%
Tuesday 06, April 2021 19:13 The International Monetary Fund expected a stronger economic recovery in 2021 with the start of the launch of the Corona virus vaccine, but it warned of "daunting challenges" due to the different rates of administering vaccines around the world.
The fund said Tuesday that it expects the global economy to grow by 6% in 2021, up from its 5.5% forecast in January.
He expected global GDP for 2022 to increase by 4.4%, higher than previous estimates of 4.2%.
"Even with the high degree of uncertainty about the course of the epidemic, a way out of this health and economic crisis is increasingly clear," said chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, Gita Gopinath, in the latest Global Economic Outlook.
“Nevertheless, the outlook poses daunting challenges related to differences in the speed of recovery across and within countries and the potential for ongoing economic damage from the crisis,” Gopinath added.
Butterfly Other countries are begging to get the vaccine because this virus is killing their citizens. I don't go either way on get it or not get it, but when your/their government is calling for the vaccine, well that should tell ya they are concerned.
butterfly I report you decide as I do with the articles......I post, you decide.
Doug_W butterfly but DON"T shoot the messenger right?
butterfly Doug_W Thanks for the laugh. They can fire away. My shoulders are big. The only thing that could affect me is my family AND they are right beside me. They may not agree as I don't with some of them, but they are with me because we are family.....a very close family.
Butterfly As I've posted over and over that a dinar dealer named Abraham told me years ago, do not listen to people telling you that when the dinar is going to revalue......NO ONE knows if and when it will happen. In one of the other chats several years ago, this gentleman said nothing will happen in Iraq until 2024.......WOW I said, and what does IMF post.......they think Iraq will be "stable" in 2024.
butterfly He, Abraham, said it will be "international" news.
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The head of the Board of Commissioners of the Elections Commission discusses with the Tunisian ambassador the role of electoral observation
Tuesday 06, April 2021 19:31 The head of the Independent High Electoral Commission, Jalil Adnan Khalaf, discussed with Reza Zaqedan, the Tunisian ambassador to Iraq. The subject of international observation and its impact on ensuring the integrity of the electoral process.
The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners indicated that the Commission seeks to open up to all who wish to monitor the electoral process and transfer this experience to his country. The upcoming Iraqi elections will become a model for evaluating elections in other countries of the world.
For his part, Ambassador Reda Zaqedan praised the great work carried out by the Election Commission in organizing parliamentary elections in accordance with international standards that are fair and transparent, explaining that the Republic of Tunisia formed the Independent High Authority for Elections in 2011 and through it has rendered a great service to the Tunisian people, adding that “the Electoral Commission Al-Iraqiya has been distinguished from them by using the biometric card in the voting process, which guarantees more integrity and reduces the cases of fraud.
butterfly The two sides discussed the role and importance of electoral observation, as the ambassador explained the Tunisian Republic's readiness to participate in international observation to ensure the integrity of the electoral process.
It is noteworthy that the Republic of Tunisia is one of the countries that the Electoral Commission extended an invitation to participate in electoral observation.
butterfly The Council of Ministers has directed the Ministry of Trade to distribute an additional share to citizens from the ration card items in the blessed month of Ramadan. Tuesday 06, April 2021 17:42
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Iraq and Egypt discuss procedures for activating joint cooperation agreements in the industrial sector
Tuesday 06, April 2021 20:01 The Minister of Industry and Minerals, Manhal Aziz Al-Khabaz, discussed today, Tuesday, with the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Iraq, Waleed Muhammad Ismail, the procedures for activating bilateral cooperation and tripartite cooperation agreements between Iraq, Egypt and Jordan in the industrial sector.
During the meeting, the minister affirmed that the Ministry of Industry and Minerals is serious about achieving industrial cooperation and integration with Egypt and Jordan in light of the assurances of the heads of the three countries as well as openness to industrially advanced countries, referring to the joint relations and strong fraternal ties between Iraq and Egypt and their brotherly peoples, calling for the need to achieve practical steps And a real application of this cooperation in various industrial fields through the many investment opportunities and projects announced by the Ministry and the opportunities available to the private industrial sector in addition to cooperation in other areas related to training, marketing management, industrial safety and others.
butterfly The two sides discussed the agreement to send a technical team of industrialists in the Republic of Egypt to Iraq with several specializations to open horizons for joint work and steps for Egypt's entry into the joint economic city project between Iraq and Jordan.
For his part, the Egyptian ambassador affirmed the seriousness and keenness of his country to promote joint work and activate agreements and memoranda of cooperation with Iraq in various industrial fields, transfer of successful experiences and exchange of experiences, expressing his full readiness for continuous communication and coordination with the Ministry in order to achieve this cooperation and to achieve the common interests of the two countries.
butterfly Iran: The Vienna talks were constructive, and we reject the proposal to free one billion dollars of our money in exchange for reducing the level of enrichment
Tuesday 06, April 2021 20:11 Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, described today's talks in Vienna as constructive, but he rejected any proposal to free one billion dollars of Iran's frozen funds in exchange for reducing the rate of uranium enrichment.
Araghchi, who is leading his country's delegation in Vienna, told the Iranian "Press TV" channel, that Tuesday's talks "were constructive," adding that the next round of them will be held Friday in the same city.
Araghchi confirmed that the parties to the talks would hold expert-level meetings before Friday to discuss issues of lifting US sanctions and the nuclear measures that Iran might take.
The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister added that his country rejects any proposal to free one billion dollars from its frozen funds in return for stopping uranium enrichment by 20%.
Starting from Tuesday, Vienna will host talks sponsored by the European Union between Iran and the "4 + 1" group, which includes Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany, within the joint committee to follow up the implementation of the agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, as part of international efforts to revive this deal and return Washington and Tehran to Abide by it.
Butterfly UNICEF: 800 million children are deprived of education due to Corona
Tuesday 06, April 2021 20:36 The "UNICEF" organization said that 800 million children around the world are still deprived of going to school and education due to Corona, and many of them face the risk of not returning to school permanently.
The head of education at the United Nations agency, Robert Jenkins, said that schools are still closed or offer a mixture of distance and personal learning in 90 countries around the world, stressing that "the closures have disrupted children's education in an unimaginable way."
He added, "I did not imagine that it will continue for a long time in all of our scenarios in which we are planning for disruption, this possibility has never been raised," noting that "at the height of the epidemic, 1.6 billion children were deprived of going to school, and here we are, a year later. , 800 million children still suffer from partial or complete disruption in education.
Zig @sheila: Time in Iraq is 9:13 PM as I type this...less than 3 hrs. before 4/7....lol..:Yes: (FYI: I promised her 10% of my profit if it RV by 4/6)....I was sweating it out :Scared: NOT....lol
butterfly https://www.shafaq.com/en/Economy/Iraq-s-Prime-Minister-to-make-regional-visits-Official Iraq’s Prime Minister to make regional visits, Official 2021-04-06 11:17
Shafaq News / The spokesman for Iraqi Cabinet Hassan Nazim, on Tuesday, held a press conference in which he discussed topics of health, politics and economy.
On economic situation, Nazem said the Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi will visit the markets before the Month of Ramadan to check the prices and that the Minister of Trade may resort to import goods to confront the high prices.
In response to a question by Shafaq News correspondent, about Al-Kadhimi's visit to the Gulf countries, Nazem confirmed that the visits to Saudi Arabia and UAE resulted in memorandum of understandings and agreements in economic and investment fields, and that the governments of the two Gulf countries allocated three billion dollars each to invest in Iraq.
He added that Al-Kadhimi is expected to visit other regional countries for empowering the Iraqi economy.
Regarding the educators, who were not included in the 2021 budget, Nazim explained that their share was allocated in the budget law but the Parliament had reduced it.
On Covid-19 epidemic, the Spokesman said the Ministry of Health and environment had contracted with international companies to secure 21 million doses of the vaccine.
butterfly https://www.shafaq.com/en/World/First-double-mutant-COVID-19-case-detected-in-the-U-S First double mutant COVID-19 case detected in the U.S. 2021-04-06 01:14
Shafaq News / A new "double mutant" strain of the coronavirus has been discovered in San Francisco, marking the first time the variant, thought to be behind a surge of cases in India, has been identified in the United States, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
The mutation is referred to as a "double mutant" because it carries two mutations that help the virus attach to cells.
The case is a patient from a Stanford Health Care clinic and likely occurred in Santa Clara County; County health officials said they are not monitoring the new variant because it is not on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of concern, according to the Chronicle.
One of the new strain mutations is similar to that found on both the variants first detected in Brazil and South Africa. The second mutation has been found in a variant in California. The mutation is believed to be more transmissible than the original strain of COVID-19, but it is unknown if it is more resistant to vaccines.
butterfly https://www.shafaq.com/en/Kurdistan/US-asserts-willingness-to-bolster-the-Energy-sector-in-Kurdistan US asserts willingness to bolster the Energy sector in Kurdistan 2021-04-06 10:45
Shafaq News/ The Minister of Electricity in Kurdistan, Kamal Mohammed Salih Khalil, received today, Tuesday, the official in the US consulate in Erbil, Lisa Donnelly, and explored a spectrum of files pertained to the energy sector in the Region.
A readout of the meeting published by the Ministry said that Donnelly accentuated her country's willingness to engage the energy sector in the Region via both loans and companies that will implement vital projects in Kurdistan.
The Minister expressed gratitude to the US government and people for the support they provide to the Region. He then reviewed a set of the Ministry's projects, inviting the US companies to invest in the energy sector in Kurdistan.
The Minister shed light on the projects of Skada, KV 400 transmission stations, and power stations that benefit from gas flaring in the Region, among other projects.
The US official cited her country's willingness to contribute to those projects via the corresponding departments and spurring US companies to invest in Kurdistan, indicating that she prepared formulas for long-term loans with shallow interests to fund those projects.
butterfly https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq-News/Iraqi-Parliament-submits-the-Federal-Budget-Law-to-the-Presidency-of-the-Republic Iraqi Parliament submits the Federal Budget Law to the Presidency of the Republic 2021-04-06 09:57
Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Parliament submitted today, Tuesday, the Federal Budget law to the Presidency of the Republic for ratification, according to the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Bashir Khalil Al-Haddad.
A document appended by the Deputy General Secretariat of the Council of Representatives, Sadeq Jumah Hamid, and addressed to the Presidency of the Iraqi Republic, said, "in accordance with Article 73 provision 3 of the constitution, we send to you the Federal General Budget Law of 2021."
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