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Butterfly Economist: The next government is required to prepare detailed programs to achieve the goals of the White Paper and liberate the economy from dependence
Saturday 01 January 2022 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." https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=948072
butterfly With the beginning of the new year, the dollar exchange rate maintains its stability in local markets
Saturday 01 January 2022 The exchange rate of the dollar in the local markets, today, Saturday, maintained its stability.
The selling price of the dollar was 148,000 dinars per $100, while the purchase price was 147.750 dinars per $100. https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=948065
butterfly Finland gives additional $1.7m for Stabilization in Iraq 1st January 2022 in Iraq Industry & Trade News The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq welcomes an additional EUR 1.5 million (US$ 1.7 million) contribution from the Government of Finland to its flagship programme the Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS).
The critical support will bolster ongoing efforts to stabilize the five governorates liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Since 2015, the FFS has supported over 3,000 projects, restoring essential services, supporting livelihoods, building municipal capacity and fostering cohesion in areas liberated from ISIL.
"UNDP's ability to deliver to the highest standard at speed and scale makes us the development partner of choice. This would not be possible without the continuous and generous support from international partners such as the Government of Finland," says UNDP Resident Representative for Iraq, Zena Ali Ahmed.
"However, critical stabilization needs remain as over 1 million people are still internally displaced, including the hardest-to-return populations. The Government of Finland's contribution comes at an important time in Iraq's recovery from years of conflict, as the country looks to safeguard the hard-won stabilization gains and prevent ISIL's resurgence," adds Ms. Ali Ahmad.
"Finland has been supporting the Facility since 2016 and we are proud to renew our commitment. UNDP and its partners have achieved many concrete results during these years, but Iraq still faces a multitude of challenges. Finland is a long-standing and solutions-oriented partner to Iraq," says Ville Skinnari, Finland's Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade.
To date, FFS projects are estimated to have benefitted more than 6 million individuals in the target areas with 17.5 million benefits accruing to them, mostly in Ninewa and Salah al-Din, and in sectors such as electricity, health and water. (Source: UN)
butterfly Coordination Framework rolls a roster of five PM candidates al-Sadr "might" accept 2022-01-02 06:16
Shafaq News/ The Coordination Framework rolled a list of Premiership candidates that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, "might" accept, a leading figure of the Shiite consortium said on Sunday.
The leading figure told Shafaq News Agency that the list includes former Prime Minister and head of al-Nasr bloc Haidar al-Abadi, former Minister Mohammad Shiyaa' al-Sudani, Basra Governor Assaad al-Eidani, and advisor to the President of the Republic Ali Shukri.
"Some of the names on the list enjoy the support of al-Sadr. A Consensus might settle on one of the names during the Parliament's first session," the leading figure said, "a delegation from the Coordination Framework will convene with the Sadrist bloc soon to discuss the issue of choosing the Prime Minister and cabinet line up."
Huge billboards depicting pro-"majority government" mottos erected in the streets of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in advance of the first convention of the Iraqi Parliament scheduled for a week from today, Sunday.
The billboards featured hashtags of "Majority Government is a public Demand" with large font on a white background boasting the Iraqi flag on the upper section.
The bloc of the firebrand Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, already the biggest in the October 10 election, has been mobilizing impetus behind a "National Majority Government", challenging the status quo "consensus governments", which the forces of the Shiite Coordination Framework have been lobbying for.
butterfly al-Sadr has said he will ally himself with whoever puts Iraq's national interests first. That is an indication, Iraqi officials and Western diplomats say, that he may exclude some Iran-backed Shiite blocs in favor of parties with cross-sectarian support.
The elections were held earlier than scheduled in response to huge street demonstrations two years ago against corruption and foreign influence, put down violently by security forces backed by pro-Iran armed groups.
The Sadrist bloc emerged as the clear winner with 73 seats in the 329-seat parliament. Al-Takaddom party, one of two main Sunni political groups and led by the speaker of the outgoing parliament Mohammed al-Halboosi, followed with 37 seats. Former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law bloc came third with 33 seats.
The Iran-backed al-Fatah Alliance, won only 17 seats, compared with 45 in 2018.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) won 31 seats, while Kurdistan Alliance led by the rival Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) won only 17 seats.
https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq-News/Coordination-Framework-rolls-a-roster-of-five-PM-candidates-al-Sadr-might-accept
butterfly Kurdistan Parliament ends the Automn Session 2022-01-01 10:52
Shafaq News/ On December 31, 2021, the Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament in a declaration announced ending the autumn session of the third year of the fifth term of Parliament, per Article 7 (paragraph 1) and Article 18 (paragraph 3) of Parliament's Internal Rules of Procedure.
"Each Parliament is 4 years ans each year has 2 sessions, spring and autumn," the statement said.
Parliament has completed its third year. The Presidency will in due course announce start of spring session of fourth year. https://www.shafaq.com/en/Kurdistan/Kurdistan-Parliament-ends-the-Automn-Session
butterfly Legal: The Sunni forces cannot decide the presidency of the parliament while they are waiting for the parliamentary majority
Posted, 2022-01-02 Legal expert Tariq Harb confirmed, on Saturday, the inability to pass a vote on the Speaker of Parliament without obtaining a parliamentary majority, indicating that the Sunni forces cannot resolve the situation without the help of Shiites and Kurds.
Harb said in a press statement that “the first session of the House of Representatives obliges the old speaker of parliament to open the door for nomination and competition for the presidency of the House of Representatives, and he will continue to work as an interim president until the permanent president is chosen.”
He added that “the selection of the permanent president requires the vote of more than 165 deputies out of 329 members of the Council, which makes it impossible to resolve the position of the Sunni forces, and they have to resort to the help of Shiite and Kurdish forces.”
Harb explained, “Political consensus will be present in the selection of the two deputies to the parliament speaker, who are mostly Shiite and Kurdish forces, and they include the three in one basket.”burathanews.com
butterfly Asa'ib: Weapon Is The Language Of Resistance To End The Play Of Al-Kazemi And The Americans
Politician Last Update 01/02/2022 | 5:04 PM
The Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement stressed, on Sunday, that the US forces' disregard for the Iraqi people's decision and the parliament's decision will cost them many lives, criticizing the government's move to expel the "occupation" forces from the country.
A member of the movement's political bureau, Saad al-Saidi, said in a statement to the "Information" agency, that "the Islamic resistance has communicated with the American forces in all languagesto get out of Iraq at the specified time, but it refused to leave except in a horizontal manner," explaining that "the language of weapons is the one who speaks now."
He added that "America ignored all agreements and embarrassed the Iraqi government, as it was not complicit with it," noting that "changing addresses does nothing for the martyrs or for the millions who came out yesterday for their complete exit."
He pointed out that "the bases have not been handed over to the security authorities, as well as the armed forces and the American defense systems. They have not come down from the embassy until now, so the exit of the American forces from Iraq was the play of its hero Al-Kazemi."
The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri had confirmed during a speech to him, earlier, at the festival of the second anniversary of the martyrdom of the leaders of victory, followed by the "Information Agency", that "the price of the blood of the victory leaders will be the exit of the entire occupying forces from Iraq." https://almaalomah.me/2022/01/02/574312/
butterfly The Minister Of Finance Insults The Iraqi People With An Electric Car To Accept The Devaluation Of The Dinar And Starvation!
02/01/2022 | 3:06 PM The Minister Of Finance Insults The Iraqi People With An Electric Car To Accept The Devaluation Of The Dinar And StarvationKhaled Ibrahim
The Minister of Finance said at the Ministerial Forum on Energy Outlook in Iraq that was held on 20/12/2021 that during the next ten, fifteen, or perhaps five years There will be a huge change in the energy market that is not different from the change that took place from transportation from wood to coal and from coal to fossil fuels. We also see these indicators in the transportation sector, which is the largest consumer of oil.
After 2030, it is forbidden to produce any car except for the electric car in Industrialized countries, and during the next ten years, i.e. in 2040, there will be no gasoline-powered cars, the peak may be reached in 2030 or 2040. But regardless of these two dates, we face a real threat from global fluctuations and qualitative changes that occur in the oil market and what are their effects On the state’s finances, its effects will be in the medium term, meaning that between now and the next five to ten years there will be a collapse in oil revenues.
Commenting on the minister’s words, fossil fuels include coal (all types extracted from the ground and not made from wood), oil and gas. As for the electric car, it is not the decisive factor in the oil market, as the minister points out in his speech. Oil is used in many areas in our lives, including the production of many plastic materials and others, as well as in the production of electrical energy for use in lighting, heating and cooling and to operate factories of all kinds and as direct fuel in some factories such as cement and brick production factories.
butterfly “The prime minister has an exclusive right for al-Sadr.” “Al-Hanana” announces the “largest bloc”: this is its number and its many
2022-01-02 05:38 The prime minister has an exclusive right for al-Sadr - Al-Hanana announces the largest bloc - this is its number and its manyShafaq News/ A source close to the headquarters of the leader of the Sadrist movement in “Al-Hanana” revealed that the Sadrist bloc’s seats had risen to more than 80 parliamentary seats, as a result of the alliances, indicating that the formation of the largest bloc is near completion.
The source told Shafak News Agency; “The Sadrist bloc has completed its negotiating dialogues with the parties close to it, which contributed to the movement’s obtaining more than 10 seats, in addition to the 74 seats revealed by the election results.”
The source added; The Sadrist bloc will announce in the first session of the House of Representatives its formation of the largest bloc after joining a seat from Wasit Governorate, along with two seats from Basra, affiliated with the Tasmeem alliance led by Governor Asaad Al-Eidani, as well as a seat from Nineveh Governorate, along with a number of independent representatives who also expressed their desire to enter into an alliance With the Sadrist bloc, which increased the seats of the bloc, whose number now exceeds (85) seats in a preliminary form, and the number may increase to more than that soon in the event that parties join what is known as the coordinating framework.
And he added, “The aforementioned number doubles after the official announcement of the alliance with the (Progress) party led by Muhammad al-Halbousi, which has approximately (40) seats, along with the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Masoud Barzani with (31) seats, and some deputies who belong to small lists will join the Sadrist bloc.” He pointed out that “until the date of the first session, the Sadrist movement will announce its largest bloc.”
butterfly And he added, “The doors are open to all the forces wishing to enter with the current in a strategic alliance that serves the political process and establishes the pillars of the strong state.”
He pointed out that “the issue of naming a candidate to head the government remains subject to Mr. Al-Sadr exclusively, and he will be revealed at the appropriate time.”
The Sadrist bloc participated in the parliamentary elections with more than 100 candidates who won, 74 of whom won. The Sadrist bloc seeks to form a strong majority government capable of implementing the national government program proposed by al-Sadr.
Al-Sadr and the Shiite coordination framework held two separate meetings; The first in Baghdad resulted in breaking the deadlock in the relationship between the coordinating framework forces and the leader of the Sadrist movement. The second was held in Al-Hanana, Sadr’s residence, with a delegation representing the framework led by Hadi al-Amiri and the membership of the leader of the Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq movement, Qais Khazali, as well as the official of the Popular Mobilization Authority.
The meeting did not come out with agreements between the two parties except for reconciliation between (Al-Sadr and Khazali) after a rupture that lasted for several years.
The framework sees the conditions of al-Sadr (merging the Popular Mobilization Forces with the security institutions), limiting arms to the state, forming a majority government, not a consensual government based on electoral merit, not party, as a deliberate impotence to force the framework to abandon their demands and accept the majority government. shafaq.com
butterfly A leader in the coordinating framework reveals names he “believes” to have the support of al-Sadr to take over as prime minister
2022-01-02 03:20 A leader in the coordinating framework reveals names he believes to have the support of al-Sadr to take over as prime ministerShafaq News/ A leader in the coordination framework revealed, on Sunday, the names of the personalities who “may” be accepted by the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to take over the position of prime minister, according to what the framework sees.
A leader in the coordination framework told Shafaq News Agency, “The leadership of the coordination framework owns several personalities to take over the position of prime minister, and they are: the former prime minister and head of the victory coalition Haider al-Abadi, the former minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, the governor of Basra Asaad al-Eidani, the former deputy and presidential advisor Republic, Ali Shukri.
The leader, who asked not to be named, added, “Some of the names presented have the support of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, and there may be consensus on choosing one of the names after the first session of the House of Representatives.”
The source pointed out that “the coordination framework delegation will meet in the coming days with the Sadrist bloc to discuss the issue of choosing the prime minister and forming the next government.”
Earlier on Sunday, the Sadrist movement published “large” advertising banners in the streets of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to support the formation of a “national majority” government, which is the form of government advocated by the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr.
butterfly While a source from within the coordination framework revealed, on Saturday (the first of this January), political pressures are being exerted on the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to return his movement to the Shiite house and form the next government, while pointing out that the framework is going towards forming the largest bloc with the participation of all.
On Wednesday (December 29, 2021), a delegation representing the coordination framework visited Al-Hanana, the residence of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada Al-Sadr, to discuss the formation of the next Iraqi government.
The Sadrist bloc topped the elections with 73 seats out of 329, followed by the Progress Alliance with 37 seats, the State of Law coalition with 33 seats, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party with 31 seats.
The Sadrist bloc seeks to form a majority government in alliance with the Sunni and Kurdish forces that won the elections, contrary to what was customary in previous sessions that witnessed the birth of consensual governments with the participation of all political forces.
However, other Shiite forces within the coordination framework are working to find a foothold in the next government to preserve their gains despite losing many seats in the parliamentary elections that took place last October. shafaq.com
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