Some Iraq News and Thoughts from KTFA Members 6-25-2024
KTFA:
BuckeyeTree: IMO, not only Iraq and Iraqis need their new exchange rate, but the world needs for Iraq to activate the new exchange rate with not only the amount of business currently contracted but additional business yet to contract. Business will benefit Iraq and those companies, and the countries connected with them will benefit. There are many inter-connections.
Sudani was talking about Iraq and sports interests which will bring more tourism and internationalism because Iraq has security and stability. It is an exciting time for renewal and becoming part of the First World for Iraq and Iraqis.
Therefore, IMO, the phrase at any moment fits even if it may be days away, but difficult to imagine the wait being weeks or months, not with new ATMs out in place and many of them. If the educational videos were made end of April just after US trip, the near proximal future seems to be not too far off, IMO, and July is almost here.
KTFA:
BuckeyeTree: IMO, not only Iraq and Iraqis need their new exchange rate, but the world needs for Iraq to activate the new exchange rate with not only the amount of business currently contracted but additional business yet to contract. Business will benefit Iraq and those companies, and the countries connected with them will benefit. There are many inter-connections.
Sudani was talking about Iraq and sports interests which will bring more tourism and internationalism because Iraq has security and stability. It is an exciting time for renewal and becoming part of the First World for Iraq and Iraqis.
Therefore, IMO, the phrase at any moment fits even if it may be days away, but difficult to imagine the wait being weeks or months, not with new ATMs out in place and many of them. If the educational videos were made end of April just after US trip, the near proximal future seems to be not too far off, IMO, and July is almost here.
We have the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia engraved with words from the Bible which include "Proclaim liberty throughout the Land and to all the inhabitants thereof." The upcoming period IMO will be a time of great prosperity and freedom from terror for Iraqi people. We wait to hear what is next on Iraq TV from Eddie plus bank friend. We will celebrate when the mission is accomplished. Can you imagine the celebration that will be in Iraq. IMO……Praise God.
Clare: Basra Council: We are serious about activating the law on Basra, the economic capital of Iraq
6/24/2024
The Basra Governorate Council confirmed its intention "to activate the law on Basra, the economic capital of Iraq, pointing to discussing the issue with the Prime Minister in order to activate this law."
The head of the Council’s Finance and Administrative Committee, Shukr Al-Amiri, said, “This is an attractive factor for foreign investment companies, given that Basra will be a corridor for international trade,” indicating that all of this encourages the economy, develops trade, and also provides job opportunities for many unemployed youth. .
Al-Amiri explained that the seventh economic conference in Basra Governorate comes in order to focus on economic activity in the governorate. LINK
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Baghdad -
Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani confirmed today, Tuesday, that the values of truth, social justice and equality of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) will be the approach of our government.
The Prime Minister said in a tweet followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “I extend my sincere congratulations to our people and the Islamic nation, on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al-Ghadir, asking God Almighty to grant our country goodness, love, tolerance, and more progress and prosperity.”
He added: "By making Eid al-Ghadir an official holiday and a national occasion for all Iraqis, we are all recalling the lessons contained in the fragrant biography of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (peace be upon him) in establishing the values of truth, social justice and equality, to be an approach for our government and a path to achieve the interests of our people." . LINK
Clare: A new Iraqi plan to return the green bird to the skies of Europe again
6/25/2024
The Iraqi Airways Company talked about a new plan to return the green bird to the skies of Europe again.
The Director General of Iraqi Airways, Manaf Abdel Moneim, said in a statement followed by Mawazine News, “The company resorted to a system called (wet leasing) to operate flights and transport Iraqis to Europe in light of the imposed embargo, and we relied on a plane leased from another country that is not subject to the embargo. For a period of 6 months, then the contract was terminated.”
He added, "During that period, we prepared an alternative plan to operate Iraqi aircraft to Europe through the 83 BIS Protocol, which means operating our aircraft under the umbrella of the aviation authority of another country that is not prohibited, and we contracted with Turkey, but we were surprised by Turkey's withdrawal and the refusal of the Turkish Civil Aviation Authority, as a result of the lack of interaction."
The Iraqi Aviation Authority corresponded with its Turkish counterpart, and the latter submitted a low evaluation report to the Iraqi Aviation Authority, and said, “We will not operate aircraft with this system.”
The director of the airlines continued, “After the Turkish Aviation Authority’s refusal, we resorted to the third alternative, which is registering the Iraqi aircraft with a state.” Others are not banned, just registration and not sale, and thus we can use its license to fly and operate our planes to Europe, but during that we received offers and emails from European countries that are not banned, to operate our planes under their umbrella,” pointing out that “the Iraqi Airways Company is continuing with this.” direction". LINK
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Clare: Parliamentary Finance for / Nina /: There is no real deficit in the general budget and its schedules
6/25/2024
The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed that there is no real deficit in the tables of the general budget law approved by the House of Representatives.
The Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Ikhlas Al-Dulaimi, said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency ( NINA ), that “the existence of a deficit in the budgets is within the usual ceiling, and this is called a planned deficit, not a real deficit that is not being implemented. Therefore, in this 2024 budget, the value of the deficit was 64 trillion dinars.” .
She added, "The House of Representatives approved the 2023 budget worth 199 trillion dinars, in which the actual expenditure to date amounted to approximately 150 trillion dinars, and therefore 49 trillion dinars is a planned deficit."
The Vice-Chairman of the Finance Committee confirmed, “The government and the Ministry of Finance addressed that deficit through the difference in the price of a barrel of oil, which the budget estimated at $70 and is currently sold for about $80, meaning a total of 16 trillion dinars, in addition to treasury bonds worth 20 trillion dinars and loans worth 5 trillion dinars.”
And a set of measures will cover the value of the deficit, and this was attached to the budget tables sent by the government and approved by the House of Representatives,” indicating that “there was no real deficit in the general budget and its tables, but it was only a planned deficit.” LINK
KTFA Mon. Night CC: “FRANK26….6-24-24……SUDANI CHECKMATE”
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FRANK26….6-24-24……SUDANI CHECKMATE
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FRANK26….6-24-24……SUDANI CHECKMATE
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KTFA Sat. Night CC: “FRANK26….6-22-25…TOMORROW IS THE 23rd”
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FRANK26….6-22-25…TOMORROW IS THE 23rd
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FRANK26….6-22-25…TOMORROW IS THE 23rd
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KTFA Friday Night CC: “FRANK26…6-21-24…..THIS IS YOUR ATM”
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FRANK26…6-21-24…..THIS IS YOUR ATM
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FRANK26…6-21-24…..THIS IS YOUR ATM
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Frank26 Wednesday Night Conference Call 6-19-2024
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“Vietnam and Iraq News”Posted by KTFA Members 6-19-2024
KTFA:
Henig: Interesting, IMO.
Vietnam transitions to a cashless society
Monday, June 17, 2024 | 19:47:30
(VOVWORLD) - Visa’s Consumer Payment Attitudes Study 2023 indicates a significant rise in cashless payments, especially mobile wallet transactions, among Vietnam’s merchants.
A remarkable 79% of food and dining establishments and 74% of retailers and convenience stores now accept cashless payments.
Meanwhile, Visa’s Asia Pacific Small and Medium-sized Business (SMB) Research 2023 further indicates that over 40% of SMBs in Vietnam now accept card payments, acknowledging their critical role in business operations. LINK
KTFA:
Henig: Interesting, IMO.
Vietnam transitions to a cashless society
Monday, June 17, 2024 | 19:47:30
(VOVWORLD) - Visa’s Consumer Payment Attitudes Study 2023 indicates a significant rise in cashless payments, especially mobile wallet transactions, among Vietnam’s merchants.
A remarkable 79% of food and dining establishments and 74% of retailers and convenience stores now accept cashless payments.
Meanwhile, Visa’s Asia Pacific Small and Medium-sized Business (SMB) Research 2023 further indicates that over 40% of SMBs in Vietnam now accept card payments, acknowledging their critical role in business operations. LINK
Henig: Vietnam has golden opportunities to develop silver economy: expert
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia
2024-06-17 22:44:15
HANOI, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The aging population and unique characteristics of the elderly group in Vietnam pose many economic and social challenges, but there are also golden opportunities for the country to develop a silver economy, Vietnam News Agency reported Monday, citing Doan Van Binh, vice president of the Vietnam Real Estate Association.
He said the rise of the silver economy reflected a societal re-evaluation of the elderly, which no longer views them as an economic burden, but recognizes their contribution to society and their consumption potential.
Based on Vietnam's actual conditions and the experience of some countries, Vietnam should immediately begin researching, creating a vision, building policies and laws, and setting up specific strategies and action plans to activate and develop the silver economy, he said.
The older generation in Vietnam currently accounts for 8.3 percent of the total population, or 8.16 million, according to the country's Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
It is forecast that the number will increase to 16.8 million by 2039 and 25.2 million by 2069. LINK
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Clare: IBBC Webinar: Drivers of the Iraqi Dinar Exchange Rate
19th June 2024 By John Lee.
On a webinar organised by the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) on Tuesday, Professor Frank Gunter of Lehigh University and Dr Ahmed Tabaqchali of AFC Iraq Fund (and Expert Blogger on Iraq Business News) discussed the drivers of the Iraqi dinar exchange rate.
The event marks the official launch of the IBBC's new white paper on de-dollarisation of Iraqi economy, which can be downloaded here. LINK
To view this interesting discussion please see the video below:
Clare: Integrity: The arrest of a government employee who seized 131 million dinars
6/19/2024
The Federal Integrity Commission reported that an operation was carried out during the arrest of an employee at a government bank in Maysan Governorate who seized an amount of 131 million dinars from one of the bank’s customers.
An integrity statement, a copy of which was received by {Al-Furat News}, stated that “the Commission’s Maysan Investigation Office formed a working team from its staff, explaining that the team that moved to the Agricultural Cooperative Bank / Maysan branch was able to execute the arrest warrant against one of the employees, because he was involved with other employees.” In the bank, they seized more than 131 million dinars from a customer’s account in the bank.
The office added that the process of withdrawing the amount from the customer’s current account at the bank took place without his knowledge, after forging his signatures and seizing his money deposited for the accused’s account, in conjunction with other employees.
He pointed out that the operation was carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article (316) of the Penal Code, noting that a proper arrest report was prepared for the operation, and that he was presented with the accused to the judge of the investigative court specialized in looking into integrity cases in Maysan. To issue the appropriate decision. LINK
KTFA Tues. Night CC: “FRANK26…..6-18-24….PROOF!!!”
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FRANK26…..6-18-24….PROOF!!!
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FRANK26…..6-18-24….PROOF!!!
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KTFA Mon. Night CC: “FRANK26….6-17-24……I TOLD YOU SUDANI TALKED !!!”
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FRANK26….6-17-24……I TOLD YOU SUDANI TALKED !!!
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What Frank’s suit color’s mean…. FRANKS SUIT COLORS FOR CC'S..... WHITE = NEW INFO…. SILVER = INTEL FROZEN…. RED= HIGH ALERT… PURPLE=GUEST WITH US…. BLUE = AIR FORCE…. BLACK = GROUND/FF’S…. GREEN= MR OR FAB 4 ... GOLD = CHANGE… ORANGE= IMPLEMENTATION
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FRANK26….6-17-24……I TOLD YOU SUDANI TALKED !!!
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What Frank’s suit color’s mean…. FRANKS SUIT COLORS FOR CC'S..... WHITE = NEW INFO…. SILVER = INTEL FROZEN…. RED= HIGH ALERT… PURPLE=GUEST WITH US…. BLUE = AIR FORCE…. BLACK = GROUND/FF’S…. GREEN= MR OR FAB 4 ... GOLD = CHANGE… ORANGE= IMPLEMENTATION
KTFA Sun. Night CC: “FRANK26…..6-16-24….LOAD ‘EM UP”
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FRANK26…..6-16-24….LOAD ‘EM UP
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FRANK26…..6-16-24….LOAD ‘EM UP
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Some Iraq “Integrity and Corruption News Posted by Clare at KTFA
KTFA:
Clare: Iraq receives a suspect it recovered from Belarus on charges of embezzling 6 billion dinars
6/16/2024 Baghdad
The Federal Integrity Commission confirmed today, Sunday, that joint cooperation with countries around the world is the only way to recover the money and the accused.
The head of the Federal Integrity Commission, Haider Hanoun, said, “The Integrity Commission is making great efforts to recover Iraq’s stolen funds by concluding memorandums of understanding with countries.”
He explained, "There is no pressure on countries to return the money except through joint cooperation, and giving more space to search for our money in those countries and recover the accused."
Hanoun added, “The Integrity Commission was able to recover one of the accused, who is convicted from a country in Belarus for embezzling more than 6 billion dinars.
KTFA:
Clare: Iraq receives a suspect it recovered from Belarus on charges of embezzling 6 billion dinars
6/16/2024 Baghdad
The Federal Integrity Commission confirmed today, Sunday, that joint cooperation with countries around the world is the only way to recover the money and the accused.
The head of the Federal Integrity Commission, Haider Hanoun, said, “The Integrity Commission is making great efforts to recover Iraq’s stolen funds by concluding memorandums of understanding with countries.”
He explained, "There is no pressure on countries to return the money except through joint cooperation, and giving more space to search for our money in those countries and recover the accused."
Hanoun added, “The Integrity Commission was able to recover one of the accused, who is convicted from a country in Belarus for embezzling more than 6 billion dinars. She previously worked in the Ministry of Health and arrived in Iraq, and is also waiting for other accused,” noting that “the Commission is continuously working with countries to recover... Money and defendants. LINK
Clare: Al-Sudani confirms the progress of the fight against corruption “in every corner where it hides"
6/16/2024
Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani stressed the progress of the fight against corruption “in every corner where it hides.”
Al-Sudani said in a statement, a copy of which {Al-Furat News} received on the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Adha, “I extend my best congratulations and blessings to our honorable Iraqi people on the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Adha, coupled with my sincere prayers to the Creator, the Almighty, to repeat this occasion for our people in all parts of Mesopotamia.”
And the peoples of the Arab and Islamic worlds, with more abundance of goodness and the blessing of security and stability, and to bestow His victory and mercy upon our patient people in Gaza, and to repel aggression from them.”
He added, "I turn to the Almighty to accept the good deeds of those who performed Hajj to His Sacred House, and to return our Iraqi pilgrims safely, winning God’s forgiveness and satisfaction, and enjoying His abundant mercy. He is the best Lord and Helper."
On this occasion, Al-Sudani renewed “the bond of responsibility and covenant, with our people of all categories and sects, to continue work and diligence, and to exert efforts and energies, to achieve all the components of our government program, which is a realistic extrapolation of the demands and ambitions of our people, and an actual and field response to confront all the challenges and difficulties that stand in their way.” ".
He continued, "Just as we affirm the continuation of our responsibilities towards the sovereignty of Iraq, extending the hand of the law, liberating and developing the economy, bringing about progress and development, creating creative opportunities, and combating all social ills and corruption in every corner where it hides, Eid Mubarak and acceptable work, and may the Iraqis’ days last in joy and happiness. “Iraq will remain proud and strong under the shadow of its honorable sons and family.” LINK
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Clare: Sudanese on Eid: Committed to Iraq's sovereignty and extending the hand of law
6/16/2024
Today, Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani sent his congratulations to the Iraqis on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha.
Al-Sudani expressed, in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, his calls for more goodness, security and stability for the Iraqi people and the peoples of the Arab and Islamic worlds. He also called for mercy and victory for the people of Gaza, stressing the necessity of repelling the aggression against them.
Al-Sudani stressed the renewal of the pledge with the Iraqi people of all categories and sects to continue hard work and diligence to achieve all provisions of the government program, which aims to meet the demands and aspirations of the Iraqi people and confront the challenges and difficulties that stand in their way.
Al-Sudani added that the government continues to bear its responsibilities towards Iraq's sovereignty, extend the hand of the law, liberalize and develop the economy, achieve progress and development, create creative opportunities, and combat social ills and corruption in all parts of the country.
The Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, also extended his congratulations on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, and called, in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, for concerted efforts to enhance security and stability and support the construction and reconstruction movement.
The Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives renewed his call on the international community to stop the Zionist aggression against Palestine and the countries of the region, stressing the necessity of serious and immediate action in order to break the siege on the Gaza Strip and bring in urgent humanitarian aid. LINK
KTFA Sat. Night CC: “FRANK26….6-15-24……MORE ABOUT THE ATM’S”
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FRANK26….6-15-24……MORE ABOUT THE ATM’S
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Frank’s team is Walkingstick, Eddie in Iraq and guests
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Saturday Night Conference Call
FRANK26….6-15-24……MORE ABOUT THE ATM’S
This video is in Frank’s and his team’s opinion only
Frank’s team is Walkingstick, Eddie in Iraq and guests
Playback Number: 605-313-5163 PIN: 156996#