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Tishwash:
A parliamentary committee determines the main reason for not approving the oil and gas law.. What is Kurdistan’s relationship?

The Parliamentary Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee confirmed that there were legal violations committed by the Kurdistan region that prevented the approval of the Oil and Gas Law.

Committee member MP Kazem Al-Touki said, in an interview followed by Al-Eqtisad News, that “the oil and gas law does not suffer from technical obstacles, but the main obstacle to its approval in the House of Representatives is the Kurdistan region.”

He added, “The region has problems regarding some points related to the rate of deduction of amounts for each barrel of oil produced in Kurdistan, in addition to the fact that the regional government has had contracts since the 1990s with companies to extract oil in violation of the law.”

He stated that “the region violated the laws by contracting with companies to extract oil at high costs, unlike what is happening in other governorates, and these companies should be reconsidered in terms of contracts and financial costs for extracting oil.” link

Baghdad Stock Exchange closes due to instability in dollar prices

The exchange rates of the US dollar continued to be unstable against the Iraqi dinar, with the close of trading on the Al-Kifah Stock Exchange today.

Selling prices in exchange shops recorded 146,000 dinars for 100 dollars, while purchasing prices reached 144,000 dinars for 100 dollars.

Economic specialists warned of the sudden rise of the dollar, noting that the reason was due to speculators withdrawing the American currency from the market and selling it later at high prices, which negatively affects the stability of the financial market and the local economy.

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Abu Saeeda: American forces will not withdraw from Iraq, and the nature of their presence will be changed

Information / Baghdad…

The head of the movement and the presence of Mohammed Sharif Abu Saida, ruled out the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, expecting to change the status of their presence.

Abu Saida told Al-Maalouma that “America controls 3 of the largest military bases in the region, Ain al-Assad, Harir and Victoria inside Iraq and al-Tanf near the Iraqi-Syrian border.”

He added that “the extension of the state of emergency in Iraq by US President J-------n is an explicit confirmation of the continued presence of his military forces in Iraqi territory,” pointing out that “the visit of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani to Washington last month did not discuss the file of withdrawal of US forces from Iraq.”

“Anyone who talks about a systematic withdrawal of US forces from Iraq is delusional, as what will happen is to change the status of these forces from a combat soldier to an advisor,” he said. 

Tishwash:
Adopting international standards brings Iraq closer to the International Labor Organization

Consensus on the importance of strengthening the work sectors in the public and private sectors, and in the financial sector in particular, by adopting governance, risk management and compliance procedures and their role in evaluating performance to achieve goals and avoid economic d------s of all kinds, and to bring Iraq closer to the international labor system.

Advisor to the Prime Minister for Financial Affairs Dr. Mazhar Muhammad Saleh said during the Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Forum organized by the House of Wisdom for Training and Consulting: The importance of the forum stems from focusing on three axes that are extremely important for evaluating performance within institutions, whether public or private, pointing out that governance does not allow deviation from compliance rules. The basic principles are that creating performance paths that serve the country requires commitment to these important and internationally recognized standards.

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Saleh stressed that adherence to established policies is extremely important in the internal auditing process and is no less important than high disclosure and transparency, pointing out the importance of there being true integration in building human capabilities through solid training and education curricula that create competencies that rise to world-class performance.

The speech of the Acting Chairman of the Finance Committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, which was read out, confirmed that the issue of governance in public and private institutions receives international, regional and local attention as a result of the expansion of the size of institutions, due to the technological development witnessed by the world and the challenges that have been created that require a new business philosophy.

He pointed out that the GRS system is of great importance, especially in the banking sector, as well as for adopting a huge amount of data in public and private institutions via the Internet, and to achieve the goals of this system, we find that it turns data into smart data of value for institutions.

As for the authorized director of the House of Wisdom for Training and Consultations, Hisham Khaled Abbas, he stated that the forum represents a new approach that expands the importance of this concept, and that the role of governance is to promote effective management that achieves results that enhance the reality of the institution, succeeds in achieving goals, and touches on the broader results and objectives of the national economy seeking to evaluate performance and advance the economy. in general.

He stated that keeping pace with global developments is extremely important and brings us close to the international labor system and enhances confidence in the Iraqi labor market, which is looking for an international presence to complete many works, especially in the investment field in various sectors without exception, at a time when we find many major and specialized international companies looking to… Iraq is of particular importance and the business environment is studied very carefully.

Abbas pointed out that governance, compliance, and risk management are important axes that keep us close to important international and regional economies.  link

Source: Dinar Recaps

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Tishwash:
Iran: Iraq is one of the richest countries in the Middle East

The head of the Department of Land Development and Regional Development at the Iranian Planning and Budgeting Organization, Jaafar Hosseini, announced the export of 2,200 Iranian goods to Iraq, amounting to about 12 billion dollars, while noting that Iraq is one of the richest countries in the Middle East.

On Monday, a meeting was held entitled “Discussing the opportunities and challenges of attracting Iraqi investors and enhancing bilateral trade relations in line with Iran’s position in regional value chains,” in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Iranian Investment and Economic and Technical Assistance Organization, the Iranian Trade Development Organization, and the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture.

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The meeting included representatives of the two countries’ foreign ministries, the Iranian Investment and Economic and Technical Assistance Organization, the Iranian Trade Development Organization and the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture.

Jaafar Hosseini said in press statements: Since we are at the beginning of the Seventh Plan, and with the aim of financing this plan, attracting local private sector funds and foreign investments, especially from neighboring countries, have been included on the agenda.

He added: Iraq is considered one of the richest countries in the Middle East, in that it possesses 85 billion dollars in foreign exchange reserves, 130 tons of gold reserves and 147 billion reserves, confirmed from a barrel of crude oil (ranked fourth in the world), explaining that it achieved from selling crude oil an income equivalent to $76 billion in 2021, and $120 billion in 2022.

He explained that, with the establishment of relative stability in Iraq and the development of cooperation and trade infrastructure between the two countries over the past twenty years, Iranian exports to Iraq have grown significantly to achieve 15-fold, rising from about 600 million dollars in 2003 to more than 10 billion dollars in the year. the past.

He stated that out of 3,500 Iranian goods exported to the world, there are currently more than 2,200 goods currently exported to Iraq, pointing out that more than half of Iranian traders active in global markets are present in the Iraqi market, and Iranian exports to Iraq are not limited to goods only, but go beyond This includes technical and engineering services and electricity, which are other important elements of Iranian exports to Iraq, which amounted to about 12 billion dollars.

Referring to the strengthening of trade and economic relations between Iran and Iraq, Hosseini stressed the need to strengthen the commercial infrastructure of Kermanshah Province as it is the most important route and corridor for Iran’s exports to Iraq, adding that it is necessary to develop the commercial infrastructure in order to facilitate and simplify trade between the two countries, and to educate and encourage merchants to Investing in Iraq, developing business by sending and receiving business delegations, participating in exhibitions in both countries, establishing Iranian business centers in Iraqi cities, and enhancing the trade balance by developing imports from Iraq.

Hosseini said that despite the large oil income that Iraq has achieved in recent years, the unemployment rate in this country is very high, especially among young people, and he indicates that consumer industries are very important for this country in order to create job opportunities and attract foreign capital.

Hosseini touched on the important and priority activities of Iran in Iraq, including: compensating part of the trade surplus surplus with Iraq by importing oil from this country and exporting it from the port of Jask, and assisting in the presence of Iranian companies in the field of distributing petroleum products, especially in downstream and upstream activities, and establishing A complex network at the retail level in order to help provide job opportunities for Iraqi youth, and also develop platforms related to the distribution of goods and services or transportation within cities to help the employment situation, especially for educated youth.

He added: In addition, establishing joint border industrial cities with the aim of transferring part of the value chain of industries used in the fields of food industries or textile industries to Iraq, taking into account the possibility of re-exporting from this country, and also establishing a trade corridor to import food products from Central Asia. Russia and export local products from the western borders.

Source: Dinar Recaps

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