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Sudanese advisor: Most state employees do not know how to use computers
The Prime Minister’s Advisor for Digital Transformation Affairs, Hassan Al-Khatib, confirmed today, Monday, that most Iraqi employees do not know how to use computers, pointing to the role of the private sector in developing this field.
Al-Khatib said, during the Real Estate Investment Forum in Digital Transformation, that “Iraq suffers from a weakness in human resources for digital transformation,” adding, “We are in the process of creating a digital academy to appoint and train millions of employees.”
He pointed out that “the academy is being built by the private sector, not the state, and in cooperation with Microsoft and Apple.”
He stressed that “the Iraqi state has 5.25 million employees, most of whom do not know how to use computers.”link
Minister of Communications: We are proceeding with the procedures for implementing the national license project for mobile phones using fifth-generation technology
Minister of Communications Hiyam Al-Yasiri announced today, Saturday, that the ministry is proceeding with completing the procedures for implementing the national license project for mobile phones using fifth-generation technology.
The ministry said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “In continuation of the intensive efforts to follow up on the procedures for implementing the national mobile phone license project, Minister of Communications Hiyam Al-Yasiri held a meeting with the Supreme Committee for the project in the ministry,” indicating that “the meeting comes within a series of ongoing and intensive meetings and procedures to move forward with the procedures for implementing the national mobile phone license project using fifth-generation technology.”
The statement added that “these efforts come in implementation of the Council of Ministers’ decision, which included the Communications and Media Commission granting the national mobile phone license to the Ministry of Communications to implement it using fifth-generation technology.”
It is worth noting that the Ministry of Communications is working on multiple axes to implement the project, including attracting solid specialized international companies to benefit from their expertise in operating the project and communicating with a number of government agencies to contribute to financing the project in a way that ensures that the largest number of segments of society in Iraq benefit from the project’s revenues, in addition to communicating with the Communications and Media Commission to complete the procedures for granting the license. link
Central Bank of Iraq: All employees must open bank accounts before the end of March 2025
Today, Sunday, October 6, 2024, a number of employees of the Kurdistan Region received their salaries for the month of August through the “Hesabi” banking project.
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In this context, an informed source in the Central Bank of Iraq told Kurdistan 24 that the agreement concluded between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government obliges all employees to open bank accounts.
The source confirmed that employees who do not open a bank account and do not register in the “Hesabi” project until March 2025, will not be able to receive their salaries.
The source explained that there is no difference between the Iraqi localization project and the bank account project, as both come in response to the request of the US Federal Reserve.
He stressed the need for all employees to have bank accounts, with the aim of reorganizing the financial and banking sector in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
This comes at a time when 132,000 employees in the Kurdistan Region are preparing to receive their salaries for the month of August through the “Hesabi” project within three days. Today, 40,000 employees received their salaries, with another 46,000 receiving their salaries on Monday and another 46,000 on Tuesday. link
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Most private banks closed, fears of liquidity crisis amid citizens’ anger
Today, many banks in Iraq witnessed a state of chaos and tension after their sudden closure, which raised widespread concern among citizens, especially with the emergence of reports about some other banks refusing to return customers’ deposits under the pretext of a lack of cash liquidity.
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This development prompted many citizens to quarrel with the management of the banks that remained open, amid growing fears that the officials of these banks would flee after emptying them of money.
The banks that have closed their doors include:
World Bank
Ashur Bank Babylon
Bank Al Ansari
Bank Middle East
Bank Al-Qabeed Bank
Noor Iraq
Bank T---s Iraq
Bank Al-Huda
Bank Mosul Bank
As for the banks that remained open, but refused to return customers’ deposits under the pretext of lack of liquidity, they include:
National Bank,
Baghdad
Bank, Development
Bank, Al-Nasik Bank
, Bank of the South,
United Bank,
Union Bank,
Al-Tayf Bank
The sudden closure comes amid reports of financial turmoil hitting Iraq’s banking sector, with many customers fearing they will lose their money amid growing rumours that some bank officials are planning to flee the country after withdrawing assets from branches. link
Source: Dinar Recaps
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