"WILL IRAQ JOIN BRICS?" BY DINAR IRAQ & DONG VIETNAM UPDATE, 20 JULY

 WILL IRAQ JOIN BRICS?

Today, Monday (July 17, 2023), the Watcher Guru magazine, concerned with economic affairs, revealed “accelerated steps” by the BRICS economic alliance led by China and Russia to end the “dollar domination” of the international economy, stressing that the world is now awaiting a “decision from Baghdad.”

The magazine stated, according to its report, which was translated by (Baghdad Today), that “the BRICS alliance is now trying to persuade the largest oil countries, the most important of which are” Kuwait, Iran, the UAE and Saudi Arabia “to enter the BRICS alliance instead of the SWIFT system currently used and which is dominated by the US dollar, stressing that” in If Baghdad agrees to use the BRICS system, the rest of the oil-producing countries will follow in its footsteps,” according to its description.

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AN IRAQI ANALYST TOLD “FARES”: THE PRESENCE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE US TREASURY IN THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF IRAQ IS A VIOLATION OF IRAQ’S SOVEREIGNTY

Iraqi analyst Haitham Al-Khuzaie referred to the interventions of the US ambassador in Iraq’s internal and external affairs, stressing that the presence of the US Treasury representative in the Commercial Bank of Iraq is a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty and is rejected by every honorable Iraqi citizen.

The prominent Iraqi analyst said in an interview with Fars News Agency in this regard: How can a country build its internal and international political experience while the representative of the United Nations and the American ambassador are still interfering in its internal and external affairs, stressing that the interventions of the American ambassador and the representative of the United Nations must be limited by official means and binding them to the contexts of diplomatic action.

The media office of the President of the Republic stated in a statement received by Alsumaria News, that “Rashid instructed the need to work hard to implement Article (140) of the Constitution and end outstanding issues regarding it in a manner that preserves the rights of all,” stressing “the importance of following up on the implementation of the decisions of the Supreme Committee for the implementation of Article (140). Constitutional by holding meetings and meetings with the relevant authorities and giving priority to this file, which affects the lives of a wide segment of the components of Iraqi society.

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WHAT ATTRIBUTED THE DELAY IN LAUNCHING THE GENERAL BUDGET?

Today, Sunday, Member of Parliament Suhaila Al-Sultani attributed the delay in launching the general budget to the government’s appeal against some articles and paragraphs at the Federal Court.

Al-Sultani said in an interview with the information agency, “One of the reasons for not releasing the salaries of new appointees in the current budget is due to the appeals submitted to the Federal Court,” noting that “the coming period will witness the release of salaries for all job grades that were added during this period.