"IMPORTANT IRAQ NEWS" BY CLARE, 19 FEB

 Al-Sudani’s Office: The Iraqi speech in Munich was frank about issues of sovereignty, security, and economic partnerships

2/17/2024

Director of the Media Office of the Prime Minister, Rabie Nader, confirmed today, Saturday, that the Iraqi speech in Munich was frank on issues of sovereignty, security, and serious economic partnerships.

Nader said, in a tweet on the {X} platform, that: “More than 22 meetings were held by the Prime Minister in Munich in just two days, and the Iraqi speech was frank on issues of sovereignty, security, and serious economic partnerships.”

He added, “There was great international understanding of Iraq’s desire to move the relationship with the international coalition countries from security to strategic partnerships in various fields, and the messages were clear that Iraq’s security is necessary for the security of the region and a stable Iraq is in everyone’s interest.”

Nard continued, “Iraq is a meeting point and refuses to be an arena for settling scores, and the international community must move quickly to stop the war on Gaza.” LINK

Clare:  Al-Sudani discusses with members of the US Congress the end of the international coalition’s mission and the transition to bilateral relations

2/17/2024

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani discussed, with members of the US Congress, today, Saturday, the end of the international coalition’s mission in Iraq.

Al-Sudani’s media office stated in a statement received by {Al-Furat News} that “Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani received four members of the US Congress, namely: Mike Turner, McKeirl, Joe Wilson, and Gerry Connolly, on the sidelines of his Excellency’s participation in the 2024 Munich Security Conference.” .

The statement added, “During the meeting, bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States were discussed, and ways to enhance constructive cooperation, as well as a number of files and issues of common interest were reviewed.

The meeting also touched on the ongoing dialogue regarding ending the mission of the international coalition in Iraq, after the arrival of the security forces.” Iraq has reached an advanced stage of readiness and high performance, and the transition to broad bilateral relations between Iraq, the United States of America, and the rest of the coalition countries.”

The Prime Minister stressed, “the necessity of developing relations between the two countries at various levels and sectors, without limiting them to the security aspect only,” pointing to “the state of recovery that Iraq is going through, the reforms it is witnessing in various economic and financial sectors, and the progress of concluding integrated economic partnerships with countries in the region.” “And the world, which will contribute to promoting development and achieving stability for the country.”

For their part, members of the US Congress indicated their “interest in the success of the Iraqi government in several aspects,” stressing “the importance of Iraq and its role in enhancing security and stability in the region.”   LINK

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The State of Law identifies 3 goals achieved by Iraq at the Munich Security Conference, 19 feb

The State of Law identifies 3 goals achieved by Iraq at the Munich Security Conference

At the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Representative Baqir Al-Saadi listed three objectives that Iraq has met.

“The participation of Prime Minister Muhammad Al-Sudani in the 2024 Munich Security Conference made Iraq achieve three main goals,” Al-Saadi said. “These were explaining to the international community the significance of economic integration, attracting capital, and creating the atmosphere, as well as informing international opinion of the security situation and its ability to confront terrorism.” toward forming alliances in a number of sectors with other nations and international organizations.

In light of the existence of innovative opportunities in the energy sector and other wealth, he continued, “Iraq’s openness to external conferences gives more space to create narratives that contribute to supporting the government’s goals, especially in the economic dimension.”

As he noted, “the entry of foreign businesses into Iraq is a significant signal about the security situation’s stability and allows for partnerships with the private sector to gain experience and build towards enhancing the capabilities of providing basic services.”

Iraq is taking part in the Munich Security Conference 2024 with an official delegation led by a Sudanese national.

"QFS CONVERSATIONS" BY GOLDILOCKS, 19 FEB

 INTERVIEW: Iraq’s planning ministry spearheads multi-faceted development strategy |   Zawya

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CP 375 Proposed changes to the ASIC Derivative Transaction Rules (Reporting): Third consultation 

This consultation paper proposes further amendments to the ASIC Derivative Transaction Rules (Reporting) 2024 in relation to outstanding matters from our prior consultations released in November 2020 and May 2022.

It sets out our proposals on simplifying the exclusion of exchange-traded derivatives and the scope of foreign entity reporting, and the removal of the alternative reporting provisions.

It also addresses certain additional data elements and other matters that have been raised by industry, and consequential changes to the ASIC Derivative Transaction Rules (Clearing) 2015.  ASIC

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U.S. imports from Iraq rebound after hitting zero last week, 19 FEB

 U.S. imports from Iraq rebound after hitting zero last week

In spite of a spike in exports from Iraq, U.S. imports of crude oil decreased little last week, according to statistics obtained by

For the week ending February 18, total imports from nine major suppliers averaged 5.425 million barrels per day (bpd), a little decrease of 34,000 bpd from the previous week’s 5.459 million bpd.

But Iraq’s export figures to the US increased from zero the previous week to 43,000 bpd. Declines from other significant suppliers, including as Canada (-26,000 bpd), Mexico (-15,000 bpd), and Colombia (-10,000 bpd), countered this increase.

With an average of 3.999 million barrels per day, Canada continues to be the largest exporter of crude oil to the United States, followed by Mexico (294,00 barrels) and Saudi Arabia (390,000 barrels).

"QFS CONVERSATIONS" BY GOLDILOCKS, 19 FEB

 China Plans to Accelerate Cross-border Data Transfersby Implementing Trial Rules in Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone

"...cooperation with the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (“DEPA”) countries in the field of digital trade, actively establishing the Lingang Special Area as a model site of DEPA cooperation[4], and promoting the implementation of new rules such as “paperless trade."

China is in process of Accelerating Cross-Border Data Transfers through Implementing trial rules in the Shanghai pilot free trade zone.

The transfer of personal data to another country requires the testing of protection laws through controllers to fulfill the needed requirements when transferring personal data across borders.

These new data rules are being tested on the Shanghai Exchange and accelerated to test and implement these new digital monetary policies.

The Shanghai Exchange incorporates much of Asia and the Middle East in trade going across borders from the East to the West.

This test pilot will allow China the ability to comply with the new Digital Asset-Based Trading System data requirements enabling trade on a global scale to move forward.

The Chinese Yuan is utilized on the Shanghai Exchange, and they have already told us they are considering a gold-backed Chinese Yuan to lead the way in trade among the Nations they trade with going forward.

The Shanghai Exchange is the third largest market exchange in the world. It has a market cap of nearly 7 trillion dollars in assets. A Golden Yuan that trades with markets around the world through the Shanghai Exchange will significantly change monetary policies around the world to keep pace with these new developments.

And, we must not forget that the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock connection will enable their new pilot program on stablecoins to play an important part of the global payment systems around the world to function freely on the Shanghai Exchange that connects to the rest of the global economy.

All roads lead to gold, and "digital gold" will set us free.

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