Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Parliamentary agreement with the European Union mission: European financial and banking institutions are preparing to invest in Iraq, 28 FEB
Parliamentary agreement with the European Union mission: European financial and banking institutions are preparing to invest in Iraq
2/27/2024
The Parliamentary Investment and Development Committee agreed, with the European Union mission in Iraq, on a number of economic files, while the European mission revealed new financial and banking projects to work in Iraq.
The head of the committee, Representative Hassan Al-Khafaji, said in a joint press conference today, Tuesday, “We hosted the European Union ambassador to discuss a number of files related to new legislation. We also agreed to cooperate to combat corruption, and to work together to allow European companies to enter the Iraqi local market, exchange economic and commercial experiences, and open new European factories.” In Iraq and refining the capabilities of Iraqi competencies in various fields.
He added, "We asked the European side to open a permanent office and headquarters inside Iraq because they currently have no headquarters except inside the British Embassy. We also asked to open banking branches in Iraq that finance industrial and investment projects, with full support provided by the government and the House of Representatives in matters of reconstruction, investment, and loans." He pointed out that there are currently joint projects in Baghdad, Babylon, and Karbala, where the European Union is interested in infrastructure. He
continued to say, “We requested funding for many projects, especially with Iraq’s accession to the International Arbitration Organization and the vote on the partnership law between the private and public sectors, which allows foreign companies to enter.” And to work in Iraq and participate with the private sector for reconstruction and building the new Iraq. We also agreed on unified action to bring in reputable companies similar to companies operating in the Middle East and international companies that contributed to building Iraq’s factories during the era of the eighties and seventies.
In turn, Ambassador Thomas Seller said, “We met with Parliamentary Investment and Development Committee: As a European Union mission, we concluded that the European Union must make more efforts for European companies to invest in Iraq, and we must work together to provide the conditions that enable Europe to invest more in Iraq.”
He added, "We discussed the legislative necessities in order to achieve economic stability in Iraq, as well as investment stability, and these are steps that must be taken by the Iraqi parliament, and there are many laws that support this, including the investment law, the partnership law between the public sector and the private sector, and others, and all of this is part of the trend." The government aims to combat corruption and support investment and the economy.”
He added, "We discussed many issues and details, and all of these are part of Europe's interest in the stability of Iraq, because we see that Iraq can play an important central role in the region politically and economically, and in order to achieve this we must talk about developing the European Union's investment programs, especially the financial and banking institutions, which are The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which we expect will soon come to work in Iraq, as well as the European Investment Bank, which is concerned with providing loans and expertise to support infrastructure projects.”
He explained, "This matter requires a lot of continuous work, but we have committed ourselves to working in this aspect for the benefit of the Iraqi citizen, and we will cooperate with the local authorities to achieve this." LINK
"DON'T TELL ME ITS NOT THE US GOV. HOLDING BACK THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE IRAQI DINAR" BY MNT GOAT, 28 FEB
AL-KARAWI: THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT FREE OUR MONEY FROM THE AMERICANS
Information / Baghdad.The head of the organizing body of the popular movement, Hussein Ali Al-Karawi, on Thursday, the Iraqi government that it is unable to free Iraqi money from the influence of the US Federal Bank.
Al-Karawi told Al-Maalouma that “the dollar has become an external dimension for which the United States bears responsibility, indicating that the citizen pays the price of US sanctions on the country. “He added that “the US pressure on Iraq aims to achieve several goals, including prolonging the stay of US forces and besieging the Iraqi people.”
Earlier today, a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Mueen Al-Kazemi, accused the United States of practicing arbitrary measures towards the Sudanese government.
(Please, please don’t tell me its not the US government holding back the Reinstatement of the Iraqi dinar. This article proves it once again. How much more do you need to read to see it? But as I sit here today writing this newsletter, it will happen and these DFI funds will be released back to Iraq and we will see the RV but not as long as Biden is in the Whitehouse.)
https://mntgoatnewsusa.com/latest-mnt-goat-newsletter/The Minister of Commerce discusses in Abu Dhabi with the World Trade Organization the completion of procedures for Iraq to join the organization, 28 FEB
The Minister of Commerce discusses in Abu Dhabi with the World Trade Organization the completion of procedures for Iraq to join the organization
2/27/2024
The Minister of Commerce, Atheer Al-Ghurairi, met in Abu Dhabi with Assistant Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Zunk Shank Shank, and discussed with him the completion of Iraq’s procedures to complete the required files, support reforms and legislation to be consistent with the market system, and strengthen the country’s economic capabilities to complete the requirements of the next stage of the accession process.
The Minister stressed in a statement, “the keenness of the working group on accession to continue by strengthening cooperation with the organization’s accession department and the head of the working group, Saudi Ambassador Saqr al-Muqbel, whose recent visit to Iraq provided great support for the efforts and steps taken by the national committee concerned with accession, which he chaired, to complete all requirements in a way that achieves Iraq's integration into the multilateral trading system.
During the meeting, the minister stressed "the hope that the efforts of the organization's working group will focus on supporting the accession of important countries, including Iraq."
Al-Ghurairi continued, "The Iraqi government, within its government program and the measures it took to raise the level of draft laws and support the role of the private sector, recorded international signals of its endeavor and eagerness to return to the economic system due to its geographical and economic importance in the region."
For his part, the Assistant Director General of the organization confirmed, “The organization is looking forward to and following the steps for Iraq’s accession carefully, given that Iraq is one of the important and powerful economies that is still outside the organization, and that Iraq’s presence within the organization’s membership will be a great added value to the organization and to the global economy.”
He praised the advanced stages accomplished by the Ministry of Commerce in terms of completing and submitting the technical files on goods and services in trade, which will speed up the holding of the third round of negotiations, wishing for the continuity and continuity of momentum and work to complete the requirements for accession, amend the required laws and legislation, and complete the technical files within their specified timing, as the team will present We support him to complete his journey to join and we celebrate him in the next ministerial meeting of the organization.” LINK
"IMPORTANT IRAQ NEWS: ZEBARI: IRAN AND AMERICA SUPPORTED THE BIGGEST STRATEGIC MISTAKE IN IRAQ" BY MNT GOAT, 28 FEB
ZEBARI: IRAN AND AMERICA SUPPORTED THE BIGGEST STRATEGIC MISTAKE IN IRAQ
Mawazine News – Baghdad
Counting Hoshyar Zebari, Former Iraqi Foreign Minister, that the meeting of America and Iran to support the Prime Minister Former Nouri al-Maliki after the 2010 elections despite «resounding parliamentary and electoral success What is clear” for Iyad Allawi’s bloc, which included representatives of the various Iraqi components, was “The biggest strategic mistake” in his country.
Zebari said in an interview followed by Mawazine News that «all Heads of government have raised the issue of restricting weapons to the state, and so far they are unable to, or we are powerless, because armed factions have stronger potential, influence and influence,” he said, describing the power of those forces. factions as “a defect in the Iraqi scene.”
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