Shafaq News/ The Saudi capital hosted discussions that brought together Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Iraqi Fuad Hussein, and Kuwaiti Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry stated in a statement on the “X” platform that during the discussions, “ways were discussed to enhance and develop aspects of cooperation in many fields,” and “the ministers also touched on the importance of intensifying bilateral and multilateral coordination on issues of common interest.”
The meeting comes days after Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with Abdullah Al-Yahya in Kuwait, last Sunday, and issued an announcement about the outcomes of the second meeting of the Saudi-Kuwaiti Coordination Council.
The announcement said at the time that the two sides stressed “the importance of cooperation in the political fields and joint coordination at all bilateral, regional and international levels, and the crystallization of positions in a way that serves the common interests of the two sides, and in a way that brings security and stability to the two countries, their peoples, and the peoples of the region,” according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The last meeting between the Saudi Foreign Minister and his Iraqi counterpart was in the Chinese capital, Beijing, at the end of last May.
During the Beijing meeting, “ways to strengthen and develop relations in various fields were reviewed, in addition to discussing the latest developments in issues on the regional and international arenas, most notably the developments in the Gaza Strip and its surroundings and the efforts made in this regard,” according to SPA.
FIREFLY: TV says the budget didn't go to the president for signature but to the publishing in gazette...When the budget is in the Gazette it will go live. So that means a new exchange rate will come soon to correct that new budget because it can't handle all of these projects at a program rate, correct?
FRANK: That is correct. It is also the monetary reform plan of Dr. Shabibi.
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FIREFLY:Television is showing a report on paper from IBBC on the de-dollarization inside of Iraq. They're telling us they've been doing it all this time...They even talk about that part from the World Bank discussion on changing the dinar exchange rate.It's powerful. This is all on the news.
FRANK: The monetary reform education to you citizens will get very loud...
FIREFLY:Sudani didn't say anything about the rate inside of the budget. They didn't say a word. COM didn't say anything. COM saw the budget with Sudani. We see them sitting there and they're looking it over but nothing is announced except the approval and that it's going to the House of Parliament now.
FRANK: You know very well what' going on. He will protect the budget until the very last nano second.
FIREFLY: The news has that specialist...talking about the best way to fill in the gap for the dinar and the dollar (illegal market). He's telling us the best thing for it to do this is to float...Saleh now talking saying the CBI is the only one that can control this needed float.
FRANK: They're going to float your currency because with a float they can come out at a higher rate than 1 to 1...this is a reinstatement of your exchange rate...The fact that they're talking about floating all day long...is because this is the next step in the monetary reform. Once they give you the new exchange rate and your new currency seconds later your currency will start to float...on international platforms
FIREFLY: The news has that specialist...talking about the best way to fill in the gap for the dinar and the dollar (illegal market). He's telling us the best thing for it to do this is to float...Saleh now talking saying the CBI is the only one that can control this needed float.
FRANK: They're going to float your currency because with a float they can come out at a higher rate than 1 to 1...this is a reinstatement of your exchange rate...The fact that they're talking about floating all day long...is because
this is the next step in the monetary reform. Once they give you the new exchange rate and your new currency seconds later your currency will start to float...on international platforms
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FIREFLY: Ever since Sudani came back from Washington DC he has been talking to us about metal coins and paper fils. He said the coins are both silver and gold...
FRANK: The monetary reform education is being presented to the Iraqi citizens...
FIREFLY: International Development Bank opens in Erbil.
FRANK: Notice how they are preparing your banks in many ways to receive the new exchange rate when Sudani releases it. They talked to you about the float...the basket... the lower notes...the old lower notes, your history...Now they're going to tell you Iraqi citizens about your banks...they are educating you on the many services that your banks will be offering you once this exchange rate is released.
FIREFLY: Television says Iraq is now producing 1 million liters of gasoline on a daily basis with the new refineries...They are saying we will have enough gasoline for our self sufficiency of our county and also for global trading on the market..
FIREFLY: They said our success is from the visit to the United States of America because it lifted almost all sanctions on our banks and others are close to being lifted too.
Will employees' salaries be released before Eid al-Adha?
Baghdad Today - Baghdad
An official source in the Iraqi Ministry of Finance revealed today, Wednesday (June 5, 2024), the possibility of distributing the salaries of employees before Eid al-Adha.
The source told "Baghdad Today" that "there is no trend so far regarding the distribution of salaries of Iraqi state employees before Eid al-Adha, corresponding to (16) June."
He added that "the salaries of employees as well as retirees will be paid during the current month, on their normal date without any submission to do so, so there is no decision to do so by the Prime Minister or the Minister of Finance."
The Iraqi government was often accustomed to paying the salaries of state employees before the holidays if the holidays coincided with the last days of the month, or if the date of payment of salaries coincided in the middle of the holidays, which prompted the government to pay salaries a day or two before their date.
However, Eid al-Adha will start between 16 and 17 and end between 19 and 20, and the official working hours begin on Sunday, June 23, before the official salary date.
Economy | 03:15 - 06/05/2024 Baghdad - Mawazine News The Iraqi government announced, today, Wednesday, that the value of foreign loans to Iraq decreased to about 9 billion dollars, after canceling about 31 loans from 2003 until the end of last year 2023.
The technical advisor to the Prime Minister, Muhammad Sahib Al-Daraji, said on the sidelines of an economic forum He resides in Baghdad and was followed by Mawazine News.
He said, “A specialized committee has been formed to reveal the amounts borrowed by Iraq from 2003 to the end of 2023, and to track the fate of this money and the projects that were completed thanks to these loans, and which are still under completion, and what are the faltering projects among them?” ".
He added, "Iraq was able to cancel about 31 external loans, leaving those loans worth 8 billion and 900 million dollars remaining," explaining that "these efforts aim to enhance transparency and monitor public spending, and ensure that loans are directed towards vital projects that contribute to developing the infrastructure." Infrastructure and basic services in the country.
He stressed that "the committee will continue its work to follow up on the use of the borrowed funds and ensure that the desired goals are achieved." https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=249201
