PRIME MINISTER: THE NECESSITY OF STRENGTHENING IRAQ’S POSITION TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE REGION’S COUNTRIES IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECT, 6 NOV

 PRIME MINISTER: THE NECESSITY OF STRENGTHENING IRAQ’S POSITION TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE REGION’S COUNTRIES IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECT

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stressed, on Sunday, the necessity of strengthening Iraq’s position to be at the forefront of the countries of the region in the technological aspect.

The Prime Minister’s Media Office said in a statement, seen by “Al-Eqtisad News”, that “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani chaired the second meeting of the Supreme Committee for Artificial Intelligence.”

He added that “Al-Sudani listened, at the beginning of the meeting, to the government plans related to developing aspects related to artificial intelligence for employees, educational and educational sectors, and the agriculture and water resources sector, in addition to reviewing the legislative policy; in order to prepare a draft law regulating the work of artificial intelligence applications.”

He continued that “Al-Sudani reviewed the details and proposals related to introducing the subject of computers and artificial intelligence into the curricula of the Ministry of Education in the next academic year, stressing the need for every school to have a smart screen and an internet connection to establish a special laboratory for artificial intelligence, stressing the need to strengthen Iraq’s position to be at the forefront of the countries of the region in the technological aspect, with its various capabilities and potentials in this field.”

He explained that “Al-Sudani agreed to launch an initiative aimed at attracting competencies from abroad in the public and private sectors, including leaders and employees, by training 100 digital leaders as a first stage, and informing them of the latest experiences in this field, under the supervision of international experts, in order to create and implement policies in order to raise the quality of services provided to citizens.”

TIDBIT FROM BREITLING, 6 NOV

 Breitling  

[Iraq] is trying to be part of the international community. 

 What's blocking it is the international community won't invite Iraq in if they got Hezbollah or Hamas in their ranks.

  We understood from the beginning they had influence from Iran...But if they comply...they can expand their markets.  They're simply not doing that.

Iraq raises its possession of gold and occupies the third in the Arab world, 6 NOV

Iraq raises its possession of gold and occupies the third in the Arab world

The World Gold Council announced on Wednesday that Iraq increased its holdings of gold to more than 152.5 tons.

According to the latest schedule published by the Council for November 2024, “Iraq ranked 29th out of 100 countries listed in the schedule with the largest gold reserves,” noting that “Iraq ranked third in the Arab world after Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.”

He added that “Iraq raised its holdings of gold to 152.6 tons after its possession was 152.5 tons, which represents 11.5% of the rest of its other reserves.”

The Council also pointed out that “the United States of America sits on the throne of the rest of the countries with the largest possession of gold in the world at a rate of 8,133.5 thousand tons, followed by Germany with 3,351.5 thousand tons, and then Italy came with 2,814 thousand tons, while Bosnia and Herzegovina was attalled by 1.5 thousand tons.”

https://alforatnews.iq/news/العراق-يرفع-حيازته-من-الذهب-ويحتل-الثالث-عربياً

FIREFLY: IRAQ IS TAKING THE THREE ZEROS BILL TO PUTTING THEM IN AN ELECTRONIC PLATFORM

 

IMPORTS AND DEPENDENCE ON OIL ARE OBSTACLES TO IRAQ’S ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, 6 NOV

 IMPORTS AND DEPENDENCE ON OIL ARE OBSTACLES TO IRAQ’S ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

Membership in the World Trade Organization allows access to international trade policies. Despite the economic policies that Iraq has adopted over the past two decades in terms of international openness and the pursuit of establishing modern economic and legislative rules, attempts to obtain a seat in the World Trade Organization have not succeeded so far, noting that Iraq obtained observer status in the organization in 2004.

The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr. Mazhar Mohammed Salih, said: The Iraqi economy lacks regulatory and supervisory regulations in the scope of trade relations and international requirements according to internationally approved standards.Supporters of joining the World Trade Organization believe that this path allows member states of the organization to have broader access to global markets, while membership in the World Trade Organization guarantees access to international trade policies.

Salih indicated that there is a lack of some important economic legislation, especially those related to the rights of workers in the private sector, the field of social security and trade union organization. He referred to the existence of two restrictions that weaken Iraq’s role in the international organization: the first is that Iraq is an importing country and does not have the competitive ability to export, and the second is the almost total dependence on oil.

For his part, academic Dr. Amr Hesham explained that supporters of joining the World Trade Organization have a number of reasons that encourage joining, including that international trade agreements provide broader vital access to global markets in the areas of goods and services, and the agreements and their rules create a commercial climate that allows for a reasonable degree of commercial forecasting, thus achieving the goal of preparing marketing and export plans.

He explained that trade agreements include obligations and rights, and the exercise of the rights contained in the agreements is limited to member states in the region and no one else, and resorting to the Trade Dispute Settlement Body imposes seriousness in applying the rules to all parties with the existence of a special mechanism to take punitive measures in the event of non-implementation.

Hesham pointed out that membership in the World Trade Organization guarantees access to other trade policies, and the procedures they include that may affect access to markets, and the extent of their consistency with international agreements, and participation in future negotiations in a way that ensures the defense of commercial interests that concern those countries, and the formulation of new agreements approved by ministerial meetings.  

The World Trade Organization (WTO): An intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade among nations. Governments use the organization to establish, review, and enforce the rules governing international trade. The organization formally began operations on January 1, 1995, under the Marrakesh Agreement, replacing the GATT of 1948. The WTO is the world’s largest international economic organization, with 164 member states representing over 98 percent of world trade and global gross domestic product.

TIDBITS FROM MARKZ, 6 NOV

 MarkZ  

 [via PDK]  “Deputy: Smuggling of oil derivatives has shrunk by 80% in Iraq”  This is also about the pending approval of the HCL.  It is also about securing the borders. I think it is huge. They are securing the financial borders in Iraq. I was always told this would occur right before the revaluation.

Question:  No matter who wins in the election…do you still think they will release the RV? 

MarkZ:  None of my sources think that this is going to go wrong. They will be waiting for the announcement then RV things are all going to rip forward.  So much does seem to be waiting on the outcome of this election. But I continue to hear positive things...

Iraq is moving forward with or without this election. They have paved the road and done their due diligence. I very much expect the announcement of Iraq and the WTO full membership ascension no later than sometime in December...

REPORT FROM MR SALVAGE @DINARREVALUATION