Coffee with MarkZ. 11/12/2024

Thank you MarkZ for all your time, and encouragement daily….. PDK

MarkZ  Update- Some highlights by PDK-Not verbatim

MarkZ Disclaimer: Please consider everything on this call as my opinion. People who take notes do not catch everything and its best to watch the video so that you get everything in context.  Be sure to consult a professional for any financial decisions

Member: Good Tuesday Morning….feels like hope and a bright future are in store for us all. 

Member: Every once in a while throughout the day I get this warm fuzzy feeling. We must be close..

Member: I am very excited to hear what Mark has for us today

​​Member: Mark—can you believe we are still here waiting for this thing?

MZ: I am stunned we are still waiting. 

Member: We all might be in disbelief when it does happen since it’s taken so long!!!!

Member: When I see Mark wearing that golden egg shirt –all my anxiety will be gone. 

​​Member: I was told by an accountant that we are supposed to pay taxes on gains from foreign currency but its a self report they will not send anything to IRS its up to us.. LOL who gonna do that lol

MZ: oops…..lol

Member: Have you heard anything about the bonds?

MZ: I’m still a little bit giddy about the bond contact I mentioned last night who said within 9 days I will stop asking them all those stupid questions…lol….But have not heard from any of my other bond contacts. I have even reached out to Fines and penalties folks in the hope of finding something. And posted a couple of questions to groups both Indian Nations and Wounded Warriers…..but still pretty dry this morning so far. 

MZ: What did Petra Ask?

MZ: Petra was asking about the 9 days or so for bonds which would put us about the 20th. This date has been given by a number of people as a movement date. It is interesting that this person who only holds historic bonds would say that.  It matches with the currency side and the expectations for that as well…. 

Member: As a kid it was the never ending story,,, As an adult it’s the never ending bond days where payday never comes,,, I don’t like either movie,,,

MZ: We do have some interesting news out of Iraq.”Parliamentary Finance: The Government has started preparing the 2025 budget”  they are moving forward….and this includes new projects. This could mean they are moving forward with some rate changes. 

Member: Wish the US would stick to a budget 

MZ: “Vice President: The administrative capital is a project under study and 2025 is the date of the decision”  What does this mean?  They are looking to move the government or the “Capital” outside of Baghdad to alleviate traffic problems ect. The streets were not built for that……It has now become a bustling city with a plethora of automobiles as they step into the modern world. They are looking to build a new “Capital city” A little like their own DC on the fringe of Baghdad. To me this shows they are committed to long term stability.

MZ: This is going to take a lot of money. Where is it coming from to build a whole new administrative city for their government and Parliament???  I think this one is good news. 

MZ: “Will Trump accelerate the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq? ” There was a lot of concern in the region with Trump coming in that the US would not leave. But Trump said they could speed things up. He said they spent billions on the Iraqi embassy and when we get paid back for that- yes…..we are leaving….in other words….Trump clearly said once we have our dollars –we would go. I think that is fantastic for us. 

Member: Sounds like Iraq needs an RV to me…then our troops can leave.

Member: What are we waiting on ?

MZ: I think we are just waiting for an announcement …I think they are on a fast track to completion…..Maybe that why we get silence and a brick wall from contacts. 

Member: Is there any chance we go this week or do we have to wait until Dec 10th

Member: It’s possible the PTB are waiting until Jan 1 or after the inauguration Jan 20th. 

MZ: I hate to think we will be waiting that long. I am not hearing that most of my contacts. 

Member: Its also possible Iraq will pull the trigger by Dec 10th and their Victory Day….keep on hoping

Member: Always heard they want it before Black Friday and Christmas to shop to stimulate economy…fingers crossed.

Member: Can’t imagine having to go through Christmas without an RV!!!

Member: I just wish it was today!!!!

​​Member: I am not speculating a time for the RV, no sense getting excited until it happens.

Member: Thank you Mark and mods for all your time and effort for the community!!!!!

Member: I hope you all have a blessed day.

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TIDBIT FROM MARKZ, 12 NOV

 MarkZ 

  [via PDK]  An interesting weekend in Iraq... In Iraq they were very busy and working over the weekend...

 We do not know the timing but, there is a massive push in Iraq to go before Dec. 10th. They say that’s when they want to be complete – so IMO they need to go sometime this month.  That makes the most sense.

DINARLAND UPDATE :WHAT BAGHDAD TV ARE SHOWING TO THE CITIZENS BY FIREFLY...

The curfew begins at 12 midnight and will include Kurdistan.. New details regarding the population census, 12 NOV

  The curfew begins at 12 midnight and will include Kurdistan.. New details regarding the population census

11/11/2024  Baghdad

Today, Monday, the Ministry of Interior set the date for the start of the curfew in  Iraq  for the purpose of conducting the population census, which falls on the 20th and 21st of this month, while revealing the entities exempted from the curfew.

The spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, Brigadier General Muqdad Miri, said during the joint press conference between the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Planning regarding the population census, "According to a royal order, the Supreme Security Committee for the Census was formed. It took several steps in all governorates and the region and provided protection for the cadres and devices used in the census and provided protection for the tablet centers."

 He pointed out that "the census will be on the 20th and 21st of this month, and there will be instructions for a curfew. First, the curfew timing will begin at midnight on November 19th on the 20th at 12 midnight."

 He added, "The movement of citizens, vehicles and trains between governorates, districts and sub-districts and between district centres is prohibited except in humanitarian cases and extreme circumstances. "

He pointed out that "those authorized by the security authorities, the statistics directorates, the store manager, and the employees of the Ministry of Planning are allowed to move to work on the census, as well as authorized journalists who carry official badges."

It is clear that "another exception is for all those charged with duties and diggers from the health and service cadres," noting that "the exception is for the movement of immediate ambulances, traffic and rescue vehicles, and workers in embassies and United Nations organizations."

 For his part, the spokesman for the Ministry of Planning, Abdul Zahra Al-Hindawi, said: “It was a big challenge to have the census electronically through tablets, communications devices and other equipment,” indicating that “more than 120,000 enumerators will participate in the census process.”

 He revealed, "The absence of a census created a large data gap, so this darkness that enveloped the scene will be illuminated through the census," adding, "We will draw a new map of the scene in Iraq that will be like a cat in the flesh to diagnose the problems existing there."

 Al-Hindawi said, "All our work takes a year and a few months, while there are censuses that take five years to prepare for," noting, "We have completed all preparations and are waiting for the 20th and 21st to start the census and impose a curfew throughout Iraq."

 He added: "Not providing data through families will produce an unclear picture, and we ask citizens to provide the correct information and prepare the required documents," noting that "our message to the citizen is not a security warning, but rather to have a stable picture to implement the census properly, and this is the history of Iraq."   LINK

THE CURRENCY TRANSITION WILL BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 10TH BY FIREFLY, 12 NOV

 Frank26 

 [Iraq boots-on-the-ground report] 

  FIREFLY:Sudani on TV again saying the currency transition will be completed by December the 10th which is our Day of Victory relating back to the war... 

FRANK:  Pay attention to every word that Sudan says to you because every word I told you is heavily calculated.  Every word is heavily measured.  They are trying to tell you something...You know very well what he is saying.  Congratulations.

MAJEED: "And the rate will be $4 per 1 IQD " @DINARREVALUATION

 

Planning: We will start the census next Thursday.. and the Ministry of Interior announces the start date of the curfew and those exempted from it, 12 NOV

   Planning: We will start the census next Thursday.. and the Ministry of Interior announces the start date of the curfew and those exempted from it

11/11/2024

The Ministry of Planning announced that it will begin conducting and implementing the population census starting next Thursday.

 The head of the Central Bureau of Statistics at the Ministry of Planning, Diaa Awad Kazim, said in a joint press conference with the Ministry of Interior: “The population census will continue until December 10, and the 20th and 21st of this month will be for the census of family members,” indicating that “the enumerators will visit families more than once, and the curfew will gradually be lifted from the areas where the census is being conducted.”

He pointed out that "the practical procedures for the population census will begin next Thursday," stressing that "there is no postponement of the population census and it includes all regions of Iraq and no region or governorate is exempted from it."

For his part, the spokesman for the Ministry of Planning, Abdul Zahra Al-Hindawi, said: “820 thousand counters are participating in the population census. We will draw a new map of data in Iraq.”

He stressed, "We completed the requirements of the population census within a year and a few months, which is something that advanced countries are unable to do," noting that "the curfew is not for security reasons, but rather to implement the census accurately."

The spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, Muqdad Miri, said, "The curfew for the population census begins at midnight on the 20th of this month and continues from the night of the 21st of the same month at 12 o'clock throughout Iraq."

He stressed that "the curfew includes the Kurdistan Region and any region where the census is being conducted will be lifted," stressing that "all Iraqi cities are fully secured to implement the population census."

He explained that "air traffic will be open to everyone, flight reservations will not be affected during the census ban, and trade exchange will continue."  LINK