US pushes to Resume Oil Exports from Iraqi Kurdistan, 21 MARCH

US pushes to Resume Oil Exports from Iraqi Kurdistan

By John Lee.

The United States has pushed the Iraqi government to finalise an agreement with international oil companies (IOCs) to resume crude oil exports through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP).

At the daily press briefing on Wednesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters:

"We're urging the Iraqi Government to reach an agreement ... with the international oil companies to resume oil exports through the Iraq-Türkiye pipeline as soon as possible, and to honor the existing contracts with U.S. companies. So we're - that's part of the issue. Reopening the ITP ensures Iraqi oil can reach global, especially European markets. Iraq benefits from the stability of resilient supply chains, as we all do."

(Source: US State Dept)

ARIEL: It's game time!, 21 MARCH

 Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Ariel: Says

It's game time!

Ripple announced today that the lawsuit has been settled.

LMAX Digital announced that its customers can now access the USD stablecoin (RLUSD).

Iraq announced it will launch a digital Iraqi dinar.

Iraq also just announced it is ready to resume oil production.

Donald Trump announced April 2nd as Liberation Day.

Which means the countries will be on a level playing field. And one way to achieve that is through currency revaluation. Do you see how this aligns?

DINARLAND UPDATES! MORE NEAR OF OUR RV!! ‪@DINARREVALUATION‬

 

Iraqi-Russian Anti-Corruption Agreement, 21 MARCH

 Iraqi-Russian Anti-Corruption Agreement

Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission and Russia's Prosecutor General's Office have begun implementing their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on anti-corruption cooperation, focusing on asset recovery and international legal assistance.

During a meeting with a Russian delegation, Dr. Mohammed Ali Al-Lami, Head of the Integrity Commission, emphasized the need to modernize anti-corruption mechanisms to counter evolving methods of financial misconduct. He also called on signatories of the UN Convention Against Corruption to fulfill their commitments on legal cooperation, asset recovery, and extradition, highlighting banking secrecy and legal system differences as key challenges.

Discussions covered judicial investigations, evidence sharing, and financial transparency, while Russian experts stressed the importance of bilateral and multilateral partnerships to coordinate efforts at international forums. Both sides explored the twinning of Iraq's Anti-Corruption Academy with Russia's Prosecutor General's University to facilitate training, research, and academic exchanges.

Workshops also addressed national coordination committees for anti-corruption enforcement and joint legal measures to track and recover illicit funds.

Iraq ranks joint 140th out of 180 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), while Russia ranks joint 154th.

(Source: Federal Integrity Commission)

MILITIAMAN UPDATE, 21 MARCH

 Militia Man 

 Article:   "The Central Bank of Iraq lists the reasons for the decline in foreign exchange reserves"  

Quote "...Central banks resort to withdrawing cash liquidity from the market through enhanced cash sterilization operations as part of its efforts to maintain monetary stability. 

 The central bank emphasized that despite the decline it still possesses large net foreign reserves relative to the money supply which is relatively secure according to international financial standards." 

 They're saying they've got it covered and what they're doing is using what they call 'sterilization'.

MARKZ: GUESTIMATE OF RATES THAT ARE SHOWING ON SCREENS RIGHT NOW!! ‪@DINARREVALUATION‬

 

Chinese Firm Wins Iraq Gas Pipeline Project, 21 MARCH

 Chinese Firm Wins Iraq Gas Pipeline Project

Iraq's Council of Ministers has endorsed the Joint Management Committee's decision on Artawi [Ratawi] oil field, awarding the contract for crude gas pipelines to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering (CPP), with part of the work assigned to the State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP).

The pipelines will run from the Majnoon,  West Qurna-2, and Artawi fields to the Gas Processing Plant (GPP).

The contract also includes pipelines for dry gas transmission to the national network and condensate and LPG pipelines,

(Sources: PMO)