The reason you don't see the budget is the same reason you don't see the back pay paid out or the oil not restarted because it's all related to the budget tables and a rate.
FRANk: I agree 100%.
..I agree with you Mr. Sammy because if you sit back and look at the whole picture of the monetary reform there's only one thing missing - a new exchange rate that makes everything work.
That makes everything make sense because nothing is logical at 1310.
Iraq And The United States Of America Discuss Strengthening Bilateral Relations In Various Fields
Thursday, April 17, 2025 10:21 PM | Politics Number of readings: 16 Baghdad / NINA / The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations, Mohammed Hussein Mohammed Bahr Al-Uloom, received at the ministry's headquarters in Baghdad the Deputy Chief of the US Mission to Iraq, Elizabeth Trudeau, and her accompanying delegation.
A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that during the meeting, ways to enhance bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States in various fields of common interest were discussed.
Bahr Al-Uloom stressed Iraq's keenness to develop frameworks for bilateral cooperation, especially in the fields of energy, electricity, economy, education, health, technology transfer, and capacity building.
He pointed to the importance of the meetings of the Higher Coordination Committee emanating from the Strategic Framework Agreement, calling for expediting their convening and activating new cooperation mechanisms that embody mutual interests and the progress Iraq is witnessing in the security, economic, and development fields.
The two sides also discussed the importance of exchanging official visits between the two countries, given their role in strengthening ties of cooperation, in addition to discussing the ongoing preparations for a number of upcoming visits.
Trudeau expressed the United States' readiness to enhance bilateral cooperation, affirming her government's commitment to supporting the Iraqi government's efforts, and praising Iraq's active role in consolidating stability in the region. /End https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=1198429
Article: "Al-Sudani talks about Baghdad and the governorates' readiness to receive international tourism companies."
Quote: "according to the statement, that the government's interest in developing infrastructure in Baghdad and the provinces is to prepare them to receive international tourism companies that wish to establish their tourism and hotel projects in Iraq...
Al-Sudani pointed to Iraq's vast tourism heritage, including archaeological sites and religious and cultural centers, which qualifies it to achieve significant leaps and become a leading tourism destination, attracting companies specializing in tourism to operate there."
Parliament's Finance Committee Expects The 2025 Budget To Be Unavailable At This Time: Its Deficit Will Reach 60 Trillion Dinars.
Local | 10:09 - 04/17/2025 Mawazine News – Baghdad Parliament's Finance Committee said on Thursday that it is unlikely that the 2025 budget will be submitted at the present time, while it expected its deficit to be 60 trillion dinars.
Committee member Jamal Koujar said, according to the official newspaper: "We expect that the current year's general budget tables will not reach parliament at the present time,
due to the decline in oil prices, as it was based on a price of $70 per barrel."
He stressed that "if the old price is adopted, the deficit will be around 60 trillion dinars, in addition to an actual deficit accumulated from the past two years." https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=260794
MZ: I think this one will get us off “stuck”. Very interesting timing
MZ: “ This one just dropped. “Zimbabwe lifts exchange rate controls” in Iraq they have a fixed rate. But in Zimbabwe the rate floats and they let the market decide it and backed it with gold…but this had created a black market. By lifting the exchange rate controls…. doing this ends the black market . I’m pointing this out because it is exactly what Kuwait did when they revalued. And Iraq is talking about doing the same thing.
MZ: Tied to a basket of currencies and tied to assets and let the markets decide. To me this shows that Zimbabwe is preparing for a rest.
Member: They found a ton of lithium in the ground yesterday in Zimbawai !! I believe they finally feel good about their position with their money !??