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Tishwash:  they do this every year this is not a sign the RV is happening although it would be a great time for it

Rafidain Bank announces suspension of credit activity in the middle of next month

  For annual application purposes

Rafidain Bank announced today, Friday, the suspension of credit activity as of December 15th for the purposes of annual implementation.

Rafidain Bank announces the suspension of credit activity as of December 15th for annual implementation purposes.

The bank confirms that due to the approaching end of the fiscal year and for the purposes of the annual application and to make room for the liquidation of the suspended assets, preparing the annual statistics and inventory, and organizing the budgets, all types of credit activity will be suspended on 12/15/2024, and loan applications and other banking services will not be promoted.

The bank directed its branches in Baghdad and the governorates to complete all completed transaction requests that have advanced procedures before the above date. The bank added that work on promoting loans will resume early next year.  link 

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Tishwash:  How does the United Nations view the steps of the Sudanese government in the economic file?

The United Nations praised the exceptional steps achieved by the government of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in the areas of diversifying sources of income and the economy, and achieving food security, pledging to continue its support (the Iraqi government) in its efforts to achieve development and economic sustainability for Iraq.

The confirmations of the highest international organization in the world came from the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Regional Director for Arab States, Abdullah Al-Dardari, who said in an interview with the official newspaper, “The Iraqi government has begun to take rapid steps to diversify sources of income, especially since the government realizes that reliance on oil can not only end within a certain period, but that advanced technology is what must create valuable job opportunities for Iraqi youth who yearn for initiative, creativity and invention. Therefore, the Iraqi government has allocated funding resources in this direction, such as the Central Bank’s funding plan of (700) million dollars for activities related to environmental efficiency, renewable energy and energy efficiency.”

He pointed out that “the United Nations is ready to provide technical support to ensure the best for this credit line,” noting that “the United Nations helped prepare a local strategy for Iraqi medium and small companies and financing mechanisms for these companies and their right to access all available sources of financing, and to develop banking work so that it becomes focused on financing productive projects, and there is a great effort that we are making with the Iraqi government in this direction.”

The UN official confirmed that “Iraq has achieved a major accomplishment in the non-oil sector, after achieving an abundant wheat crop exceeding (6) million tons. This accomplishment was achieved under difficult climatic conditions and with a large government investment of about (500) million dollars through the use of drip irrigation mechanisms, providing support to farmers, purchasing at a price higher than the market price, and granting soft loans,” indicating that “this is evidence that government policies and government funding can encourage the private sector to produce, increase food security in Iraq, and reduce dependence on imports, which saves about (4) billion dollars from wheat imports annually, which is a very large amount,” considering “this a major accomplishment for the Iraqi government.”

He added, "The United Nations is ready to cooperate with Iraq to develop food security and agricultural production systems."  link

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Tishwash:  Details of the Kurdistan delegation's meeting with the Ministry of Oil.. Agreement on 3 points

Member of the Parliamentary Oil and Gas Committee, Sabah Subhi Haider, revealed details of the meeting that brought together the Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, Ali Maaraj, with the representative of the Kurdistan Region in Baghdad, Faris Issa, and a number of members of parliament.

Today, Thursday, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil for Distribution Affairs, Ali Maaraj, received the Head of the Kurdistan Region Representation Office, Faris Issa, and a number of members of the Council of Representatives attended the meeting.
Member of the Parliamentary Oil and Gas Committee, Sabah Subhi Haider, who was one of those present, said: “We visited the Ministry of Oil with Faris Issa, Minister of the Kurdistan Region Representation Office, and the Directors General of the Ministry of Natural Resources, and three main topics were discussed in the meeting.”

According to the MP, the attendees discussed the issue of “distributing kerosene to the Kurdistan Region, allocating a quantity of regular gasoline to the region, and calculating the standard liter volume of oil shipped to the region.”

Haidar confirmed that "the following results were reached during the meeting: 1- Immediately launching the region's share of kerosene, which is 50 million liters, 2- Anticipating the improvement of gasoline quantities in the central and southern governorates in order to determine a share for the region, 3- Reviewing the issue of the standard liter and the normal volume of oil sent to the region in the ministry until the problem is resolved."

According to the parliamentarian, the meeting this time focused on the issue of sending fuel to the region, and did not address the issue of resuming oil exports from Kurdistan, which is scheduled to begin early next year according to official statements.   link

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