“Tidbits From TNT” Wednesday Morning 1-1-2025
TNT:
Tishwash: Al-Hassan congratulates on the New Year: Iraq is able to overcome challenges
The representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Mohammed Al Hassan, confirmed in a message on the occasion of the New Year, today, Tuesday, that the Iraqi people have the ability to face challenges.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq congratulates the Iraqi people and government on the New Year:
Al-Hassan said in a tweet on the {X} platform, "I congratulate the Iraqi people and the Iraqi government on the achievements made during the year 2024."
He added, "In 2024, we witnessed great achievements in development and infrastructure, and this was achieved thanks to the strong and ambitious will of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's government to improve the lives of Iraqis."
Al-Hassan continued, "We have great confidence in Iraq to draw a better future," calling on the Iraqi government to "continue working sincerely to improve services throughout Iraq.
Iraq is capable of overcoming challenges and regaining its regional and international standing." link
Tishwash: International Report: 2025 will be the largest year for projects inside Iraq
The International Data Bank, one of the international organizations concerned with monitoring the internal affairs of the countries of the world, issued its annual report for the year 2024, accompanied by estimates for the coming year 2025, confirming that the current year witnessed the issuance of the largest number of investment and service contracts inside Iraq.
The bank said, according to its report, which was translated by "Baghdad Today", that "Iraq spent $83 billion during the year 2024 on infrastructure and reconstruction projects, and awarded contracts to implement other projects during the year 2025 worth $126 billion," expecting that "this will lead to a doubling of the growth rate of the national GDP to about 4.1% during the next year."
The bank also explained that the largest projects were the share of the country's main roads for the Ministry of Transport, which are expected to be fully completed in 2029, noting also that oil investment projects and the construction of residential complexes in Baghdad, specifically (the integrated Nasiriyah oil project and the city of Al-Rufail in Baghdad) came in second and third place as the largest government projects for the year 2024.
The information issued by the World Bank also confirmed that the contracts awarded for the coming year were distributed as follows (39.9% allocated to construction, 39.9% allocated to energy and industry, 24.3% allocated to electricity and water service projects, while 22.6% was allocated to road and transportation projects). link
Tishwash: Starting to implement ASYCUDA global system for automating customs operations
The Prime Minister's Media Office announced on Tuesday the start of using modern automation systems to facilitate the entry of goods into border crossings and monitor them centrally, and the agreement to implement the global ASYCUDA system to automate customs operations.
The office said in a statement, seen by "Al-Eqtisad News", that "in implementation of the directives of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani regarding administrative and financial reform, which is included among the priorities of the government program, a special meeting was held today in the Prime Minister's Office headed by the Prime Minister's Advisor for Border Customs and Ports Affairs, where the procedures related to the governance of border ports and customs systems were discussed."
The statement added that "the meeting witnessed the announcement of the completion of the necessary infrastructure to link all border ports with the latest technologies, and the start of the use of modern automation systems to facilitate the entry of goods into border ports and monitor them centrally. It was also agreed to implement the global ASYCUDA system for automating customs operations, enhanced with electronic payment services starting from January 1, 2025."
He pointed out that "this step will contribute to achieving automation in ministries and institutions, including the e-government project and providing electronic payment services, which contributes to enhancing transparency and accountability, simplifying procedures, facilitating services and reducing bureaucratic obstacles, in addition to establishing good governance and combating corruption." link
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