"Tidbits From TNT" Thursday Morning 6-30-2022

TNT:

Tishwash:  The Central Bank of Iraq begins a package of measures to save the economy

The Governor of the Central Bank, Mostafa Ghaleb Mekhif, announced that the bank had initiated a package of measures to save the economy from a certain abyss.

Makheif said during the “Access to Finance” conference that one of the bank’s priorities is to enhance financial inclusion and secure access to financial and banking services for the community. He added, that the Central Bank made access to financing possible when it launched a number of qualitative and important initiatives that covered different and important sectors.    link

Jambie67:  Here we are at the end of another month, the time when we should see the RV by. Will the intel provider’s information be accurate this month? We will know in the next 16-20 hours or so remaining in the month of June if the projected “by the end of the month” is actually paradigm shift time. We welcome our season! Come on, RV!!

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CandyKisses:  The emergency support law enters into force .. Will the government challenge it?

Today, Thursday, Adviser to the Prime Minister for Financial Affairs, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, announced the entry into force of the Emergency Support Law, after more than fifteen days had passed since its enactment.

Saleh told (Baghdad Today), "The law stipulates that there is a group of deputies requesting the legislation of a law within the parliament that does not have a financial aspect."

He added, "The law has that aspect, but the government will not object or challenge it in the Federal Court because it needs its paragraphs and is linked to the payment of dues to ministries and citizens, such as contracts and others."

On the eighth of this month, the Iraqi parliament voted on the law on emergency support for food security as a whole, to enter its legislative recess.

The vote was attended by 273 deputies, headed by the Speaker of the Council, Muhammad al-Halbousi.

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Samson:  Al-Fateh: The Countdown To Forming A Government Begins After Eid

A member of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Ghazanfar al-Batekh, confirmed, on Thursday, that the coordination framework negotiations with the rest of the political blocs are continuing, and the formation of the government will take place after the blessed Eid al-Adha.

In a statement to Al-Maalouma, Al-Bateekh said, “The atmosphere is positive and there are no differences for the coordination framework with the rest of the political blocs,” noting that “the initial agreement emphasizes accelerating the formation of the government and it will be in one basket represented by the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the ministerial cabinet, and then the curriculum.” government.”

He added, "Resolving the position of the president of the republic among the Kurdish parties is the key to the next government, which needs a quorum of 220 deputies to pass the candidate," stressing that "the next government will be a government of services in all respects, especially the economic one."

The coordinating framework forces became the most numerous parliamentary bloc in the House of Representatives, after obtaining about 40 new seats, taking advantage of the resignation of members of the Sadrist bloc, which gives it the upper hand in the file of government formation and the distribution of positions.  link

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Tishwash:  Iraq and Iran discuss bilateral relations in four areas

Deputy Speaker of Parliament, head of the Iraqi delegation to Azerbaijan, Shakhwan Abdullah, discussed with the Iranian delegation, today, Thursday, bilateral relations between the two countries in four areas.

And the media office said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the Iraqi delegation headed by Shakhwan Abdullah and in the presence of the members of the delegation held an expanded meeting with the Iranian delegation, which included the Vice-President of the Iranian Shura Council, Abd al-Ridha al-Masri and a number of Iranian deputies in Azerbaijan."

He added, "The two parties discussed during the meeting a number of files and issues related to the level of bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries and ways to strengthen them in the economic, commercial, security and cultural fields, as well as discussing the texts of the articles of the internal system of the International Non-Aligned Movement and agreeing on principles, common goals and constants since the founding of the movement."    link

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Iraqi News Wednesday Evening 6-29-22

Iraqi News Wednesday Evening 6-29-22

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Kurdistan Parliament Votes To Amend The Oil And Gas Law In The Region

Political | 03:28 - 29/06/2022   Kurdistan - Mawazine News  On Wednesday, the Kurdistan Parliament voted on the first amendment to the oil and gas law in the region No. 22 of 2007.

79 members of Parliament voted in favor of the amendment related to Article 4 of the law directed by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers to the Parliament of Kurdistan. The amendment includes adding the Prime Minister's Cabinet to the membership of the Regional Council for Oil and Gas Affairs.

On Monday, the Kurdistan Parliament held the second reading of the draft law to amend the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan region.

Referred to the fourth article of the law, which provided for the formation of a regional council of “the Prime Minister – as president, the deputy prime minister – as vice president, the Minister of Natural Resources – as a member, the Minister of Finance and Economy – as a member, and the Minister of Planning – as a member,” before adding a chief of staff Cabinet to membership of the Council under the amendment approved today.

The Regional Council sets the general principles of oil policy and plans for exploration and development of fields and their amendments in the region, approving contracts for oil operations, and determining the level of production in line with Paragraph Two of Article (112) of the Federal Constitution.

Article (112) of the Federal Constitution in force for 2005 states: “First: The federal government shall manage the oil and gas extracted from the current fields with the governments of the producing regions and governorates, provided that their imports are distributed in an equitable manner commensurate with the population distribution throughout the country, with a specified share For a specific period of time for the affected regions, which were unfairly deprived of them by the previous regime, and which were subsequently damaged, in a way that ensures balanced development for the different regions of the country, and this is regulated by law.

Second: The federal government and the governments of the producing regions and governorates shall together draw up the strategic policies necessary to develop the oil and gas wealth, in a manner that achieves the highest benefit for the Iraqi people, adopting the latest techniques of market principles and encouraging investment. https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=197994

Low Oil Prices

Economie| 08:32 - 29/06/2022   Follow-up - Mawazine News:   Oil prices fell today, Wednesday, after rising for 3 consecutive sessions, but the declines were slight due to the continuing crisis of global supply, as it is unlikely that the major producers will be able to make a significant increase in production. On the other hand, the Group of Seven agreed to explore Ways to put a cap on the price of Russian oil.

US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 64 cents, or 0.5%, at $111.12 a barrel at 0350 GMT.

Brent crude futures for August delivery fell 61 cents, or 0.5%, to $116.99 a barrel. The August contract will expire on Thursday and the September contract was the most active at $113.14, down 66 cents, or 0.6%.

Data issued by OPEC also showed that oil export revenues of the OPEC countries jumped on an annual basis by about 77% during the past year to reach $561 billion, on an annual basis, supported by the recovery of crude prices, while the number of active drilling rigs for its members recorded a modest recovery and the decline of new wells. completed.

In a related context, analysts also warned that the political turmoil in Ecuador and Libya may increase the scarcity of supplies.

Data from the Institute of Petroleum showed that US crude stocks fell by 3.8 million barrels during the week ending June 24, while gasoline stocks rose by 2.9 million barrels.

Distillate stocks, which include diesel and heating oil, increased by about 2.6 million barrels.

The markets are awaiting government data on oil stocks, which is due to be released today, Wednesday, and will cover the past two weeks together, after the official figures were postponed last week due to computer software problems, and Reuters polls indicate that US crude stocks are expected to decline in the past two weeks. m99     https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=197942

Deputy: Iraq May Lose 96 Million Dinars To A Foreign Company Due To The Policy Of The Ministry Of Transport

Money and business  Economy News – Baghdad Today, Wednesday, MP Alia Nassif warned that the Iraqi state will have to pay large fines and compensation in millions of dollars to companies that have filed lawsuits against the Ministry of Transport.

Nassif said in a statement, "One of the most prominent of these lawsuits is the international arbitration filed by one of the companies regarding air freight and the unpaid amounts by the General Company for Iraqi Airways by order of the Minister, as the company demanded an amount of 96 million dollars as compensation, and this large amount It will be paid from the state treasury to that company instead of directing these funds to things that benefit the people, such as services or those covered by social welfare.”

And she added, "The other issue is the international arbitration submitted by another company due to the non-payment of its dues by the General Company for Air Navigation Services, which may lead to the payment of dues that may reach 20 million dollars despite the existence of a contract signed based on Cabinet Resolution 286 for the year 2021, and there is also another lawsuit (international arbitration) at the beginning of July to ask Iraq to pay compensation that may reach 255 million dollars due to violations committed by the Minister of Transport, which obliges the ministry to negotiate with a company in order to reach an amicable solution that protects public money, as well as many International arbitration lawsuits witnessed by all the Ministry’s formations.”

Nassif called on the "Integrity Commission to intervene and deal with this issue as a deliberate waste of public money, take legal measures against those who caused it, and seek to prevent the state treasury from assigning all these losses," noting that "one of the biggest problems that Iraq faces is the presence of failed ministers. They cost the state money and leave the ministry, leaving the state and the people mired in debt.” 185 . views  Added 06/29/2022 - 10:55 AM  Update 06/29/2022 - 6:05 PM

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The US Ambassador Discloses A Joint Project To Build The First Industrial Gases Separation Plant In Iraq

Wednesday, 29 June 2022 4:20 PM   National News Center/ Baghdad  On Wednesday, US Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski affirmed the US Agency for International Development's commitment to building a thriving private sector based on transparency and equal opportunities, revealing a public-private partnership project to separate industrial gases in Iraq, which will help reduce Iraq's dependence on importing medical oxygen and nitrogen. Liquid also strengthens local supply chains and creates a number of new jobs.

In her opening speech to the USAID symposium on (Accessing Funding in Iraq), Romanowski said: “I am proud of the United States’ continued support of our Iraqi partners to develop a more prosperous, transparent, and inclusive Iraqi private sector.”

"In the past 18 months alone, USAID has attracted more than $40 million in private investment seeking to support economic growth and foster greater prosperity across the country," she added.

And she explained in her speech, “Let me highlight some success stories:

– We ended the year 2021 with the help of Miswag, the Iraqi e-commerce market, in securing more than (1.6) million dollars to expand its operations.

At the beginning of 2022, we helped Al-Saree Company (‘Al-Sa-Ree), the Iraqi food and delivery service program, to secure more than (4) million dollars by introducing them to new investors and facilitating the investment process.

A few weeks ago, the United States Agency for International Development helped facilitate an investment of $18 million for Toters, one of the start-ups and market leader in the online Middle East market in Iraq.

We also granted more than $150,000 to Green Shovel, a startup company for greenhouses and modern irrigation systems, as part of USAID’s efforts to promote an environmentally friendly green economy in Iraq. https://nnciraq.com/137986/

The Central Bank: The Value Of Our Development Initiatives Reached 18 Trillion Dinars

Money and business  The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mustafa Ghalib, announced that the value of his development initiatives reached 18 trillion dinars.

The governor said at a conference for small and medium enterprises attended by "Al-Iqtisad News", that "the Central Bank of Iraq launched 18 trillion dinars to establish development initiatives and 1 trillion dinars within the development initiative to purchase renewable energy units."

He added, "We launched, in cooperation with the Association of Iraqi Private Banks, a community initiative funded by banks to meet the needs of Iraqi society."

He explained that "this increase in the amounts of financial allocations comes in response to the success achieved in the development initiatives launched by the Central Bank of Iraq in financing various private sector projects and housing loans."

He pointed out that "this increase will contribute to financing economic development projects, increasing local production and reducing unemployment by providing job opportunities, as well as contributing to supporting various government efforts to confront climate change."

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World Bank: Small And Medium-Sized Companies Provide 60% Of Job Opportunities In Iraq

Money and business  Economy News – Baghdad The representative of the World Bank in Iraq, Ramzi Numan, confirmed that 60% of job opportunities in Iraq are carried out by small and medium enterprises.

Noman said at a conference on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in Baghdad that "Iraq is gradually emerging from the deep recession that it experienced in the year 2020 due to the Corona pandemic," adding that "Iraq achieved economic growth of 2.2% in the year 2021 after the economy had contracted by 11% in the year." 2020".

He pointed out that "Iraq has a unique opportunity to start rapid reforms and redirect government spending towards programs that improve growth, which is very important and address the problem of human capital in Iraq."

He pointed out that "the market for small companies is still small and limited, because Iraq suffers from the absence of an environment incubating entrepreneurship and most of the small and medium companies are not registered," noting that "small and medium companies provide 60% of the job opportunities available in Iraq."

He pointed out that "the small and medium-sized companies sector suffers from low services and financial intermediary, which made it the smallest sector in Iraq and the region."

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The Dollar Depreciates Against The Iraqi Dinar

Economie| 10:04 - 29/06/2022  Baghdad - Mawazine News  The dolla r exchange rates witnessed, today, Wednesday, a slight decrease in the Iraqi Stock Exchange.

And the selling prices of the dollar were 148000 dinars per 100 dollars, while the purchase prices of the dollar were 147,900 dinars per 100 dollars.    https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=197953

Integrity Brings In A Director General At The Ministry Of Labor Who Harmed The Public By One Billion And 400 Million Dinars

Local | 05:21 - 29/06/2022  Baghdad - Mawazine News, the Federal Integrity Commission announced, on Wednesday, the issuance of an order to bring in a director general in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, for causing harm to the money and interests of the entity in which he works.

A statement by the Commission's Investigation Department, Mawazine News, received a copy of it, stated that the Rusafa Investigation Court, which is specialized in issues of integrity, money laundering and economic crime, issued a summons order against a director general in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs - the Disability and Special Needs Authority; It is proven that he intentionally caused harm to public funds.

He added that the Director-General committed violations in purchasing a plot of land on which (cinema) was built by the Department of Retirement and Social Security, contributing to the National Company for Tourism Investments and Real Estate Projects, and paying its purchase price of (1,400,000,000) billion dinars without completing the procedures for transferring its ownership, which led to the damage with public money.

The statement indicated that the court issued the recruitment order against the official in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, as well as two other persons in the same case in accordance with the provisions of Article (340) of the Penal Code, with the precautionary seizure of the movable and immovable funds for them and their travel ban; The fact that the crime is against public money. Ended 29/R77

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Wednesday Evening Iraq Parliament News Highlights 6-9-22

Wednesday Evening Iraq Parliament News Highlights 6-9-22

Extension: The Formation Of The Government Will Proceed After The Announcement Of The Largest Bloc

POLITICIAN  06/29/2022 | 10:24 AM  The Information/Baghdad..The extension of the parliamentary bloc confirmed, on Wednesday, that the formation of the government is proceeding after the announcement of (the largest bloc) under the dome of Parliament, noting that the form of alliances changed after the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement.

The deputy of the bloc, Nissan Al-Zayer, said in an interview that she had seen / that "after the change in the form of alliances after the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement, the level of the parliamentary map changed, and these alliances will proceed with the formation of the government."

Zayer added, "The formation of the government will proceed after the announcement of (the largest bloc) under the dome of Parliament, and then the selection of the President of the Republic, who will assign it to nominate the Prime Minister."

He pointed out that "the new alliances will proceed after the agreements of the political blocs to lay the foundations for those agreements, including achieving the demands of the political blocs and agreeing on new alliance formulations that adopt legal frameworks and in accordance with the constitutional mechanism." finished/25    https://almaalomah.me/2022/06/29/606032/

Politician: Kurdish Parties' Negotiations Entered A Dark Tunnel

Politician  Last Update 06/29/2022 | 1:31 PM  Information/Exclusive…  A member of Al-Hadaf Center for Strategic Studies, Hussein Al-Kinani, confirmed, on Wednesday, that the negotiations of the Kurdish parties regarding the presidency and alliances entered a dark tunnel.

Al-Kinani said in an interview with “Information” that “the negotiations of the Kurdish parties have entered the dark tunnel,” stressing that “the political scene inside the Kurdish house is very complex and it is difficult to reach a breakthrough in it, and this will affect the negotiations to form the government that was adopted by the coordination framework.”

He added, "The Democratic Party will go to the House of Representatives with a candidate," noting that "the National Union will stick to its candidate, Barham Salih, and the decision will be under the dome of Parliament."

Since 2006 until today, all those who have been entrusted with the presidency are Kurds and belonging to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which was founded by the late Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. finished/25j https://almaalomah.me/2022/06/29/606074/

Al-Kazemi Is Removed From The Government Race And Attention Is Directed To The Bench Board

Politician  Last Update 06/29/2022 | 2:25 PM   Information / Baghdad..  The deputy of the coordination framework, Salem Al-Anbaki, ruled out, on Wednesday, the approval of the forces of the coordination framework to renew the mandate of the caretaker prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, indicating that the framework will present several names to take over the government capable of running the country.

Al-Anbaki said in a televised interview, which was followed by "The Information", that "the coordinating framework decided that the current stage would be a real construction stage with the unanimity of all, and that the government would be chosen through real criteria."

He added, "The next prime minister must be acceptable and be courageous in making his decisions and honest, and at the present time, therefore, Al-Kazemi is excluded from the race for prime minister."

Al-Anbaki explained, "There is competition for the position of the first deputy speaker of parliament within the framework, but it has not reached the stage of disagreement, and the issue will be resolved in the coming hours." Done/25 d    https://almaalomah.me/2022/06/29/606081/

After The Resignation Of The Sadrist Bloc's Deputies... Deputy: Parliamentary Committees Cannot Be Restructured

Political | 01:29 - 29/06/2022   Special- Mawazine News   The deputy of the State of Law coalition, Jawad Al-Ghazali, revealed, on Wednesday, the procedures that will be followed with the parliamentary committees after the resignation of the Sadrist movement’s representatives from Parliament.

Al-Ghazali told "Mawazine News", "The parliamentary committees will need to fill the void created as a result of the exit of 73 deputies from the Sadrist movement, and there can be no restructuring because restructuring means total redistribution."

Al-Ghazali explained, "Filling the void will be according to the terms of reference and the size of the committee in the House of Representatives, and it will not be according to new distributions." Ended 29/N33 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=197980

Presidency Of The Republic.. All Roads Lead To The 2018 Scenario

Politician  Last Update 06/29/2022 | Information/Exclusive...Political analyst Muhammad Zangana confirmed, on Wednesday, that the Kurdistan Democratic Party headed by Massoud Barzani informed the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan that it would not accept a compromise candidate for the post of President of the Republic.

Zangana said in a statement to "Al-Maalouma", "Negotiations are still ongoing between the two parties, but the Democrat is sticking to his candidate, Reber Ahmed, and not accepting a candidate for a settlement until now."

He added that "the Democratic Party seeks to go to the House of Representatives with a single candidate when the sessions return to reconvening," stressing that "the scene of 2018 could be repeated if the two parties did not reach an agreement on one candidate for the post of President of the Republic."

The Iraqi parliament, in the crisis of forming the previous 2018, was the deciding factor between the two Kurdish parties, after not agreeing on a compromise candidate between the two parties, and Barham Salih was voted on as President of the Republic at the time. https://almaalomah.me/2022/06/29/606043/

All Roads Lead To A Caesarean Section For The “Presidency Of The Republic” … Baghdad Will Have Its Say

Politician  Last Update 06/29/2022 | 9:31 AM  Information / Baghdad…  The Kurdish parties in Erbil were unable to resolve consensus and understandings regarding the selection of a specific candidate for the post of President of the Republic to present it to Parliament and vote on it, as the data indicates, after the impossibility of resolving the matter between the Union and the Democratic Party, that the President of the Republic was chosen by Parliament in Baghdad.

A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Mahdi Abdul-Karim, told Al-Maalouma that "the two parties, the Union and the Democratic Party, and in the event that they do not agree on a specific candidate to present him to Parliament to vote on him for the position of President of the Republic, they will go to Baghdad alone with their candidates, where the House of Representatives will be the facilitator to pass one of the candidates." “.

On the other hand, a member of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Ali Hussein, explained to "Al-Maalouma", that "Baghdad will decide the matter of choosing the next president of the republic, in the event that the National Union and the Democratic Party are unable to agree on a specific figure and present it to the House of Representatives for a vote on it in the coming days."

On the other hand, the representative of the coordination framework, Intissar al-Moussawi, told Al-Maalouma that “everyone is waiting for the Kurds to present their candidate for the presidency within less than 20 days in order to vote on it, as the Council will work to select one of the candidates in the event that the two parties do not agree on a specific candidate.” for this position". https://almaalomah.me/2022/06/29/606009/

An Iraqi Parliamentary Delegation Arrives In Baku To Attend The Non-Aligned Conference

Politician  Last Update 06/29/2022 | 9:45 AM  An Iraqi Parliamentary Delegation Arrives In Baku To Attend The Non-Aligned Conference Download-5-1

Information/Baghdad...  The House of Representatives announced, on Wednesday, that a parliamentary delegation has arrived in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, to participate in a conference on non-aligned countries.

He said in a statement, which was reviewed by / the information /, that "the delegation headed by the Vice-President of the Council, Shakhwan Abdullah, arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan to participate in the Baku Conference of the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement."

The statement added, "The delegation of the House of Representatives includes the membership of each of the representatives: (Karim Shakur Muhammad, Muhammad Rasoul Dakhil, Hamid Ahmed Salih), to participate in the work and meetings of the Baku Conference and to attend the open sessions of the parliamentary network." finished/25    https://almaalomah.me/2022/06/29/606018/

An Iraqi Parliamentary Delegation Arrives In Baku To Participate In The Non-Aligned Conference

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi parliament announced today, Wednesday, that a parliamentary delegation arrived in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, to participate in a conference on non-aligned countries.

And he said in a statement, received by Shafak News Agency, that the delegation headed by the Vice-President of the Council, Shakhwan Abdullah, arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan to participate in the Baku Conference of the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement

And he indicated that the delegation of the House of Representatives includes the membership of each of the representatives: (Karim Shakur Muhammad, Muhammad Rasoul Dakhil, Hamid Ahmed Salih), to participate in the work and meetings of the Baku Conference and to attend the open sessions of the parliamentary network. LINK

Wednesday Evening Update with MarkZ 6-29-2022

Wednesday Evening News with MarkZ 06/29/2022

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: ​So where are we with the RV?

Member: has it ever crossed anyone's mind how many of us are standing still waiting for this RV....I can't fathom that all this information from all these sources are Charlie Browning us. W/ Great Pumpkin hope.

Member: Marks intel and Ed of Ocala intel are completely opposite regarding phones and whether or not we should redeem if the dinar goes alone…. How do we truly know what to do??

MZ: Nobody is going to have this 100% right. Some will be close….some closer than others…because everything is so compartmentalized on this…...there is no “cheat sheet” they are handing us telling us exactly with details on how this is going to be. Think about it…..

MZ: I can tell you that anytime in the past the countries that revalued their currencies and had large denomination bills….they were given a certain time period in which you have to redeem them before they are considered worthless……If you want to hang on to them…it’s up to you…..but if they tell you in 90 days (example) those notes are worthless…you may have time to hang on to them for a bit to see if the rate increases… it all depends on how much you want to gamble.

MZ: For me, I’m ready for it to be over. I’m ready to move on to the next stage and do my own investments. But you guys handle it any way you think is right.

MZ: Guys you are going to have to do a lot of your own thinking. There is not going to be any one guru (myself included) that can do it for you. When you get to your redemption you are going to have to make good, logical decisions on your own. Be prepared for all possibilities. And get professional advice.

Member: if Iraq goes alone, does that negate the tax free status of our exchange?

MZ: I am told that it should not affect it…of course we are not guaranteed under the current rules that it I going to be tax free…..I have picked up extra currency in case it is taxed. . I don’t think it will be taxed…but am prepared just in case.

Member: Tony said the tax is figured in the price ….so no tax.

MZ: That is what I heard.  That the tax is already figured in for each country via the Gold Treaty and the amount that they are giving us. So I really am not worried….but being prepared-just in case…means you don’t have to worry about it.

Member: Are there any fees at the exchange?

MZ: That is another thing I was told is already figured into our exchange. They have figured in all of the fees.

Member:  MARK - is there Anything- Anything at all that WE Can Do to push the RV along??? Tell us – Please

Member:  The RV is going to come like a thief in the night! No one will know till it happens!

Member: The worldwide economy is supposed to be running on fumes!

Member: How much gold and silver should we have?

MZ: I am excited about tomorrow.  Andy  is coming on tomorrow  from Miles Franklin at 11 est…..at the end of our regular podcast for those of you with questions just like that ….that want to stick around and learn. Miles Franklin is one of the largest silver dealers in the country. Andy will be talking to us about protecting wealth, metals IRA’s and more…..you guys can quiz him as long as you like tomorrow about all of your precious metals…….This guy is a licensed expert and can answer your questions. He is also looking for a reset back to sound money. He has studied history, so I am pretty excited about this guest.

MZ: Article From Iraq: “Dollar Exchange rates are declining in Baghdad and the Kurdish region”  Why is this important?  Normally in the local markets they were holding onto US dollars because of the instability of the dinar.   What we have seen in the past when we have been close and anticipating an exchange is they will start refusing to part with their dinar. People are putting a higher value on dinar now and not wanting to give it up. The people on the streets are anticipating a value change. That is a great sign –imo- that we are close.

MZ: As for RV news….just mostly chatter –hearing from the 1st to the 12th right now. There is so much smoke right now….it’s time to be calm and just watch it play out…... 

Member:  MARK and all you MODS are soooo patient with us…thank you for that! And thank you for your work at helping us prepare. I appreciate and thank you!!

Member: See you all tomorrow

Member: GE, Everybody….keep the faith, good times are coming. I have faith good times are coming.

Note from PDK: Please listen to the replay for all the details and entire stream….I do not transcribe political opinions, medical opinions or many guests on this stream……just RV/currency related topics.

The next stream is tomorrow at 10Am est……..

Mod:  MARK IS HAVING A SPECIAL PODCAST TOMORROW AT 11:00 AM …HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS READY!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=net22QO39kM

Frank26 and KTFA Members Wednesday PM 6-29-2022

KTFA: 

Frankk26:  "THE CBI HAS TO FLOOD THE STREETS... WITH THE NSCN's ( New small currency notes) NOW!!!"......F26

The Central Bank raises the financing needed for its development initiatives to 18 trillion dinars

28th June, 2022

Today, Tuesday, the Central Bank of Iraq announced raising the necessary funding for its development initiatives to 18 trillion dinars

And the Central Bank said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the funding needed for the development initiative is continuing," noting that "it was decided to raise its financial amounts to reach 18 trillion dinars

He added, "This increase in the amounts of financial allocations comes in response to the success achieved in the development initiatives launched by the Central Bank of Iraq in financing various private sector projects and housing loans," noting that "this increase will contribute to financing economic development projects, increasing local production and reducing unemployment by providing job opportunities, as well as contributing to supporting various government efforts to confront climate change

It is noteworthy that the investment portfolio of the Central Bank of Iraq represents a real support and a catalyst for economic growth along with the various government efforts   LINK

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Frank26:  "THE EXCHANGE RATE DOES NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL OCTOBER... IT IS THE BUDGET THAT AWAITS .......... 'A NEW WORLD RATE' !!!".........F26

A government advisor sets the date for sending the 2022-2023 budgets from the government to Parliament

29th June, 2022

The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, set, on Wednesday, the date for the government to send the general budget law for the year 2022 to Parliament.

Saleh told the official news agency, "If the legal situation is adapted to allow the executive authority to pass bills, it is very possible to present the 2022 budget, sequentially with the 2023 budget draft next October, provided that the first is approved before the fiscal year ends at the end of December 2022." 

He added, "Next October, the draft budget law from the year 2022 will be submitted by the government to Parliament to the year 2023 according to the amended Federal Financial Management Law No. 6 of 2019".    LINK

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Frank26:  "LOL LOL LOL... YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE... LOL LOL LOL!!! ".......F26

Iran wants Al-Kazemi to remain in his position... and the leaders of the Coordination Framework meet with him in Tehran in the presence of Ismail Qaani!

29th June, 2022

Press sources learned, from an informed Iranian source, that representatives of the Iraqi Shiite "coordinating framework" forces and other Iraqi parties held a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, during his visit to Tehran, to discuss the political crisis in the country.

The source said that in light of the results of this meeting, the commander of the “Quds Force,” General Ismail Qaani, held a series of meetings with Iraqi parties, the last of which was a meeting with representatives of the “framework” in Tehran yesterday, during which he informed them that his country supports Al-Kazemi’s stay for a second term.

He added that Qaani stressed, in the meeting, that Al-Kazemi is not Tehran's preferred option, but his good relations with Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United States and Turkey make him "the best possible", especially since the region may be heading for calm, and Al-Kazemi may play a role in this context.

According to the source, Qaani asked to try to satisfy Muqtada al-Sadr and his movement in any way possible. LINK

Samson:  Opening large corruption files that result in the arrest of dozens of employees in Diyala

29th June, 2022

An informed source said, on Wednesday, the arrest of 17 employees on corruption charges in Diyala Governorate, indicating that the judicial authorities have opened 10 major corruption files during the past days that will result in new arrests.

The source said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), that "investigations about 10 files of suspicion of financial and administrative corruption in three government departments in Diyala led to the arrest of 17 employees within a week according to official arrest warrants issued by the judiciary".

The source added, "Most of them were released on bail pending the completion of investigations," noting that most of the files were submitted by MPs to Integrity, which initiated investigations". 

He pointed out that "the coming weeks are fraught with surprises, especially since the volume of files seized carrying financial and administrative violations may be a surprise of a heavy caliber," stressing that "the recent arrests are the highest in recent years".  LINK

Sir:  IMO - This is the best article that has come out in 2022! 

Somebody gave the green light ( Kazemi ) for the above. Meaning some ( most ) higher up rats are going to be paid a visit ( sleepless night for the next week or so).

IMO-the next Iraqi government is going to be very limited in size ( micro small) and this will end the corruption that we see today and from many years past. There have been many articles about the arrest of little rats, now it’s time for the big rats.

We know that in December 2020 that the budget (+ new rate) for 21~23 was set. Frank stated that they are working with a second set of books, why ? To maybe keep the rats from stealing the people of Iraq’s money more than the have been?

It’s pretty obvious that this is happening to governments around the world, stepping down, Israel being the latest! So be just a little more patient, the hands of the rats must be removed from the cookie jars before we see publicly the rate change.

Kazemi is in total control, in fact I believe that behind closed doors he has been dancing a lot, every time these rats open their mouths. He is showing the people of Iraq just how incompetent and corrupt these rats are.

They sure are making Kazemi’s job a whole lot easier. Just food for thought, most of the articles are smoke and mirrors IMO of course.

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Samson:  After Saudi Arabia announced Saturday, July 9, the first day of Eid al-Adha.. Al-Sistani’s reference sets Sunday as a holiday

29th June, 2022

The office of the religious authority, Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, announced that tomorrow, Thursday, is the completion of the month of Dhul-Qa'dah, and that Friday, corresponding to 7/1/2022 AD, will be the first of the month of Dhul-Hijjah.

This will be the first day of Eid al-Adha on Sunday, July 10.

And Saudi Arabia announced that the crescent moon of the month of Dhul-Hijjah was confirmed, so that tomorrow, Thursday, will be the first day of the month.

According to the sighting of the crescent of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah in Saudi Arabia, the first day of Eid al-Adha will be on Saturday, July 9.  LINK

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Frank26:   "AND SOON TO BE NUMBER 1 IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH THEIR CURRENCY"......F26

Samson:  OPEC: Iraq is the fourth in the world in oil reserves

29th June, 2022

On Wednesday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries announced that Iraq has the fourth largest proven oil reserves in the world, while noting that these reserves do not include oil rocks

The organization stated in its annual report in June, that "the proven crude oil reserves in the world amounted to 1.545.071 trillion barrels at the end of 2021," indicating that "OPEC's share of these reserves amounted to 1,241.819 trillion barrels

She added that "Iraq ranked fourth globally in the world's largest proven reserves, with 145.019 billion barrels, after Venezuela, which came first, with 303.468 billion barrels, while Saudi Arabia came second, with 267.192 billion barrels, and Iran came third with 208.600 billion barrels." According to what was published by Shafak News

The organization indicated that "the countries of the Middle East have the largest reserves in the world, with 869.612 billion barrels, thanks to the reserves of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and the UAE, while Latin America came second, with 329.481 billion barrels, thanks to the reserves of Venezuela, while Africa came third, with 120.210 billion barrels, thanks to Libya." and Nigeria   LINK

Wednesday AM Iraq Economy News Highlights 6-29-22

Wednesday AM Iraq Economy News Highlights 6-29-22

A deputy reveals what Al-Sadr City will “benefit” from the Food Security Law

Sumerian special  2022-06-29 | 04:44  Source:  Alsumaria news   1,377 views  Today, Wednesday, MP Mohan Al-Saadi confirmed that the food security law will include Sadr City in all its unserved sectors, while noting that the work will be supervisory and executive.

Al-Saadi said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "The Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development is one of the most important upcoming development points forBaghdadespecially andIraqIn general.”

And he continued: “Amen Baghdad Ammar Musa Kazem He confirmed during our meeting with him that the Food Security Law will include ASSADAR city In all of its unserved sectors, as well as the serviced sectors in all of its open projects.

Al-Saadi pointed out, "The main point that Amin focused on Baghdad The work should be supervisory and executive with a unified and successful team for a better future ASSADAR city".   LINK

Oil Prices Are Falling Again

Economie   2022-06-29 | 02:10   545 views   fell, today, Wednesday, after rising in the previous three sessions, but losses were limited due to the view that global supply scarcity will continue as there is limited scope for major producers such as Saudi Arabia to boost production.

US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 51 cents, or 0.46%, to $111.25 a barrel at 04:37 GMT, giving up earlier gains

Oil prices

Brent crude futures for August fell 79 cents, or 0.67%, to $117.19 a barrel, also reversing earlier gains.

Both Brent and West Texas Intermediate rose more than 2% on Tuesday as concerns about tight global supply outweighed fears that demand could slow in a future recession. An agreement by the Group of Seven economic nations to explore ways to reduce the price of Russian oil also boosted market sentiment.

. is seen Kingdom Saudi Arabia The United Arab Emirates as the only two members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have spare capacity to make up for lost Russian supplies and weak production from other member states.

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But the UAE Minister of Energy Suhail Al Mazrouei He said on Monday that the emirate was producing near its maximum capacity for its 3.168 million barrels per day quota under an agreement with OPEC and its allies called the OPEC+ community.

His comments confirmed those of French President Emmanuel Macron, who told the US President Joe Biden On the sidelines of a meeting group of seven That the UAE is producing at its maximum capacity and that Saudi Arabia can increase production by only 150,000 barrels per day, less than its spare capacity of about 2 million barrels per day.

Analysts also warned that political turmoil in Ecuador andLibyaIt may increase the scarcity of supplies.

With that, stock data was provided in United State Some sense of improved fuel supply, gasoline stocks for the week ending June 24 rose by 2.9 million barrels and distillate fuel supplies increased by 2.6 million barrels, according to market sources citing figures American Petroleum Institute On Tuesday, however, crude stocks fell by 3.8 million barrels LINK

Parliamentary Economy Talks About (Space For Investment) Within The Food Security Law

Economie| 11:18 - 29/06/2022   Special- Mawazine News  The Parliamentary Investment and Economy Committee spoke, on Wednesday, about an "investment space" within the Food Security Law.

Committee member Briar Rashid told Mawazine News that "the emergency food support law included huge financial allocations estimated at 8 trillion Iraqi dinars, which may provide space for investment projects."

Rasheed added, "These sums were allocated to projects for the development of the regions, and they are huge sums of money that could be sufficient for investment or the advancement of the investment reality through the gateway to the development of the regions." https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=197961

Alia Nassif Warns: Iraq Will Pay Millions Of Dollars In Compensation Due To The Policies Of The Minister Of Transport

Policy   2022-06-29 | 03:27  Source:  Alsumaria news   2,244 views   Nassif called on the Integrity Commission to "intervene and deal with this issue as a deliberate waste of public money, take legal measures against those who caused it, and seek to prevent the state treasury from assigning all these losses, indicating that" one of the biggest problems that Iraq faces is the presence of failed ministers. They cost the state money and leave the ministry, leaving the state and the people mired in debt.”   LINK

Parliamentary Integrity: We Will Follow Up On The Distribution Of Job Grades And Will Not Allow Them To Be Tampered With

Iraq   09:54 - 06-29-2022  The Integrity Committee in the House of Representatives revealed its continuous monitoring of job grades and not allowing them to be tampered with.

A member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee Hadi Al-Salami said that the Integrity Committee will follow up the distribution of job grades, and there will be complete transparency of appointment through the Federal Service Council, stressing that in the event of any manipulation, it will be exposed to public opinion.

He pointed out that the meeting of the independent representatives with the demonstrators demanding appointment resulted in the formation of a coordinating committee representing the demonstrators to familiarize themselves with the mechanisms of appointment in all transparency, explaining that the issuance of an investment law was aimed at providing job opportunities for young people through it, but what happened is that most investment projects resort to Foreign labor.

A member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee stressed the need to impose an employment rate of Iraqi labor on investors and reduce their foreign counterparts according to the actual need.

https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/7134

Integrity Reveals A Waste Of Nearly A Billion Dinars In Wasit Health

Economie| 11:14 - 29/06/2022   Baghdad - Mawazine News   The Integrity Commission's Investigation Department reported, on Wednesday, that it was able to seize redundant medical devices in two government hospitals in Wasit Governorate, indicating that the value of the seized devices amounted to nearly one billion dinars.

In a statement received by Mawazine News, the department said, "The Anti-bribery Committee in the Wasit Investigation Office, which moved to Al-Karama and Al-Zahraa Teaching Hospitals in the city of Kut, managed, after conducting investigations, follow-up and auditing, to seize (24) respirators (ventilators) in excess of The need is kept in the warehouses of the two hospitals,” noting that “Kimiadia company purchased and prepared respirators without asking for the need for them.”

She added, "The value of the devices that were purchased by Kimiadia and imposed on the Pharmacy Department in the Wasit Health Department amounted to (955,383,000) million dinars," stressing that " The devices were stored irregularly; This exposes them to damage due to improper storage.

And the statement continued, "In Maysan Governorate, the Commission's investigation office team in the governorate monitored violations in a feeding contract concluded by the Health Department, as the Maysan Health Department extended the feeding contract for the year 2020 with a private company, without announcing it as a tender, contrary to the contract instructions."

He pointed out, "Organizing two fundamentalist arrest reports in the two operations that were carried out based on two judicial notes, and presenting them to the judges of the Investigation Court specialized in integrity issues in Wasit and Maysan, to take appropriate legal measures." Ended 29/N33

https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=197960

Starting To Return A New Meal Of Their Voided Contracts To The Ministry Of Interior And Defense

Posted On2022-06-29 By Sotaliraq   Baghdad/Bright news   The Ministry of Interior is preparing to return a new batch of those whose contracts have been rescinded, those who fall under Paragraph (C) after completing all their requirements, foremost of which is the financial allocation, while the Ministry of Defense has raised the names of 35,000 of those whose contracts have been rescinded under the age of 40 in order to return them to service again.

This comes at a time when observers called for the political aspect to be removed from the file of their contracts, and to be placed within legal considerations.

A member of the Parliament’s Security and Defense Committee, Representative Yasser Iskandar Watut, said in a statement to (Al-Mada), that “the Ministry of Interior formed a committee to return their rescinded contracts, and under the deduction of two meals earlier.”

And he added, "The ministry had conducted tests on two meals under the name of paragraph (a) and paragraph (b), in 2019 and they were returned, but these procedures for those who joined the other paragraphs stopped after Iraq was exposed to the Corona epidemic."

He pointed out, "The financial allocation of those whose contracts were terminated had been suspended due to the financial crisis that accompanied the outbreak of the Corona pandemic after the drop in oil prices."

And between Watut, "The Ministry of the Interior resumed work again, and started with the third course under the name of Paragraph (C), to proceed with returning them to service after the financial allocation was provided."

And he went on to say, "The Ministry of Defense, on its part, has raised 35,000 of those whose contracts have been terminated, their names have been raised to the Ministry of Finance, provided that they are under 40 years of age in order to return them to service."

The Presidency of the House of Representatives had confirmed the inclusion of a paragraph regarding the return of their nullified contracts from the security and military agencies in the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development, which the House of Representatives voted on early this month, and this was preceded by a parliamentary signature campaign in order to secure the financial entitlement for those covered by paragraph (c) in the law.

For his part, the security expert, Ahmed Al-Sharifi, said in an interview with Al-Mada that “the issue of returning their nullified contracts, whether to the Ministry of Interior or Defense, needs a study and a decision issued by the same institution.”

Al-Sharifi warned against “subjecting these aspects to political considerations, because they are entitlements to the military and security establishment, and therefore it is necessary to examine whether the return of their rescinded contracts is in line with the governing regulations and laws.”

He stressed, "There are those who leaked at a time of war or crisis, and therefore the reasons for terminating the contract with the military or security component must be discussed before returning it again."

Al-Sharifi spoke about the importance of “granting the military and security institutions independence in performing their tasks and their functional role and keeping them away from political influence. As for the comprehensive return, it must be subject to the legal dimension. Is this procedure consistent with the law or against it?”

The country has witnessed continuous demonstrations of those whose contracts have been terminated in the Ministries of Defense and Interior and the Popular Mobilization in order to return them to service, demanding that financial allocation be provided to them, whether in the Federal Budget Law or the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development.  LINK

Wednesday Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 6-29-22

Wednesday Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 6-29-22

Al-Asadi: The Election Of The President Of The Republic Will Be Immediately After Eid, And The Union Is Still The Closest Ally

Politician  Last Update 06/29/2022 | 1:03 PM  Information/Baghdad..  The leader in the coordination framework, MP Ahmed Al-Asadi, revealed, on Wednesday, the direction of the framework to resolve the nomination of the President of the Republic immediately after the Eid al-Adha holiday, indicating that the framework is still committed to its alliance with the National Union and supports dialogue with the Democratic Party to resolve the situation.

Al-Asadi said in a televised interview, which was followed by "The Information", that "the coordination framework supports any rapprochement between the Kurdish forces, especially the Patriotic Union and the Kurdistan Democratic Party to end the crisis of the presidency."

He added, "In the event of the failure of the negotiations between the two parties, the framework will resolve the situation in all seriousness and pass the President of the Republic immediately after the Eid holiday without any delay."

Al-Asadi indicated that "the alliance with the Union is strong and continuous, and we will open the doors of dialogue with the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Alliance of Sovereignty and Independents to end the crisis and proceed with the formation of the government." https://almaalomah.me/2022/06/29/606067/

The Coordinating Framework Forms A Committee Consisting Of 6 Political Figures That Manage The Affairs Of The Government And Direct Its President

Shafaq News/ A source in the coordinating framework that includes Shiite forces, except for the Sadrist movement, revealed the names of members of a "higher committee" that adopts determining the mechanism that the new government will adopt in managing the country's affairs in a way that achieves the aspirations of its citizens.

The source told Shafak News Agency; "The last meeting of the coordinating framework forces led to the formation of an opinion committee that supervises the work of the government and corrects its work course, in addition to defining its work priorities and taking the necessary decisions to ensure the achievement of the goals and program of the next government."

And he indicated that "the committee includes both leaders and leaders of the Shiite political forces affiliated with the framework (head of the State of Law coalition Nuri al-Maliki, leader of the Fatah Alliance Hadi al-Amiri, leader of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement Qais Khazali, head of the victory coalition Haider al-Abadi, leader of the coalition of forces Ammar al-Hakim and head of the Ataa Faleh movement). Al-Fayyadh) added that the committee includes all Shiite leaders in the framework, whether participating in the government or not, referring to (the leader of the Al-Hikma movement Ammar Al-Hakim), in other words, the aforementioned committee will be concerned with following up and studying the sovereign decisions in order to ensure the moderation or neutrality of Iraq and not to involve it in regional problems and focus. in the interest of the country and take appropriate decisions.

Earlier on Tuesday, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's negotiating delegation, Bankin Rikani, called on the leaders of the Shiite coordination framework to think of a "new way."

"The respected brothers in the largest bloc (coordinating framework), Iraq and all Iraqis need real change," Rikani wrote on his Twitter page.

He added, "I see that you are required to think and act in a new way and assume responsibility according to a just and purely patriotic approach, and then we will bear the responsibility with you. Millions of poor and aspiring youth are waiting."

Yesterday, Monday, the Shiite Coordinating Framework Forces, the Azm Alliance and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan held a meeting to discuss the political scene and the formation of a new government.   LINK

Al-Maliki's Coalition Advises "Barham Salih" To Withdraw From The Competition For The Presidency!

Political news   June 29, 2022   On Wednesday, Representative of the State of Law Coalition Aref Al-Hamami advised the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, to withdraw from the competition for the position of President of the Republic, stressing that Muqtada Al-Sadr’s tweet did not constitute an embarrassment to the coordination framework, but rather would be the subject of discussion and study.

Al-Hamami said, "We never deny that Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr's tweet against Barham Salih stirred up political circles, especially the Kurdish ones, and caused embarrassment for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the issue of his adherence to Salih as the only candidate for the presidency."

He added that "Sadr's tweet did not constitute an embarrassment to the coordination framework, but rather it will be the focus of discussion and a special study, and that the coordination framework has pledged to the chest bloc not to take decisions that disturb the chest bloc."

Al-Hamami advised the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, to “withdraw from the competition for the position of President of the Republic after the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, publicly announced his refusal to renew the mandate in favor of President of the Republic because he refused to ratify the law criminalizing normalization with the Zionist entity.”

https://khabaar.press/archives/88372https://khabaar.press/archives/88372

“Two Birds With One Stone” .. The Kurdistan Union Is Considering Removing Saleh From The Presidency

Politician  Last Update 06/29/2022 | 12:29 PM  The Information/Baghdad..  An informed political source revealed, on Wednesday, the direction of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan to announce the withdrawal of its candidate for the presidency of the Republic, Barham Salih, if it is agreed to replace him with another candidate, indicating that this step is tantamount to hitting two birds with one stone.

The source said in a statement to "Al-Maalouma", "The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is still firmly attached to the position of the Presidency of the Republic, regardless of its candidate for the position, whether he is Saleh or someone else."

He added that "the leaders in the Union began since last week to inquire about the possibility of the parliament's presidency agreeing to replace their candidate with a figure acceptable to the Kurdistan Democratic Party to end the dispute as quickly as possible, as well as opening the doors of dialogue for the framework for forming the government after the president's passing," noting that "this proposal is strongly supported by the The Coordination Framework and the Alliance of Azm.

The source pointed out that "the tweet of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, was the main factor in motivating the union to find an alternative and as quickly as possible, but it is awaiting the position of the parliament's presidency regarding the replacement of the candidate to propose an alternative." Done/25 d https://almaalomah.me/2022/06/29/606059/

Iraq Discusses Proposals For Judicial Cooperation With The Sultanate Of Oman

Baghdad- The Supreme Judicial Council discussed, today, Wednesday, proposals for judicial cooperation with the Sultanate of Oman.

A statement by the council, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, received the Omani ambassador, Hamid bin Ahmed Eid Ross."

He explained, "Zidane discussed with the Omani ambassador proposals for judicial cooperation between the two countries."    https://www.ina.iq/159649--.html

Barzani: We Communicate With Al-Kazemi About The Repeated Attacks On The Region

Erbil – conscious   The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, confirmed today, Wednesday, that there is permanent communication with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi regarding the repeated attacks on the region, while indicating that a new decision was taken to inventory weapons.

Barzani said in a statement to a number of media outlets, including the Iraqi News Agency (INA) on the sidelines of his visit to the HITEX Technology Fair, "We are happy to visit the exhibition, as what I saw from the presence of these creative youth is a matter of hope about the future of the country and the capabilities of our youth by providing opportunities Work for themselves and for others,” noting that “the Kurdistan Regional Government will do what is necessary to support them, and we have many programs to support youth and provide job opportunities.”

On the recent missile attacks on the region, Barzani explained, "We are in contact with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and all relevant parties regarding the need to end these attacks," noting that "talks with the federal government include reducing the areas of the security vacuum, and the decision was issued to form two joint brigades, but The federal government has not yet fulfilled its duties, although we met a few days ago with senior security and military officials in the federal government, who confirmed the completion of the procedures on their part, but the Federal Ministry of Finance did not fund the project.

Barzani expressed his hope "to accomplish this, because filling the void will greatly contribute to preventing terrorists and outlaws from using these areas to attack Kurdistan and the local population."

Regarding the killing of two university professors at Salah al-Din University at the hands of a dismissed student, he stressed, “What happened was a tragic disaster, and I was deeply saddened by the loss of the two venerable professors,” considering that “what happened represents a great loss for our people, especially for the higher education sector, and such unfortunate crimes must be ended.” ".

He stressed, "We will do what can be done, and I have informed the Minister of Interior of the necessity of speeding up the regulation of licensing weapons electronically," expressing his hope that "this will be accomplished by the end of this year to limit the licensed weapons in the hands of the government and hold accountable those who carry weapons without a license."    https://www.ina.iq/159657--.html

Parliamentary Delegation Headed By The Deputy Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Arrives In Azerbaijan

Baghdad – conscious   Today, Wednesday, a parliamentary delegation headed by Deputy Speaker of Parliament Shakhwan Abdullah arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The media office of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "a delegation from the Iraqi Council of Representatives headed by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Shakhwan Abdullah and the membership of each of the Representatives (Karim Shakur Muhammad, Muhammad Rasul Dakhil and Hamid Ahmed Salih), arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan Republic.

The statement added, "This visit comes to participate in the work and meetings of the Baku Conference and to attend the open sessions of the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement."

https://www.ina.iq/159641--.html

Bruce’s Big Call Intel Tuesday 6-28-22

Bruce’s Big Call Intel Tuesday 6-28-22

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Welcome everybody to the Big Call tonight – it’s Tuesday June 28th and you’re listening to the big call – thanks everybody for tuning in all around over the globe where ever you are

Alright – let’s talk a little bit about where we are – now we do have some good news - and “No” I don’t have the toll free numbers yet – However – let’s talk about what is happening – Remember we talked about tier 3 bond holders – and then tier 4A & 4B - we are tier 4B as the internet group – the largest single group of zim holders and other currency holders –

Now – here’s the deal – we heard today and got clarification on something that was supposed to occur at 4 am Eastern Daylight time this morning (Tues) and from 4 am until 11 am bond sellers – were notified that the transactions they are looking for would be complete in 24 hours from 11 am this morning (Tues) and that means around 11 am tomorrow (Wed)  the bond sellers will have notifications that they have access to their funds and how much they have access to  -

In the meantime between 11 am today and 11 am tomorrow – the bond buyers and their paymasters are connecting and going through their connection of finishing the sells – putting those sells together of those bonds – so that the bond sellers can receive emails from the paymasters tomorrow at 11 am – giving them full access to whatever amount they’re entitled to as of 11 am Wednesday – (Eastern Daylight time)

Now – here’s the thing – we’ve been told for months that we are either running parallel with the bond holders – we are on a shot gun start with the bond holders – or we’re slowly behind or on the heels of the bond holders going –

Well the bond holders are apparently going to be made liquid tomorrow (Wed) by 11 am and we “should” be receiving our notifications shortly thereafter – it could be morning – it could be afternoon but it should be on the heels of the bond holders receiving their notifications tomorrow from their paymaster – at approximately 11 am

Now – obviously – I’m not calling it or saying it’s absolutely going to happen but this is what we’re being told from high ups in Wells Fargo and Chase – and other banks regarding the bonds – remember we had 50% of the bond holders that had received payouts already and notifications out of Zurich and Singapore but out of the United States which is really Reno  - New York – and Miami – major action out of Miami and Reno – that information was started this morning at 4 am with notifications to the bond sellers –

So what we need now is recertification and confirmation that the bond holders have  been paid which we should get tomorrow (Wed) if they do receive those notifications around 11 am – So – paymasters and bond buyers are coordinating now to complete everything on the purchasing of those bonds and then that should take it and make it a “done deal”  so to speak by tomorrow morning around 11 am –

Now – maybe not all transactions will be complete but certainly we’re hearing that a majority of those transactions should be completed and should provide liquidity and access to those funds in those accounts in  the sellers accounts when they receive the emails with access codes so that they can access those accounts and see the money in the accounts and have access to those accounts to spend those funds - so that is where that process is –

I think it’s really good that we’re hearing what we’re hearing about it – and I think it’s good that we’re hearing that we in tier 4A and 4B are on the heels of the bond holders which are tier 3 which are the bond holders getting access to funds

If all of that comes through according to plan – and they get their access to funds starting at 11 am then we  should be looking to be notified sometime after that – I can’t tell you exactly when because we don’t have that – we weren’t given a time for tier 4B to be notified today – we don’t have it –

The trend then is for us to talk about getting notified in the early to midafternoon and then set appointments and then go exchange and redeem our zim the following day – that’s conceivable - that is possible – with what’s happening with the bonds and bond sellers – ok – that’s really good –

Now another thing - I’ve got two other things to talk about – one is on Sunday the Iraqi Dinar – the new Iraqi Dinar - sometimes they call it the NID – was placed on the banks screens for trading at 9 pm Sunday night – This was last Sunday – 2 nights ago – the Dinar came out at 68 cents ($.68) and by 11 am Monday it had traded up to $5.60 – it should be trading much higher than that now and should be trading on up to numbers  that we had talked about that Dr Shabbibi had talked about – if you remember –

the numbers we talked about in the past at the International Chamber of Commerce Meeting – where Blue Star asked him what/how many Iraqi dinars could support – when it came out – and you remember what Dr Shabbibi said – I am hearing that we should be at that number or greater – ok – so we will see how that goes – it’s certainly on its way now and is being traded as we speak – right now –internationally – globally –

Now have all of the other countries that are gold backed – been placed on this for trading yet? I do not have that - I don’t know that - the only way to track it would be to have a legitimate trading account with forex as a forex trader – a bonifide forex trader to be able to follow that – you cannot go to xe.com or some of the others and just see  it – it’s not there – it’s being traded on what we would call grey screens or back screens – for the banks

When the time is right it will be placed out on the front screens with the other currencies that we are looking to exchange when we go to our appointments at the redemption center – so that’s one piece I wanted to bring out

The next piece is  we understand the President of Zimbabwe was faced with an inflation scenario and he wanted to stem and head off to the pass so he ended up saying that they would  start minting gold coins for their citizens with 80-90% 22K gold in some form of coin for their people –

Now – this essentially is a gold backed  Zimbabwe currency because it’s in gold coins – you know the Zimbabwe bearer bonds that we have are very very large denominations and I’m not sure – it hasn’t been spoken yet as to what size denomination if you will  these coins will represent but it is something that has been started and it’s just a few days old – the information started coming out on the 24th  today is the 28th of June so they are very new and fresh in getting these gold backed coins minted -  the good news is we’ve got evidence that now the Zimbabwe dollar if you will – is gold backed –

Now the Zimbabwe dollar is to be on par with the US dollar which means 1-1 - 1 dollar - 1 USN – would be worth 1 zimbabwe dollar – that is what “on par” means - but the Zimbabwe dollar is no longer pegged to the United States dollar – it is separated – depart from that - that’s a good thing – so looking forward to all of these countries – not only the BRICS nations – BRICS + 12 nations and then some all having asset backed or gold backed currency that will be tradeable with our USN – and of course every time we turn around or try to find out is the USN tradeable yet?? Do we have it on the bank screens as USN a gold backed dollar?

We know the USTN’s have been printed for a while now – we know that represents a gold backed currency for  us – our “new” money if you will – United States Treasury Note – no longer a fiat currency called a Federal Reserve Note – these will be currency that will be put in ATM’s – banks – all that – when the right time is known – we don’t know exactly when –

Until that time we  use the fiat dollars that we have and when we spend it and we give it to the stores – the stores will actually have drop boxes to put the fiat currency in and when they turn it in to the bank the banks will deal with and we will get new USTN currency when the time is right –

In the meantime just spend out the fiat dollars that you are getting now until we get the new currency – It might take a little while – it might be the 4th of July – it could be after the 4th - maybe the 5th or 6th of July

Now we believe the goal is for us to have our start with our exchanges and zim redemption to start before the end of the month – we’ve only got a couple of days left – we might get started by the end of the month – If the notifications were to come out tomorrow and if we were to set our appointments and start on Thursday – which would be the last day of the month - it’s very conceivable –

I don’t know if we are going to get pushed or not – I don’t know I don’t have that – fortunately for  us a lot of times the banks are under severe NDA”s – they are hushed – and quieted – and sometimes we get information but most of the time it’s not what we used to get – which was pretty readily – now it is a little bit tougher and we do find sometimes new sources  but this is a deal where they don’t really want us to know the “when” – You know that by now - 

There are plenty of forces opposing this going at all – and what we’ve got to do is get the old cabal forces within our government to be removed which they are doing that now – and move forward into our Restored Republic – which we’re also doing now

So – I’m excited about that – I’m excited about the bond holders – I’m hoping that everything goes through as we had heard - for them - by tomorrow morning – and that we could get notified on the heels of the bond holders being notified of their liquidity and access to that liquidity -

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KTFA Members "News and Views" Wednesday Afternoon 6-29-2022

KTFA:

Samson:  "In a quiet fire" .. a surprising and important statement by the Prime Minister's advisor about changing the dollar exchange

 {Economic: Al Furat News} The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, surprised the Iraqis about the possibility of changing and reducing the exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar.

Saleh said on the program “Al-Mastra” broadcast by Al-Furat satellite channel this evening: “We need to cook on a quiet fire and monitor prices until the end of 2022, oil prices and foreign reserves,” stressing that “a change in the exchange rate is possible, but it requires patience and careful study.” 
He pointed out that “there are fixed facts on the ground.

The exchange rate of the dinar to the dollar follows stability, and it is not arbitrary, but rather a contract between the Central Bank of Iraq and the Ministry of Finance, because the foreign currency offer comes from the Ministry of Finance 100%, which is the only source for it in the country.” 

Saleh added, “But the Central Bank deals in dollars to maintain cash reserves and prevent inflation, and the modern Iraqi financial history is witnessing cooperation in determining the dollar exchange rate between the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance.”

He stressed that “the agreement with the Ministry of Finance to set the dollar exchange rate for a period of three years, but changing it became a surprise, and it is within the shock policy, and there are limits to the change in the dollar exchange rate, and it is not a political or populist issue.” 

He noted that “the first limit according to commodity prices and the market, and at that time the central bank will defend the stability of prices according to the reserve, which is the highest in its history now, and we have an encouraging surplus for the end of the year from 8 to 10 percent.” 

He stressed, “If prices and financial policies fail to defend the livelihood of the poor and social protection salaries, the Central Bank will intervene by raising the purchasing power of the Central Bank through its foreign reserves.”

“It is logical that the fiscal policy has a package to defend the livelihood, relieve the poor classes and social welfare, and compensate farmers for the differentials in grain prices, and the government maintains fuel prices and government services fixed, and this stability is a kind of support that rose to 15% of GDP.” 
And regarding changing the dollar exchange rate, the Prime Minister’s advisor said: “Everything is possible, but we need patience in changing the dollar exchange rate in the event of high prices and the fiscal policy is unable and monetary policy is able to cover the dinar,” noting that “the Food Security Law if it cannot secure the requirements.” In the event of an increase in prices, the central bank will intervene to preserve the strength of the dinar against the dollar.”

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PhotoMan57:  Could it be "just maybe" they come out at whatever rate (float) and monitor it and adjust as needed over a period of time.Just my train of thought

Tivon:  Legally they can not come out at a "whatever price,. .86 is the lowest they can come out at according to Article 8 of the IMF Policy.

Again, Mazhar Muhammad shares his professional opinion as an advisor. It's not like he's campaigning against what Al-Kazemi has already requested of those 100 Deputies.

Think about they can easily come out an outright denounce or report that they will not change the rate until next year. Keep in mind Al-Kazemi just said today he wants the full force of the EFSL implemented.

The EFSL is only designed to serve as a placeholder for the budget for the remainder of 2022. They can still approve the budget even on the last week of December if they want while the the EFSL takes care the remaining five months of 2022.

They already said the 2022 budget (If Approved) will be exclusively for new projects. Everything that is in the EFSL was things that the 2021 Budget was supposed to take care of. One of them being raising the value of the Dinar.

Why would they go through all the trouble of approving the EFSL only to wait until the end of the year to utilize it when it's created to address urgent issues affecting the citizens now?

You should have paid more attention to the last line by Mazhar Muhammad. He said if the EFSL can not fulfill certain requirements the CBI will step in. So he is not against the law being implemented if push comes to shove. He was presenting a cautionary avenue they can take if they want to be 100% sure by just monitoring the markets to guage how it will behave to ensure a spike in prices doesn't damage all the planning that went into the reinstatement becoming a reality. 

But guess what? You can't be 100% sure about something you haven't done in decades and are finally presented the opportunity to engage even if you have prepared meticulously.

Again, the EFSL is not created to go beyond 2022. So on a legal basis there is no wait and see pertaining to that law. And Al-Kazemi knows the law will or can not be entered into full force without reducing the USD exchange rate.

That's why he suggested at the earliest session to address the reduction. Also coming out at 1:1 is not a reduction in the USD. Its a parity price by bringing the IQD up from a program rate to match the USD.

I think Mazhar is referring to raising the IQD up from 1:1 to 3:1 is what he means by monitoring to see how the market behaves while the IQD/USD are of equal value. Then waiting until the end of 2022 to raise it beyond that is the precautionary measure he would rather take.

Think about it. He's not telling Al-Kazemi not to raise the IQD. He was only advising not to reduce the USD to much where the hard currency reserves can't cover the rate for the remainder of 2022.

So we have to ask ourselves. Are they concerned from the onset of 1:1 or 3:1 when it comes to the reduction of the USD? Can they raise the IQD at the expense of the value of the USD? 👇

 And regarding changing the dollar exchange rate, the Prime Minister’s advisor said: “Everything is possible, but we need patience in changing the dollar exchange rate in the event of high prices and the fiscal policy is unable and monetary policy is able to cover the dinar,” noting that “the Food Security Law if it cannot secure the requirements.” In the event of an increase in prices, the central bank will intervene to preserve the strength of the dinar against the dollar

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Lexi:   You do a great job explaining things and I really appreciate your posts! -Wanted to speak up and thank you -You have made posts that I wanted to respond to, but I just smile and just think to myself...good job Tivon- IMO 

Tivon:  Thanks Lexi, I appreciate your feedback. I just share what makes sense to me. If it doesn't I wouldn't post anything. I started off just as clueless as the people who still are but continue to learn along the way from people who share information on pertinent issues. I have been doing this for a while so over the years I've come to know the much larger picture. Especially when you think about The BRICS Alliance. I remember Donald Trump stating at the UN General Assembly that the future is not globalism. And from what has been going since then I definitely see a return to a Constitutional Republic for most countries. IMO

Samson:  A large sum of money was seized in the possession of a foreign passenger at Najaf Airport

06/29/2022 16:51:44

The fifth region border guards seized a large amount of money in the possession of a foreign passenger at Najaf International Airport.

A statement of the Ministry of the Interior, which the agency {Euphrates News} received a copy of, stated: "The detachments of the Komark police station at Najaf International Airport were able to seize a sum of money of 32 million and 500 thousand dinars that was in the possession of a foreign traveler."

He added, "The investigative papers and the accused were referred to the judiciary for violating the law of the Central Bank of Iraq."  LINK

Ourcoin:  Someone heading to Iraq getting ready to exchange?   This is hilarious IMO

Tivon:  There is no way he wasn't privy to the announcement made by Al-Kazemi in regards to changing the USD exchange rate some days ago. That would be the only reason I could think of as to the timing of his scheme. IMO

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Samson:  A government advisor sets the date for sending the 2022-2023 budgets from the government to Parliament

29th June, 2022

The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, set, on Wednesday, the date for the government to send the general budget law for the year 2022 to Parliament.

Saleh told the official news agency, "If the legal situation is adapted to allow the executive authority to pass bills, it is very possible to present the 2022 budget, sequentially with the 2023 budget draft next October, provided that the first is approved before the fiscal year ends at the end of December 2022." 

He added, "Next October, the draft budget law from the year 2022 will be submitted by the government to Parliament to the year 2023 according to the amended Federal Financial Management Law No. 6 of 2019".     LINK

Tivon:  Keep in mind what they need the 2022 Budget for. They don't need it for money. Simply because they are only willing to put an extra 25 trillion in the 2022 Budget.

 More than Half of what is in the EFSL. So that should tell you they only want to approve the Budget for the Final Accounts. And the 2022/2023 Budget will be for new projects.

The EFSL is currently being used to pick up on stalled projects from the previous 2021 Budget. Why? Because that particular budget was supposed to raise the value of the IQD. But since they never formed a government last year they couldn't open it. IMO

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Clare:  FROM WS & FRANK ON MONDAY'S CC:

 WS WANTS YOU TO UNDERSTAND ...  AS FAR AS THE BUDGET COMING OUT MAYBE IN OCT ...  WS WANTS YOU TO REMEMBER THE RATE IS NOT WAITING ON THE BUDGET.  THE BUDGET IS WAITING ON THE RATE.  ......FRANK26

Wednesday AM Iraq Parliament News Highlights 6-9-22

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Al-Kazemi: We Came In Exceptional Circumstances And The Challenges Were Not Easy.. This Is What Happened During My Visit To Saudi Arabia And Iran

Local news  June 28, 2022   2user new2  32  Al-Kazemi: We came in exceptional circumstances and the challenges were not easy.. This is what happ 9-5-202001

Baghdad – brother Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, during the council's session, today, Tuesday, touched on the water and energy files, in addition to his visits to Saudi Arabia and Iran.

The Prime Minister’s media office published the most important thing he spoke at the session in a statement received by Khabar Press Agency (AP), which stated that “this government came in exceptional circumstances, and it worked and is still working in exceptional circumstances, and despite all these challenges it has succeeded in overcoming many From the difficulties, and the challenges were not easy, and the slogan of the government from the first day was that it is a government of words and deeds.”

He added, "We focused on the practical aspect of citizens' needs, and we succeeded in some of them, while others need more time to address them."

Speaking about the agreement with China, he continued, "A while ago, we laid the foundation stone for a project to build 1,000 schools in all governorates of Iraq, which is the first meal within the Iraqi-Chinese framework agreement."

He pointed out that "this agreement got a great deal of confusion from some parties that tried to promote the government's lack of seriousness in implementing the agreement or does not want to implement it," stressing that "the government is the one who implemented the agreement, and we started with a project of 1,000 schools out of a total of 8000 schools in all governorates." and in the form of stages.

He added, "Unfortunately, we sometimes hear campaigns in some media and social media platforms aimed at breaking the resolve of the government's work, and our response is silence. We do not want to engage in political rivalries, for the sake of Iraq and the Iraqis, and we focus on work to move towards the future."

He pointed out, "The House of Representatives voted on the law on emergency support for food security, and we must work to implement it with full force in order to serve the people, and I would like to remind that it is not a budget, but rather because we are going through an exceptional circumstance, and we, as a caretaker government, have no right to enact laws, so we resorted to The Food Security Law, which requires us to work very hard to implement it for the benefit of the Iraqis.”

Regarding the political file, Al-Kazemi stressed that “we need all political parties to cooperate with us to implement the Food Security Law, with our need for the oversight role as well, which must take place within the public interest, and not for pressure or for personal purposes, or within agendas to weaken the government.”

He pointed out that "the government is working at the end of its session, and we are waiting for the political parties to work with full force to form a government that represents the aspirations of the Iraqi people, so that it can present a vision to address these challenges," and indicated that "this government will remain in work until the last minute until the handover of its tasks to the Iraqi government."

The next government, and for this, I remind the political elites of the importance of expediting the formation of a government that does its duty, and at the same time we will work for the last moment to follow up on all the details.”

He continued, "We have commitments that we must implement and continue with, despite the many internal challenges, we have succeeded in the policy of external balance, and this was a major goal from the first moment in working to restore our relations with neighboring countries and friendly countries and with our brothers."

He stressed, "Praise be to God, we put Iraq's interest in the first place, and this balance stems from the interest of Iraq and the Iraqi people, and we will continue with this policy, and we will not go to any axis at the expense of another axis, and we put an equal distance with everyone in order to bring to Iraq investments and support, in order to compensate for what has passed."

In the past, failures, frustrations and absurd wars left their repercussions on the Iraqi people,” he explained, “what is required is to rebuild our relations on the basis of the Iraqi interest and on the basis of good faith with all partners. As for the policy of fear, isolation and mistrust with others, it is not in our policy.”

The Prime Minister said, according to the statement, "We think better of everyone so that we can reconcile with ourselves and others, and liberate us from the absurd policies that took Iraq in the past to semi-isolationist or escalatory policies with neighboring countries, and this will be part of the past."

On his foreign tour, the Prime Minister said, “My last visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran was, the first visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was very good, in which we discussed common issues, Saudi investments in Iraq and future prospects, and we talked about the electrical connection and many projects that benefit Iraqis, and the importance For the region to be stable and calm, and for Iraq to play its role in taming the atmosphere for the benefit of Iraq and the region.”

He explained, "We talked about global challenges, due to the war in Ukraine and its repercussions on food security, and how to cooperate in order to provide the needs of our peoples to provide this security." On the issue of energy and water, the Brotherhood in Iran expressed their willingness to send the Minister of Energy to Baghdad to talk about the issue of water and electric energy and solve all problems.

Al-Kazemi added, "We need to work very hard to overcome the challenges that the region is going through, affecting everyone and Iraq in the first place, and in particular the issue of climate changes, and for this I ask the competent ministers to pay attention to this aspect regarding water and climatic changes that are reflected in agriculture and the lives of citizens. And we must remember that these relations and this balance prove to the world and to the Iraqis that Iraq has a great depth in history, and its role and location are very important in helping to build relationships that serve the interest of our people.

He stressed that "Iraq is working and seeking to be part of the region and its stability, and that we cooperate with all countries in order to avoid the repercussions of the war in Ukraine in terms of food and energy security, and our work will continue until the last moment of the life of this government, until the formation of a new government, we must work." day and night to overcome all obstacles and challenges.”

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Clarifying About The Names Put Forward.. A Leader In The State Of Law: We Are Discussing 6 Things To Form A Government

Sumerian special  2022-06-29 | 04:34  Source:  Alsumaria news  2,143 views  Alsumaria News-Baghdad: The leader of the State of Law coalition, Kazem Al-Haidari, confirmed today, Wednesday, that until this moment, no candidate from the framework for the position of Prime Minister has been put forward, and all the names that are presented are intended to be a media burn.

Al-Haidari said in an interview with Alsumaria News, “The issue of discussing names for the position of Prime Minister is inaccurate, and all the names that are presented are intended to burn those names, given that actually, until this moment, no names have been put forward, and all that is discussed and agreed upon. It is the government program, setting priorities, setting goals, the road map, the specifications of the personality that will be presented, and the mechanism through which that person is selected.

He added, "There is general agreement on the importance of having consensus within the framework house on the prime minister, so that the person is supported by a large bloc and has a motive in implementing the program required of him."

He pointed out that "the framework pushes for a consensus within the Kurdish House on the name of one candidate for the position of President of the Republic, and they have been given a time limit to reach an agreement in this regard. At that time, it is up to the members of Parliament to choose the most appropriate, but in general, the most likely option is to reach a certain understanding to put forward a third name other than the names that were previously proposed by both parties.”  LINK

Representative Of The Kurdistan Democratic Party: Our Understanding With The Sadrist Movement Will Continue

Political | 11:58 - 29/06/2022  Baghdad - Mawazine News, a representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc, Sherif Suleiman, considered, on Wednesday, that the differences and obstacles and the failure to implement the provisions of the law, have brought the political process to "very dangerous levels."

Suleiman said in an interview with the official newspaper, "The few days that have passed with all their events changed the political map after the very influential Sadrist movement withdrew from the political process because of its large fan base, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party has relations and understandings with it, and this understanding will continue."

He added, "What happened in terms of differences and obstacles, the failure to implement the provisions of the law, and the failure to move the political process to safety brought this process to very dangerous levels, and everyone knows what stage Iraq and the region are going through due to non-compliance with the constitution."

He continued, "Our ambition is for there to be a real commitment to the agreements, their implementation in accordance with legal and constitutional frameworks, and the creation of a true balance and partnership between the one Iraqi people who are committed to a democratic system and a single constitution." Ended 29/N33    https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=197964

The Map Of The New Alliances Is Moving Forward To Form The Government

Posted On 2022-06-29 By Sotaliraq  Baghdad: Muhannad Abd al-Wahhab   After the concept of the “largest bloc” was realistically achieved for the Shiite coordination framework, leaders in it revealed that the latter had put in place mechanisms to resolve the prime minister’s file and move forward with the formation of the expected government, continuing pressure on the Kurdish (Democratic) and (National Union) parties to agree on the personality of the candidate for the presidency. And at a time when no official comment or statement was issued by the other political blocs regarding the demands that I put to the coordination, it was not clear what those demands were and whether they were speculation or real.

The representative of the “Extension” parliamentary bloc, Nissan Zayer, said: “After the change in the form of alliances after the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement, the level of the parliamentary map has changed, and these alliances will proceed with the formation of the government.”

She added, "The formation of the government is going on after the announcement of (the largest bloc) under the dome of Parliament and then choosing the President of the Republic who will assign it to nominate the Prime Minister," and indicated that "the new alliances will proceed after the agreements of the political blocs to lay the foundations for those agreements, including achieving the demands of the political blocs and the agreement." On new alliance formulations that adopt legal frameworks and in accordance with the constitutional mechanism.”

While the representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Sherif Suleiman, indicated in an interview that “the few days that have passed with all their events changed the political map after the withdrawal of the very influential Sadrist movement from the political process because of its large fan base, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party has relations and understandings with it and will remain This understanding continues.

He added, "What happened in terms of differences and obstacles, the failure to implement the provisions of the law, and the failure to move the political process to safety brought this process to very dangerous levels, and everyone knows what stage Iraq and the region are going through due to non-compliance with the constitution."

And he indicated that "our ambition is to have a real commitment to the agreements and implement them in accordance with the legal and constitutional frameworks, and to create a true balance and partnership between the one Iraqi people who are committed to a democratic system and a single constitution."

Disclaimer: All published articles represent the opinion of its authors only    LINK

The Wisdom Movement Resolves The Controversy Over The Dissolution Of Parliament And Early Elections

Shafaq News/ The Wisdom Movement led by Ammar al-Hakim resolved on Tuesday the controversy over dissolving the current parliament and going towards early elections, and while he indicated that the coordinating framework would present a set of criteria for choosing the next prime minister, he stressed that he would not be in its booth.

The leader of the movement, Rahim Al-Aboudi, told Shafaq News, "The Al-Hikma Movement will not participate in the next government, and we will study the options presented to choose its head, as the next stage does not bear strong barriers to forming a government."

Regarding the option of holding early elections, he explained that “the proposal for early elections is not agreed upon, and that holding early elections requires more than a year and a half at least,” noting that “the results of the elections that took place on the tenth of last October It created a political imbalance."

And regarding the meeting of the leaders of the coordination framework yesterday, Monday, Al-Aboudi said that "the meetings of the forces of the coordination framework revolve around developing a road map to draw the details of the political process in the country, given that the Shiite framework is open and seeks to achieve inter-understandings within the components of the political process (the Sunni house and the Kurdish house).” .

He pointed out that "the framework will announce or present a set of criteria for choosing or naming the next prime minister, and so far he has not specified a specific name for the prime minister, and what is happening about that are only dialogues. It is hoped that the coming days will reveal the features of the prime ministerial candidate who will definitely not be a leader." The first row for any of the Shiite political forces participating in the government."

The leader of the Al-Hikma Movement stressed that "the forces of the Shiite framework are understanding and strong and have convictions that work according to them, which inevitably serves the interest of the country."

On the role of the framework in the Kurdish understandings, Al-Aboudi said that "the framework worked seriously to activate dialogue and understanding between the two main parties (the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) and so far there is no agreement between the two parties on the personality of the President of the Republic, but there is insistence from the Union Party to pass its candidate. Barham Salih, who enjoys the acceptability of the framework forces.    LINK

The Coordination Framework Talks About “10 Days” To Resolve The Nomination Of The First Deputy Of Al-Halbousi

Shafaq News/ A source in the comprehensive coordinating framework of the Shiite forces, with the exception of the Sadrist bloc, confirmed on Tuesday that the framework forces are working on selecting a candidate for the position of the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives according to controls and determinants commensurate with the importance of the position.

The source told Shafaq News Agency, "The deliberative meetings of the framework forces are continuing in order to complete all necessary procedures for the details of the new political process, including naming the head of the next government, as well as the alternative candidate for the first deputy speaker of Parliament, Hakim al-Zamili, who resigned from his position according to the directives of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr." ".

He explained, "It may take about ten days to select the most suitable candidate for the position of First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, after sifting through all the nominated names, because the position requires a person of distinguished political weight."

The source added that "all the names that have been promoted so far have not been decided, and we are awaiting what will result from the understandings and the inter-voting process within the framework on the most appropriate candidate, and everything rumored to the contrary is purely an interpretation."

The representative of the State of Law bloc, Aref Al-Hamami, told Shafaq News Agency, yesterday, Sunday, that "the coordination framework will hold a meeting in the coming days to agree on naming the candidate for the position of the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives," stressing at the same time that there is no specific candidate for the presidency. the next government.

He pointed out that "there are contacts and negotiations that bring together the coordination framework with other political blocs to form the new government after the legislative holiday, specifically after Eid al-Adha."

The resignation of the Sadrist bloc’s deputies from the House of Representatives and the withdrawal of their leader Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, confusing the political scene, which has mainly witnessed a blockage since the results of the parliamentary elections that took place in October 2021 until now.

While the coordination framework and other blocs emphasize the need to proceed with forming the new government and electing the President of the Republic, after the Sadrist replacements took the constitutional oath in an extraordinary session held by the House of Representatives on Thursday, other parties go to dissolve parliament and go to early elections.    LINK

The Presidency Of The Republic Responds To Al-Sadr: Barham Salih’s Position Is Supportive Of The Palestinian Cause

Shafaq News/ The Presidency of the Republic of Iraq responded to the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, who launched an unprecedented attack on President Barham Salih earlier today, Tuesday.

A spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic said in a statement received by Shafak News Agency, "The Presidency of the Republic has previously received the draft law (criminalizing normalization with the Zionist entity) sent by the House of Representatives for the purpose of completing the procedures for its issuance and ratification and in accordance with the legal and constitutional mechanisms followed by the Presidency of the laws that legislate By the House of Representatives, and the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, had directed to deal with this law in the form sent by the House of Representatives without any notice, and it was published in the Iraqi Gazette on June 20, 2022 to enter into force.

He added, "In this regard, we affirm that the position of the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, as is well known, is a firm and supportive position for the Palestinian cause, the attainment of the full legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, and the liberation of their homeland from the occupation of the Zionist entity. General of the United Nations.

Today, Tuesday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, said that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, refuses to ratify the law criminalizing normalization with Israel despite its legislation by the Iraqi parliament.

Al-Sadr added in a tweet he posted on the social networking sites "Twitter", "It is very, very shameful that the so-called President of the Republic of Iraq (Barham) refuses to sign the law (criminalizing normalization), so it is shameful for the people that their president is normalizing and unpatriotic, but rather subordinating to the West. and the East".

He added, "I absolve him of this crime before God and the Iraqi people, and I regret his candidacy for the presidency before and after."

At the end of last May, the Iraqi parliament sent the law "criminalizing normalization with Israel", which was recently initiated, to the Presidency of the Republic for the purpose of ratification.

Members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives voted in favor of a proposed law to “criminalize normalization” with Israel, a law proposed by the Sadr bloc and its former allies, the “Save a Homeland” alliance, which broke apart after al-Sadr withdrew from the political process.

The new law stipulates penalties, including life or temporary imprisonment, and aims, according to its first article, to "prevent the establishment of diplomatic, political, military, economic, cultural, or any other form of relations with the occupying Zionist entity."

Article 201 of the Iraqi Penal Code stipulates that anyone who promotes the principles of Zionism, including Freemasonry, or affiliates with any of its institutions, or helps them financially or morally, or works in any way to achieve its purposes, shall be punished with death.

Iraq does not establish any relations with Israel, and the government and the majority of political forces reject normalization with it.   LINK

"Tidbits From TNT" Wednesday 6-29-2022

TNT:

Tishwash:  With more than 145 billion barrels, Iraq is the fourth largest proven oil reserves in the world

OPEC announced, on Wednesday, that Iraq possesses the fourth largest proven oil reserves in the world, while indicating that these reserves do not include oil rocks.

The organization stated in its annual report in June, seen by Shafak News Agency, that "the proven crude oil reserves in the world amounted to 1.545.071 trillion barrels at the end of 2021," indicating that "OPEC's share of these reserves amounted to 1,241.819 trillion barrels."

She added that "Iraq ranked fourth globally in the world's largest proven reserves, with 145.019 billion barrels, after Venezuela, which came first, with 303.468 billion barrels, while Saudi Arabia came second, with 267.192 billion barrels, and Iran came third with 208.600 billion barrels."

The organization indicated that "the countries of the Middle East have the largest reserves in the world, with 869.612 billion barrels, thanks to the reserves of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and the UAE, while Latin America came second, with 329.481 billion barrels, thanks to the reserves of Venezuela, while Africa came third, with 120.210 billion barrels, thanks to Libya." and Nigeria."   link

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Tishwash:  Kurdistan Parliament ratifies the amendment of the Oil and Gas Law

Kurdistan Parliament approved, on Wednesday, the amendment of the oil and gas law in the region.

Shafak News Agency correspondent said that 79 parliamentarians out of 111 voted to amend the law.

Parliament also voted on a draft law (the first amendment to the Law on the Protection and Reform of the Environment in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq No. 8 of 2008).   link

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Tishwash:   Central Bank Governor: We saved the Iraqi economy from collapse

The Central Bank of Iraq said, on Wednesday, that it saved the Iraqi economy from collapse in 2014, while America said that it contributed 40 billion dollars in aid to Iraq to develop the Iraqi economy.

Central Bank Governor Mustafa Ghaleb Makheef said during the “Access to Finance” conference: “The bank was able to stop the collapse of the Iraqi economy during the year 2014 with the collapse of security conditions and the drop in oil prices globally through a package of financing operations,” noting that “the tasks of the Central Bank are Addressing challenges at critical times for the economy.

He added that "the bank was able, through launching financing initiatives, including liquidity support for government banks and initiatives to finance farmers' dues," noting that "the financing of these initiatives has currently reached 18 trillion dinars."

He pointed out that “the bank intensified its efforts in the field of clean energy through the initiative to finance one trillion dinars to purchase electricity generating units operating on solar energy,” explaining that this financing was “launched in cooperation with the Association of Banks, a social initiative that contributes to linking the banking sector with society to develop some shrines.” religious, tourist facilities, job opportunities, and others.

For her part, the US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, confirmed that “the United States government is proud to launch the activities of the conference to build a thriving private sector on the basis of transparency,” pointing out that her country “continues to support the development of the Iraqi private economy, and during the last period it contributed 40 billion dollars to strengthen the Iraqi economy.” “.

And she added, "I announce today an important partnership project to build the first gas separation plant between the private sector and the Ministry of Industry and Minerals. The project creates more than 30,000 job opportunities."    link

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Tishwash:  World Bank: Iraq has an opportunity to diversify its economy and address the crisis of its human capital

The World Bank confirmed, on Wednesday, that Iraq has an opportunity to diversify its economy and address the human capital crisis.

The Special Representative of the World Bank in Iraq, Ramzi Neiman, said during the "Access to Finance" conference, which was attended by Shafak News Agency, that Iraq began to gradually emerge from the crisis after the contraction of its economy in the year 2020 following the decline in oil prices, noting that "the Iraqi economy grew in the year 2021." With the rise in oil prices and the increase in oil revenues.

He added, "The World Bank believes that Iraq has an opportunity to reorient the government program, diversify the economy, and address the human capital crisis in the country," noting that "the World Bank sees that the solutions lie in supporting small companies and establishing and supporting projects and companies through electronic support."

And the Iraqi state’s continuation of relying on oil as the only source of the general budget makes Iraq at risk of global crises that occur from time to time due to the impact of oil on it, which makes Iraq turn every time to cover the deficit through borrowing from abroad or inside, which thus indicates the inability to manage Effectively state funds, and the inability to find alternative financing solutions.  link

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