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Abadi Office: form a team to negotiate with the blocks around the technocrat government

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Office of the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the formation of a negotiating team made ​​contact with the political forces to formulate a unified position to support the formation of a technocrat government, and the adoption of inter reforms to meet the security and economic challenges.

A spokesman for the office, Saad al-Hadithi in a press statement, “The negotiating team conducted during the past few days a series of meetings with parliamentary forces to consult on forming a new government,” noting that “the coming period enough to test the seriousness of the political blocs that have been declared against quotas.”
Wants Iraqi government to adopt a comprehensive reform program to address the economic and security challenges, the need to support the actress in the House of Representatives and the political forces to build state institutions on sound foundations.
he explained newborn in this context that the aim is to apply promising and integrated reform program, “adding that” this goal will not be achieved without the contribution of everyone. ”
According to informed sources, the” negotiating the government team that includes the National Security adviser Faleh al-Fayad, academics, university professors and political figures. ”
the House of Representatives hosted in its Saturday February 20, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, to discuss the cabinet reshuffle and the financial crisis.
He said al-Abadi through hosted, said the reshuffle is required for the existence of a serious economic crisis that requires professionals to manage the Iraqi economy people, “noting that” the existence of the first two options depends on the current quota system and the other to adopt the principle of consensus with the House of Representatives, “calling for the House of Representatives to” give him a mandate to year according to the principle harmonic to form a government. ”
He also called for a cabinet reshuffle through specialized and professional team with a homogeneous representation ingredients and do not exceed its presence to express the diversity of Iraq, calling on both possess the will and the ability to progress to fill some of the administrative and executive positions.

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Zain goes live

      

 
   [Image: Zain-Cash.jpg] Mobile money goes live in Iraq with ‘Zain Cash’ February 23, 2016 News eServGlobal is pleased to announce the commercial launch of mobile money services with Zain Iraq. The service was soft-launched in January and has already attracted strong interest.
The service is called ‘Zain Cash’ and is offered by Iraq Wallet, which is an authorised company from the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI).
Through Zain Cash, customers can have a mobile wallet linked to their SIM card, enabling customers to make financial transactions easily and at any time (Cash-In/ Cash-out, transfer money from wallet to another, recharge for prepaid account & bill payment for postpaid account).
Scott Gegenheimer, CEO, Zain Group, said, “We are embracing the opportunity to launch new services that improve the livelihoods of the communities we serve, and through eServGlobal’s solution, we will be able to offer life-enhancing mobile services and cement our position as a market leader in the mobile-money arena across our region.”
John Conoley, Exective Chairman, eServGlobal, said, “We are proud to be working with this innovation Operator Group as they roll out market-leading solutions across rapidly evolving markets. We look forward to continued collaboration with the Zain Group to launch mobile financial services across their operations.”
eServGlobal has a framework agreement with the Zain Group to provide an end-to-end mobile money and EVD (electronic voucher distribution for prepaid rechage) solutions across Zain Group’s operations.
Mobile money, mobile financial services, mobile recharge and distribution are key elements in the Zain Group strategy. Through innovative product design and marketing strategies, Zain aims to maximise the benefit of mobile money, electronic recharge and distribution, giving customers new alternatives to financial transactions and account recharge. Zain Group coverage extends to more than 45.6 million customers spanning Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan and Sudan. Notably, in several of Zain’s markets, over 90% of the population does not have access to banking facilities.
Zain’s mobile commerce services have a transformational effect on unbanked populations as they open financial systems to formally excluded population segments. This kind of change is crucial in emerging markets where financial inclusion is key to economic development.
eServGlobal is showcasing their mobile money solutions at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 22 – 25 February. eServGlobal will be hosting a live demonstration on its stand located at Hall 7 Stand i61.

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Iraq looking with the World Bank stages of implementation of the social protection system

 

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discuss Iraq with the World Bank stages of implementation of the social protection system.

A statement by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Agency has received all of Iraq [where] a copy of the “Labour Minister Mohammed Shia ‘Al Sudani met with a delegation from the World Bank, headed by a large social protection programs officer at Bank Ghassan Khoja said the Minister of Labour during the meeting that the World Bank and clear positions through its support continuous technical Iraq that contributed to the development of an integrated social protection of the country’s system, a goal the ministry core at the current stage. ”
he said the Sudanese” the ministry has made ​​great strides in the delivery of social protection project and was able to organize programs to SSN according to scientific systems contribute to the inclusion of individuals and poor families this system. ”
He explained that” the ministry is still working on providing social security for all employees in the public, private and unorganized sectors and seeks to establish a social security system to achieve equity and financial sustainability to support and activate particular the private sector in the light of the economic circumstances in the country. ”
He also discussed the minister with the World Bank representatives, the statement said the issue of merging funds social security and public pension and discussed during the workshop yesterday, attended by social workers and a representative of the World Bank partners, pointing out that “the Bank expressed his remarks about some of the points that have been raised in the workshop and will take the ministry remarks in accordance with the agreed road map in advance. ”
the Minister of Labour” the meeting also included a discussion of how to develop the capabilities of social workers through training courses World Bank expressed its readiness to organize them were selected 80 researchers to be brought into the basic course for social protection systems and how to handle and deal with poor families in registering, adding that “the World Bank will set up a training cadre of researchers in order to benefit from their expertise in the development of other researchers skills.”
He continued, “the Ministry and through joint cooperation with the Ministry of planning will end soon prepare your poor and marginalized with families that the national register It scanned the ground by the social research teams affiliated to the ministry where this record is based on a survey or census by the State. “

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Abadi economic adviser to announce the establishment of an “internal fence” to curb evasion Alkmarki

Safwan border port in Basra

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Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister announced the appearance of Mohammed Saleh, on Tuesday, the establishment of an “internal fence” for inspection and audit Alkmarki on goods flowing from Kurdistan and the rest of the border crossing points, as he emphasized that the fence will reduce the evasion of customs tariff, counting that it was too early to predict the size of imports Finance from the tariff are met.

Saleh said in an interview with the (long-Presse), “The government has set up a fence internal inspection and audit Alkmarki on goods border crossings,” noting that “the function of the fence is to examine the goods flowing from the Kurdistan region and the rest of the border crossing points to ensure that the size of the paid-up of the customs tariff funds, and the extent of conformity of the goods to the standards of the Central Agency for Standardization and quality control. “

He stressed favor, that “the fence will reduce the evasion of customs tariff problems,” he returned that “it is too early to predict the size of the financial revenues from customs tariffs are met.”

The dozens of suppliers of goods demonstrated, in (the first of February 2016), in the Safwan border port in Basra province, to protest against the implementation of the new customs tariff law, while stressed that the tax continued in the south will push them to resort to outlets Kurdistan, Mayor Zubair pointed out the port Safwan revenue fell to 95% due to the application of customs tariffs.

The Iraqi ports Directorate revealed, in (January 29, 2016), for a reduction of trade movement and the movement of ports after the application of customs tariffs in the southern ports law, as has denied management of border crossings Directorate points obtaining tariff in the exits of the region, the Finance Committee in the Parliament refused to obey the dealers and excluded of the law, calling for the application of “justice,” according to the General budget law.

The Iraqi Council of Ministers in the, he decided, (13 December 2015) the introduction of points in the approved border crossing points shall check and make sure customs tariff are met, and the introduction of standardization of quality control points.

The Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, announced on Thursday the (6 August 2015), the postponement of the introduction of the new customs tariff, attributing this to ensure the readiness of the border crossing points to be applied away from the “corruption and double standards.”

Customs and tariffs are taxes levied on goods imported by the State on the other, used several customs tariff countries to protect the industry from foreign competition by raising prices of imported goods, so the customs tariff encourage local industries to increase their production, and forced citizens to pay higher prices if they wish imported goods, the Ministry of Finance has adopted a new Kmarkip fees on imported goods. this action provoked mixed reactions among economists, investors and traders in the area of ​​impact on the reduction of the entry of imported goods and rising prices.

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Citizen: Stay tuned for the sacking of those responsible for the financial system

 

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Since 02.23.2016 at 12:26 (Baghdad time)

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It revealed the citizen block, on Tuesday, up close and dismiss accounting based on the financial system in Iraq, including the central bank governor and the head of the Financial Inspection Office and other persons involved financial file.

The MP said the bloc’s citizens Habib Terminal / balances News /, “The banking and financial system in Iraq flabby and all those who support it corrupt and non-specialists,” adding that “need to be a radical change and put people replacements for existing.”

He said the terminal, that “based on the financial system, starting from the central bank governor and the head of the Financial Inspection Office and Deputy Minister of Finance and all those who attended the secret meeting in the House of Representatives to discuss ml currency smuggling did not provide convincing answers to the Council on the subject,” adding, “They are not able to deal with the sensitivity of the current situation in which the country is going through. ”

He stressed that “to hosting these proved that all of them do not have the experience and Alderbh in their field,” adding that “all their answers on the subject of currency smuggling were not convincing.”

He pointed out that “the future meetings of the parliament will be dismissed from office and held accountable for the failure in the financial management of the situation,” stressing the need to “set their replacements of” technocrats “and they have experience in the financial field.”

The parliamentary session was witnessed on Monday to host the Governor of the Central Bank and a representative of the Intelligence Service and the Office of Financial Supervision and Deputy Minister of Finance for discussion on money smuggled out of Iraq.

By: Ahmed Zmim

Urgent Iraq welcomes ceasefire agreement in Syria and calls for the immediate implementation

 

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Iraq welcomed the truce agreement and the cease-fire between the parties to the conflict in Syria.

A statement by the prime minister’s office received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of it, “the Iraqi government welcomes the initiative of the cease-fire in Syria under the Russian-American agreement.”
The statement added, “We look forward to the Agreement shall enter into force immediately and that is to restore security and stability to the people Syrian brotherly and end the suffering of millions of displaced people to eliminate terrorism, which targets people of the region and the world. ”
the United States and Russia had announced in a joint statement yesterday to agree on the implementation of the truce in Syria, and a cease-fire between the Syrian regime and the armed opposition as of the 27th of February, which falls this Saturday .
Damascus, today announced its acceptance of a truce and a commitment to implement with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree to hold parliamentary elections in April next.

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Parliamentary security: the planes {F16} Iraq need to be enabled to hit the financing Daash areas

 

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{Baghdad} Euphrates News of the Security and Defense Committee member of the parliamentary Iskandar and berries stressed that “the Iraqi aircraft the F16} {You need JavaScript to hit the financing Daash areas.”

Said Tut told {Euphrates News} on Tuesday, said that “the heroes of the heroic security forces in various different forms excelled in their fight, and their steadfastness against terrorist Daash gangs, where will be the end Aldoaash after the liberation of Mosul Dnassehm.”
He pointed out that we need aircraft to prevent the movement of Aldoaash to hit areas finance, motivated, noting that “the planes of the {F16} Iraq need to be activated by providing them with weapons, and the government has to take a real step to buy Russian aircraft; because they are good and cheap, and sophisticated, and the best of the American aircraft.” Ended h

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Deputy Liberal: Chest will attend a demonstration Friday in central Baghdad [audio]

 

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Deputy for the Liberal bloc, post Sadrist leader Muqtada al-Sadr in the demonstration called by, Liberation Square in central Baghdad, next Friday February 26.

The governor Zamili MP told all of Iraq [where] that “a demonstration Friday will be attended by al-Sadr himself, and will lead the Friday prayers in Tahrir.”
He hinted Zamili that “there is a decision` s chest after the prayer, saying “al-Sadr remains in Baghdad two weeks and bears the risk and attend big fans, there is definitely a decision would be made, not a demonstration and prayer unusual. ”
the Sadrist leader currently resides in Baghdad, after he arrived, on Saturday evening, February 20, coming from the province of Najaf and called on his supporters to get out demonstrations in the capital are likely to participate personally .
and gave al-Sadr in a televised speech delivered on Saturday February 13, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi 45 days to carry out reforms “and called for” the formation of a ministerial specialist has integrity and experience in order to form a government of technocrats far from the party that everyone includes, without leaning to the party of power and the authority of the party, after the submission of the program and a government curriculum by the Prime Minister is applied within a year or they will be the withdrawal of confidence with him inside the dome of the parliament. ”
as-Sadr called in a statement Saturday to the formation of an” independent committee “headed by al-Abadi nominate an independent ministerial cabins.
the Abadi has called during hosted a session of parliament Saturday February 20, to give him a year mandate in accordance with the harmonic principle to form a government. ”
the prime minister said,” The reshuffle is required for the existence of a serious economic crisis that requires professionals to manage the Iraqi economy people, “noting that” the existence of the first two options depends the current quota system and the other to adopt the principle of consensus with the House of Representatives. ”

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Brent rises amid hopes the OPEC production cut

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oil prices trimmed losses during early trading in North America on Tuesday.

And it moved Brent contracts traded in the green zone as investors continued to hope that the major oil producers will agree to a deal to freeze crude oil production.
On the ICE Futures Exchange in London, rose Brent oil contracts for April delivery, rose 12 cents, or about 0.35%, to trade at $ 34.81 a barrel by 11:50 GMT, after it fell as much as 2.7%. A day earlier, futures for Brent crude traded in London rose 1.68 dollars, or the equivalent of 5.09%.
Prices rebounded on the back of dialogues between OPEC and non-OPEC countries to discuss a coordinated cut for the production of crude oil.

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