{Miscellaneous: Al Furat News} The construction of the Central Bank of Iraq building tower in the Jadriya area in Baghdad continued to rise.
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The concrete tower, designed by the late Iraqi international architect Zaha Hadid, exceeded the 100 meters and is on its way to becoming officially at the end of this year, as the highest tower in Iraq in terms of surface height that exceeds 170 meters. The work has reached the 22nd floor out of 37 floors, with a rate of progress that will reach 3 floors in the coming period after completing the curves that characterize the lower half of the tower. The concrete structure is scheduled to be formally completed by the end of this year.
Today, Monday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee announced the formation of a committee to follow up the implementation of the budget paragraphs, indicating that it includes all the spectrums in the political blocs.
Committee member Naji Al-Saeedi said in a statement followed by / the information /, that “the Finance Committee intends, after approving the budget and publishing it in the Iraqi newspaper Al-Waqaeqat, to form a committee from its members and from the various sects in the political blocs to follow up the implementation of the provisions of the general budget of the Iraqi state 2021.”
He added, “This committee will follow up all the paragraphs of the budget, whether on the operational side of the budget or the investment side and even the issue of the Kurdistan region,” noting that “during the coming days, this committee will be formed in order to start the official work and follow up on the implementation of the budget through the Ministry of Finance and the surrounding departments.” “.
The budget entered into force after it was published in the Iraqi newspaper Al-Waqa’i ’, on April 18, after the President of the Republic approved it on the eighth of the same month. 25 n
SULAIMANI — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said on Monday (May 3) that its Finance Monitoring Diwan has sent a letter to its federal counterpart to suggest the formation of a joint plan and committee to monitor implementation of the 2021 Federal Budget Law.
On March 31, the Council of Representatives passed Iraq’s annual budget, which included the terms of a financial agreement between Erbil and Baghdad.
The KRG is supposed to receive 9.5 trillion Iraqi dinars ($6.5 billion), which will be disbursed in monthly increments, in return for submitting 250,000 barrels of crude oil per day to Iraq’s oil marketer SOMO for export. The federal government will be able to cut off funds in the event of non-compliance.
The KRG said in a statement on April 7 that all of its ministries and departments should take necessary steps to implement the law and urged the federal government to do the same.
{Economic: The Euphrates News} Gold prices rose today, Monday, as they support the demand for the metal thanks to the decline in US Treasury bond yields and concerns about the increasing cases of Covid-19 in some countries.
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By 04:18 GMT, spot gold gained 0.3 percent, to record $ 1773.90 an ounce. Trading volume in Asia was low due to a holiday in China and Japan. US gold futures rose 0.4 percent to $ 1773.90 an ounce.
“The pandemic situation in Japan and India remains a major concern among participants in market operations, and thus this increases demand for safe haven assets such as gold,” said Margaret Yang, analyst at DailyFX, adding that the decline in US Treasury yields has advanced. More support.
And the US Treasury yields fell record 10-year, after reaching their highest levels in nearly two weeks last week. Lower bond yields reduce the opportunity cost of holding no-return gold.
As for other precious metals, palladium rose 0.6 percent to $ 2,953.19 an ounce after hitting an all-time high of $ 3,007.73 an ounce on Friday due to supply concerns.
Silver increased 0.3 percent to $ 25.97 an ounce. Platinum rose 0.5 percent to $ 1,204.63.
Shafaq News / The President of Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani and the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament (Parliament), Muhammad al-Halbousi, agreed on Monday, to work together to overcome the problems and crises afflicting the country.
This came during Barzani’s reception of his guest, Al-Halbousi, in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, according to a statement issued by the presidency of the region received by Shafaq News.
The statement stated that the two sides “discussed the general situation of Iraq, early elections in Iraq, expectations about the map of future political alliances, relations between Erbil and Baghdad, the dangers of ISIS and its movements, cooperation and coordination between the parties in the framework of security and stability, in addition to the situation in the region and other issues.”
Barzani and Al-Halbousi agreed on “the necessity and importance of joint national action among all authorities and the components of the country to face challenges, overcome problems and crises, maintain unity and harmony within the preservation of calm and stability in the country.”
The two sides expressed their hope that “the upcoming elections will be held in a way that fulfills the aspirations of citizens for stability, provision of services and a better future.”
Al-Halbousi is visiting the Kurdistan Region, and he also met the Kurdish leader, Masoud Barzani, and the head of the regional government, Masrour Barzani.
Al-Halbousi’s visit comes before running for early Iraqi parliamentary elections on the tenth of next October.
Exclusive – Mawazine News The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers has set the blessed Eid al-Fitr holiday. A government source said in an interview with (Mawazine News) that “the blessed Eid Al-Fitr holiday will be from Wednesday, May 12, to Sunday, May 19 current, provided that Monday will be an official working day.” He added, “The holiday will be officially decided at the next cabinet session.” Ended 29 / h
The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, will participate tomorrow, Wednesday, in the electronic dialogue of the Beirut summit, on the occasion of the first annual anniversary of the electronic policy sessions. (Beirut Institute) is hosting Saleh, tomorrow, Wednesday, at two o’clock in the afternoon, GMT, in its episode No. 34 of the E-Policy Summit in Abu Dhabi. The dialogue will last for an hour with the Foundation and the CEO of Beirut Institute, Raghda Dergham, and with the intervention of the Saudi Prince, Turki Al-Faisal, and the former US General David Petraeus. The 34th Anniversary of the Electronic Policy Seminars will be recorded and transmitted on the live broadcast of the Beirut Institute Facebook page on Wednesday May 5 at ten in the morning at Eastern USA, two in the afternoon at Greenwich time, five in the evening, at http://www.beirutinstitute, and at six in the evening, at http://www.beirutinstitute. .org Abu Dhabi.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Muhammad al-Halbousi, arrived today, Monday, in Erbil Governorate, the capital of the Kurdistan region.
Our correspondent said that the Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, arrived in the governorate of Erbil, and he was received by the deputy speaker of the region’s parliament, Hayman Hawrami, and the governor of Erbil, Omid Khoshnaw.
He pointed out that Al-Halbousi is scheduled to meet with the President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, the President of the Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, and other officials in the region.
He added that the Speaker of Parliament will discuss the political situation in Iraq, the upcoming elections, with regional officials, and files of common interest.
Shafaq News / The Ministry of Peshmerga announced, on Monday, its agreement with the authorities in Baghdad to increase coordination and joint work, to prevent terrorist attacks such as those that occurred two days ago on Iraqi military units and Peshmerga sites in Kirkuk and Baghdad.
The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Peshmerga, Lieutenant General Jabbar Yawar, said that along with the Chief of Staff of the Peshmerga Ministry, Lieutenant General Jamal Eminiki, they attended an expanded security and military meeting supervised by the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, with the participation of the Ministers of Defense, Interior and Federal Finance.
He added that the meeting discussed “the serious threats posed by ISIS terrorists, especially after they caused the death of a number of members of the Tenth Brigade of the Ministry of Peshmerga and the soldiers of the Ministry of Defense in the federal government due to the security and military vacuum.”
He said that the meeting agreed to increase coordination and joint work through joint committees and teams between the army and the Peshmerga forces in the joint coordination centers, including filling gaps and expanding the scope of intelligence information to prevent the recurrence of such action, strengthening security belts, and increasing joint operations.
Yesterday evening, Sunday, the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, chaired an expanded security meeting that discussed coordination between the various federal security forces and the Peshmerga forces, especially in areas with joint responsibility.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces issued several directives to the security forces, on top of which is activating the intelligence and security effort, as well as activating pre-emptive operations to counter the movements of ISIS terrorist gangs and dry up their sources and destroy their incubators.
The Peshmerga forces, north of Kirkuk, on Friday night – Saturday, were attacked by ISIS elements, killing and wounding the victims.
The attack on the Peshmerga was one of a series of violent attacks carried out mostly by ISIS militants north of Baghdad and Kirkuk.
The Peshmerga forces withdrew in October 2017 from what are known as disputed areas after tensions with Baghdad following the independence referendum, creating vacuums in these areas that ISIS members exploit from time to time to launch attacks.
The blanks extend from the Syrian border to the north at Nineveh Governorate, through Salah al-Din and Kirkuk governorates, to Diyala on the Iranian border.
Last year, the two sides formed four joint coordination centers to exchange information and fight ISIS remnants in the areas of security vacuums between them, but no actual joint action has taken place on the ground, and the ISIS militants are still moving easily in those areas.
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