Integrity: New arrest and recruitment orders for (15) defendants in the case of ‘theft of the century’

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Baghdad – Mawazine News
The Federal Integrity Commission announced the issuance of new recruitment orders against (12) officials of the General Tax Authority, on charges related to facilitating the seizure of tax trust amounts or violating their job duties.
The Investigations Department of the Authority, speaking about the case, reported that the investigating judge of the Central Corruption Criminal Court issued, based on the minutes and recommendations of the Audit Committee composed by the Investigations Department of the Integrity Commission for the Theft of Tax Trust Amounts, issued a recruitment order against (12) negligent employees of the General Tax Authority, namely the Director of the Control and Internal Audit Department, the official of the Wolliyat Division, the official of the Cash Division, the Assistant Director of the Finance Department, and other employees, noting that the order was issued, in accordance with the provisions of Article (316 of the Penal Code, the charge of facilitating the seizure of tax trust amounts.
The department added that among those whose recruitment was issued are: the Director of the Internal Control Department, the Director of the Public Treasury Department in the Public Administration, the official of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Reporting Division, and the directors of the tax branches in the Ministry, Zahraa and Al-Arabi neighborhood; for the charge of violating job duties.
She confirmed the issuance of an arrest and search warrant against (3) owners of companies who had not taken legal action against them previously, pointing out that the order was issued in accordance with the provisions of Article (444/11) of the Penal Code, while the competent authorities were notified of the seizure of their movable and immovable funds and prevented their travel. Finished29/h

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In the presence of the Sudanese .. The coordination framework discusses voting on important legislation and elections

political| 11:56 – 19/02/2023

Baghdad – Mawazine News
Discuss the coordination framework, with representatives of the heads of bloc in the House of Representatives, important legislation for the purpose of voting on it.
The coordination framework said in a statement received by / Mawazine News / a copy of it, that “the coordination framework held today, Sunday its regular meeting No. 144 in the Hakim Office in the presence of Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani, to discuss the latest developments in the situation in Iraq and the world.”
He added that “the meeting witnessed the hosting of representatives of the heads of the coordination framework blocs in the House of Representatives and the Elections Committee in the General Secretariat of the Coordination Framework to discuss important legislation for the purpose of voting on it in the House of Representatives, and the attendees also discussed a number of important topics of interest and the priority of the Government of National Service.” Finished29/h

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The Central Bank imposes the electronic platform on all banks and banking companies (document)

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2023-02-19 | 12:29

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The Central Bank imposed, on Sunday, the electronic platform on all banks and banking companies as of tomorrow.

The bank said, according to a document addressed to all licensed banks, all exchange companies and companies that mediate the sale of all licensed foreign currency reviewed by Alsumaria News, that “the electronic platform for the sale of foreign currency must be adopted as of Monday, 20/2/2023.”

“A bank or company that does not use the said platform will be denied access to its weekly share of cash (dollars),” he added.

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Dollar prices close to 151,000 dinars on the Baghdad Stock Exchange

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{Economic: Al-Furat News} The main stock exchange in Baghdad closed, on Saturday evening, on a rise in dollar exchange rates against the Iraqi dinar.

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Al-Kifah Central Exchange in Baghdad recorded this evening 151,000 Iraqi dinars for 100 dollars, while the prices in the morning were 149,600 Iraqi dinars per 100 dollars.
The prices of buying and selling in banking shops in the local markets in Baghdad also recorded an increase, where the selling price reached 152,000 Iraqi dinars, while the purchase prices amounted to 150,000 dinars per 100 dollars.

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The Presidents of the Republic and Parliament discuss budget legislation and election law

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Speaker of the House of Representatives receives the President of the Republic

Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammed Al-Halbousi received on Sunday the President of the Republic, Dr. Abdullatif Jamal Rashid.

During the meeting, they discussed the general situation in the country, the supervisory and legislative role of the House of Representatives, and the most important legislation included in the government curriculum, including the federal budget law and elections.

The meeting also discussed preparations for Baghdad to host the 34th conference of the Arab Parliamentary Union, which will be held this month.

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The government to (Baghdad today): We agreed with Washington on the dollar and the results will appear in the markets

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Iraqi government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi said on Sunday that the results of the Iraqi delegation’s negotiations with the US administration in Washington resulted in many agreements, some of which relate to the economy, “and their effects will be tangible in the near future.”

Al-Awadi told (Baghdad today), that “the results of the dialogues of the Iraqi negotiating delegation in the United States of America were very positive and we reached many solutions and agreements with American parties such as the Federal Bank, the Treasury, the Foreign Affairs and others.”

“The effects of these dialogue and agreements will be tangible in the near future, especially with regard to the dollar and exchange rate crisis,” he added.

“There is a new mechanism that will contribute to the stability of the exchange rate in the markets in the coming days, and at the official rate,” he explained.

The Iraqi delegation headed by Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Fuad Hussein held negotiations with the US administration on the relationship between the two countries in accordance with the strategic framework agreement signed between them previously.

The negotiations dealt with issues of economy, energy, security, education and other files,

Yesterday, the US Middle East Institute reported that the administration of US President Joe Biden pressured the Iraqi delegation “to push Baghdad to redirect the Iraqi energy sector away from Iran, and to deal with accusations that its banking sector is helping the Iranian regime by evade Western sanctions.”

The institute added in a report translated by (Baghdad today), that “the Iraqi government is in a difficult situation economically and politically, as it faces a reaction at home due to the sharp decline in the value of the dinar in light of increasing restrictions by the US Federal Reserve, on dollar withdrawals from the Central Bank of Iraq.”

The U.S. government’s Peace Institute called the negotiations “unprecedented and did not involve confusion or side calls to remove foreign forces from Iraq.”

https://baghdadtoday.news/213285-الحكومة-لـ(بغداد-اليوم)-اتفقنا-مع-واشنطن-بشأن-الدولار-والنتائج-ستظهر-في-الأسواق.html

Rafidain announces the imminent opening of an outlet to sell dollars at the official price at Basra airport

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Rafidain Bank announced on Saturday the imminent opening of an outlet to sell dollars at the official price at Basra airport.

A statement by the bank, received by (Baghdad today), said that “the outlet of Basra International Airport to sell dollars to passengers at the official rate specified at 1320 dinars will be opened soon according to the instructions of the Central Bank of Iraq.”

In recent days, the bank has opened outlets to sell the dollar at the official rate at Baghdad and Erbil airports, after the government’s decision to reduce the exchange rate to 1300 dinars against the dollar.

Yesterday, the official spokesman for the federal government, Bassem Al-Awadi, announced the adoption of the official exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar at all Iraqi Airways ports.

Al-Awadi said in a statement that “direct and serious work has been done to solve the problem of the exchange rate in Iraqi Airways tickets.”

He added that, starting today, the official exchange rate of 1320 dinars was adopted at all ports of Iraqi Airways.

For his part, the Director General of the General Company of Iraqi Airlines, Karim Kazem Hussein, issued a directive to sell tickets in Iraqi dinars instead of dollars.

A statement quoted by the Information Office of the Ministry of Transport said that the Director General of the company issued a binding directive to all offices and centers for cutting off the company’s tickets, stipulating the treatment of Iraqi dinars instead of the US dollar, and at the official rate set by the management of the Central Bank of Iraq.

Hussein called on all travelers to report through the Ministry of Transport hotline (5606), as well as through the official websites and platforms of the ministry and the company, any violation committed by the company’s offices and agents in this regard, warning violators against legal accountability.

Last January, the Central Bank of Iraq decided to include banks allowed to participate in the electronic platform and wishing to participate in the sale of cash dollars for travel, treatment and study purposes.

The bank directed government banks (Al-Rafidain – Al-Rasheed – Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) to expand the outlets selling cash dollars to passengers at the country’s airports (Baghdad – Basra – Najaf – Erbil – Sulaymaniyah).

https://baghdadtoday.news/213169-الرافدين-يعلن-قرب-افتتاح-منفذ-لبيع-الدولار-بالسعر-الرسمي-في-مطار-البصرة.html

Iraq exceeds Saudi Arabia with its oil exports to America in a week

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The US Energy Information Administration announced on Sunday that Iraq’s oil exports to America amounted to 322,000 barrels per day, surpassing Saudi oil exports to America during the past week.

The administration said in a report seen by (Baghdad today), that “the average US imports of crude oil during the past week from eight countries amounted to 4.709 million barrels per day, down 1.354 million barrels per day from the previous week, which amounted to 6.063 million barrels per day.”

She added that “Iraq’s oil exports to America amounted to 322,000 barrels per day last week, up from the previous week, when America’s oil exports reached an average of 230,000 barrels per day, and also exceed Saudi oil exports to America.”

She pointed out that “the most oil revenues from America during the past week came from Canada at a rate of 3.556 million barrels per day, followed by Mexico at a rate of 690 thousand barrels per day, and oil revenues from Saudi Arabia at a rate of 262,000 barrels per day, and then Brazil at a rate of 195,000 barrels per day.”

According to the administration, “the amount of US imports of crude oil from Ecuador averaged 156,000 barrels per day, from Colombia at a rate of 143,000 barrels per day, and from Nigeria at a rate of 75,000 barrels per day, while no quantity was imported from Russia or Libya.”

https://baghdadtoday.news/213242-العراق-يتجاوز-السعودية-بصادراته-النفطية-إلى-أميركا-في-اسبوع.html

Documents: Full details of the procedure of external transfers and the mechanism of work of the electronic platform

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Baghdad Today – Baghdad

(Baghdad today) publishes documents clarifying the controls of the Central Bank for external transfer.

The documents received by (Baghdad today) explained that “the controls of the Central Bank for external transfer included the entities that are legally allowed to be financed through the electronic platform, the transactions that are legally allowed to be financed in foreign currency, as well as the procedures for subscription to the electronic platform, and the obligations of banks participating in the electronic platform.”

Below is the text of the documents:

https://baghdadtoday.news/213316-بالوثائق-التفاصيل-الكاملة-لاجراء-الحوالات-الخارجية-وآلية-عمل-المنصة-الالكترونية.this