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Psalm 91 New Living Translation (NLT) - Personalized by Ron 1 I live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. 3 For he will rescue me from every trap and protect me from deadly disease. 4 He will cover me with his feathers. He will shelter me with his wings. His faithful promises are my armor and protection. 5 I am not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day. 6 I do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday. 7 Though a thousand fall at my side, though ten thousand are dying around me, these evils will not touch me. 8 I just open my eyes, and see how the wicked are punished. 9 I have made the Lord my refuge, the Most High is my shelter, 10 therefore no evil will conquer me; no plague will come near my home. 11 For he will order his angels to protect me wherever I go. 12 They will hold me up with their hands so I won’t even hurt my foot on a stone. 13 I will trample upon lions and cobras; and will crush fierce lions and serpents under my feet! 14 The Lord says, “He will rescue me because I love Him. He will protect me because I trust in His Name. 15 When I call on Him, He will answer; He will be with me in trouble. He will rescue and honor me. 16 He will reward me with a long life and give me His Salvation.”

4-3-2020 Newshound Guru Kaperoni ...the CBI has stopped the distribution of dollars through the auctions for the time being due to the economic conditions. As well the CBI has made a statement requesting banks return excess dollars to the CBI. This is necessary to support the dinar during these difficult financial times. In no way is it any indication of any RV/RI... GOOD FRIDAY MORNING DV.....This is My reaction to Kap's post...! RON I believe that the conditions are ripe for a monetary increase. This covid crisis is pushing them in the corner, where they will have to do something - hopefully in our favor. Have a blessed day & weekend. Remember to spend some time every day to speak with Almighty God - He cares for you.

Forgive me this has nothing to do with the thread but kind of seemed like it would be a good place to put this. With this Coronavirus we're dealing with now, gosh the pandemic of 2020.. I remember Kim Clement commenting that President Donald Trump was God's David. Remember David lost everything but he got it all back, for President Trump this mean jobs, the economy, stock market. There's hope I really believe. Interesting time we're living in but God is in control and only He can say who transitions and when, not a virus. Stay well DV family.

Very interesting article, thanks for posting dear kamelkeeper, A floating currency is self-adjusting to changing economic conditions relative to a nation's external trading partners. Importers must automatically pay more for imports when the country's competitive position deteriorates, ditto they automatically get better prices when competitive position improves. It is not very common to see a country with floating currency, as this may cause a great loss of reserves, a non-controllable increase of monetary supply, etc. What central banks often do is leave a floating currency but intervene to regulate the currency's price. We wait and see.

Scripture says: "So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. " (Heb 4:16 NLT)

4-2-2020 Newshound Guru Adam Montana ...I still think the GOI can successfully RV at ten cents. It would be most successful with a float, because the ability for IQD to increase more will encourage people to desire IQD over USD because of the opportunity for profits. The USD, after all, is not going to gain in value. Herd mentality kicks in, Iraqi people and outside sources will increase the demand for IQD based on further speculation, and that adds even more value. I do see and agree with some of the logic in the $1.16 argument. I just also see strategic value in a 10 cent + float. With a float, their currency will hold more potential than the USD. But...$1 or higher ($1.16) there is no question - at that rate it is more valuable. Both rates have positive aspects. This is taken from another site that follows Adam's opinions and posts snippets from them. You can find Adam's comment in a Mary B posting here on DV: @ .. The central bank clarifies the fact that it is not possible to pay salaries next month

I read about this cure : The fastest way to Kill the Corona Virus is to convince Hillarious Rodham Clinton that its going to testify against her. 🙄

The government is considering giving 30,000 dinars to every Iraqi who has no salary Economy 04/22/2020 10:31:52 Shafaq News / The Parliamentary Crisis Cell issued a package of recommendations on Thursday that said it would reassure vulnerable segments during the current circumstance, while Iraqi Minister of Planning Nuri al-Dulaimi affirmed the possibility of granting 30,000 dinars to each Iraqi individual who does not receive any salary from the state. The Parliamentary Crisis Cell called on the Council of Ministers and the Minister of Planning to "launch an urgent grant for every Iraqi individual, and demanded that the government not meet electricity wages for citizens this year." The cell also asked the crisis from the government "to create an account for social solidarity that includes deputies, ministers and all special grades," stressing "the launch of all exemptions available for importing food and agricultural supplies to meet the full need of the citizen." And the cell called on the cabinet to " For his part, Minister of Planning, Nero Al-Dulaimi, affirmed during the Parliamentary Crisis Cell meeting, "the possibility of paying 30,000 dinars over 10 ten million Iraqi individuals who do not receive any salary from the state."

LINK The central bank reveals the reasons for the high exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar 3rd April, 2020 Revealed the Director General of the Financial Operations and Debt Management Department at the Central Bank of Iraq, Mahmoud Dagher, on Friday, the reasons for the high exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar. Dagher said, "The rise in the exchange rate of the dollar is due to the overlapping of a set of expectations for the financial crisis that Iraq is going through, resulting from the drop in oil prices and accompanied by the impact of the Corona virus and curfews, which resulted in the resulting halt in economic activities." He added, "All of these factors are added to them by stopping the outlets of selling currencies in the central bank, which led to a rise in the exchange rate of the dollar and a decrease in the value of the Iraqi currency." There is no real interventionist management at the exchange rate from the central bank, as it had done previously." He explained, "The window has stopped, and there is no real economic activity in the market only for foodstuffs, and we find that the demand for dollars rises, and the exchange rate rises with it," noting that "the issue relates to future expectations and that the reassurances were not at the required level regarding the payment of salaries and talk Printed the currency, which led to a lot of efforts to convert what he has from dinars to dollars. He continued: "I think with the intervention of the Central Bank from next week and the expected increase in the price of oil, it might reduce the severity of the increase in the exchange rate," explaining that "the central bank announced the opening of the dollar sale window next week, and it has already opened the doors of certain transfers for the purposes of Food and medicine, and it didn't work out much because it stayed open for a short time." He pointed out that "if there is reassurance in terms of oil prices and improvement in public finances due to high levels of revenue and because of the intervention of the central bank and foreign currency injection into the market, then all of these factors, if combined correctly, and not one of them, will exchange rate stabilize." ######## The central bank reveals the reasons for the high dollar exchange rate LINK

The Finance Committee comments on the central bank’s decision to stop the flow of the dollar Politics 04/2020 17:34 374 Baghdad today _ Baghdad The Finance Committee commented, on Friday, on the Central Bank’s decision to stop the dollar from flowing into the market with the aim of floating the dinar and reducing its value, in order to fill part of the budget deficit and the needs of the government. The committee’s rapporteur, Ahmed Al-Saffar, said in an interview with (Baghdad Today) that “reading the intention of the central bank to stop the flow of the dollar and floating the dinar to fill part of the state’s budget deficit is impossible, but it may be in harmony with the current situation to compensate for the shortfall in oil revenues” . Al-Saffar added, "At the same time, the central bank may also be unintentional because of the curfew and the suspension of most life activities." And the rapporteur of the Finance Committee in Parliament, Ahmed Al-Saffar, spoke last Sunday about the authority of the Central Bank to issue a set of decisions on withdrawing the commission of the US dollar. Ahmed Al-Saffar said, in an interview with (Baghdad Today), that "the decisions issued by the Central Bank regarding the commission of withdrawing the US dollar are considered within his powers and he is the one who sets the interest rate, whether by depositing or withdrawing." Al-Saffar added, "Iraq revenues from selling oil go to the Ministry of Finance account in the US Federal Reserve, which the Central Bank has a branch in," explaining that "the process is that the revenues are transferred to the central bank account and the bank transfers it to the Iraqi dinar to the Ministry of Finance to pay salaries." employees". He continued, "The process of withdrawing the dollar and depositing it relates to the policy of the central bank, which is monetary policy, and the central bank has the right to raise or reduce interest rates, and this is one of the methods of monetary policy that you use." On Sunday (March 29, 2020), the Central Bank of Iraq issued a set of decisions regarding the US dollar withdrawal commission. And included a document issued by the bank and received (Baghdad today): "The commission for withdrawing cash for the US dollar, which comes from the incoming transfers to the bank to our accounts in the American Federal Bank, as well as the transfers received to banks from other banks by a rate of seven thousand." The bank added: "The amounts of the above remittances are transferred to banks by (75%) in cash in dollars according to the above commission, and (25%) pay Iraqi dinars at the official bank rate (1182) dinars to the dollar." He continued: "Banks must spend the (25%) above on their remittances customers at a price of (1200) dinars / dollars, and submit their requests at the end of each month to the accounting department at the central bank for the purpose of handling the two price differences in our accounts in Iraqi dinars." And he added: "The banks will spend the full amount of the transfer received in the Iraqi dinar if the customer desires to do so, and the two price difference will be processed by the same mentioned mechanism." He stressed, "The above mechanism does not include customer deposits in dollars in cash, where it is paid to the customer in full, but is restricted to customers who receive remittances received from outside Iraq of any kind, and internal dollar transfers between their banks in our accounts." https://baghdadtoday.news/ar/

Also, scripture says "Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure." (James 4:2-3 NLT). And again Scripture says: "And my God will supply all your needs according to the riches of His glory, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus." (Phil 4:19)

"The curfew has affected the activities and actions of all official institutions, including the Central Bank of Iraq. We have taken the initiative to employ our cadres in order to sustain the payment of salaries and finance of food, agricultural, medical and all necessary materials." He stressed, "There is no change in its policy in financing trade and imports, which will resume after the ban has been completely lifted. As for the current stage, the bank will begin to enhance the bank balances abroad through the foreign currency sale window according to a schedule of working days and according to the requirements of the situation and this is reported. Going first, for the purposes of financing the import credits of foodstuffs, agricultural supplies, medical materials and goods necessary for the country and citizens. 25 n ended In life and as in business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act without thought and the second is not to act at all. Fact: Iraq's leadership can't do what we do and that is why they despise us for it. Its their leaders who always have always changed the conversation whenever the RV came to any topic because they didn't want to hear the truth since 2004. Now comes the covid-19. Iraq's oil and its entire financial future has now been compromised. Unless they increase the value of their own currency, they will lose their #1 product which is oil and millions will perish. Oil prices are depleting daily, as food and water are becoming obscure and there isn't enough gold in their vaults to keep them afloat within their own swamp of quicksand without immediate medical and financial objectives enacted. Should their leaderships fail to move faithfully in the name of God and for their people, then the game will conclude for them decisively, CHECK-MATE. Iraq is now caught and their leadership knows it. The above "attached" wordings confirms it and the ban won't be lifted until the Dinars value is also lifted in value. Pray that their leaderships act with good judgement and caring hearts in every decision they make, but to act swiftly. Good Fortune & Greater Health to all, Le Plus Grand'

Great point fancy. Thanks for posting, many I've heard say they wish Trump would speak more "presidential". They forget David was a sinner and not perfect, but God used him for great things. This is not the time for polite speach, we needed a warrior to fight against the evil that had ruled over us and God gave us one. We will get through this and be more powerful, prosperous, and faithful as a people. All is reaching the climax in this war against the invisible enemy. God bless you all here in DV, God bless President Trump and God bless America!

In life and as in business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act without thought and the second is not to act at all. Fact: Iraq's leadership can't do what we do and that is why they despise us for it. Its their leaders who always have always changed the conversation because they didn't want to hear the truth since 2004. Now comes the covid-19. Their future has been compromised and Iraq is now caught and their leaders now realize it. Unless they increase the value of their own currency, they will lose their country. Oil is depleting in price daily and their isn't enough gold in their vaults to keep them afloat in a pool of despair without medical assistance and long-term financial gains. I pray that their leaders act with good judgement and thought in every decision they make, but to act swiftly. Good Fortunes & Great Health To All. Le Plus Grand'

Thanks for posting this article KristiD. I heard this on one of my financial shows but didn’t post it because I didn’t have a link. This could be a big turning point for Iran. I have friends in Iran and they believe this CV is sent by Allah as a message that the country is not on the correct path. I talked to them on Sunday and the people are terrified. Their Healthcare System is nonexistent. The people want change. BTW, many people there think this is a weapon from the Great Satan, the USA. No telling when I hear from him again. Things are not very good in Iran.

CBI said In another article that they halted the auctions because of corona virus. We know the auctions are done electronically. I hope the auctions are over and they just getting ready to move to an open market economy with an international recognized currency. Go RVasap Thanks again Ron.!

LINK The Minister of Planning announces the allocation of 300 billion dinars to those affected by the Corona crisis 2nd April, 2020 Minister of Planning, Nuri al-Dulaimi, announced on Thursday, the allocation of 300 billion dinars for those affected by the emerging crisis of the Corona epidemic. The media office of the Minister of Planning stated, in a statement received by / Mawazine News / a copy of it, that "Al-Dulaimi reviewed during his participation in the expanded meeting with the Parliamentary Crisis Cell in the presence of the Minister of Agriculture, the recommendations, work strategy and procedures that the committee went through in its first meeting to address the economic repercussions on the affected From the pandemic of the emerging corona virus." Al-Dulaimi pointed out, "The importance of unifying all national and international efforts towards the best investment of efforts and allocations," noting that "the amount of 300 billion dinars has been allocated to those affected by the crisis, who do not receive a salary from employees, retirees and those covered by social care, and work to exempt them from electricity, water and services fees Until the end of the crisis." For his part, the Minister of Agriculture reviewed "the recommendations made by the committee to the deputies with a view to adopting them, the most important of which was to launch all exemptions available for importing food and agricultural materials to meet the full need of the citizen, and to exempt companies, peasants and farmers contracting for the year 2020 in accordance with all laws from rental charges, and postponing loan repayment. The sums due to the borrowers from the Agricultural Bank, and the postponement of the repayment of loans and sums due for the year 2020 for farmers and farmers due to their borrowing sums for the purchase of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies from the State Company for Agricultural Supplies.”

Ya just gotta love the way this man B/Atch slaps his enemies.

Economic warnings .. The citizen will be a victim of the high dollar exchange rate 03/04/2020 Information / private .. Economic expert Wissam Al-Tamimi warned, on Friday, against the high exchange rates of the dollar in local markets, pointing to most commodities that will witness a rise in prices, especially since most of them arrive in Iraq through import. Al-Tamimi said in a statement to "Information", that "the central bank has a cash reserve in excess of $ 60 billion, and therefore it is able to curb the rise in the exchange rate of the dollar in local markets." He added that "raising the dollar exchange rate may be taken by the government as an excuse to compensate for the losses in oil selling prices, but that will make the citizen a victim of the dollar, especially since many transactions take place in dollars, in addition to the fact that most of the goods are imported from outside the country and purchased in dollars." And that "the positive side of the high dollar exchange rate is the resort of most investors in the private sector to setting up factories inside IraqInstead of importing goods at a high price from abroad, which will boost national production, Iraq may turn from an importing country to an exporter within 10 years. ” 25 n ended https://www.almaalomah.com/2020/04/03/466316/

Tough to have a team of virus researchers check things out when the country involved delays announcing the outbreak, bulldozes ground zero and then denies entrance to check thing out. Bill Gates may seem like a friend, but I personally have my doubts.

Thanks for sharing this Pitcher. I so hope things can turn around for Iran too. Those poor people! You can tell your friends to take high dose Vitamin C, 5 to 10 grams (5,000 to 10,000 mg) per day. It really strengthens the immune system to protect against coronavirus and is cheap. Vit D3 (5,000 iu) and zinc (can't remember how much right now but I know ionized Zinc is best if they can get it) are also really good. Also, if you catch it, you can double or triple the Vit C and it's been shown to help people recover quickly.

Absolutely amazing! In a nutshell. Hydroxychloroquine (brand-name is Plaquenil), together with zinc vitamin, and Azithromycin, or a Z-pack. You have to use all three drugs together. Cost is around $20.00. This doctor has had zero deaths and nobody is being incubated. Once you reach the incubation period, the death rate is 50%. He has treated well over 600 patients, and they’ve stayed home. No ER 👍🏻👍🏻❤️ Im sending this to my daughter and a friend in New York who is in serious condition.

Central Bank: We will continue to auction the currency to support trade and import food 2020-04-01 Follow Iraq: Today, Wednesday, the Central Bank of Iraq called private banks and exchange firms to take a responsible role in light of the current stage, indicating its continued monetary and financial policy. A statement seen by "Yass Iraq" said, "The efforts of the various institutions in our country to fight the Corona epidemic and get out peacefully from this crisis come together," calling on "banks, exchange companies and electronic payment companies to take their responsible role at this stage." He added, "Although the curfew has affected the activities and actions of all official institutions, including the Central Bank of Iraq, we have taken the initiative to employ our cadres in order to sustain the payment of salaries and finance of food, agricultural, medical and all necessary materials," stressing that "there is no change in its policy in financing Trade and imports, which will resume after the ban is completely lifted. With regard to the next stage, the statement stated that “the bank will begin to enhance bank balances abroad through the foreign currency sale window, according to a schedule of working days and according to the requirements of the situation, and that is to be reported first, for the purposes of financing the credits of importing foodstuffs, agricultural supplies, medical materials and goods necessary for the country and citizens.” .

3/24/2020 03:49:15 PM 957 The central bank reveals the reasons for the high dollar exchange rate Baghdad / Al-Ghad Press: The Director General of the Financial Operations and Debt Management Department of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mahmoud Dagher, revealed on Friday the reasons for the high dollar exchange rate against the dinar. Dagher said in a press statement, "The rise in the exchange rate of the dollar is due to the overlap of a set of expectations for the financial crisis that Iraq is going through, resulting from the drop in oil prices and accompanied by the impact of the Corona virus and curfews, which resulted in them as a result of a halt in economic activities." He added that "all these factors are added to them by stopping the outlets of selling currencies in the central bank, which led to a rise in the exchange rate of the dollar and a decrease in the value of the Iraqi currency." And Dagher stated that "the central bank was not able to stop the rise in exchange rates, due to the auction of selling the currency, and there was no real interventionist administration at the exchange rate from the central bank, as it was in the past", explaining that "the window stopped, and there is no economic activity Real in the market only the food, and we find that the demand for dollars rises, and the exchange rate rises with him. " He pointed out that "the issue relates to future expectations and that the assurances were not at the required level regarding the payment of salaries and the talk of printing the currency, which led to a lot of efforts to convert what he has from dinars to dollars." "I think with the intervention of the central bank from next week and the expected high price of oil, it might mitigate the sharp increase in the exchange rate," Dagher said, explaining that "the central bank announced the opening of the dollar sale window next week, and it has already opened the doors of certain transfers for food purposes." And the medicine, and it did not work much because it remained open for a short time. " He pointed out that "if there is reassurance in terms of oil prices and improvement in public finances due to high rates of revenue and because of the intervention of the central bank and foreign currency injection into the market, then all of these factors, if combined correctly, and not one of them, will stabilize the exchange rate." Date off on this article...

The Finance Committee comments on the central bank’s decision to stop the flow of the dollar Politics 04/2020 17:34 3323 Baghdad today _ Baghdad The Finance Committee commented, on Friday, on the Central Bank’s decision to stop the dollar from flowing into the market with the aim of floating the dinar and reducing its value, in order to fill part of the budget deficit and the needs of the government. The committee’s rapporteur, Ahmed Al-Saffar, said in an interview with (Baghdad Today) that “reading the intention of the central bank to stop the flow of the dollar and floating the dinar to fill part of the state’s budget deficit is impossible, but it may be in harmony with the current situation to compensate for the shortfall in oil revenues” . Al-Saffar added, "At the same time, the central bank may also be unintentional because of the curfew and the suspension of most life activities." And the rapporteur of the Finance Committee in Parliament, Ahmed Al-Saffar, spoke last Sunday about the authority of the Central Bank to issue a set of decisions on withdrawing the commission of the US dollar. Ahmed Al-Saffar said, in an interview with (Baghdad Today), that "the decisions issued by the Central Bank regarding the commission of withdrawing the US dollar are considered within its powers and it is who determines the interest rate, whether by depositing or withdrawing." Al-Saffar added, "Iraq’s revenues from selling oil go to the Ministry of Finance account at the US Federal Reserve, which the central bank has a branch in," explaining that "the process is that the revenues are transferred to the central bank account and the bank transfers it to the Iraqi dinar to the Ministry of Finance to pay salaries." employees". He continued, "The process of withdrawing the dollar and depositing it relates to the policy of the central bank, which is monetary policy. The central bank has the right to raise or reduce interest rates, and this is one of the methods of monetary policy that you use." On Sunday (March 29, 2020), the Central Bank of Iraq issued a set of decisions regarding the US dollar withdrawal commission. And included a document issued by the bank and received (Baghdad today): "The commission for withdrawing cash for the US dollar, which comes from the incoming transfers to the bank to our accounts in the American Federal Bank, as well as the transfers received to banks from other banks by a rate of seven thousand." The bank added: "The amounts of the above remittances are transferred to banks by (75%) in cash in dollars according to the above commission, and (25%) pay Iraqi dinars at the official bank rate (1182) dinars to the dollar." He continued: "The banks must spend the (25%) above on their remittances customers at a price of (1200) dinars / dollars, and submit their requests at the end of each month to the accounting department at the central bank for the purpose of addressing the two price differences in our accounts in Iraqi dinars." And he continued: "Banks can spend the full amount of the transfer received in the Iraqi dinar if the customer desires to do so. He stressed, "The above mechanism does not include customer deposits in dollars in cash, where it is paid to the customer in full, but is limited to customers who receive remittances received from outside Iraq of any kind, and internal dollar transfers between their banks in our accounts." link

I know 4 people. One of them in the hospital and has taken a turn for the worse, but no other update in a day or so. The others, as far as I know, are holding their own. This stuff ain't playing!!! 😢

Thanks Ron for your diligence in bringing these diverse opinions forward for our consideration! Regarding the Iraqi leadership being "in the corner", I have thought that many times...another "backwall" etc., etc. Somehow they always find a "back door" and manage to return to business as usual....looting the public purse. Maybe this time will be different. Blessings!

1,190 x 1.02 = 1,213.8 Bicraqi Iraqi Dinar per USD 1,280 / 1,190 = 1.0756 WOWZERS!!! Going SOUTH FAST AND OUT OF 2% COMPLIANCE!!! BETTER ReInstate AND ReValue THEE Bicraqi Iraqi Dinar NOW!!! YYYEEEAAAHHH BBBAAABBBYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Moola Nova!

Collecting signatures to exchange 300,000 dinars for people with low incomes Localities 03-03-2020 | 04:56 Source: Alsumaria 10,968 views On Friday, the MP from the Badr Karim Alaiwi bloc revealed the collection of signatures of more than twenty deputies to submit a request to the Parliamentary Crisis Committee to disburse an immediate amount of 300,000 dinars for families with low incomes and daily earnings who did not receive a salary from the government. Aliwi said in an interview with Alsumaria News, that "the Iraqi citizen, despite the harsh financial and living conditions, remains committed to the curfew imposed by the government to contain the Corona epidemic ," noting that "there are more than two-thirds of the Iraqi people who do not have a government salary and depend mainly on their livelihood from During daily self-employment, these measures have directly affected their living conditions. " Aliwi added, "The release of food items with the food supply baskets and food baskets, although they are of benefit to reduce the burden on these citizens, but they do not solve all their problems. There are patients who need money to buy treatment and many life matters that need financial sums, such as paying rent charges for homes and private electrical generators and other Other life matters, "pointing out that" the simple citizen needs a lump sum during this crisis in order to walk his affairs, which was done during the field follow-up, which made us work on collecting the signatures of more than twenty deputies to submit a request to the Parliamentary Crisis Committee to issue a decision By spending a lump sum of 300,000 dinars for each family that does not have a salary from the state and is disbursed within a period of ten days through food agents or mukhtars. "

Deputy: The provinces have reached the stage of bankruptcy .. and the financial "media bloc" !! Representative Riyad Al-Tamimi criticized the performance of the Ministry of Finance, describing it as just a "media bloc", noting that the governorates have reached the stage of total bankruptcy due to the lack of approval of the budget. Al-Tamimi said in a press statement, "The Ministry of Finance is a mass of media statements that do not fatten or sing from hunger," noting that "Iraq currently suffers from a lack of budget, and therefore the statements of the Ministry of Finance regarding supporting the provinces have no value." . He added, "All governorates are witnessing clear bankruptcy due to the lack of approval of the budget and the absence of any funds allocated to it," stressing: "Donations are what helps the cities that are experiencing severe crises and a large number of Corona injuries." https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/ar/Story/192761/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9

I Usually Prefer Traveling In The Short Bus ! Do U Realize How Many Clowns I Can Fit Into One Of These ...

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Price-Collapse-Halves-Iraqs-Oil-Revenues.html Price Collapse Halves Iraq’s Oil Revenues By Tsvetana Paraskova - Apr 02, 2020, 4:30 PM CDT Iraq saw its oil revenues cut nearly in half in March when oil prices collapsed, even though OPEC’s second-largest producer exported more barrels of crude last month than it did in February. According to data from Iraq’s oil ministry, cited by AFP - Agence France Presse, Iraq’s crude oil sales amounted to 105 million barrels in March. For these barrels, Iraq earned a revenue of US$2.99 billion. To compare, Iraq’s February sales of 98.3 million barrels of crude oil earned OPEC’s producer almost twice that, at US$5.5 billion. The federal government of Iraq sold its 3.390 million bpd of oil exports at an average price of $32.73 a barrel, Iraq Oil Report quoted the oil ministry as saying. Iraq’s oil typically trades at around $4 a barrel discount to Brent, so in the past couple of weeks, Iraq’s crude oil was selling for $21 a barrel, Oil Minister Thamer Ghadban told local media, AFP reports. Last week, Iraq, one of the oil producers worst hit by the oil price crash, was said to be proposing that all foreign oil firms operating in the country cut their budgets by 30 percent on the condition that crude production levels do not suffer. Iraq, which relies on oil revenues for 95 percent of its budgetary income, is one of the least diversified economies in the Middle East. Iraq was also one of the OPEC members who called for an emergency meeting of the cartel to discuss ways to support oil prices, which crumbled in March to as low as $25 a barrel Brent. Iraq may see its wish granted soon after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia and discussed the oil market with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The Kingdom calls for an urgent meeting for OPEC+ states and another group of countries, with aim of reaching a fair solution to restore a desire balance of the oil markets,” Saudi Arabia said on Thursday, via its official Saudi Press Agency, while President Trump said that he expects and hopes the Saudis and Russia to cut back “approximately 10 Million Barrels, and maybe substantially more.”

Thanks Mr Ron. Something has been telling my to hold tight to my dong. I lay it next to me at night, and I take it with me to work every day. I can’t wait to see the bank tellers reaction when I slap it down on the counter.

Tell them to bill China

No rv movement because the Iranian government would rather drag Iraq down with them. imo Iraq can save themdelves. Lets hope they wise up soon!!

to you sir.

LINK TRADE BANK OF IRAQ 2nd April, 2020 Translation..... As per the instructions of the Central Bank of Iraq, go to the use of electronic payment tools in financial transactions and avoid dealing in cash in order to preserve public health. The management of the Iraqi Trade Bank decided, or that the commissions be smaller for the citizen and the merchant when using the bank cards through all point of sale (POS) devices in all the commercial centers in support of the current stage.[/b]

Please understand, I'm not saying that this flu bug isn't real or that it's not real bad. I'm only saying that there is evidence that the spread is nowhere near what we are being told. I mean just watch the videos, people are going to the very Hospitals that the MSM are claiming to be a war Zone only to find them empty.

Great minds think alike Send China the BILL Starr

Al-Ghadban: Iraq supports the call for an urgent meeting of OPEC http://economy-news.net/content.php?id=19574 Economy News _ Baghdad On Thursday, the Minister of Oil, Thamer Al-Ghadban, confirmed that Iraq supports the call for an urgent meeting of OPEC oil producers and the producers allied to them from outside, and its support for all calls that come in this framework. A spokesman for the Ministry of Oil, Assem Jihad, said in a statement, "Economy News" received a copy of it. "The Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Oil Minister Thamer Abbas Al-Ghadban sent a message to the Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Mohamed Barkindo, in which he affirmed support Iraq to hold an urgent meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC +) in order to study the repercussions of the oil market, and to take quick measures to restore stability to the oil market and restore the balance between supply and demand. " Jihad added, "The anger had had many contacts with the ministers of OPEC member states and allied with them from outside, and with the organization's secretary and the president of the current session, calling in it the necessity of the return of the member ministers to the dialogue table in order to work to stop the repercussions of the collapse of oil markets, and accelerate By agreeing on a formula that contributes to the stability of the oil market and rebalancing. " He pointed out that "the oil minister expressed his confidence in the possibility of agreeing during the next meeting, on a formula that contributes to achieving positive results that are in everyone's interest and gradually restore stability to the global market." Saudi Arabia had called for an urgent meeting of OPEC + and a group of other countries in an effort to reach a fair agreement that would restore the desired balance to the oil markets. Number of views 18 Posted on 02/04/2020

That's what I was thinking. No real threat to anyone taking part in these auctions regarding contracting the Corona Virus.

Business as usual, huh.

This reminds me of the successful thief that spends money like there's no tomorrow and is surprised when the rent is due. This is too laughable...

An economist talks about the reason for the high price of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar, and is likely to return to normal Economy 04/22/2016 15:34 580 Editor: ht Baghdad today - special Economist Abdul Rahman Al-Mashhadani revealed, Thursday (April 2, 2020), the reason for the high exchange rates of the dollar, while it is likely that it will fall soon. Al-Mashhadani said in an interview with (Baghdad today), that "the rise in the price of the dollar in the markets is due to the Central Bank and banking bureaus stopping work, as a result of the health embargo that the country is witnessing, which led to restricting sales operations in the local currency window and external transfers." He added, "The Central Bank made a decision yesterday to allow 4 or 5 days from the 16th to the 21st of this month to implement external requests and transfers of food and medical supplies." Al-Mashhadani added, "Once the central bank's measures are implemented, the price of the dollar may drop to return to its normal level of 120,000 yen." Earlier today, Thursday, the foreign currency markets in Iraq recorded a slight decrease in the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar, after the rise recorded during the past days. The prices of buying and selling dollars in banking companies and offices are as follows: The selling price of one dollar is 1260 dinars, or 126 thousand dinars per hundred dollars. The purchase price of the dollar is 1,250 dinars, or 125 thousand dinars per hundred dollars. It is noteworthy that these prices are not official due to the closure of the Kifah Stock Exchange due to a curfew on the prevention of healthy Corona virus prevention. LINK

Monty Pythons bunch....Real winners.

Iran's militias in Iraq ... terrified rats facing their inevitable fate In February, an Iraqi faction leader who had Iranian training received his hand at the office of his boss, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was killed weeks ago with Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in a US air strike. It was the hope of many of the men of the pro-Iranian factions that this would be the solution to their problems, and that this would succeed the veteran leader Abdul Aziz al-Muhammadawi, the engineer as commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed factions that dispersed after the killing of the two commanding teachers. Instead, this change led to new divisions. The factions refused to recognize Muhammadawi, known by his dynamic name "Abu Fadak", as the leader of the Popular Mobilization Forces, which the factions are affiliated with. Indeed, some in his faction, the "Hezbollah Brigades", opposed wearing the mantle of leadership, according to some familiar insiders in the faction. The killing of Soleimani and the engineer in January posed a challenge to Iranian-backed factions in Iraq, where the United States wants to reduce the influence of Iran, its enemy in the region. Now, sources in the Iranian-backed factions of the PMF and leaders of groups less close to Iran are talking about increasing disagreements over the leadership and the shrinking of Iranian funds, which frustrates the unity's attempts to face adverse conditions. These differences increase the speed of regression on the political scene, as faction leaders are hiding for fear that the United States will assassinate them and face an anti-Iranian opposition in the streets after they once controlled government positions and seats in Parliament. These leaders face the installation of a prime minister who takes a similar approach to the American one and indicates that he will work to stop the domination of proxy groups working for Iran. The factions have stepped up their attacks against the forces operating under US command in Iraq after facing problems. Western military officials and diplomats say this raises the possibility of an escalation between the United States and Iran that Baghdad will not be able to stop. The focus of the divisions was the leadership of the Popular Mobilization Forces, which was formed to fight ISIS after the Shiite cleric Ali al-Sistani called on all those able to take up arms to confront Sunni militants. The state-funded Popular Mobilization Forces include dozens of factions, most of whom are Shiite doctrine and have different loyalties. However, strong factions that receive their orders from Iran dominate the popular crowd, including the Hezbollah Brigades, whose engineer was its leader, the Badr Organization, the Nujaba Movement, and others. Soleimani had the last say in the most powerful Shiite factions. However, the loss of the engineer, the military commander of the PMF, had more significance for these groups as he was a figure who wrapped everyone around. Increased divisions In February, the Hezbollah Brigades announced that Muhammadawi would become the military commander of the PMF. Now al-Muhammadawi works in the office of the old engineer in Baghdad, according to a senior source in the platoon who asked to hide his identity before talking about the differences between the factions. The source said, "This created divisions including within the Phalanges." He and two other factions described a shift in alliances, including shifts in the ranks of two pro-Iranian factions. They said that the divisions revolve around the succession of the engineer and aspects of spending Iranian money, for military action or for political influence. The first source said, "A camp in the Phalanges led by Abu Fadak. Another camp opposing it controls the PMF." He added, "In (Badr Organization), a wing that supports him and was close to the engineer and another wing he does not support, which is the political wing." The sources did not provide details of the reduction in funding from Iran, which was severely affected by the spread of the Coruna virus and US sanctions. A spokesman for the Popular Mobilization Forces could not be reached for comment. The sources said, that disputes would begin with the factions launching attacks on their own without consulting each other. Referring to an attack that killed two American and British soldiers in March, an official said, "Not everyone has agreed to target the Taji military base." "Some groups operate without consulting with the chain of command in the PMF," he added. Several factions closer to Sistani, who opposes Iran's hegemony over the PMF, have publicly refused to take the leadership in February, in defiance of a pro-Iranian camp. The leaders of those factions said that they agreed in principle with the Ministry of Defense then to integrate into the armed forces, in a move that would separate them from the Iranian-backed factions. A source close to Sistani confirmed that his office had blessed the move. Political weakness worries the factions backed by Iran. "If Sistani supports this, perhaps 70% of fighters of lower ranks in all factions will emulate him as they have joined only in response to his fatwa," the first source said with the factions. None of these steps can be formalized until a new government takes office. However, lawmakers and government officials say it will likely be approved by Prime Minister-designate AdnanAl-Zarfi this month, due to the weakness of the pro-Iranian factions. "Before, factions and politicians backed by Iran could impose those they choose as prime minister," said a deputy from the largest bloc in the Iraqi parliament, asking not to be named. He added, "But now they cannot even agree among themselves on who they want for this position," adding that many prefer Zarrafi to hold this position. Last month, President Barham chose Saleh al- Zarfi, who is opposed by faction leaders backed by Iran. He has indicated that he will toughen up with the factions and post a tweet on Twitter in May, confirming that the loyalty of the PMF will be to Iraq and the Iraqis. The Iranian-backed factions will not quietly surrender. Last week, the Hezbollah Brigades warned that it would stand up to any force cooperating with Washington in attacking the factions. https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/ar/Story/192753/ميليشيات-إيران-في-العراق-جرذان-مرعوبة-تواجه-مصيرها-المحتوم

LINK Zarif in response to Trump: Iran does not start wars, but teaches lessons to those who do so 10:09 - 02/04/2020 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said today, Thursday, that his country does not start wars, but teaches lessons to those who do so. "Iran does not have proxies, as Trump claims, but friends," Zarif said in a Tweet on Twitter. The Iranian Foreign Minister's remarks came in response to US President Donald Trump's pledge to Iran that it would pay a heavy price if it attacked the American forces deployed in Iraq.