SidneyJr

I just want to see the trend line headed in the right direction. I've been Investing in Iraq since 2008. I just want to see something. Even if it's a dime.

I'm optimistic about these articles. I'm waiting patiently.... Thanks.............

Citibank and standard Chapter should make a difference, but I really hate to hear that HSBC is pulling out. With HSBC holding 70% stake in "Dar Es Salaam" a local bank. I Wonder what impact will this have on Iraq economy or there banking sector?

I believe something when happen soon. The question is when....

Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud, the biggest individual shareholder of the bank’s stock. I do believe this is really a good thing; I also believe it will make it easier to transfer money in & out of Iraq.

Iraq a donor country after 2014. I guess this is good? Here is a list of Donor Countries http://www.ebrd.com/pages/about/workwith/donors/countries.shtml

Thanks pluMmet. I knew something was wrong, but I just couldn't put my finger on it.

Does anyone have any info or news on why there's been a sudden jump in Economy Bank For Investment ( BEFI ) Stocks? It increased 143.75% !! http://www.isx-iq.ne...l/homePage.html http://www.isx-iq.ne...ompanyCode=BEFI

I’m excited. For the lasttwo years, my stocks buys have been mostly banks, banks, banks. I’m a believer in the banking sector. I’m waiting patiently.

Thanks!!! http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=ar%7Cen&rurl=translate.google.com&u=http://www1.alforattv.net/modules/news/article.php%3Fstoryid%3D70854

The link is not the right artical.

Good news. Buy, Buy, Buy RV, RV, RV

Here is the attachment that came with Aljazera Broker email!!New ISX Account First Wire.pdf

The Central Bank isn’t going to let Warka Bank fail. "(130) 130 branches and (350) ATMs in all parts of Iraq. The Central Bank has developed of three-phase plan to raise banks' capital to 213 million by June 2013". My opinion, We are going to be o.k.

They need a leader !!!

I had change my mind after I got the email about the $10,000., but I'm going send Aljazera the $1.000 to fund my account and get in why I can. But I have to admit, I'm a little confuse now. $10,000 or $1,000.

I just receivied this email from Aljazera Brokerage. Aljazera Brokerage aljazeraco@gmail.com 9:06 AM (2 hours ago) Dear Mr. xxxxxxxxx , As an ISX account holder , you need to fund your account within the first month of obtaining it by wiring a minimum $1,000 . Failing to do this will result in our closing your account .

I’m sorry to here this. I just got my account number back from Aljazera Brokerage. But I wanted to start investing slowly with asmaller amount of money. This is why Idon’t go with Rabee Securities and I went with Warka Bank instead. Now, I don’t know what I’m going to do. I’malready deep in with Warka Bank, so maybe its time for me to hit the pause button and just wait & watch.

I need more info on Aljazeera. I believe I'm goring to give them a try. I'm been doing trades through Warka Bank for 2 years. As of now, I can't transfer money to them. Its time for a change. I need instruction on getting started. I love the idea of having two brokers & two trading numbers. Thanks !!!

05/4/2012 12:00 صباحا 05/04/2012 0:00 اوباما: ملتزمون بدعم وحدة العراق Obama committed to supporting Iraq's unity بغداد - الصباح BAGHDAD - Al Sabah اكد رئيس الوزراء نوري المالكي ضرورة اجلاء منظمة خلق من العراق في مواعيدها المحددة. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the need to evacuate the creation of Iraq on time. جاء ذلك خلال استقباله في مكتبه الرسمي امس الممثل الخاص للأمين العام للأمم المتحدة في العراق مارتن كوبلر. This came during a meeting at his office yesterday, the official of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Martin Kobler. وقدم ممثل الأمين العام عرضاً لمجمل القضايا التي تقوم الأمم المتحدة بمتابعتها بالتنسيق مع الحكومة العراقية، ومن بينها قضية منظمة خلق. The representative of the Secretary-General made a presentation to the issues that the United Nations follow-up in coordination with the Iraqi government, including the issue of the creation. وجدد رئيس الوزراء، بحسب بيان صادر عن مكتبه الرسمي تلقت"الصباح" نسخة منه، التأكيد على ضرورة الالتزام بالاتفاقية الخاصة بمنظمة خلق، لاسيما المواعيد النهائية بإجلائها من العراق. The new prime minister, according to a statement issued by his office received a formal "morning," a copy of it, emphasizing the need to adhere to the Convention relating to the creation of the Organization, particularly the deadlines eviction from Iraq. وكان رئيس الوزراء قد تلقى اتصالا هاتفيا من رئيس الولايات المتحدة الاميركية السيد باراك اوباما مساء امس الاول لتهنئته بنجاح القمة العربية في بغداد. The Prime Minister had received a phone call from the President of the United States Mr. Barack Obama on Tuesday evening to congratulate him on the success of the Arab summit in Baghdad. وثمن اوباما دور العراق الايجابي في المنطقة، وجهوده المشتركة التي يقوم بها مع الولايات المتحدة في الحفاظ على السلام والاستقرار في المنطقة والعمل على تطويرهما. Obama and the price of the positive role of Iraq in the region, and its joint efforts by the United States in maintaining peace and stability in the region and work on their development. واكد الجانبان ضرورة استثمار هذا الدور كشريكين ستراتيجيين، اذ شدد اوباما على التزام الولايات المتحدة الاميركية الصارم بوحدة العراق ونظامه الديمقراطي . The two sides stressed the need to invest as partners Strutegeyn this role, as stressed Obama's commitment to the United States the strict unity of Iraq and its democratic system. من جانبه، اثنى رئيس الوزراء على دور الرئيس الاميركي وقراره في الحفاظ على الاموال العراقية وعدم المساس بها. For his part, Prime Minister praised the role of the U.S. President and his decision to maintain the Iraqi funds and not compromised. وفي شأن متصل، أكد المتحدث باسم السفارة الأميركية في بغداد مايكل ماكلالين دعم بلاده لوحدة العراق. In regard to the Post, the spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Michael Mclalin his country's support for the unity of Iraq. وقال في بيان صحفي امس: ان "السياسة الأميركية التي تدعم وحدة العراق والمنصوص عليها في العديد من قرارات الأمم المتحدة وبيانات السياسة الأميركية، هي أمر ثابت لا يتزعزع". He said in a press statement yesterday: "The U.S. policy that supports the unity of Iraq and set forth in many United Nations resolutions and the statements of U.S. policy, is a constant and unwavering." http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alsabaah.com%2FArticleShow.aspx%3FID%3D24707

Iraq has approved a request from Kuwait's Jazeera Airways to operate services to Baghdad and Najaf, more than 20 years after direct flights between the neighbours were halted, officials said Thursday. "We agreed yesterday to the request of the Kuwaiti Jazeera Airways company to (begin) flights from Kuwait to Iraq," said Nasser Hussein Bandar, the head of Iraq's civil aviation authority. Bandar said Jazeera Airways, which was founded in 2004, had requested four flights a week to Baghdad and four more to the central Iraq city Najaf. Karim al-Nuri, an adviser to Iraq's transport minister, confirmed that a deal was approved. "This is a step on the path to resolve all the suspended files between Iraq and Kuwait," including unresolved disputes over borders, said Nuri. Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, after which flights between the Iraq and its small neighbour to the south were suspended. During a visit by Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki in mid-March, Kuwait agreed to a $500 million deal with Baghdad aimed at ending a decades-long debt dispute that saw an Iraqi Airways flight impounded in London. According to Kuwait Airways, Iraq's flag carrier owes it $1.2 billion as a result of the 1990 invasion. Kuwait says 10 of its planes as well as aircraft parts were plundered after its airport was seized during the invasion. The dispute saw British authorities seize the passport of Iraqi Airways chief executive Kifah Hassan Jabbar and impound the plane which he flew to London in April 2010. The incident marred Iraqi Airways' first commercial flight from Baghdad to London in 20 years. April/05/2012 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/kuwait-iraq-flights-to-resume-after-20-years-officials.aspx?pageID=238&nid=17716&NewsCatID=352

05/04/2012 12:03 BAGHDAD, April 5 (AKnews) - Iraq's Deputy PM for Energy Affairs Hussein al-Shahrestani will file a lawsuit against a Kurdish MP who accused Baghdad of smuggling oil to Israel. Kurdish member of the acting oil and energy committee at the Iraqi House of Representatives Farhad Atrushi said yesterday that the committee has evidence that proves Baghdad smuggles 150,000 barrels of oil per day to Israel. Faysal Abdullah, head of Shahrestani's office, said a number of volunteering lawyers today asked the office to file a lawsuit against Atrushi for his accusations against Baghdad. The office, in turn, assigned a legal adviser to Shahrestani to raise the complaint "considering that the allegation is disrespectful to the dignity of the state," said Abdullah. Abdullah advised Atrushi to substantiate his allegation. Atrushi's statement followed Shahrestani's threats over cutting part of the Kurdistan Region's budget if it did not cancel the decision to completely suspend its oil exports. The decision was made after Baghdad failed to pay the dues of oil companies operating in the region. http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/2/299899/

ERBIL, April 4 (AKnews) - A trade association made up of of U.S. companies investing in Kurdistan Region will be launched by Kurdistan Region President Massoud al-Barzani during his visit in Washington, DC. Barzani will meet with the founding members of United States-Kurdistan Business Council (USKBC) and give a keynote speech for the event. "We are delighted that there is now an official trade association in Washington that will help facilitate investment that benefits U.S. business as well as this thriving region in Iraq," said David Tafuri, a U.S. lawyer and advisor to the USKBC. "The USKBC will provide advocacy and support to U.S. companies committed to investing in one of the region's most promising emerging markets." USKBC is dedicated to facilitating trade for, and strengthening ties between US companies in Kurdistan Region, and aims to be at the forefront of events, discussions and networking opportunities . The group - whose founding members include Marathon Oil Corporation, infrastructure company Louis Berger Group and risk consultancy and security firm Garda World - will represent companies in diverse fields from energy, to manufacturing, finance and transportation. "The Kurdistan Region presents many business opportunities," said Paula Freer, a director in Marathon Oil Corporation and founding member of the USKBC. "President Barzani's support of the USKBC's mission will only enhance the council's success and the growth of U.S. investment in the Kurdistan Region." http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/2/299686/

High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43e6d78a-7cb9-11e1-8a27-00144feab49a.html#ixzz1qtzPMWJO Pity Iraq. The Arab League summit was supposed to be its coming out party after years of occupation and war, and decades of brutal dictatorship. Baghdad spent a fortune to prepare for the show and planned it meticulously for months. True, the Iraqi government can claim to have scored some successes. There was relatively limited violence during the event. And one key invitee – the emir of Kuwait – attended in a highly symbolic move, more than 20 years after Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Iraq’s neighbour. But other Gulf rulers snubbed Baghdad, staying away from the summit and sending a message of dissatisfaction. The blunt words of Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim, the Qatari prime minister, summarised the sentiment in Arab Gulf states. Speaking on Doha-owned Al Jazeera television, he said the no-show was a reflection of the disapproval of Iraq’s marginalisation of the minority Sunni community, a policy he insisted was not in the interest of the country or the Arab world. Iraq’s relations with Arab neighbours in the Gulf have been fraught, as the Shia-dominated government fell under the influence of Iran in the wake of the US-led invasion. To be sure, Nouri al-Maliki, the Shia prime minister, has much to answer for in his handling of the country’s sectarian politics. Recently he provoked a crisis with Sunni politicians after accusing Tariq al-Hashemi, the vice-president, of orchestrating terrorist attacks on security forces and officials. Mr Hashemi has taken refuge in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. On Sunday he travelled to Qatar for what was billed as an “official” visit. The popular uprisings in the Arab world have also exacerbated sectarian tensions in the region, further undermining hopes for a rapprochement between Iraq and Gulf Arab states. The Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain, where the Sunni regime has sought to crush a Shia popular uprising, put Baghdad at odds with the Sunni powers in the Gulf, and was vigorously denounced by Iraqi politicians. On Syria policy too, positions have diverged. Iraq has been a reluctant participant in the Arab League’s efforts to ratchet up the pressure against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The Iraqi government has made clear its opposition to Saudi and Qatari calls for arming the Syrian opposition (an Iraqi position reiterated during the Arab summit), and it has been uneasy about applying economic sanctions called for by the Arab League. Reports have emerged that Iraq is allowing its borders to be used as a conduit for Iranian weapons flowing to the Syrian regime – a claim both Iran and Iraq deny. But it would be unfair to blame Iraq alone for the dismal state of relations with the rest of the Gulf. To the frustration of the US, which has repeatedly called for more active engagement with Iraq, Saudi Arabia in particular (and to a lesser extent its partners in the Gulf Co-operation Council) has done little to draw Baghdad’s new political elite into the Arab fold, refusing consistently to deal with Mr Maliki. In a rare concession during the run-up to the Arab summit, Riyadh for the first time named a non-resident ambassador to Baghdad. Sadly, in these times of growing suspicion and intense stand-off between Saudi Arabia and Iran, few observers expect that fractured relations can be repaired. “The bad relations between Riyadh and Baghdad go back to 2005-06 and King Abdullah has not forgiven Maliki for the Iraq civil war and what he sees as Maliki’s responsibility in the killing of Sunni,” says Toby Dodge, Iraq expert at the London School of Economics. “The Saudis are really angry still at Maliki and the ruling Iraqi elite,” he adds. “The loss of Baghdad to a Shia-run state is traumatic enough, add to that a civil war, the growing cold war between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and we’re talking decades of trauma to come.” http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43e6d78a-7cb9-11e1-8a27-00144feab49a.html#axzz1qtxzBFba