Iraqi government to rest for a week

[TrinityeXchange]

Iraqi government to rest for a week

22/03/2012 09:29

BAGHDAD, March 20 (AKnews) - The Iraqi government will hold the work of its departments from next Sunday until the beginning of April ahead of the Arab League summit and and to reduce traffic across Iraq provinces.

The adviser to the Iraqi government Mariam al-Rayyes told AKnews that the Council of Ministers made the decision on Tuesday as part of preparations for the summit.

According to the Public Holidays Act, Iraqis have 150 days of holidays per year, and more than 30% of these holidays are taken on religious occasions and festivals.

Iraq has hosted the Arab summit twice in the history of the League; first in 1978 and again in 1990. Iraq is expected to host the 23rd Summit on March 29.

By Mohammed Tayyeb

RN/SS/AKnews

[asteckler]

So shutdown the workers, I'm guessing the banks are closed perhaps? Banks closed would be quite an obstacle to any RV'ing to happen... So no RV until at least after April 1. But then, hard for us to imagine banks being closed for a week, or 10 days....

[TrinityeXchange]

from what i understand, the banks are closed until april as well. but why do you say no banks open = no rv? i would think the exact opposite. i would think that any national monetary policy change would be preceded by a banking holiday. remember the bank holiday of 1933 when our monetary policy changed in the US? think of it like this. when the car factors is about to make a tool change what do they do? they shut down the factory for a few days for change-over. i would think the same goes for banks. this is just my humble opinion mind you.

what is interesting is that at this point all commercial activity is now brought to a screeching halt in iraq. we saw them shut down:

cbi (1 day)

banks

government

roads

roads to the green zone

boarder to iran

all businesses

i've never seen or heard anything like this in all my life.

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

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Iraq doesn't have to be "open" for an RV to occur. Perhaps it's better if they're not.

Nobody @ banks in Baghdad to answer questions from locals when the (higher) rates hit the outside world.

Might just be a strategy.

Think positive.

[sanders2340]

I'm with you Sgt.

[asteckler]

Thanks for that point of view Trinity, that makes sense. I was just thinking of the people on the street not being able access the new cash.

[Papster]

from what i understand, the banks are closed until april as well. but why do you say no banks open = no rv? i would think the exact opposite. i would think that any national monetary policy change would be preceded by a banking holiday. remember the bank holiday of 1933 when our monetary policy changed in the US? think of it like this. when the car factors is about to make a tool change what do they do? they shut down the factory for a few days for change-over. i would think the same goes for banks. this is just my humble opinion mind you.

what is interesting is that at this point all commercial activity is now brought to a screeching halt in iraq. we saw them shut down:

cbi (1 day)

banks

government

roads

roads to the green zone

boarder to iran

all businesses

i've never seen or heard anything like this in all my life.

great points trinity...........with everything shut down and locked down............a media blackout could be next during the summit...........and the education of the iraqis could continue..............with maybe the truth of the rv..........jmo.............GO DINAR

[precious1]

A whole country shutdown for a week? I think this is really rare! It would seem to be the perfect time to make massive changes, such as RV! We wait. We watch. We pray.

[HisHands]

I am just sitting here thinking....150 Holidays a year...now that there is crazy. No wonder they have no work ethic.

[Dinarduo]

4 days for the RV which Shabs has always said he would need and 3 for the summit - makes perfect sense to me. The last two days are their normal weekend - I hope and pray this is it but time will tell. Thanks for the post! Go RV!

[Rogue Knight]

Whenever the GOI is on holiday, a lot of things seem to get done. If you follow the last few holidays they have had; more bills and laws seem to be passed and signed off on than when the GOI is " in session"

[Stryker365]

Thanks for both the article and your thoughts Trinity!!!!

Oh, also for the two posts last night, personal & educational history lesson..... Well done thanks!!!

[BelievingInTheBest]

Wasthis the protocol of the last two summits in Iraq? I understand that today Iraqis much different than it was in 1978 and 1990. Yet, should there be some parallels?

[Patriotic_mess]

Well I don't know if the CBI will be closed until then, the rates updated today but it looks like there was no auction. I'll take this "shutdown" with a grain of salt.

[Carrello]

Whenever the GOI is on holiday, a lot of things seem to get done. If you follow the last few holidays they have had; more bills and laws seem to be passed and signed off on than when the GOI is " in session"

Thank you Rogue Knight. I completely agree with you

If anybody has been keeping up and paying attention, they would know that not much gets done while the MPs are in session, the work is done when they are out of session, and I feel their work ethic is in tact. It is their culture that we don't understand, so it is easy to criticize. That's easy, especially when criticizing the Iraqi holidays when many here are at work on their company's time and equipment commenting on someone else's work ethic, or how they "behave". Anybody got a nose bleed?

Edited March 22, 2012 by Carrello

[Azsunshine]

Well I don't know if the CBI will be closed until then, the rates updated today but it looks like there was no auction. I'll take this "shutdown" with a grain of salt.

Isn't a "no auction" a great sign?

[Patriotic_mess]

Isn't a "no auction" a great sign?

I guess it could be, maybe the CBI has pulled in enough three zero notes? But I don't think they have a set of rules of how this is supposed to go.

[shoegal1975]

from what i understand, the banks are closed until april as well. but why do you say no banks open = no rv? i would think the exact opposite. i would think that any national monetary policy change would be preceded by a banking holiday. remember the bank holiday of 1933 when our monetary policy changed in the US? think of it like this. when the car factors is about to make a tool change what do they do? they shut down the factory for a few days for change-over. i would think the same goes for banks. this is just my humble opinion mind you.

what is interesting is that at this point all commercial activity is now brought to a screeching halt in iraq. we saw them shut down:

cbi (1 day)

banks

government

roads

roads to the green zone

boarder to iran

all businesses

i've never seen or heard anything like this in all my life.

+1 to you. I like the way you think!

[JustNTime]

great points trinity...........with everything shut down and locked down............a media blackout could be next during the summit...........and the education of the iraqis could continue..............with maybe the truth of the rv..........jmo.............GO DINAR

You called it Papster....News Blackout!

Force calls for political blocs to pause a media silence to create an appropriate atmosphere for the Arab summit

Read more: http://dinarvets.com/forums/index.php?/topic/111005-force-calls-for-political-blocs-to-pause-a-media-silence-to-create-an-appropriate-atmosphere-for-the-arab-summit/#ixzz1prd8K7FX

[KiaKaha]

150 vacation days? I don't know about y'all, but post rv Mr KK & I are planning 365 vacation days a year!

KK

[kennyc]

With the Arab Summit upon them there is no way the GOI is shutting down for a week. NO WAY. To much going on. Now they may tell us they are shutting down

but its not happening. And now a NEWS BLACKOUT! There is stuff going on that they dont want outsiders knowing. IMO.

GOOO R/V

[zigmeister]

They are tired, can't you see?

They are pooped!

And Damnt Iraq they want an RV!