Canada sponsors a conference for the reconstruction of Iraq in Baghdad

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01-11-2017 11:23 AM

The World Bank gives $ 400 million in financial aid to help rebuild Iraq

 

 

 

The World Bank granted $ 400 million in financial aid to help rebuild Iraq after the liberation of many cities from the control of the Da`sh organization. 

The aid package aims to "support the recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts of priority infrastructure facilities in order to restore the provision of public services in newly liberated Iraqi areas from the grip of Dahedash," the World Bank said in a statement issued on Tuesday. 

The aid is additional funding for the $ 350 million emergency project for Iraq's development, approved in July 2015 and being implemented in seven cities in the provinces of Diyala and Salahaddin.

The additional funding is expected to expand the geographical scope of the current project activities to include other cities freed from the control of Daed in the provinces of Salah al-Din and Diyala, in addition to areas in Anbar, Kirkuk, Nineveh and Dohuk of the Kurdistan Regional Government, according to the statement. 

"The international community has expressed its commitment to supporting the urgent efforts of the Iraqi government to rebuild Mosul and other recently liberated cities," said Saroj Kumar Jha, regional director of the Mashreq Department of the World Bank. 

"The World Bank is committed to working with the Iraqi authorities to achieve this much needed, sustainable, inclusive and equitable reconstruction to promote long-term development and equal opportunity for all," he said.

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$ 400 million from the World Bank for the reconstruction of Iraqi areas

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The World Bank said it had approved an additional $ 400 million in funding to help rebuild services in Iraqi areas liberated from the ISIS after a three-year military campaign.
The World Bank also said it would fund studies on how to involve the private sector in the reconstruction of Mosul airport and the restoration of public transport stations and parts of the railway network.
The package represents additional funding for Iraq’s emergency operation for the $ 350 million development project approved in July 2015 and already underway in seven cities in Diyala and Salahaddin provinces, the bank said in a statement.
He said the new funding would focus on reconstruction in five sectors: water and sanitation, electricity, health, transport and municipal services. The funds will also help restore and maintain cultural heritage sites in the ancient city of Mosul, which was badly damaged during the fighting.
Iraqi government forces, backed by a US-led coalition, restored the city of Mosul in May after nearly nine months of fighting.
Iraqi government officials have estimated that rebuilding Mosul would take at least five years and would require billions of dollars.

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The World Bank to «Economy News»: Iraq is making great efforts to reduce spending without affecting the private sector

 

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Economy News Baghdad: The head of the mission of the World Bank in Iraq, Rubiro Bujouda, that the government is making great efforts to reduce spending and increase the financial returns by following several ways to fill the budget deficit without affecting the private sector in Iraq.  "The challenges facing the World Bank in terms of development work in Iraq are no different from the challenges we may face in other countries in the region," Bujouda said in an online interview with Al-Iktissad News. Which is witnessing a military operation to free it from the grip of a terrorist organization. " "The Iraqi government is responsible for preparing plans to find solutions to the crisis and the role of the World Bank is to provide support and assistance for the implementation of these plans, as the World Bank provides support at the request of the Government of Iraq and in accordance with the priorities it sets." He added that "in this area, the World Bank has allocated 350 million dollars for the reconstruction of part of the liberated areas in the provinces of Salah al-Din and Diyala, in addition to the allocation of another amount of 355 million dollars to rehabilitate the main road that connects Basra border Kuwait and the port of Umm Qasr" .   He pointed out that "the Iraqi fiscal policy or to move more accurately" the budget "linked to oil prices, as the decline in the price of a barrel of oil directly affects Treasury revenues There are many factors affect the increase in expenditures, including spending on military armament, Which constitutes a large proportion of Iraq's budget, which in turn puts pressure on the fiscal and monetary policy in Iraq. " He pointed out that "the government is making great efforts to reduce spending and increase the financial returns by following several ways to fill the deficit in the budget without affecting the private sector in Iraq has been represented by the request for loans without affecting the size of cash in Iraq or on private sector investment "He said.  He pointed out that "the biggest challenge we face is the security situation, not only in terms of the presence of World Bank teams on the ground, but in order to attract interested teams to work in those areas, so the project was placed under the emergency tent, which allows the use of government institutions and private sector institutions to reconstruct those areas "He said. He stressed that "all reports prepared by the World Bank are carried out through cooperation and work as a team with government agencies, and no data is published only after the approval of government agencies to publish."  "In order to promote the private sector, we must not rely entirely on the government sector to provide employment. The government has started to implement its private sector development strategy by reforming legislation on the development of this sector, Funding to be made available to the private sector, including small and medium enterprises, to provide more job opportunities. "     Views 2181   Date Added 30/08/2017

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2 hours ago, yota691 said:

"the biggest challenge we face is the security situation, not only in terms of the presence of World Bank teams on the ground, but in order to attract interested teams to work in those areas, so the project was placed under the emergency tent, which allows the use of government institutions and private sector institutions to reconstruct those areas "He said.

 

Good Morning Yota691 and DV, 

 

Bottom line is Security and Stability, it is the single most important thing..... who wants to invest when there is still a ton of unrest... I do believe that Abadi is getting things on track 

 

Hopefully before the end of the year ! 

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 I see it this way 1mil for you to build with 4mil for me and my administration 1mil more for you to build with 4mil more for me and my administration 1mil more for you to build with 4mil more for me and my administration on & on & on History repeats itself over and over again SAD

 

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The World Bank is providing $ 400 million to rebuild areas that Iraqi forces have restored from state regulation

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  Mosul is one of the areas targeted by the World Bank's new funding

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The World Bank on Tuesday approved additional $ 400 million in funding for Iraq to help rebuild services in areas re-established by the so-called Islamic State Organization after a three-year military campaign.

The bank said it would fund studies on how the private sector would participate in the reconstruction of Mosul airport and the restoration of public transport stations as well as parts of the railway network.

"This aid package represents additional funding for Iraq's emergency operation for the $ 350 million development project approved by the Bank earlier in July 2015 and already underway in seven cities in Diyala and Salahaddin provinces," the bank said in a statement.

He explained that the new funding will focus on reconstruction in five sectors including water, sanitation, electricity, health, transport and municipal services.

 

The funding will also help restore and preserve cultural heritage sites in the ancient city of Mosul, which has been severely damaged by the fighting.

Iraqi government forces, backed by the US-led international coalition, regained control of Mosul in May after nearly nine months of fighting.

Iraqi government officials estimated the reconstruction of Mosul would take at least five years and require billions of dollars.

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International reports on foreign investment opportunities in Iraq long-term and potential

 Baghdad / Zahraa al-Jassim  Translation / Hamid Ahmed 
 

Iraq is seeking to achieve a developmental and investment boom after a humiliating defeat, according to a recent US State Department report. He also stressed that foreign investment opportunities in Iraq are long-term and potential "because the country has huge oil resources with huge reconstruction projects." Economist ruled out that Iraq will witness progress in economic development in the post-urging period unless there is a new executive management of the file of the economy, and that all financial grants and studies of the Iraqi economic reality will change nothing, with the improvement of the business environment.

International reports have reported that Iraq is seeking to find a foothold in the path of economic development and investment after a defeat is encouraging, as some investors see opportunities in Iraq, because of the country's opportunities to encourage them and encouraging the country's budget financing agreement of $ 5.4 billion, Approved by the International Monetary Fund last year and the US gave Iraq a $ 1 billion loan, some investors say that Iraq is on a solid ground of opportunity to become a point of attraction for major investors in the world, although some challenges remain.
Amer al-Jawahri, an economist, doubts in an interview the extent of the ability to make progress in the economic development of the country. "Unless we find progress and progress in domestic investment, all these studies, expectations and grants will not work, and nothing will change the reality of the Iraqi economy, "There is no new executive management of the economic file, and should not remain in the hands of the government only, but should be the hand of the private sector and civil society institutions." He said that the foreign investor will not work in Iraq if he does not find or see a development in domestic investment, This is what attracts investment, so we need to take care Domestic investors first, because their work is from sending reassuring messages to the foreign investor because he looks and watches.
Al-Jawahiri stressed the necessity of forming an expanded economic council that includes government institutions, civil society and the private sector. This council will set economic policy and set priorities. It will also plan and follow up its implementation. On the other hand, when the international community knows that Iraq will invest heavily, , But the speech does not mean anything unless the people of Iraq and its administration able to manage this file seriously again. The investment environment in Iraq is very long, and the business environment in Iraq is very backward, and here we need to strive to change this reality, because the problem we have now in practice, and here There should be an executive committee linked to the Supreme Investment Committee and it is the one who will improve the business and investment environment.
"The global support for a unified Iraq, which is almost collective, must be translated into financial support for its reconstruction projects and to reinforce the promises made in the past," said Ahmad al-Tabakli, director of the Asia-based investment fund in Iraq. In order to strengthen the economic situation in the country to prevent any chance of the emergence of extremism and tension in the country again, and following the military victories in Iraq, the reconstruction of infrastructure and the promotion of another coming from oil will help to give momentum to the recovery of the economy, despite the obstacles accumulated at the current time .
"While the successful campaign against Da'ash has certainly been a big positive point, we do not believe that the victory achieved in Raqqa is a major change," said Raufael Obarti, a researcher at the UK's BMI Research Center for Financial and Economic Research and Analysis for the Middle East and North Africa. In the game for Iraq, adding: This may indicate the achievement of a contraction of security risks in the region, but the organization will continue to cause threats to security through bombing attacks, and Iraq is still facing several security challenges, noting that, nevertheless, the signs of Has been on the horizon, especially in the oil sector of the country, so the return of oil prices to rise, is a positive for the Iraqi economy, as the government of the country depends on its revenues rely heavily on oil exports.
"This is why we see this as a positive thing for any investor, but it takes a lot to see the seed of Sabla investing in the non-oil sectors, as the country lacks the state of economic diversification as a source of its financial returns. 
According to the analyst, the gravity of the political side inside Iraq has been and remains the biggest obstacle to investment opportunities, and even if Iraqi security forces continue to work to get out of the armed militants from the country, multiple political challenges still exist. 
While Britain's BMI is expected to see an improvement in economic growth outside the oil sector, the firm also expects this improvement "to remain modest over the coming years, which is why it will restrict a certain investment to investors." Confirming that the private sector in Iraq has occupied the lowest rank in the index of transparency and corruption standards.
Iraq is also preoccupied with ethnic and ethnic tensions, as evidenced by the independence referendum for the Kurdistan region. These problems, coupled with social instability, mean that we may witness the re-emergence of a series of violence across the country. However, the investment situation in Iraq may Has improved slightly over the past year amid high oil prices and the lifeline of the International Monetary Fund's IMF country. Iraq is the second largest producer of oil within the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, which pumps daily 4 million barrels per day. 
The reports confirm that with the great military victory that took place earlier this month against a supporter in his recent stronghold in the city of Raqqa in Syria, many market watchers are not convinced that this will be a good outcome for Iraq or any other besieged country in the Middle East.
On the other hand, Fitch revised the US International Rating Rating rating the state of Iraq's economy in March from negative to stable, enabling the government to keep up with global financial markets in August. 
Director of the International Finance Institute for the Middle East and North Africa Economist Jarbis Aradian says that despite political tensions in Iraq now with the region, its negative consequences for the economy will be limited, especially with a daunting defeat in the country. 
"The motives of the end of the war with its support and defeat in the country will bring a huge amount of foreign investment to the energy sector in Iraq, and all sectors of the Iraqi economy, including the energy, mining and financial sectors, are expected to benefit," Aradian said.
The World Bank on Tuesday approved $ 400 million in financial aid to help rebuild Iraq after many cities were liberated from Da'ash's control. 
The World Bank said in a statement that the aid package aims to "support the recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts of priority infrastructure facilities to restore the provision of public services in newly liberated Iraqi areas from the grip of a supportive organization, In Iraq estimated at $ 350 million, approved in July 2015 and being implemented in seven cities in Diyala and Salahuddin provinces.
Water and sanitation, electricity, health, transport and municipal services. The additional funding will continue to meet the urgent needs of local communities in the liberated areas of education, agriculture and urban services. Additional funding is also aimed at supporting the Iraqi government in attracting Private sector to participate in reconstruction efforts.
And back to the economist Amer Jawahri, where he says: We even to talk about the stage of urging, we must focus on the continuation of the development process in Iraq, on the other hand, the amount of the World Bank, whether grant or loan, is the implementation of the issue of reconstruction, Time of the $ 400 million provided by the World Bank, and here we also stress the need to change the management of the economic file, if this administration continued with the existence of a new file includes the development and investment-oriented, we can not progress because we need a new way to manage the economic file proved Their failure, and here the development must be pal All acts of worship, concluding his say: But if the economy continues to file this approach and this administration, we can not do any thing in this area.

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stable..Hummmmm I like that

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Iraq and Germany sign the first phase of a loan of half a billion euros

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The Iraqi Ministry of Finance signed with the German Development Bank on Thursday the first phase of a loan of half a billion euros to finance projects related to the electricity sector. 

Said Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance Maher Johan on the sidelines of the signing of the contract at a news conference in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, said that " the first phase of the loan will be by 45 million euros (53.1 million dollars), allocated to the financing of power stations completed in Mosul. 

No official explains further details about repayment periods And the rate of interest on the Iraqi side, according to the agency, "Anatolia," which reported the news 

The infrastructure of the electricity sector was exposed to financial losses estimated at millions of dollars, after the exposure of production and conversion stations in the provinces of Nineveh, Anbar and Salahuddin during the battles against the terrorist "Da'ash" .

The bank and the Iraqi government signed a loan agreement in Baghdad last February to be used for the reconstruction of state-owned infrastructure, especially the areas that have been recovered from "Daash." 

The loan will finance the modernization of basic services in the water, health, energy and transport sectors to contribute to restoring stability to the liberated areas of Dahesh in preparation for the return of its inhabitants.

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Iraq borrowed 500 million euros from a German bank for electricity

Date of release: 2017/11/24 14:49 • 133 times read

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The Ministry of Finance signed with the German Development Bank the first phase of the German loan of 500 million euros to the Ministry of Electricity.

"In the presence of the Minister of Electricity Qassem Mohammad Al-Fahdawi and the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Mahdi Al-Alak, the Ministry of Finance, represented by the Ministry's Undersecretary Maher Johan, signed with the German Development Bank The first phase of the German loan of 500 million euros, of which 45 million euros for the Ministry of Electricity for the current year 2017, and 85 million euros for the next year 2018. 
"The loan was allocated to a number of ministries, the share of the Ministry of Electricity 130 million euros over the current year and the next, and the first part of the loan of 45 million euros was allocated to cover the needs of liberated areas in Nineveh province to qualify transformer and secondary stations and lines in the transport and distribution.
He added that the second part of the loan, amounting to 85 million euros, was allocated to cover the needs of the provinces of Anbar, Salahuddin and Nineveh of materials for the sectors of transport and distribution, "stressing that" the purpose of this loan is to secure the return of displaced people from these provinces. "

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Germany supports Mosul with 150 million euros

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The German Foreign Ministry has increased its assistance to the city of Mosul to 150 million euros.
The German Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday that although the ISIS had been defeated from Mosul, Mosul was still in ruins, noting that Germany would support the reconstruction of the Iraqi areas destroyed by ISIS with an additional 150 million euros for humanitarian assistance and stability.
“This assistance is aimed at providing support and support to the people of Mosul in particular, and Mosul, which is located in northern Iraq, has become largely a waste after its liberation from the ISIS terrorist regime”
“In order to give people in Mosul hope for a peaceful life again, the German Foreign Ministry is now offering an additional 150 million euros in a short period of time,” she said.

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Japan hosts a meeting to support Iraq in early 2018

Editorial date: 2017/11/28 12:05 • 128 times read

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The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Japan Masahisa Sato, announced his country's intention to host a meeting to support Iraq early next year 2018.

"Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari received in Baghdad Masahisa Sato, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Japan. The meeting discussed the bilateral relations between Baghdad and Tokyo and stressed the need to open new horizons for joint cooperation," the statement said. ; Serving the two friendly peoples. " 
Al-Jaafari said that "Iraq has won the global enemy, which threatened all humanity thanks to the solidarity of his sons militarily in the fronts of the confrontation against gangs and advocating terrorism, and politically by opening up to the countries of the world and support friendly countries." He said Iraq is still looking forward to continued support of the international community, Reconstruction of Iraq's infrastructure ".
He pointed out that "Iraq's desire to open more horizons of joint cooperation, and increase the volume of trade exchange, and investment between Iraq and Japan, especially that Japan has developed experiences in various fields." 
Jaafari called for "activating the joint Iraqi-Japanese committee, opening a consulate for Japan in Basra and strengthening cooperation in the humanitarian, security, intelligence and service fields."
For his part, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Japan Masahisa Sato expressed his congratulations on the victories achieved by the Iraqis in their war against terrorism, stressing: Japan supports the unity, sovereignty of Iraq, maintaining security and stability achieved, stressing: Japan continues to support Iraq, and we will contribute to reconstruction Infrastructure of Iraqi cities and we will host a meeting to support Iraq early next year. 
The Japanese minister promised "Basra is an important economic station, and we are seriously considering the opening of our consulate, because the strategy of the next Japanese government in Iraq is to open a number of projects in Basra and to employ Japanese expertise in a number of fields."

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is there a spread sheet somewhere of all the countries that have loaned Iraq money..when they loaned it..and how much the loan was? 

 

Why would these countries do this??? I mean Iraq has a WORTHLESS currency base, their country is in shambles, their government is full of corruption, and they have nothing in the way of supporting themselves in the future....oh wait never mind...OIL

(sarcasm just in case you did not know....feeling cheeky today!!!!)

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01-12-2017 12:56 PM

UN organization begins reconstruction of public library east of Fallujah

 

 

 

Kameem, the governor of the Karma district of Anbar province, Ahmed Makhlaf al-Halbusi, announced Friday the reconstruction of the public library east of the city of Fallujah.

"The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has begun to rebuild the public library in the center of Karma district east of Falluja, as gang members are urging criminals to blow up parts of them and steal their contents," Halboussi said. 

He added that "the aim of the reconstruction of the public library, which includes many valuable books because it is the only place frequented by students of schools for the purpose of reading and research practical, noting that" the reconstruction of the destroyed infrastructure comes within the plan for the reconstruction of liberated areas under the supervision of humanitarian organizations and in coordination with the government Local in Anbar. "

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01-12-2017 02:00 PM

UNDP is preparing a plan to rebuild infrastructure east of Ramadi

 

 

 

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Friday prepared a plan to rebuild infrastructure in eastern Ramadi. 

"The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has prepared a plan to rebuild the destroyed infrastructure in the eastern part of the city of Ramadi by allocating a budget of more than six billion Iraqi dinars to the affected projects in a move aimed at supporting security and stability in the liberated areas," he said. 

Al-Dulaimi added that a UNDP delegation visited areas east of the city of Ramadi and witnessed the great destruction in the infrastructure, especially the water and sewerage system, the electricity network, roads, health centers and school buildings as a result of gangs calling on criminals to explode and tamper with their contents. These areas to their liberated neighborhoods. '

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Three Iraqi provinces are looking for a mechanism for their reconstruction with international organizations

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The governor of the provinces liberated from the control of the terrorist organization “Daash” on Thursday, the mechanism of reconstruction with international organizations.
Diyala governor Muthana al-Tamimi said in a statement that he had attended a meeting of the governors of Salah al-Din and Anbar with the German cooperation organizations to discuss the security and service situation in the provinces of Diyala, Salah al-Din and Anbar after the events of June 2014.
“The meeting discussed the possibilities of international organizations in supporting security, stability and reconstruction of these provinces, and launching projects to build infrastructure destroyed by terrorism.
“The need to finance the stalled projects in Diyala province and the reconstruction of the areas destroyed by terrorism,” Tamimi said, adding that this needs to unite all local and international efforts. He called on international organizations to provide more support and contribute effectively to the return of displaced persons to their areas and reconstruction and the provision of services. To citizens and alleviate their suffering. ”
“The world agrees on the need to rebuild the areas affected by terrorism in Iraq and support it financially after being exposed to a financial crisis as a result of the decline in world oil prices and ensure its continuity in the war against terrorism and its defense of the world as a whole,” he said.
For his part, Governor Salah al-Din Ahmad al-Jubouri said that “during the meeting to review the reality of service and security in the provinces after the events of June 2014 and the possibilities of the Organization in support of security and stability.”

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"Parliamentary" demands the Iraqi Prime Minister to reconsider the pricing of electricity

Faleh al-Khazali - MP from the province of Basra

 

 02 December 2017 05:56 PM

Direct : Student deputy for the province of Basra, Iraqi Prime Minister to reconsider the pricing of electricity, saying that the province paid two billion dollars of its stake to the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, according to (Iraqi News Agency).

On the other hand, Faleh al-Khazali said on Saturday that a large sector of the Iraqi people rejected the new electricity pricing decisions and the privatization project, pointing out that several comments were sent to the office of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the minister of electricity.

And Al-Khazali, the environmental impact of the presence of 700 oil torch in Basra, the rise of temperatures and humidity, especially in the summer, and the consequent uses of electrical energy.

"We are not against taxes and investment projects, but citizen's income, pricing and rising temperatures must be taken into consideration," he said.

The governor of Basra, Asaad al-Eidani, today, his refusal to impose a high price for electricity wages to citizens, after the province witnessed large demonstrations rejecting the recent decision.

Last month, Iraq signed a first phase of a 500 million euro loan with the German Development Bank to renovate the public infrastructure , of which 130 million euros were allocated for electricity .

Iraq has pursued reconstruction and rehabilitation of its battered infrastructure by signing loan agreements to repair power grids with English , Japanese and Swedish companies . As well as signing loan agreements with France , Czech Republic and IMF loan in 2016 .

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WASHINGTON: An international grant to Iraq worth 115 billion dollars for the reconstruction of liberated areas is being secured

 

Economy News _ Baghdad The US ambassador to Iraq, Douglas Seelman, said Tuesday that his country is working to secure an international grant to Iraq worth 115 billion US dollars to finance the reconstruction of liberated areas, and about $ 1.7 billion to raise the remnants of war. "Iraq has entered a new phase and requires a lot of work in the post-Saddam era, which is to repair the organization's destruction. There are about 3 million displaced people who will be working to secure their return," Sileman told a news conference. Restored areas ". He added that "Washington has great confidence in the ability of Iraqi forces to overcome the post-urging," pointing out that "more than 70 countries supported Iraq to eliminate the organization is calling." "Washington is aware that tribes in Anbar and Mosul are expelling families whose sons belong to a sympathetic organization and will provide support to community organizations and the Iraqi government to resolve those problems," he said.    Views 75   Date Added 12/05/2017

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America gives Iraq $ 115 billion to rebuild liberated areas

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The US ambassador to Iraq, Douglas Seelman, said Tuesday that his country is working to secure an international grant to Iraq worth 115 billion dollars to finance the reconstruction of the liberated areas, and about $ 1.7 billion to raise the waste of war.
“Iraq is entering a new phase and requires a lot of work in the post-ISIS phase, which is to repair the destruction of the organization, and there are about 3 million displaced people who will be working to secure their return to their restored areas,” Sulliman told a news conference.
He added that “Washington has great confidence in the ability of Iraqi forces to overcome the post-ISIS,” pointing out that “more than 70 countries supported Iraq to eliminate the organization is calling.”
“Washington is aware that tribes in Anbar and Mosul have expelled families whose children belong to the ISIS organization, and will provide support to community organizations and the Iraqi government to resolve those problems,” he said.

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Iraq and the European Union sign an agreement to finance reconstruction projects tomorrow

 

 Since 2017-12-05 at 11:52 (Baghdad time)

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Iraq and the European Union (EU) will sign an agreement on Wednesday to finance reconstruction.

"Iraq will sign on Wednesday an agreement with the European Union to finance the Iraqi government's reconstruction efforts and with funds funded by the latter," the ministry's spokesman said in a statement received by Mawazine News.

He added that "the agreement will be in the presence of Minister of Planning Salman Jumaili at the headquarters of the ministry," noting that "the signing will be followed by a press conference to explain the details of the agreement and the amounts and projects funded by."

 

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US ambassador in Baghdad: Our troops are in Kirkuk. We will give Iraq $ 115 million

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US ambassador in Baghdad: Our troops are in Kirkuk. We will give Iraq $ 115 million

 

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The US Ambassador to Iraq, Douglas Seelman, said his country is working to secure an international grant to Iraq worth $ 115 million to finance the reconstruction process. It has also allocated $ 1.7 billion to remove war debris from the areas that have been restored. 

Iraq is entering a new phase and requires a lot of work in the post-Saddam era, which is to repair the organization's legacy of destruction. There are about 3 million displaced people who will be working to secure their return to their restored areas, Silliman told a news conference today. Adding that Washington has great confidence in the ability of Iraqi forces to move beyond the post-urging, pointing out that more than 70 countries supported Iraq to eliminate the organization calling. 

He explained that his country calls for community reconciliation in Iraq instead of fanaticism, noting that 'Washington is aware of the tribes in Anbar and Mosul expelled families belong to the sons of a supportive organization, and will provide support system">support to community organizations and the Iraqi government to resolve those problems. 

On the dispatch of US troops to Kirkuk, Sileman said coalition forces were present in Kirkuk. What happened recently was the movement and transfer of some military equipment to and from the coalition military bases in Kirkuk only, and there was no dispatch of new US troops to Kirkuk. He said that a US-Iraqi joint investigation has been conducted on the compensation of the F-16 aircraft that fell during the training in the US territory, in which two Iraqi pilots were martyred, noting that "the F-16 program is very difficult and intensive. There is coordination between the US forces and the Iraqi forces. Training and offer warm condolences to the families of the victims'. 

He pointed out that the United States support system">support for Iraq from the humanitarian side was in advance of the displaced, noting that the focus of the US and Iraqi government during the new year, will be the restoration of infrastructure and promises displaced in addition to restoring the economic and moral situation in the areas restored from urging. 

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The European Union provides € 60 million for the reconstruction of liberated areas

Release date: 2017/12/6 13:05 • 54 times read

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Iraq and the European Union signed a financing agreement for two projects on the reconstruction of liberated areas and mine clearance worth 60 million and 400,000 euros.

The agreement was signed on the Iraqi side by Minister of Planning Salman Al-Jumaili and on the European side by the Director General of the European Union's Cooperation Department, Pierre Amelat. 
"The joint cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Planning and the European Union has been signed to implement two projects aimed at restoring stability and the return of civilians in the liberated areas," Jumaili said at a press conference following the signing of the agreement. 
"The European Union and the contribution of a number of donor countries [Denmark, Finland, Italy, Japan, Estonia and the United Kingdom] will provide a financial grant of € 60.4 million for the implementation of these two projects."
"The two projects aim to meet the humanitarian challenges and the challenges of security, stability and reconciliation," he said, noting that the first project will include a sum of 50.4 million euros to help restore basic services and repair public infrastructure, as well as restore economic life and restore basic services. the provision of grants for small projects in order to ensure early recovery of voluntary and rapid return in order to achieve sustainable development. " 
He explained," The geographical scope of the project will include areas recently liberated a [Anbar, Salahuddin, Kirkuk, Nineveh, Diyala] , "noting that" legislators The second p has been allocated 10 million euros to continue to facilitate land exposed to contamination of explosives clean -up operation. "
"This project will be implemented through the United Nations Mine Action Service and in coordination with the Iraqi government," Jumaili said. "This project will help create conditions that will allow the safe and voluntary return of more than 3 million displaced people. And enable them to map risk to enable humanitarian interventions to be particularly enabled in liberated areas and to adopt a common approach to clearance of mines and explosives. " 
For his part, the Director-General of the European Union's Cooperation Department congratulated the Iraqi government on their efforts to re-liberate the areas from the Holy Land, but certainly these efforts were the result of great sacrifices. So let me take this opportunity to express my sympathy and condolences to everyone who lost someone. Dear in this war. "
He added that "the financial agreement we are signing today is also an expression of the sympathetic attitude of the people of the European Union with the Iraqi people in the fight against terrorism." 
"The fight against terrorism and the interest of young people and opportunities for them are the priorities of the Iraqi government, but it is one of the priorities of European governments alike," he said. 
"The European Union is a long-term partner of Iraq and we would like to strengthen this partnership at the present time to rebuild and secure the liberated areas to return the displaced and create a thriving economic environment for its people," he said.
"In particular, we are currently signing two financial agreements worth more than 60 million euros," he said, adding that "the first agreement, which amounts to approximately 50 million euros, is specific to the reconstruction of liberated areas and will be implemented by the United Nations Development Fund. The second agreement will be more specialized in demining and will be implemented Also the United Nations Mine Action Office. "

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Washington is worried about oil contracts entered into by the region

06/12/2017 12:00 am  Baghdad / Al-Sabah  The US ambassador to Baghdad expressed his country's concern about the oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan region with individual companies. Ambassador Douglas Silliman said during a press conference held Tuesday at the US Embassy in Baghdad: "We are in the process of providing a new grant to Iraq in cooperation with the development development program worth 150 Million dollars to build schools, health centers and sanitation projects ».

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SELEMAN: Washington is worried about oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan region

06/12/2017 12:00 am  Confirmed his country's support for the unified Iraq in all areas   Baghdad / Sabah  The US ambassador to Baghdad expressed his country's concern about the oil contracts concluded by Kurdistan with individual companies, reiterating the continued support for Iraq in all fields, especially in the fight against corruption, pointing out that Washington has great confidence in the ability of Iraqi forces to overcome the post-urging. In a press conference held Tuesday at the US Embassy in Baghdad, Ambassador Douglas Silliman said sales of crude oil and oil contracts concluded by the Iraqi oil ministry with international companies had a high degree of transparency. However, he expressed concern "about oil contracts signed by the provincial government and individual companies "He said. He added that "Washington supports the government of a unified Kurdistan and without differences within the Kurdish house," in addition to seeking to "bring the views of the parties and maintain a strong Kurdish government unified between the parties within the Iraqi constitution and a unified federal Iraq."  The origin of the renewed old dispute between the governments of Baghdad and Erbil to the oil contracts concluded by the province, which Baghdad considers illegal, while the region says it is based on the Iraqi constitution and bilateral agreements with the federal government. He added: "We are in the process of providing a new grant to Iraq in cooperation with the development program worth 150 million dollars to build schools and health centers and sanitation projects." He recalled: America is the largest donor to Iraq and we have previously provided 1.7 billion dollars in humanitarian aid, and trained Iraqi forces to hold the ground In the liberated areas. We also provided $ 112 million for clearing mines and unexploded ordnance, as well as $ 115 million through the development program. " Sileman noted that there is still a lot of Iraq in the post-urging, especially in the issue of displaced people, which require an environment conducive to their return voluntarily and not forcibly. "He noted that Washington has great confidence in the ability of Iraqi forces to overcome the post-urging, 70 countries supported Iraq to eliminate the organization calling. He also noted that his country calls for community reconciliation in Iraq instead of fanaticism. "Washington is aware that tribes in Anbar and Mosul are expelling families whose sons belong to a sympathetic organization and will provide support to community organizations and the Iraqi government to resolve those problems," he said.  On the dispatch of US troops to Kirkuk, Silliman explained that the coalition forces are present in Kirkuk, and that what happened recently is the movement and transfer of some military equipment to and from the military bases of the coalition in Kirkuk only. "There has been a joint US-Iraqi investigation into the compensation of the F-16, which fell during the training in the US territory, killing two Iraqi pilots." Turning the US ambassador during the press conference to the subject of cooperation in the fight against corruption, saying: We support any Iraqi efforts to fight corruption and reduce it, and the embassy is working closely with the Economic Reform Office of the Prime Minister 's Office to reduce corruption and create controls that eliminate the tactics. "    He added" "We are working with the World Bank and the Iraqi government to hold conferences to encourage American and international investors, noting that there is within these efforts a conference to support Iraq will be held in Kuwait later."

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As I suspected, the headline and earlier interpretations of this article were incorrect.  $115 BILLION coming from the US?  Yeah...right...The Congress is getting ready to pass a completely unnecessary tax cut for the wealthy.  Oh, (and you'll never hear this on Fox News) they're gonna be paying for it by cutting everybody's Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid down the road when, all of a sudden, the Republicans in Congress flip-flop into deficit hawks.  But I digress.  My point is that there is certainly nothing in the budget for an extra $115 Billion for Iraq.  Now a grant of $115 million is a completely different, and believable number.  And scrolling through all of the other blurbs about other country's contributions, they're all in the millions. So this last incarnation of the article gets the number right.