The Ministry of Finance thanks the Central Bank and private banks for their support in fighting Corona

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The Ministry of Finance thanks the Central Bank and private banks for their support in fighting Corona

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Economy News - Baghdad:

Today, Thursday, the Ministry of Finance thanked the Central Bank of Iraq, private and government banks and private sector companies who participated in supporting the solidarity campaign to combat the Corona virus in Iraq.

The central bank and private and government banks donated more than 43 billion dinars to purchase medical devices used to detect corona virus in the laboratories of the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Finance said in a press statement received by "Al-Iqtisad News", "The Ministry of Finance appreciates the position of the Central Bank of Iraq, the Iraqi Bank for Trade, the Rafidain and Rashid banks, and all private banks and companies from the private sector and citizens at home and abroad who participated and contributed to this solidarity campaign, and expresses many Thanks to the workers in accomplishing this national work. "

It added that "it took, under the direct supervision of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Fuad Hussein, a set of measures that would contribute to providing the financial and logistical requirements necessary to stand as far as possible against the spread of Corona virus and combat it in Iraq."

And continued, "In agreement with the Central Bank of Iraq, the Rafidain and Al-Rashid banks were instructed to open a current account in the Iraqi dinar (deposit and withdrawal) for combating Corona virus for all directorates and departments of the Ministry of Health."

"And the formation of the accounting unit regarding the granting of aid has been approved by the Central Bank and both the Rafidain and Rashid banks and the commercial bank and under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance, billions of dinars and millions of dollars have been collected for this account and in a short record time, and sums have been added to it from governmental and private commercial banks And the private sector in support of the efforts of the departments of the Ministry of Health. "

It indicated that "by order of the Ministry of Finance, a disbursement committee has been formed under the supervision of the Diwaniya Commission (55) to combat the spread of Corona virus and these funds that have arrived, covering the work of the Ministry of Health in the field of fighting the virus during the next stage. In another area, pharmaceutical contracts were funded in the amount of 46 billion and 817 One million Iraqi dinars until the fifteenth of March in addition to the amount of 332 million dinars as operating expenses for all health departments in Baghdad and the provinces. "

"The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance also sent a letter to the Ministry of Health, Chairman of the Diwaniya Commission 55, to allocate one of the properties of the Ministry of Finance to the State Real Estate Department as an alternative site at the Ministry of Health's disposal for its use of quarantine."

 

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