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Governmental efforts to conclude agreements that boost economy and development

 
  Baghdad: Mustafa Al-Hashemi 
The European tour by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi received the attention of observers in the local economic affairs, since this visit came at a time during which Iraq intends to carry out radical economic reforms proposed by the white paper that is expected to be approved by the House of Representatives. In this regard, a member of the Parliamentary Economic Committee, Nada Shaker Jawdat, said: "The prime minister's visit to France, Britain and other countries lies in the purely economic content, which is a good step and must be invested through concluding agricultural and industrial agreements and strengthening the status of the Iraqi economy." 
And she assured, "Al-Sabah" that "the economic goal at this stage that the country is going through from economic conditions necessitates the investment of all diplomatic relations in supporting the Iraqi economy, by drawing a vision to conclude real agreements implemented with a time limit on the ground and make Iraq an attractive environment for investors.
 She indicated, "The importance of overcoming all obstacles before investors and providing them with the necessary capabilities, by supporting the investment law and opening up to all countries of the world, and working on sending economic diplomatic missions to see all investment methods that the world is following now and in this development in the global economic wheel." .
  She indicated that “the prime minister's steps in making agreements with major countries are important, and it remains to be implemented on the ground quickly to support investment in Iraq, because it is one of the countries that accumulates a lot of human and primary resources of oil raw materials and materials included in industry, mining and agriculture, and large land areas, which It could turn into a surplus production and export of agricultural products.
The visit focused on the economic, financial and investment side, as the Governor of the Central Bank, Mustafa Ghaleb Makhaif, stressed during his meeting with his French counterpart the importance of strengthening banking relations between Iraq and France and the importance of developing them. 
For his part, the Governor of the French Central Bank affirmed his full readiness to develop banking relations and cooperation between the two countries in the areas of supervision and combating money laundering and terrorist financing.
In a series of meetings with a group of large German banks, frightening discussed opportunities for investment and work with Iraqi banks, which confirmed their desire to complete the talks in Baghdad soon, in addition to meetings held with the German Ministry of Development and Economy and the German Ministry of Finance, in discussing ways to strengthen economic relations between the municipality. And its future prospects.
For his part, the academic and economist Dr. Majid Al-Baidani described the government visit to a group of European countries that it came at the appropriate time, in which Iraq seeks to open up to the countries of the world to enhance the economic and investment side.
Al-Baydani said to Al-Sabah: “The most important aspect of enhancing investment is the existence of a banking infrastructure to facilitate the entry of money for investors and large companies.
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 2020-10-22 14:40

Shafaq News / The Minister of Finance, Ali Abdul Amir Allawi, announced on Thursday that international organizations and industrialized countries fully support the governmental plan for economic and financial reform, known as the "White Paper."

Allawi said in a statement, seen by Shafaq News, that "the white paper received absolute support from industrialized countries and international organizations for the first time," during the tour of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and his accompanying delegation in Europe. 

He added that "the international support and welcome of the White Paper is an achievement of the Ministry of Finance."

Allawi, who is a member of the Iraqi delegation, accompanied by Al-Kazemi, said that "international organizations saw that Iraq faces daunting economic challenges overshadowed by the Corona crisis and the drop in oil prices, and that the White Paper is an ambitious program for comprehensive economic reform, strengthening the growth of the private economy and protecting the most vulnerable groups."  

He pointed out that "the industrialized countries and international organizations announced their support for the Iraqi government's vision of reform not only to ward off current crises, but to create permanent economic opportunities for the Iraqi people that meet their aspirations."

A few days ago, the Iraqi government submitted a plan to Parliament with the aim of carrying out financial and economic reforms in the country, in light of the financial crisis that the country has been experiencing since the beginning of this year due to low oil prices.

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Iraqi Finance: Industrialized countries and international organizations support white paper reforms

Iraqi Finance: Industrialized countries and international organizations support white paper reforms
During the tour of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to a number of European countries
 October 22, 2020 11:40 PM

Mubasher: Ali Abdul Amir Allawi, the Iraqi Minister of Finance, announced the support of international organizations and industrial countries for the white paper presented by the government for the state's economic reform.

Allawi stressed that the white paper received absolute support from industrialized countries and international organizations for the first time, according to the Iraqi News Agency, "INA", today, Thursday.

He came during his participation in the tour of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to a number of European countries.

He said: The international support and welcome of the White Paper is an achievement of the Ministry of Finance.

He added that international organizations saw that Iraq faces daunting economic challenges overshadowed by the Corona crisis and low oil prices, and that the White Paper is an ambitious program for comprehensive economic reform, strengthening the growth of the private economy and protecting the most vulnerable groups.
  
He pointed out that "the industrialized countries and international organizations declared their support for the Iraqi government's vision of reform not only to ward off the current crises, but to create permanent economic opportunities for the Iraqi people that meet their aspirations."

Earlier, the Finance Committee in the House of Representatives announced its support for the white paper that aims to reform and activate the private sector and change the course of the national economy from the role of state control to the role of organization, law enforcement, attention to vulnerable groups and social welfare, and work to introduce radical improvements to the state's management of the public financial system to reduce From the constant waste of resources.

It also seeks to restructure the banking sector and put in place scientific and real solutions to raise public sector production.

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The Independent / - Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi concluded his European tour that began with a visit to France and his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. The visit also resulted in the signing of three memoranda in the fields of transport, agriculture and education.

Al-Kazemi also met a number of the heads of French companies, and during the meeting, he demonstrated Iraq's keenness to create a solid economic partnership and its endeavor to sustain momentum in developing a real transition in the economy, just as it is keen to provide healthy and appropriate conditions for investment and address the obstacles it faces.

Al-Kazemi went to Germany on the second leg of his European tour and met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Al-Kazemi confirmed during a joint press conference that Iraq is looking forward to a true partnership with Germany.

Pointing out that he “came to Berlin to confirm Iraq's commitment to close relations and its desire for a sustainable partnership with Germany, and also to convey the great appreciation that the government and the Iraqi people hold for the continued German assistance to Iraq in the field of confronting terrorism, within the framework of the international coalition against ISIS,” pointing out that “this experience It revealed the extent of the interconnection between the security and stability of Iraq and European security.

 

 

He added, "Iraq looks forward to continuing security and military cooperation in combating terrorism, especially in the field of training and building the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces and within the framework of NATO and Iraq's commitment to its desire to establish close relations."

The Prime Minister met with a number of heads of German companies in Berlin, and referred to the level of challenges facing the Iraqi economy following the Corona pandemic and the decline in oil export revenues, as well as the Iraqi government's relentless efforts to turn this crisis into a starting point and success that would advance the reality of the Iraqi economy.

Al-Kazemi concluded his European tour by visiting Britain and meeting with his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, and discussed with him bilateral relations and an agreement to move forward for strategic cooperation.

The meeting included discussing issues of common interest, reviewing the overall political and security developments and stances in Iraq and the region, and developing bilateral relations between the two countries in a way that serves peace and local and regional stability.

And “agreement on more cooperation between Baghdad and London, in the field of combating terrorism, as well as in the political and economic sphere, in light of the economic challenges that Iraq faces due to the low global oil prices and the repercussions of the Corona pandemic, and moving forward for strategic cooperation between Iraq and the United Kingdom, which includes axes Multiple ”.

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A number of Iraqis mocked the formation of an international financial coalition to support Iraq in the current financial crisis due to resorting to foreign competencies and not relying on Iraqi competencies.

And announced yesterday in London, the establishment of an international financial alliance under the name “Economic Contact Group that includes 7 foreign and Iraqi financial institutions, to provide advice to the Iraqi government to confront the stifling financial crisis. The financial alliance will aim to stimulate international support for an urgent economic reform program that will last for 3 years and at a cost of 6 million pound. And providing global expertise to achieve economic growth and provide international expertise from the public and private sectors to enhance economic stability in Iraq and introduce vital economic changes to drive growth.

 The International Financial Alliance to support Iraq includes: America, Britain, Japan, France, Germany, Canada and Italy, in addition to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and from Iraq includes the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of Iraq and the Parliamentary Finance Committee.

An economics professor at Basra University, Nabil Al-Marsoumi, said that the establishment of this alliance means the ineffectiveness of the advisory body in the Council of Ministers and the economic teams in the Ministries of Finance and Planning and its inability to find effective solutions to the current financial crisis and the Iraqi government having to contract with foreign authorities to import solutions like other commodities. That we import from abroad despite the government's release of its white paper, which it sees as an important reform recipe to alter the paths of the Iraqi economy.

On the other hand, he said the economist, Dr. Maytham Laibi, Kazmi project, a project internationally, unfortunately , an American, not a legitimate national, a project deduced from the danger of Iran, explaining economically presented Kazmi and paper reform , a paper international institutions are subject to their requirements, and the paper you need financial support can It is obtained from an international coalition established for this purpose by agreement of a group of superpowers and their institutions, according to a medium-term schedule of 3-5 years .

He explained, "The man (Al-Kazemi) is planning to stay, and his stay is dependent on the opponents’ plans in the coming months that could be plotted against him to bring him down . "

Laibi expected that the economic reform would continue without "tangible" changes in the exchange rate or "sharp" deductions for employees' salaries ... as these sharp and tangible changes could undermine the stability required to implement the reform package .

 
 
Number of observations 171   Date of addendum 10/23/2020
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On Friday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi affirmed his government's keenness to provide "a healthy environment and a suitable climate" for the investing companies operating in the country, indicating that Iraq plans to maximize and expand investment opportunities.

Al-Kazemi said during a meeting he held with the heads of a number of British companies, according to a statement from his office that Alsumaria News received a copy of, that the Iraqi government is keen "to provide a healthy environment and appropriate climates for investing companies operating throughout the country."
 
 

Al-Kazemi added thatIraq Today, he plans to maximize and expand investment opportunities, in light of the country's actual need for investors to enter many service and sector projects, which would accelerate the Iraqi economy forward and provide more job opportunities for our people.
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The Bank, the World Fund, and the Group of Seven announce their support for the White Paper
  
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Bank, the World Fund, and the Group of Seven announced their support for the White Paper.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance participated in the first meeting of the Economic Contact Group for Iraq, which was hosted by the British Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa Affairs and 
chaired the meeting, Iraq and the World Bank, with the participation of members of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi Parliament, and representatives of the G7 member states and the International Monetary Fund. The participants expressed their support for the recently adopted economic reform white paper.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance expressed his appreciation to the United Kingdom for hosting the meeting, and presented a summary of the objectives of the White Paper for economic reform and stressed that supporting the Economic Contact Group will enhance Iraq's ability to face the challenges of the next stage.

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Al-Kazemi to the heads of British companies: Iraq plans to maximize and expand investment opportunities
  
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, on the sidelines of his current visit to Britain, met with the heads of a number of British companies in various fields and sectors.

During the meeting, according to a statement from his office, Al-Furat News Agency received a copy of it, Al-Kazemi stressed, "the Iraqi government's keenness to provide a healthy environment and appropriate climates for investing companies operating throughout the country."
He indicated, "Iraq plans today to maximize investment opportunities and expand them, in light of the country's actual need for investors to enter in many service and sector projects, which would accelerate the Iraqi economy forward and provide more job opportunities for our people."
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Al-Kazemi alludes to Colombia's experience in dealing with those in Iraq
  
{International: Al Furat News} The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, hinted at Colombia's experience in dealing with militant groups and rebels.

The British Guardian newspaper reported that Al-Kazemi during his visit to London, which concluded today, Friday, as part of a European tour that included France and Germany, that he is "about sensitive negotiations regarding further withdrawals of US forces, and the conditions for their redeployment after the US elections." 
He added, "Everyone is looking for an opportunity for dialogue. We are looking for an opportunity to overcome this sensitive issue and its repercussions, whoever is in the White House."
Despite this, he indicated that ISIS still poses a daily threat to Iraq, and told reporters: "No weapons outside the control of the state will be allowed."

Al-Kazemi believes that the lack of jobs, poor health services and corruption are what drives young people to militancy, "adding that" other countries such as Colombia have found a way to deal with militant groups. "
Since coming to power, Al-Kazemi published the white paper that aims to reduce public wages from 25 per cent. Percent of GDP to 12 percent.
 He added that the country's political class has become lazy through its dependence on oil.
During his tour in France, Germany and the United Kingdom, he described the white paper as a signal to foreign investors that he has a serious plan of three to five years to train Iraq Not to be overly dependent on oil, it is
mentioned that a bilateral peace agreement concluded by the government of Colombia and the "Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia" rebels(FARC) On September 26, 2016, it ended a civil war that is the oldest and longest in Latin America, and its negotiations took more than four years.
The Marxist "FARC" organization, which stemmed from a peasant revolt, began its armed struggle with the Colombian government in 1964, and, over the decades, several extremist leftist rebellions participated with it, and entered into a civil war that lasted 52 years with the Colombian army and extreme right-wing paramilitaries.
This war resulted - according to official Colombian figures - in the deaths of about 260 thousand people, the loss of 45 thousand people, and the displacement of 6.9 million others from their regions.

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Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi visited the British Museum in the capital, London, this morning, on the sidelines of his current visit to Britain, and looked at the artifacts that will be officially delivered to Iraq early next year.
The number of artifacts prepared for delivery to the Iraqi government is estimated at approximately five thousand pieces of clay digits, which is the largest process of returning antiquities at the present time.
The Iraqi government will also receive an artifact from a Sumerian stone tablet that was smuggled, and Iraq recently recovered it.
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Today, Friday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi visited the British Museum and viewed thousands of clay figures prepared for delivery to Iraq. 

The media office of the Prime Minister said in a statement, "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi visited the British Museum in the capital London this morning, on the sidelines of his current visit to Britain, and briefed his Excellency on the artifacts that will be officially delivered to Iraq early next year." . 

The number of artifacts prepared for delivery to the Iraqi government is estimated, according to the statement, "about five thousand pieces of clay digits, which is the largest process of returning antiquities at the present time." 

The statement indicated that "the Iraqi government will receive an artifact from a Sumerian stone tablet that was smuggled, and recently Iraq was able to recover it." 

 

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Legal expert Ali Al-Tamimi clarified, on Thursday, that the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, can demand the return of the smuggled money with the help of France, England and Germany

He said in a statement that "the money smuggled abroad, which is estimated at 500 billion US dollars, can be recovered through the 2005 money laundering agreement signed by Iraq with the help of these countries ... as well as in cooperation with the American side in accordance with Article 28 of the Iraqi-American Agreement for the year 2008 .. also according to Article 50 of the United Nations Charter, which affirms the right of states fighting organizations placed under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter to request the United Nations' assistance, and Iraq was fighting ISIS, which is placed under Chapter VII under Resolution 2170 of 2014..and Britain has shown willingness to help.

He added that these countries contain in their countries a lot of smuggled money and also can help us in retrieving these funds, noting that "there is an amount of $ 65 billion in the US Federal Reserve frozen by the former regime that Iraq can claim ... according to the above agreement of 2008."

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After agreements and visits that included Paris, Berlin and London, the Iraqi Prime Minister concludes his European tour

 

 

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Baghdad The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, left the British capital, London, today, Friday (October 23, 2020), after concluding his three-day visit. The Iraqi Al-Akhbariya Channel quoted urgent news that "the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, left the British capital, London, after a three-day visit to Britain, and headed towards the capital, Baghdad." Al-Kazemi visited the French capital, Paris, and met with French President Emmanuel Macron, before heading towards the German capital Berlin, and he met German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German officials, and a number of issues were agreed upon. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister’s office confirmed that Britain plans to hand over 5,000 artifacts to Iraq. In a statement received (Baghdad today), the office said, "Al-Kazemi visited the British Museum in the capital, London, on the sidelines of his current visit to Britain, on the sidelines of his current visit to Britain, and looked at the artifacts that will be officially delivered to Iraq early next year." He added, "The number of artifacts prepared for delivery to the Iraqi government is approximately five thousand pieces of clay digits, which is the largest process for returning antiquities at the present time." The statement continued, "The Iraqi government will receive an artifact from a Sumerian stone tablet that was smuggled, and Iraq recently managed to recover it." The media office of the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, announced, on Monday, October 19, 2020, the signing of three memoranda of understanding with France in the fields of transport, agriculture and education. The office said in a statement received (Baghdad today), that "Iraq signed three memoranda of intent in the fields of transport, agriculture and education, in the French capital Paris, in the presence of the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi and the French Prime Minister, Jean Castex." "The Iraqi Minister of Agriculture signed with the French Minister of Agriculture and Food, a memorandum of intent to enhance cooperation between the two sides in the field of strengthening the institutional capabilities of the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, including the exchange of experiences in the field of agriculture, training, veterinary education, plant health and agricultural research," the statement added. The statement added that "the memorandum includes the encouragement of agricultural and food partnerships, in the areas of food and agricultural industries, agricultural machinery, and the development of land and water resources." He continued, "The Iraqi Minister of Transport signed a memorandum of goodwill declaration with his French counterpart regarding the construction of the suspended train in the capital, Baghdad," noting that "the memorandum of intent declaration signed on behalf of the Iraqi Minister of Higher Education, Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Hamid Al-Ghazi with the French Minister of Education, These included strengthening cooperation in the field of education between the two parties, and expanding the admission of Iraqi students to French universities. The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, arrived last Sunday, the French capital, Paris, before heading to the German capital, Berlin. Last Tuesday, the media office of the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, published the details of the latter's meeting with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. In a statement received (Baghdad today), the office said, "Al-Kazemi met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, who arrived on his second leg of his European tour." The statement added that "Al-Kazemi discussed with the German Chancellor the overall bilateral relations between the two countries, and ways to improve joint cooperation at various levels and fields." He pointed out that "the meeting included discussing the files of the German-Iraqi partnership in the field of countering terrorism within the international coalition against ISIS, the file of German aid for the reconstruction of liberated areas, as well as cooperation in the field of developing infrastructure and electric power networks, and the role of German companies in this and other sectors." .

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Finance Minister: Broad international support for the White Paper

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Finance Minister: Broad international support for the White Paper

 
 Baghdad: Shaima Rasheed
 
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Ali Abdul Amir Allawi, announced the support of international organizations and industrial countries for the "white paper" recently announced by the government to reform the financial and economic situation in the country.
This came during Minister Allawi’s participation in Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi’s tour to a number of European countries, and a statement by the Ministry of Finance quoted Minister Allawi as saying: “The white paper received absolute support from the industrialized countries and international organizations for the first time.”
Allawi stated that “international support and welcoming the white paper is an achievement of the Ministry of Finance,” adding that “international organizations saw that Iraq faces daunting economic challenges overshadowed by the Corona crises and low oil prices, and that the White Paper is an ambitious program for comprehensive economic reform, strengthening the growth of the private economy and protecting The most vulnerable groups.  
He pointed out that "the industrialized countries and international organizations announced their support for the Iraqi government's vision of reform, not only to avert the current crises, but to create permanent economic opportunities for the Iraqi people that meet their aspirations." The Minister of Finance in the British capital, London, participated in the first meeting of the "Economic Communication" group for Iraq, which was hosted by the British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa. 
The meeting was chaired by Iraq and the World Bank with the participation of members of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and representatives of the member states of the Group of Seven G7 and the International Monetary Fund, and the participants expressed their support for the "white paper" for economic reform.
During the meeting, Allawi presented a summary of the goals of the "white paper" for economic reform, and stressed that supporting the "economic contact" group would enhance Iraq's ability to face the challenges of the next stage.
In a related matter, the Parliamentary Finance Committee made it clear that within days, it would start studying the reform paper sent by the government and make its observations on it, so that it would be ready for implementation.
Committee member Jamal Cougar told Al-Sabah: "The reform paper does not need a vote by parliament, and the Finance Committee will make its observations on it because it is not a law for change or amendment to take place." Regarding the issue of reducing salaries, Cougar explained, "The reduction in salaries that the reform paper talked about includes allocations and not nominal salaries, as there are allocations for some departments up to 400 percent, and this is what the government will work on."
Cougar affirmed that “his committee will not be satisfied that the deduction includes all employees. 
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Restoring 5,000 artifacts from Britain

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Restoring 5,000 artifacts from Britain

 
  Baghdad: Muhammad Al-Ansari
 
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi visited, on Friday morning, the British Museum in the capital, London, on the sidelines of his visit to Britain, which concluded on Friday, and was acquainted with the artifacts that will be officially delivered to Iraq early next year.
The number of artifacts prepared for delivery to the Iraqi government is estimated at approximately five thousand pieces of clay digits, which is the largest process for returning antiquities at the present time, and the Iraqi government will also receive an artifact from a Sumerian stone plate that was smuggled, and Iraq was recently able to recover it.
In addition, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as part of his European tour that also included France and Germany.
The meeting discussed, according to a statement by the Media Office of the Prime Minister, issues of common interest, reviewing the overall developments and political and security positions in Iraq and the region, and developing bilateral relations between the two countries in a way that serves peace and local and regional stability.
During the meeting, it was agreed on more cooperation between Baghdad and London, in the field of combating terrorism, as well as in the political and economic sphere, in light of the economic challenges that Iraq faces due to the decline in global oil prices and the repercussions of the Corona pandemic, and moving forward for strategic cooperation between Iraq and the United Kingdom, Includes multiple themes.
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Economy News - Baghdad

A number of Iraqis mocked the formation of an international financial coalition to support Iraq in the current financial crisis due to resorting to foreign competencies and not relying on Iraqi competencies.

And announced yesterday in London, the establishment of an international financial alliance under the name “Economic Contact Group that includes 7 foreign and Iraqi financial institutions, to provide advice to the Iraqi government to confront the stifling financial crisis. The financial alliance will aim to stimulate international support for an urgent economic reform program that will last for 3 years and at a cost of 6 million pound. And providing global expertise to achieve economic growth and provide international expertise from the public and private sectors to enhance economic stability in Iraq and introduce vital economic changes to drive growth.

 The International Financial Alliance to support Iraq includes: America, Britain, Japan, France, Germany, Canada and Italy, in addition to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and from Iraq includes the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of Iraq and the Parliamentary Finance Committee.

An economics professor at Basra University, Nabil Al-Marsoumi, said that the establishment of this alliance means the ineffectiveness of the advisory body in the Council of Ministers and the economic teams in the Ministries of Finance and Planning and its inability to find effective solutions to the current financial crisis and the Iraqi government having to contract with foreign authorities to import solutions like other commodities. That we import from abroad despite the government's release of its white paper, which it sees as an important reform recipe to alter the paths of the Iraqi economy.

On the other hand, he said the economist, Dr. Maytham Laibi, Kazmi project, a project internationally, unfortunately , an American, not a legitimate national, a project deduced from the danger of Iran, explaining economically presented Kazmi and paper reform , a paper international institutions are subject to their requirements, and the paper you need financial support can It is obtained from an international coalition established for this purpose by agreement of a group of superpowers and their institutions, according to a medium-term schedule of 3-5 years .

He explained, "The man (Al-Kazemi) is planning to stay, and his stay is dependent on the opponents’ plans in the coming months that could be plotted against him to bring him down . "

Laibi expected that the economic reform would continue without "tangible" changes in the exchange rate or "sharp" deductions for employees' salaries ... as these sharp and tangible changes could undermine the stability required to implement the reform package .

 
 
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The Iraqi government: a quarterly meeting to assess procedures for agreements with European countries

The Iraqi government: a quarterly meeting to assess procedures for agreements with European countries
Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Prime Minister of Iraq
 October 23, 2020 09:33 PM

Mubasher: Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Prime Minister of Iraq, revealed today, Friday, that a meeting will be held every 3 months to evaluate the procedures of the memorandums of understanding with the recently signed European countries.

Al-Kazemi said in a statement after the conclusion of his European tour, which was followed by the Iraqi News Agency, "Conscious", that "since we arrived to the homeland from the European tour, we have worked on implementing a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding, in order to improve the economic, security and cultural level."

Al-Kazemi called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow up on these notes.

Al-Kazemi added that during the European tour, the reform white paper was discussed, and European countries supported that paper to develop the performance of economic and financial institutions.

He indicated that the Council of Ministers will hold a meeting every 3 months in order to evaluate procedures regarding memoranda of understanding with the three European countries, France, Britain, and Germany. The reform process is then evaluated in the white paper.

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The Iraqi government: a quarterly meeting to assess procedures for agreements with European countries

The Iraqi government: a quarterly meeting to assess procedures for agreements with European countries
Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Prime Minister of Iraq
 October 23, 2020 09:33 PM

Mubasher: Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Prime Minister of Iraq, revealed today, Friday, that a meeting will be held every 3 months to evaluate the procedures of the memorandums of understanding with the recently signed European countries.

Al-Kazemi said in a statement after the conclusion of his European tour, which was followed by the Iraqi News Agency, "Conscious", that "since we arrived to the homeland from the European tour, we have worked on implementing a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding, in order to improve the economic, security and cultural level."

Al-Kazemi called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow up on these notes.

Al-Kazemi added that during the European tour, the reform white paper was discussed, and European countries supported that paper to develop the performance of economic and financial institutions.

He indicated that the Council of Ministers will hold a meeting every 3 months in order to evaluate procedures regarding memoranda of understanding with the three European countries, France, Britain, and Germany. The reform process is then evaluated in the white paper.

 Every three months, ha, well this is October the start of the 4th quarter, so the next meeting will be in January 2021.

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