Parliament holds its regular session headed by Kaabi

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Parliament holds its regular session headed by Kaabi

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2021-03-03 | 09:46

 

 

 

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Today, Wednesday, the House of Representatives held its regular session chaired by the Parliament's First Deputy Speaker, Hassan Al-Kaabi.

The Parliament's Media Department said in a statement that Alsumaria News obtained a copy of, that "the House of Representatives held its 39th regular session of the third legislative year, the first legislative term."

The statement added, "The session was held under the chairmanship of the First Deputy Speaker, Hassan Karim Al Kaabi."

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Parliament holds its regular session headed by Al-Kaabi

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The House of Representatives postpones the vote on the proposed law for sports clubs at the request of the government

•  Time: 03/2021 16:51:37
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40 minutes ago, yota691 said:

The House of Representatives postpones the vote on the proposed law for sports clubs at the request of the government

 

 

 

I heard they postponed passing the Pole Dancing Law too.   Can't teach the Goats or Sheep how to Pole Dance.

What a shame!  

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The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament calls for an urgent pause to return to the previous dollar exchange rate

• Time: 03/2021 17:14:36
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(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hassan Al-Kaabi, called for an urgent pause to return to the previous dollar exchange rate.

According to the media department of the Council, that Al-Kaabi stressed during his presidency of today's session that "raising the exchange rate of the dollar has a very large negative impact on the life of the Iraqi citizen, and for economic stability in general."
Al-Kaabi added that "there is a need for a serious and urgent pause for all members of the House of Representatives and the Parliamentary Finance Committee to return to the previous exchange rate."
Wafa Al-Fatlawi
 

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Parliament calls on the Finance Committee to expedite the submission of a proposed report on the law of the Iraq Sovereign Fund

• Time: 03/2021 18:34:32
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Presidency of the House of Representatives called on, on Wednesday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee to expedite the submission of its report on the proposed Iraq Sovereign Fund Law.

According to a statement by the council’s media department, the Euphrates News received a copy of it that “the first deputy president of the council, Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi, called during today's session the Finance Committee to expedite the presentation of its report on the proposal of the Iraq Sovereign Fund Law, which was presented by MPs Anam Al-Khuzaie and Naji Al-Saeedi, who obtained The support and blessing of more than 90 deputies. "
Al-Kaabi stressed that "the proposed law of the Iraq Sovereign Fund is very important and necessary, as it represents a guarantee for future generations in light of the waste of public money and existing corruption."
Wafa Al-Fatlawi

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His previous dollar exchange rate is of course 1190.

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Now, Al-Halbousi chairs the parliament session

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(Baghdad: Al Furat News) Muhammad Al-Halbousi, Speaker of Parliament, presided over the regular session of the Council on Wednesday.
A representative source said (to the Euphrates News) that "Al-Halbousi presided over a session of the House of Representatives shortly after announcing that it was chaired by his first deputy, Hassan Al-Kaabi." 
Wafa Al-Fatlawi

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The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament calls for an urgent pause to return to the previous dollar exchange rate

•  Time: 03/03/2021 17:14:36
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(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hassan Al-Kaabi, called for an urgent pause to return to the previous dollar exchange rate.

According to the media department of the Council, that Al-Kaabi stressed during his presidency of today's session that "raising the exchange rate of the dollar has a very large negative impact on the life of the Iraqi citizen, and for economic stability in general."
Al-Kaabi added that "there is a need for a serious and urgent pause for all members of the House of Representatives and the Parliamentary Finance Committee to return to the previous exchange rate."
Wafa Al-Fatlawi

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The House of Representatives begins questioning the head of the Media and Communications Commission

•  Time: 03/03/2021 17:21:55
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(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The House of Representatives, in its session held today, Wednesday, began questioning the head of the Media and Communications Commission, Ali Al-Khoweildy.

On January 23, 2021, the House of Representatives decided to postpone the completion of the questioning of the Chairman of the Communications Commission, Ali Al-Khoweildy, until confirming the medical report sent about his health after being infected with the Coronavirus.
Wafa Al-Fatlawi

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Parliament calls on the Finance Committee to expedite the submission of a proposed report on the law of the Iraq Sovereign Fund

•  Time: 03/2021 18:34:32
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Presidency of the House of Representatives called on, on Wednesday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee to expedite the submission of its report on the proposed Iraq Sovereign Fund Law.

According to a statement by the council’s media department, the Euphrates News received a copy of it that “the first deputy president of the council, Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi, called during today's session the Finance Committee to expedite the presentation of its report on the proposal of the Iraq Sovereign Fund Law, which was presented by MPs Anam Al-Khuzaie and Naji Al-Saeedi, who obtained The support and blessing of more than 90 deputies. "
Al-Kaabi stressed that "the proposed law of the Iraq Sovereign Fund is very important and necessary, as it represents a guarantee for future generations in light of the waste of public money and existing corruption."
Wafa Al-Fatlawi

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The parliament ends its questioning of the head of the Media and Communications Commission

•  Time: 03/2021 20:24:17
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives has completed the questioning of the Head of the Media and Communications Commission, Ali Al-Khoweildy.

Parliament had questioned Al-Khoweildy by Representative Ali al-Rubaie in financial and administrative violations.

Ammar Al-Masoudi

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The House of Representatives votes not convinced of the answers of the President of the Media and Communications Commission

•  Time: 03/2021 20:39:31
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives voted unconvinced with the answers of the Chairman of the Media and Communications Commission, Ali Al-Khuwailidi.

Parliament had questioned Al-Khoweildy by Representative Ali al-Rubaie in financial and administrative violations.

Ammar Al-Masoudi

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Parliament adds voting on the Board of Trustees of the Media Network to its agenda

•  Time: 03/2021 20:47:02
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives added, on Wednesday, the vote on the Board of Trustees of the Iraqi Media Network on its agenda.

The council’s media department stated in a statement that the Al Furat News Agency received a copy of it today that he “voted to add a paragraph to its agenda (voting on the Board of Trustees of the Iraqi Media Network).

He stated that "the parliament votes to add a paragraph to its agenda (reading the report of the Diwaniya Committee 148)."
Raghad Daham

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Al-Halbousi: Tomorrow's session will be devoted to voting on the Federal Court law

•  Time: 03/2021 20:54:40
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, announced that tomorrow's session, Thursday, will be devoted to voting on the Federal Court law.

Al-Halbousi stressed "the importance of tomorrow's session regarding voting on a bill that has been long awaited for years, which is the Federal Supreme Court Law."

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Finalizing the first reading of the amendment to the law regulating the lease of agricultural lands and the right to dispose of them

•  Time: 03/2021 21:24:31
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives has completed the first reading of the first amendment bill to the law regulating the lease of agricultural lands and giving them the right to dispose of them for agricultural and veterinary graduates No. 24 of 2013 .. Continued

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The date of the vote on the dismissal of the Head of the Media and Communications Authority revealed

•  Time: 03-2021-03 21:39:22
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} MP Muhammad Shi`a Al-Sudani revealed, on Wednesday, the date of the vote to dismiss the head of the Media and Communications Commission, Ali Al-Khoweildy.

Al-Sudani said, in a tweet on Twitter, that "after the chief of the executive body of the Media and Communications Authority was questioned, the deputies voted not to be satisfied with the questioner's answers."
He added, "According to the constitution, his dismissal will be presented to a vote after seven days after submitting the request of 70 deputies."
The House of Representatives voted in its regular session, on Wednesday evening, that it was not convinced of the answers of the Chairman of the Media and Communications Commission, Ali Al-Khuwailidi.
Parliament had questioned Al-Khoweildy by Representative Ali al-Rubaie in financial and administrative violations.
Wafa Al-Fatlawi

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The House of Representatives ends reading and discussion of the draft law to confront the Corona pandemic

•  Time: 03-2021-03 21:40:09
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives has finished reading and discussing the draft law to confront the Corona pandemic.

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The House of Representatives raises its meeting to tomorrow, Thursday

•  Time: 03/03/2021 22:01:57
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives raised its session to tomorrow, Thursday.

And it was decided that the meeting would take place after three in the afternoon.
The Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, announced today the importance of tomorrow's session, which concerns the vote on a long-awaited bill for years, which is the Federal Supreme Court Law.

 

 

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The agenda for the Thursday session includes the vote on the Federal Court law

•  Time: 03/2021 22:08:24
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} Our agency publishes the agenda of the parliament session for tomorrow, Thursday, and includes the vote on the draft law of the Federal Supreme Court.

The Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, announced today the importance of Thursday's session, which concerns the vote on a long-awaited bill for years, which is the Federal Supreme Court Law.
 

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{Al-Furat News} publishes the transcript of the questioning of the head of the Media and Communications Commission in Parliament today

•  Time: 03-2021-03 22:19:52
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(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The House of Representatives voted in its session, which was chaired by Muhammad Al-Halbousi, Speaker of Parliament today, Wednesday, in the presence of 195 deputies, that he was not satisfied with the answers of the Chairman of the Media and Communications Commission {Ali Al-Khuwailidi} and ended the reading and discussion of two draft laws and completing the reading of the committee's report Parliamentary Order (148) related to the follow-up of the work of the Diwaniya Committee No. (29) for the follow-up of the investigation of corruption and major criminal offenses cases.

The House of Representatives questioned al-Khoweildy and the representative, Alaa al-Rubaie.

MP Al-Rubaie began his interrogation about misleading the Communications Authority of the Council of Ministers regarding the renewal of mobile phone contracts and failure to abide by the provisions of consumer protection.

In his response, Al-Khuwailidi said that the questions directed by the questioned representative fall within the competencies of the Board of Trustees and are not within the competencies of the President of the Media and Communications Commission, indicating that no decision has been issued for the renewal or extension of mobile phone companies. Detailed reports have been sent to the Board of Trustees on all the merits of the mobile phone companies. Before the specialized committee formed, it was studied and examined, and accordingly, the Board of Trustees directed the renewal of the licenses contracts, granting the fourth generation, determining their wages, and obliging the executive management to present them to the Council of Ministers for its importance, after which the Council of Ministers approved and approved the renewal of the licenses contracts for the two companies (Zain Iraq and Asia Cell) in order to fulfill the conditions and postpone approval of the request of Korek Until the completion of all its obligations.

For his part, Representative Alaa Al-Rubaie followed the response of the Authority’s Chairman, indicating that the Commission’s response to the first question was contradictory and that no evidence was provided to prove the collection of debts owed by mobile phone companies whose contracts were renewed, pointing out that those companies did not adhere to the Budget Law by paying 60 days before Renewal date.

For his part, the head of Hayat Communications renewed his assertion that all debts owed by the mobile phone companies were collected and transferred to the Ministry of Finance.

Representative Alaa Al-Rubaie asked his second question about misleading the Council of Ministers by extending the total period for 8 years and not requiring companies to pay a regulatory fee in the governorates that fell under the control of ISIS.

For his part, the Chairman of the Commission indicated that decisions were issued regarding the cessation of demanding payment of its obligations, granting additional periods, and considering ISIS events force majeure, noting that the organizational fee continues to be paid even during the period of ISIS terrorist control over some governorates, pointing out that the Board of Trustees is concerned with the installment of debts to companies and our responsibility falls Within the submission of reports on the work of these companies, the transfer of the status quo and their requests and the development of proposals to the Board of Trustees, which is the only one concerned with making final decisions.

Attorney Alaa al-Rubaie also addressed his third question regarding the commission’s cause of wasting public money and depriving the state treasury of additional revenues.

The head of the authority replied to this question that the legal basis for determining licensing fees and fees is assigned to the Board of Trustees and is subject to international standards and practices and takes into account the quality of licenses in countries of the world and the region.

Representative Alaa Al-Rubaie asked his fourth question, which was about granting third and fourth generation licenses.

In his answer, the Chairman of the Media and Communications Authority, Ali Al-Khuwailidi, indicated that the granting of licenses for the fourth generation tours was adopted the same mechanism in 2013 through the receipt of fundamental requests that were submitted to the Board of Trustees, noting that there were no free grants for the fourth generation and it was approved by the Council of Ministers and was challenged The court's decision was supportive of the procedures of the Commission and the Board of Trustees, which supported the correctness of the decision of the procedures for granting the fourth generation, and it was carried out within the laws in force and will support the revenues of the general budget.

As for the fifth question that MP Alaa al-Rubaie asked, it is the commission’s violation of instructions and laws in granting companies additional frequencies of broadband packages despite the failure of those companies to pay the income tax and penalties for them to the Ministry of Finance.

The Chairman of the Commission replied that the companies pay all their financial obligations and that there is continuous communication between the Communications and Media Commission with the Tax Authority regarding the tax position of telecommunications companies, the safety of the position of Zain Iraq and Asia Cell, and the suspension of renewal with Korek due to the existence of a court case before the competent courts, indicating that no frequencies are granted within the broadband .

The questioned deputy addressed his sixth question about violating the provisions of Article 15 of the House of Representatives Law and the commission’s refusal to provide the House of Representatives with a copy of mobile phone licenses contracts, which is a failure to perform a legal duty.

The head of the commission answered dozens of questions and official books by MP Alaa al-Rubaie, in addition to other questions from a number of deputies, and they were answered within the legal period.

Attorney Alaa al-Rubaie also addressed his seventh question regarding legal violations by creating administrative formations through the creation of a number of offices in Baghdad and the governorates.

In his answer, the Commission’s Chairman indicated that the Commission’s Law authorized the Director-General to establish departments, units, or sub-divisions that he deems necessary, and accordingly, two departments and offices were created, and these departments are not of the rank of director general.

The questioned MP asked his eighth question regarding the violation of Article 18 of the licensing contract, through collusion with the mobile phone companies.

Al-Khoweildy replied that Clause 18 of the licensing contract authorized the Authority to impose a percentage not exceeding (1.5) and allocated for the purposes of universal service. This clause was not applied throughout the period before we assumed the position.

After the end of the interrogation, the questioned MP, Alaa al-Rubaie, stated that he was not convinced of the authority’s answers, indicating that many legal violations were diagnosed in the commission’s work.

The Speaker of Parliament praised the role and efforts of Representative Alaa Al-Rubaie in exercising his oversight role.

In the same context, the Chairman of the Media and Communications Committee, MP Naim Al-Aboudi, praised the efforts of the questioned deputy, Alaa Al-Rubaie, and the cooperation of the head of the Media and Communications Commission, pointing out that there is a clear failure in the performance of the Media and Communications Commission and his lack of conviction with the answers of the Commission’s president.

Then the House of Representatives voted not satisfied with the answers of the Chairman of the Media and Communications Commission.

On the other hand, the Speaker of Parliament noted that tomorrow's session will be devoted to voting on the Federal Court law.

On the other hand, the council postponed the vote on the sports clubs law proposal submitted by the Youth and Sports Committee at the request of the government representative and some sports clubs.

Al-Halbousi directed the parliamentary services and regions committees to follow up the issue of distributing plots of land to citizens in the governorates with the governors.

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hassan al-Kaabi directed the Finance Committee to submit its report on the Iraq’s sovereign fund for future generations within a week, calling on members of the House of Representatives and the Finance Committee to take a serious and urgent stand to return to the previous exchange rate.

During the session chaired by Dr. Bashir Al-Haddad, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, the Council ended reading the report of the Parliamentary Order No. (148) to follow up on the work of the Diwani Order Committee No. (29)

The council completed the first reading of the draft law of the first amendment to the law regulating the lease of agricultural lands and owning the right to dispose of them for agricultural and veterinarian graduates No. (24) for the year 2013 submitted by the Agriculture, Water, Marshlands, Financial and Legal Committees for the purpose of achieving agricultural development in its two parts, plant and animal, spreading modern agricultural methods and developing the productive capacity of agricultural lands. And to create advanced job opportunities for unspecified agricultural and veterinary graduates, and the private sector's contribution to developing the agricultural sector, employing scientific expertise and applying it in practice to agricultural lands.

The Council completed the reading of the report and discussion of the draft law on confronting the Corona pandemic submitted by the Health and Environment Committee.

On the other hand, the deputies discussed a number of important issues, including a call to the Ministry of Finance to facilitate the issuance of new real estate bonds in Nineveh Governorate to facilitate citizens' access to housing loans to help them rebuild the destroyed homes, and to emphasize the need to pay attention to teaching Islamic education in schools, in addition to asking the government to support the local product, especially Tomato crop in Basra Governorate.

Ammar Al-Masoudi

 

 

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Parliament Presidency announces the end of the first legislative term of the third year

•  Time: 03/2021 22:57:31
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Presidency of Parliament announced the end of the first legislative term of the third year.

The council’s media department stated in a statement that the Euphrates News Agency received a copy of it today. The Presidency of the House of Representatives announces today, 3 March 2021, the end of the first legislative term for the third legislative year.
“The first session of the second legislative term for the third legislative year will be held tomorrow, Thursday, March 4 at Three in the afternoon. "

Raghad Daham

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Parliament: The popular uprising is a witness documenting the heroics of Iraqis

Thursday 04 March 2021 62

 

Baghdad: Morning

 

The Committee of Martyrs, Victims and Political Prisoners in the House of Representatives recalled the memory of the popular uprising that erupted in the 1990s against the former dictatorial regime, stressing that it will remain a lofty witness documenting the heroics of Iraqis.

A statement made clear by the committee that it remembers in these blessed days the memory of the popular uprising that coincided in the third Gregorian date of March 1991, when the Iraqi people rose up with all courage against the policies of the Baath and its buried dictator to liberate and get rid of the injustice and suffering that they were experiencing in that dark period of modern Iraqi history. This uprising almost achieved its goals had it not been for the intervention of the forces of global arrogance and the betrayal of some Arab countries to give way to the buried head of the Baath and its repressive apparatus to suppress the popular uprising in all the provinces of Iraq and for his fascist party to carry out the most heinous crimes that face humanity.He added that the blessed populist uprising is a personal historical witness documenting the heroism of the Iraqis and the crimes of the buried Baath, as it paved the way for the overthrow of the Baath regime, and if it were not for international intervention to save this client regime, those days would have been the end of the rule of that criminal junta, and here we must stand and recall together the crimes of genocide. What was committed by the buried Baath Party in the popular uprising, which must be included in the school curriculum to be a witness to the most criminal, persecution and brutal periods in the modern history of Iraq. We continued, as we remember some of the attempts and fears of the return of this party’s practices in another form, less than a year ago, wanted revolutionaries. The populist uprising, a demonstration to demand their legal rights, and despite their obtaining official approvals, they were prevented and subjected to illegal assault and confiscation of freedoms, and this causes us to worry.

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Not possible...as so many articles state, the rate is control by the CBI !!!! / UN

 

 

The first deputy speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives calls for a return to the previous exchange rate

First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi

 March 3, 2021 6:04 PM

Mubasher: The First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi, presided over the parliament session held today, Wednesday.

Al-Kaabi said, according to a statement issued by his media office, that raising the exchange rate of the dollar had a very negative impact on the life of the Iraqi citizen, and for economic stability in general.

Al-Kaabi added that a serious and urgent pause is required for all members of the House of Representatives and the Parliamentary Finance Committee. To return to the previous exchange rate.

On December 19, 2020, the Central Bank of Iraq announced the  amendment of the exchange rate of the dollar as for the Iraqi dinar  from 1190 dinars per dollar to 1450 dinars per dollar as the purchase price of foreign currency from the Ministry of Finance, and 1460 dinars per dollar as the selling price of foreign currency to banks, and finally 1470 Dinars per dollar as the selling price of foreign currency to the public.

Al-Kaabi called, earlier, to hold an "emergency" session of the House of Representatives in the presence of the Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Central Bank. To find out the repercussions of the sudden rise in the dollar exchange rate , and to provide the necessary guarantees to protect the vulnerable, poor and low-income classes.

The Parliamentary Economic Committee confirmed, on January 10, that raising the dollar exchange rate saved 12 trillion dollars to fill part of the budget deficit , indicating that this step was taken due to the budget deficit, suggesting that the dollar exchange rate will not return to its old value.

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9 hours ago, Spartakus said:

His previous dollar exchange rate is of course 1190.

hopefully it isn't 1190. why would the cbi and minister of finance want the rate to get back to 1190 again? don't you think that the cbi and minister of finance and iraqi politicians have already kept and hold billions of iqd under their mattress because they want to get wealthy, too. may be when iraq talked about previous rate, i hope they are talking about the rate 1:1 or 3.22 if they want their currency getting stronger.