NEPatriotsFan1 Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 Just now, Laid Back said: In the las couple of months, I have noticed a sense of urgency to get things done in many different areas of the government and the economy. Go Iraq Go Open market economy Go Go Stronger Dinar I think this stems from an overall liquidity crunch that’s coming globally and the need to roll out rtgs cbdc currencies on a global scale. All countries trying to get their ducks in a row. From what I understand Fed Now is supposed to go live starting in Jul of 23 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southbeach Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, NEPatriotsFan1 said: I think this stems from an overall liquidity crunch that’s coming globally and the need to roll out rtgs cbdc currencies on a global scale. All countries trying to get their ducks in a row. From what I understand Fed Now is supposed to go live starting in Jul of 23 What exactly does Fed supposed to go live mean? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEPatriotsFan1 Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, southbeach said: What exactly does Fed supposed to go live mean? The Federal Reserve is piloting a program called Fed Now 24/7/365 faster payments, it will be based on blockchain for domestic payments basically using your phone, like Apple Pay or Venmo. Look it up. Many nations on earth are doing similar things. Bahamian Sand Dollar, Pix in Brazil etc etc, a digital Chinese Yuan all the ground work being laid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieC Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 Shakhwan Abdullah: Understanding between Baghdad and Erbil on the budget and oil and gas laws Rudaw Digital Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, confirmed that an understanding has been reached between Baghdad and Erbil on the budget and oil and gas laws, noting that the delay in sending the budget law to parliament is related to details that have nothing to do with the understandings between Erbil and Baghdad. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, told Rudaw Media Network on Saturday (January 14, 20239) that the first session of the new legislative term is being held today, and there are a number of paragraphs on the agenda, including the reading of the Cybercrimes Law and reports of the relevant committees. He pointed out that there is another paragraph related to the distribution of deputies of the coordination framework from the replacements of members of the Sadrist bloc who resigned, to the committees. Regarding resolving the issue of committee chairmen, Shakhwan Abdullah said that "the presidency of the House of Representatives will hold a meeting before the session to resolve this issue and other issues, and the positions of committee chairmen and their deputies will be distributed among Kurds, Shiites, Sunnis and other components." On the problem that delayed the resolution of the heads of the committees, he indicated that it is related to the committees of the category "A", where "we demanded the chairmanship of some committees while they demanded the chairmanship of some of them, and there are parties that do not make concessions," explaining that the agreement between the political blocs stipulated that the head of the committee should not be from the bloc represented by the minister, a mistake that was committed during the last period, and something we rejected. He added: "We are heading to choose the heads of the committees from political blocs that do not include the minister, and the delay in resolving them was linked to the formation of the government to know which bloc the minister represents." Regarding the steps of the parliament towards the rise in the dollar exchange rate, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives indicated that he approved the request to include the subject in the agenda and sent it to the First Deputy and the Speaker of the Council for signature as well, stressing "the need to resolve this issue, which affects every Iraqi individual, and we must know the reason for the rise in the dollar exchange rate, because Parliament represents the people, and when the picture becomes clear, it must reveal to citizens who caused this matter, where this money goes, and from which border crossing it is taken out." Regarding the reasons for the delay in sending the budget, he explained that "there were details, not related to the Kurdistan Region and Baghdad, where understandings were reached," explaining that what remains are the observations of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance on some articles of the law, and problems with other ministries. He pointed out that the Prime Minister intends to send the draft budget and oil and gas law together to the parliament, and there is an understanding about them with Erbil, especially after the recent meeting with the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Masrour Barzani, and it was also resolved to send the amount of 400 billion dinars to the Kurdistan Region, and the rest of the administrative procedures. The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government visited Baghdad on January 11 and held a series of meetings with Iraqi leaders and political parties, including a meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani. A statement by the media office of the Iraqi Prime Minister, indicated that they discussed "the most important files at the national level, and ways of integration in the work of the federal government and the regional government in order to provide the best services to citizens throughout Iraq." On fixing the Kurdistan Region's 14% share in the budget, Shakhwan Abdullah stressed that "it is decisive, but it is better for the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to announce the details themselves." 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mally2 Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 36 minutes ago, HowieC said: Shakhwan Abdullah: Understanding between Baghdad and Erbil on the budget and oil and gas laws Rudaw Digital Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, confirmed that an understanding has been reached between Baghdad and Erbil on the budget and oil and gas laws, noting that the delay in sending the budget law to parliament is related to details that have nothing to do with the understandings between Erbil and Baghdad. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, told Rudaw Media Network on Saturday (January 14, 20239) that the first session of the new legislative term is being held today, and there are a number of paragraphs on the agenda, including the reading of the Cybercrimes Law and reports of the relevant committees. He pointed out that there is another paragraph related to the distribution of deputies of the coordination framework from the replacements of members of the Sadrist bloc who resigned, to the committees. Regarding resolving the issue of committee chairmen, Shakhwan Abdullah said that "the presidency of the House of Representatives will hold a meeting before the session to resolve this issue and other issues, and the positions of committee chairmen and their deputies will be distributed among Kurds, Shiites, Sunnis and other components." On the problem that delayed the resolution of the heads of the committees, he indicated that it is related to the committees of the category "A", where "we demanded the chairmanship of some committees while they demanded the chairmanship of some of them, and there are parties that do not make concessions," explaining that the agreement between the political blocs stipulated that the head of the committee should not be from the bloc represented by the minister, a mistake that was committed during the last period, and something we rejected. He added: "We are heading to choose the heads of the committees from political blocs that do not include the minister, and the delay in resolving them was linked to the formation of the government to know which bloc the minister represents." Regarding the steps of the parliament towards the rise in the dollar exchange rate, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives indicated that he approved the request to include the subject in the agenda and sent it to the First Deputy and the Speaker of the Council for signature as well, stressing "the need to resolve this issue, which affects every Iraqi individual, and we must know the reason for the rise in the dollar exchange rate, because Parliament represents the people, and when the picture becomes clear, it must reveal to citizens who caused this matter, where this money goes, and from which border crossing it is taken out." Regarding the reasons for the delay in sending the budget, he explained that "there were details, not related to the Kurdistan Region and Baghdad, where understandings were reached," explaining that what remains are the observations of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance on some articles of the law, and problems with other ministries. He pointed out that the Prime Minister intends to send the draft budget and oil and gas law together to the parliament, and there is an understanding about them with Erbil, especially after the recent meeting with the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Masrour Barzani, and it was also resolved to send the amount of 400 billion dinars to the Kurdistan Region, and the rest of the administrative procedures. The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government visited Baghdad on January 11 and held a series of meetings with Iraqi leaders and political parties, including a meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani. A statement by the media office of the Iraqi Prime Minister, indicated that they discussed "the most important files at the national level, and ways of integration in the work of the federal government and the regional government in order to provide the best services to citizens throughout Iraq." On fixing the Kurdistan Region's 14% share in the budget, Shakhwan Abdullah stressed that "it is decisive, but it is better for the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to announce the details themselves." Thanks, read this one before but missed that word together. Hope this guy is right. Seems like something is happening 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigergorzow Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, HowieC said: Shakhwan Abdullah: Understanding between Baghdad and Erbil on the budget and oil and gas laws Rudaw Digital Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, confirmed that an understanding has been reached between Baghdad and Erbil on the budget and oil and gas laws, noting that the delay in sending the budget law to parliament is related to details that have nothing to do with the understandings between Erbil and Baghdad. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, told Rudaw Media Network on Saturday (January 14, 20239) that the first session of the new legislative term is being held today, and there are a number of paragraphs on the agenda, including the reading of the Cybercrimes Law and reports of the relevant committees. He pointed out that there is another paragraph related to the distribution of deputies of the coordination framework from the replacements of members of the Sadrist bloc who resigned, to the committees. Regarding resolving the issue of committee chairmen, Shakhwan Abdullah said that "the presidency of the House of Representatives will hold a meeting before the session to resolve this issue and other issues, and the positions of committee chairmen and their deputies will be distributed among Kurds, Shiites, Sunnis and other components." On the problem that delayed the resolution of the heads of the committees, he indicated that it is related to the committees of the category "A", where "we demanded the chairmanship of some committees while they demanded the chairmanship of some of them, and there are parties that do not make concessions," explaining that the agreement between the political blocs stipulated that the head of the committee should not be from the bloc represented by the minister, a mistake that was committed during the last period, and something we rejected. He added: "We are heading to choose the heads of the committees from political blocs that do not include the minister, and the delay in resolving them was linked to the formation of the government to know which bloc the minister represents." Regarding the steps of the parliament towards the rise in the dollar exchange rate, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives indicated that he approved the request to include the subject in the agenda and sent it to the First Deputy and the Speaker of the Council for signature as well, stressing "the need to resolve this issue, which affects every Iraqi individual, and we must know the reason for the rise in the dollar exchange rate, because Parliament represents the people, and when the picture becomes clear, it must reveal to citizens who caused this matter, where this money goes, and from which border crossing it is taken out." Regarding the reasons for the delay in sending the budget, he explained that "there were details, not related to the Kurdistan Region and Baghdad, where understandings were reached," explaining that what remains are the observations of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance on some articles of the law, and problems with other ministries. He pointed out that the Prime Minister intends to send the draft budget and oil and gas law together to the parliament, and there is an understanding about them with Erbil, especially after the recent meeting with the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Masrour Barzani, and it was also resolved to send the amount of 400 billion dinars to the Kurdistan Region, and the rest of the administrative procedures. The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government visited Baghdad on January 11 and held a series of meetings with Iraqi leaders and political parties, including a meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani. A statement by the media office of the Iraqi Prime Minister, indicated that they discussed "the most important files at the national level, and ways of integration in the work of the federal government and the regional government in order to provide the best services to citizens throughout Iraq." On fixing the Kurdistan Region's 14% share in the budget, Shakhwan Abdullah stressed that "it is decisive, but it is better for the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to announce the details themselves." HowieC Thanks, Looking real good my DV Friends....Always Keeping the faith...👍👍🙏🙏 GO RV / RI 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ly410 Posted January 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq discuss oil and gas agreement Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq discuss oil and gas agreement (alrafidain.news) Russia Today Talks continue between the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq with the aim of reaching an agreement on the oil and gas law, and parliamentary sources confirmed that the two sides are close to announcing an agreement between them in this regard. 5 1 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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3n1 Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 3 hours ago, 6ly410 said: Talks continue between the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq with the aim of reaching an agreement on the oil and gas law i musta read to much into last weeks articles about Baghdad and Kurdistan had reached an agreement on oil n gas law (hcl) and that it was going to parliament along with the budget to be voted on ... silly me , cheers dv'ers 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairways&Greens Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 A lot of indications they are close to announcing an agreement, which according to some analysts would set other certain things in motion—a domino effect if you will. A lot of dominos are set. I hope their analysis is correct and we see things fall into place in the next month or two. 7 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ametad Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 13 hours ago, 6ly410 said: parliamentary sources confirmed that the two sides are close to announcing an agreement between them Close, I hope that’s better than Soon!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3n1 Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 1 hour ago, ametad said: Close, I hope that’s better than Soon!! ... soon in the coming days ... funny ametad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 16 hours ago, 3n1 said: i musta read to much into last weeks articles about Baghdad and Kurdistan had reached an agreement on oil n gas law (hcl) and that it was going to parliament along with the budget to be voted on ... silly me , cheers dv'ers No. They agreed to agree that they will agree on the HCL. But they had not yet agreed on the actual HCL. That will be the next agreement which is "close.". We hope. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Now this statement makes me believe they have hammered out the HCL to the point where they are going to send it to parliament and make an announcement of the "DETAILS". "On fixing the Kurdistan Region's 14% share in the budget, Shakhwan Abdullah stressed that "it is decisive, but it is better for the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to announce the details themselves." 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ly410 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 #بەپەلە Foreign Minister: A solution has been found and 400 billion will be sent to the Kurdistan Region through the Iraqi Commercial Bank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ly410 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Masrour Barzani: As long as the federal oil and gas law is enacted, we will cooperate with Baghdad and provide more information on this link... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ly410 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Masrour Barzani during a phone conversation with Amos Hochstein: We will continue to coordinate with Baghdad in the field of energy until the adoption of the federal oil and gas law 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary B Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 6ly410 good job for finding news 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted January 21, 2023 Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq are discussing the oil and gas agreement Publish date: 19.01.2023 | 15:22 GMT | Last update: 19.01.2023 | 21:34 GMT |Arab world news Discussions continue between the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan region of Iraq with the aim of reaching an agreement on the oil and gas law, and parliamentary sources confirmed that the two sides are close to declaring an agreement between them in this regard. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ly410 Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Mousawi: Understandings between Baghdad and Erbil to pass the oil and gas law Al-Musawi: Understandings between Baghdad and Erbil to approve the oil and gas law (ninanews-com.translate.goog) Saturday 21 January 2023 10:46 | EconomicalNumber of readings: 251 Baghdad / NINA / - A member of the Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee, Zainab Jumaa Al-Mousawi, confirmed today, Saturday, that there is a parliamentary effort to approve the oil and gas law soon. Al-Moussawi said in a statement: "The adoption of the law soon in the House of Representatives will be a radical solution to the dispute over oil wealth between Baghdad and Erbil, and it will regulate all energy files throughout Iraq." Al-Moussawi added, "There are understandings between Baghdad and Erbil to approve the oil and gas law to take advantage of paragraphs that support the exclusive powers of the federal government regarding oil and gas in Iraq." / End 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ly410 Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Oil and gas law towards approval and MPs: It will be a solution to the differences between the center and the region Oil and gas law towards approval and MPs: It will be a solution to the differences between the center and the region » Baghdad Today News Agency Economy | Today, 10:27 | Baghdad Today - Baghdad A member of the Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee, Zainab Juma Al-Musawi, revealed on Saturday that there is a parliamentary effort to approve the oil and gas law soon. Al-Musawi said in a statement received by (Baghdad Today), that "the adoption of the law soon in the Iraqi Council of Representatives will be a radical solution to the dispute over oil wealth between Baghdad and Erbil, and regulates all energy files throughout Iraq." Al-Musawi added, "There are understandings between Baghdad and Erbil to approve the oil and gas law to benefit from paragraphs that support the exclusive powers of the federal government regarding oil and gas in Iraq. Observers confirm that Baghdad and Erbil are close to reaching a political agreement to legislate the oil and gas law after continuous delays since 2005, and after the adoption of the law is a step in the political understandings between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, as the Kurdistan Democratic Party announced an agreement on the legislation of the oil and gas law, pointing out that the law will solve one of the most prominent outstanding problems between Baghdad and Erbil. Since 2003, Baghdad and Erbil have been at odds over the management of the region's oil fields, with Baghdad saying that the region does not declare the real oil export amounts and does not hand over those amounts to it, while Kurdistan says that exports from oil fields in its territory should be subject to its management, whether in terms of granting licenses for new explorations, managing existing fields, controlling production and export to destinations of their choice, or contracting for purchase and development. The Kurdistan region has been exporting its oil produced since 2009 independently of the federal government, relying on the region's oil and gas law, which was voted by the region's parliament in 2007 and considered by Baghdad to be contrary to the federal constitution. On February 15, 2022, the Federal Supreme Court ruled that the regional government's Oil and Gas Law of 2007, which regulates the oil industry and extraction in the region, was unconstitutional. The court ruling declared the KRG's oil contracts with oil companies, foreign parties and countries null and void. This includes exploration, extraction, export and sale agreements, according to the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, Iraq's highest court whose decisions are binding on the three branches of legislative, executive and judicial. At the time, the Kurdistan Regional Government rejected the Federal Court's decision and relinquished control over oil exports, stressing that the court's ruling was "an attack on its sovereignty stipulated in the Iraqi constitution." Article 112 of the Constitution stipulates that "the federal government shall manage the oil and gas extracted from the existing fields with the governments of the producing regions and provinces, provided that its imports are distributed equitably in proportion to the distribution of the population throughout the country." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ly410 Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Barzani's Party: 3 files hinder Baghdad-Erbil understandings on the 2023 budget Economy | Today, 08:58 | Barzani's Party: 3 files hinder Baghdad-Erbil understandings on the 2023 budget » Baghdad Today News Agency Baghdad Today - Erbil Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) member Saleh Omar said on Saturday that the region has taken good steps to resolve differences with the federal government, while revealing "problems" that he said hinder reaching a final agreement regarding the 2023 budget. Omar said in an interview with Baghdad Today that "there are understandings regarding the issue of the budget, but there are some problems that hinder reaching a final agreement." "The most prominent thorny issues are the amount of oil that the region will deliver, the right of the Kurdistan government to export oil and gas, and the debts that the regional government has to oil companies and banks," he said. A few days ago, parliament resumed its sessions, after its month-long monthly recess, while expectations indicate that the 2023 budget bill may reach parliament within the next two months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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