ronscarpa Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 Al-Sudani announces the launch of investment opportunities for the Baghdad Metro project and the Karbala-Najaf train PoliticsBaghdad MetroSudaneseKarbala Train 2024-02-08 // 11:07 Shafaq News / On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani launched two investment opportunities. A brief statement from Al-Sudani’s office received by Shafaq News Agency stated: "The Prime Minister announced the launch of investment opportunities for the Baghdad Metro project and the Karbala-Najaf train project." This came at a contract signing ceremony between the Ministry of Transport and the alliance of CHSS and HSS, two Lebanese and Malaysian companies that will provide their consulting services for the project, according to the statement. In a speech he delivered during the ceremony, Al-Sudani praised the efforts of the Ministries of Transport and Planning, the Investment Authority and the Baghdad Municipality, and the consultants in preparing and arriving for this day and announcing these opportunities that will be available to the local, Arab and international private sector, as well as preparing to contract with consulting companies that will undertake the tasks of auditing statements and designs. Feasibility studies and supervision of the implementation of these large projects. He explained, "The Baghdad Metro Project was included in the designs of the city of Baghdad decades ago, and was subject to much diligence and research, and was included in budgets without being implemented on the ground," stressing the implementation of the government's vision to advance the public transportation sector as one of the most important means that provides ease of transportation and provides Time and cost, especially for low-income groups, in addition to the fact that it is an environmentally friendly project as it will operate on electrical energy.” Al-Sudani pointed to the second investment opportunity represented by the train line linking Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf and Holy Karbala, which has been talked about for years in the transportation crisis between these two cities, which witness continuous millions of visits on religious occasions, and large, almost daily visits. The ceremony witnessed the announcement by the Chairman of the Investment Authority to set next Monday, February 12, as the date for opening applications for companies on the Authority’s platform in order to submit their offers on the two projects. The consulting contract for the Baghdad Metro project was signed by the Mayor of Baghdad, while the consulting contract for the Karbala-Najaf Express Train was signed by the Director General of the General Railway Company, one of the companies of the Ministry of Transport, according to the statement. https://www.shafaq.com/ar/سیاسة/السوداني-يعلن-طلاق-الفرص-الاستثمارية-لمشروع-مترو-بغداد-و-قطار-كربلا---النجف 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwball Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 And here’s talk of the metro project…the last time they talked about this was 2013….let’s pray peeps this brings us what we want 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwball Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 20 hours ago, ronscarpa said: The Baghdad Metro Project was included in the designs of the city of Baghdad decades ago, Yep over 10 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwball Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Let’s wait 10 years to build this now under a program rate when we could have built it years ago? Does that make sense? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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3n1 Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 1 hour ago, screwball said: And here’s talk of the metro project…the last time they talked about this was 2013….let’s pray peeps this brings us what we want Im not being negative SB at all and enjoy all you add and inform , im just not sure projects will be the restoration of the IQD and make it powerful again , for many many years before saddam invaded Kuwait the iqd never had a xchange rate below 2 to 1 and thats a fact not hopium or guru speak gibberish and iraq never had high speed rails or pumped near as much oil as of now , there is no doubt something else is at play keeping the iqd suppressed and depressed below its real value internationally . strictly my own opinions thoughts before im told to state that clearly lol cheers ,all the best 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longtimelurker Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 6 minutes ago, 3n1 said: Im not being negative SB at all and enjoy all you add and inform , im just not sure projects will be the restoration of the IQD and make it powerful again , for many many years before saddam invaded Kuwait the iqd never had a xchange rate below 2 to 1 and thats a fact not hopium or guru speak gibberish and iraq never had high speed rails or pumped near as much oil as of now , there is no doubt something else is at play keeping the iqd suppressed and depressed below its real value internationally . strictly my own opinions thoughts before im told to state that clearly lol cheers ,all the best Maybe the CBI is the problem 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3n1 Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 7 minutes ago, Longtimelurker said: Maybe the CBI is the problem possibly LTL , or whoever controls the central bank , if you look back at shabibis time establishing the bank , building reserves and micro and macro economic policies the cbi released much currency information about its plan and future, Saleh was his mouthpiece and right hand man at the bank and is still in a goi position he knows exactly what the plan was imo . since shabibi was forced to exile out of iraq ( thanks maliki ) very little currency information has been told biggest story they got is debit cards to crow about in the last ten years ... letsroll 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwball Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Maybe Iraqs currency won’t change value until the GCR….this and the CBI could be the problems… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwball Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 9 hours ago, 3n1 said: im just not sure projects will be the restoration of the IQD and make it powerful again What I am saying is that without it these projects will not happen, no other reasons to suspend them for 10 years… 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longtimelurker Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 12 hours ago, 3n1 said: possibly LTL , or whoever controls the central bank , if you look back at shabibis time establishing the bank , building reserves and micro and macro economic policies the cbi released much currency information about its plan and future, Saleh was his mouthpiece and right hand man at the bank and is still in a goi position he knows exactly what the plan was imo . since shabibi was forced to exile out of iraq ( thanks maliki ) very little currency information has been told biggest story they got is debit cards to crow about in the last ten years ... letsroll I believe the Rothschilds and a couple other ruler families own the central banks.. We need Shabibi back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longtimelurker Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 3 hours ago, screwball said: Maybe Iraqs currency won’t change value until the GCR….this and the CBI could be the problems… I believe it will happen with the GCR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3n1 Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 12 minutes ago, Longtimelurker said: We need Shabibi back. unfortunately he has left this rotating globe we are spinning on so ill just take the IQD back in its rightful standing that should be simple huh , they devalued it in a short period they can reinstate it the same ✌️ all the best LTL 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longtimelurker Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Just now, 3n1 said: unfortunately he has left this rotating globe we are spinning on so ill just take the IQD back in its rightful standing that should be simple huh , they devalued it in a short period they can reinstate it the same ✌️ all the best LTL ✌️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvmydinar Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 1 hour ago, Longtimelurker said: We need Shabibi back. How to wake him up? By the power of therapeutic hypothermia? He already went to a better place peacefully. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwball Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 7 hours ago, 3n1 said: they devalued it in a short period they can reinstate it the same This 💯what I believe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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