Is Now the Time to Invest in Iraq?

June 27 (Bloomberg) -- Northern Gulf Partners Bartle Bull discusses investing in Iraq with Sara Eisen on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers." (Source: Bloomberg)

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After coming out of Chapter VII .. $ 82 billion back to the Central Bank

2013-06-29

BAGHDAD / JD / .. Mawal estimated that will be at the disposal of the Iraqi Central Bank after exit from Chapter VII by about $ 82 billion, amid warnings of Iraq's creditors hungry to claim this money.

A member of the House of Representatives MP Habib Terminal Agency / JD /: that الامول volume, which will return to the Iraqi Central Bank after the withdrawal of Iraq from Chapter VII is estimated at $ 82 billion, which would provide cover for dinars and contributes to the lifter economic situation.

And between Terminal: The state as measured from the balance and has today become a fully sovereign Iraq and and security Aahdd and international peace and is supposed to benefit as much as possible from this positive step.

He explained that the Iraqi diplomacy succeeded in improving Iraq's relationship with the region and the world functions and to return to the course that was played in the past.

Terminal warned of the problem of Iraq's creditors claim this hungry money, Mtdarka: But the Iraqi money is the protection of the United States of America.

It is noted that the United States has pledged in the era of former U.S. President George W. Bush to protect Iraq's assets abroad, estimated at $ 50 billion and this is what prevent Iraq's creditors demand them over the past years due to the situation in Iraq under the tutelage of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Was approved by U.S. President Barack Obama to extend the protection of Iraqi funds and stocks in the United States for an additional year.

A statement of the Ministry of Alhargih on June 11: The Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met with counsel and the U.S. State Department Bret Magrec, and discussed with him relations, Iraq - U.S. and developments in the Syrian crisis and political and security situation in the country. "

And received the Minister of Foreign Affairs, according to the statement, a message reply from the Foreign Minister of the United States, John Kerry, in which he said that "U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to extend the protection of special funds and Iraqi assets in the United States for one additional year," the minister said Kerry that "the president's decision extension of protection for an additional year is a symbol of our partnership in the framework of the strategic framework agreement. / Hosam Ghanem /

 

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Baghdad Municipality calls for global companies to expand their participation to the reconstruction process after exit from Chapter VII

Baghdad - and babysit - called on the secretariat of Baghdad specialized international companies to expand the size of their participation in the implementation of reconstruction projects and rebuilding Iraq after his release from the provisions of Chapter VII of the UN Charter.

The UN Security Council voted last Thursday to exit Iraq majority of international sanctions imposed on it under the provisions of Chapter VII of the former regime's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

A statement of the Secretariat of the Secretary Agency Abdul Hussein Morshedi say that "Iraq would emerge from the provisions of Chapter VII of the UN Charter represents a real opportunity, a mission, a great motivator for international companies discreet and specialized, which has the potential of material human and technical to enter Iraq in general and Baghdad in particular, and contribute to the implementation reconstruction projects, construction and investment. "

He pointed out that "the vote the UN Security Council on Iraq out of Chapter VII, a major step toward enhancing the status of Iraq in the political, economic, investment and additional incentive for international companies to enter the Iraqi market in light scored, and verifies achievements at the level of opening-up policy and enact laws and legislation that provided the flooring fertile and real guarantees for these companies. "

He Morshedi that "the Baghdad Municipality will work in order to attract international companies to implement their projects strategic sectors of pure water and sanitation and the establishment Almgesrat and road networks and environment projects and recreational facilities, tourism and preparation of designs and providing advisory services," pointing out that "the Baghdad Municipality will provide all possible facilities for this companies to ensure the success of its work and accelerate the completion of projects to serve the people of Baghdad. "

And that "Iraq is witnessing a dynamic and open day a great economic expansion in the volume of trade with the world and an increase in cooperation with the frames around the regional.

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Sales of dollar by the CBI goes down on Saturday auction. 29/06/2013 15:27:00

Baghdad / NINA /--Sales of dollar by the Central Bank of Iraq CBI and purchase of other foreign currencies declined on Saturday auction to 133 million and 383 thousand dollars, after hitting on Thursday auction the level of 192 million and 953 thousand dollars, with a stable exchange rate of 1166 dinars per dollar. The daily bulletin issued by the Central Bank, said :" The demand for dollar was ranging on today's auction around the level of 16 million and 300 thousand dollars./End http://www.ninanews.com/English/News_Details.asp?ar95_VQ=GIJFMD

Maliki receives Senator John McCain 29/06/2013 20:43:00

Baghdad (NINA) – Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki received on Saturday evening, June 29, US Senator John McCain. In the meeting, the two discussed bilateral relations and means to develop them, as well as the situation in the area and the Syrian crisis. / End. http://www.ninanews.com/English/News_Details.asp?ar95_VQ=GIJGFL

Arabic welcome to lift sanctions on Iraq

Saturday, June 29 / June 2013 16:17 | : Ambassador News | | |

{Baghdad Ambassador: News}

Welcomed Dr. Nabil Elaraby Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, the issuance of UN Security Council Resolution 2107 on the lifting of sanctions and an end to the measures imposed on Iraq under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
draws Arab, today congratulated the two brotherly peoples of Iraq and Kuwait issuance of this decision, which came as a result of cooperation between the Governments of Kuwait and Iraq, and after extensive consultations led to an agreement between the two countries on arrangements for dealing with outstanding issues including the issues of missing persons and the return of property and the National Archives and the issue of financial compensation to the State of Kuwait, which was agreed on the mechanism to solve and processed under the auspices of the United Nations.
praised the secretary-general of the Arab League , this important step that will have a major positive impact on the promote and تطويرالعلاقات the Kuwaiti-Iraqi, as it would for Iraq's full sovereignty and international status in the natural surroundings of regional and international.

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Kuwait congratulates Iraq exit from Chapter VII

Saturday, June 29 / June 2013 20:19 | : Ambassador News | | |

{Baghdad Ambassador: News}

Congratulated the State of Kuwait, Iraq out of the provisions of Chapter VII, stressing that it would enable the brothers to restore their natural surroundings regional and international levels and will contribute to strengthening and promoting bilateral relations between Kuwait and Iraq and move them to the stage check the common interests of the two countries and their peoples countries.statement added Kuwaiti official , on Saturday: that turning this state of Chapter VII to Chapter VI was the result of the positive development of relations between the State of Kuwait and the Republic of Iraq and mutual visits between officials of the two countries and resulted in the visits of the signing of important agreements of the parties and reach understandings on some bilateral issues and international obligations. continued : The State of Kuwait expresses its support for UN Security Council Resolution No. 2107/2013 and confirms that the issue of prisoners and missing persons and the return of Kuwaiti property are the issues of the nature of the purely humanitarian and looks forward to continuing the Iraqi government for its efforts to cooperate with the State of Kuwait and the international community within the framework of the Tripartite Commission and the Technical Committee emanating from under the chairmanship of the Commission International Red Cross to end this file. statement said: activation of this mechanism will Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry appointed a senior diplomats at the embassy in Baghdad for full-time work with the mission of UNAMI to follow up on this humanitarian issue closely in addition to direct cooperation with the Iraqi side.

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Receives Deputy Prime Minister and U.S. Secretary of State

06/29/2013 04:23

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said the Syrian crisis is open to all possibilities and there is no way to be solved only through dialogue and a political solution based on the understanding of the aspirations of the people Syrian and تنوعاته, stressing there is no alternative to this solution, although it is not easy. Maliki during a meeting with his official office, Deputy U.S. Secretary of State Bill Burns and his accompanying delegation noted that Iraq adheres to a policy of non-interference in internal Syrian affairs and work to support a political solution and refused to engage in reinforcing calls for any party. For his part, Deputy U.S. Secretary of State and the United States to stand by Iraq in the fight against terrorism.

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المرعبي: the parliamentary economic committee may take firm action if it continues and the Ministry of Commerce not to provide citizens with the vocabulary of the ration card

06/29/2013 04:31

A member of the parliamentary economic committee Hussein المرعبي that his committee may take firm action against the Ministry of Commerce if it continues not to provide citizens vocabulary ration card. المرعبي said in a statement that he should be on the Commerce Department said the compensation shortfall, which happened in the past few months vocabulary ration card and that the impact of several factors, including political differences. "And noted" the need to deliver good varieties of the ration card items to the citizen, not to be contracted companies best brands and Abhiha the price and equips the citizen at the cheapest and least expensive brands and some may not fit for human consumption "..

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Citizen MP urges politicians to continue holding meetings to settle crisis

Saturday, 29 June 2013 20:55 |  |  | 

Baghdad (AIN) –MP, Mohammed al-Mashkour, of the Citizen bloc called the Iraqi politicians to continue holding the meetings to settle the political crisis.

Speaking to All Iraq News Agency (AIN), he said "The Iraqis coexist with each other thousands of years ago," noting that "The sectarian sedition is increased according to the statement and stances of some clergymen."

He stressed the necessity of "Neglecting sectarianism and reflect a good image about the Iraqis to the world to show that they are living peacefully with each other," assuring that "The tensed statements will not make good results except agitating sectarianism as what happened in Egypt when the clergyman, Hassan Shahata, was killed."

"The politicians have to continue holding the meetings to reflect a good image about the Iraqis as being able to unit and settling their crisis," he concluded. /End/

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Maliki calls political sides to adopt dialogue in preparation for holding national meeting

Saturday, 29 June 2013 12:55 |  |  | 

Baghdad (AIN) -The Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, called the political sides to resort to dialogue to resolve their disputes to avert the consequences of the regional events.  

During his speech at the central celebration on relieving Iraq from the UN sanctions stated in the UN Charter's Seventh Chapter, Maliki said "We should adopt dialogue and discuss all the files overtly to prepare for holding the national meeting to rehabilitate the poltical tensed situation and achieve the political stability and continue the reconstruction of the country."

"After we got rid of the UN sanctions, we will head towards rebuilding Iraq politically and economically and wipe out all traces of humiliation occurred on Iraq due to the irrational policy of the Baath party," he stressed. /End/

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Najafi: out of Iraq from Chapter VII real beginning of the hard work in the construction, development and stability

06/28/2013 03:08

Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi, if scored from Iraq out of Chapter VII, is the completion of a good result of the efforts of our people in endurance and patience, and a turning point opens the doors to end the restrictions and international legal easing of sanctions and isolation imposed on our country. said Najafi on the government invest it properly to ensure balanced relations and positive with neighboring countries, especially Kuwait, and the trend towards fee strategy effective for the present and the future to ensure the promotion and consolidation of reconciliation and national partnership real. continued: As we congratulate our people this achievement, we commend the same time endeavors of the Iraqi diplomacy and regional and international parties that supported Iraq's efforts to get out of the pain Chapter VII, in the hope that this is the beginning of the real history of the hard work in the construction, development and stability.

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Welcome international exit Iraq from Chapter VII

06/29/2013 06:48

Welcomed the world to end the provisions of Chapter VII on Iraq and the move to Chapter VI, which recognizes that the country has become a country that does not threaten international peace and security, and this decision folded Iraq Page dark in its history imposed on him because of the policies of the former regime, to announce the start of a new phase of construction and reconstruction and development without the tutelage or authority on the country after its liberation from international restrictions. has expressed Kuwait's satisfaction with the Security Council resolution, the judge remove Iraq from under Chapter VII, stressing that the move reflects the level of development in the bilateral relations between the two neighbors, while congratulated the United States Governments of Iraq and Kuwait « their success in resolving bilateral issues and major international during the past year », and in a form which helped in the adoption of UN Security Council resolution», praised many countries, the role of Iraqi diplomacy in settling the terms of that chapter. comes الاشادات international remove Iraq from Chapter VII, in sync with the welcoming of the Arab League the decision, which she described as significant in the future of the country.

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