Dinar Recaps has a new page for Iraqi News Stories.

Instead of posting individual news stories like we have done on this blog page, we have now set up a page with Feeds from many different sites and Iraqi News agencies.

We have the page open now, but will be adding more sites to the page in the next day or so.

Here is the link to the new page - IRAQI NEWS FEEDS

Central Bank is witnessing a decline in demand for the dollar
12/31/2012

BAGHDAD / obelisk: sales of the Iraqi Central Bank of the dollar on Monday, down in the auction on the sale and purchase of foreign currencies, reaching 191 million and 437 thousand dollars, compared with 241 million and 848 thousand dollars recorded in the previous session, and covered the central bank at an exchange rate basis was 1166 dinars per dollar.

The bulletin auction bank that the aggregate demand for the dollar distributed by (23.3 million) in cash, and (137,000, 168) dollars in the form of remittances fully covered by the bank foreign exchange rate was 1179 dinars per dollar, including the central bank's commission amounting to 13 dinars per dollar.

The bulletin indicated that the 21 banks participating in the auction today did not make any offers to sell the dollar.

And regulates the Iraqi Central Bank auction of five meetings weekly from Sunday to Thursday for the sale and purchase of foreign currency, and receive a cash commission on the sale and transfers of about 13 dinars per dollar.
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Experts: the banking sector and stock market responsive to the requirements of economic development
31/12/2012

BAGHDAD - Hkuran Fatlawi : money market is heading in Iraq to achieve quantum leaps in performance of the three elements of the market banks, stock market, and insurance companies in order to deal with change and development stage and the requirements needed shift towards a market economy and achieve economic development. In this context, seeks CBI to improve the performance of Iraqi private banks and public and through cooperation with some international institutions where bank issued instructions commensurate with the requirements of the global banking industry and recommendations Basel 1 and Basel 2.

said the expert at the World Bank d. Majid picture in an interview »morning» said the central bank received a grant of 10 million dollars from some donor countries by the World Bank and in cooperation with international companies dedicated to prepare the necessary studies for restructuring organizational, operational and financial Rafidain and Rasheed.

drew the picture that, to improve performance, the Bank trained more than seven hundred employees from various levels, especially leading them in two banks and the Central Bank of Iraq, in order to see the achievements of the global banking industry and the way they work and training with an attempt to apply the work.

said Suri that the central bank promising a new law on the organization of work of government banks, and submitted to the State Council in the month of Tmosalmnasrm complement restructuring process, adding that this law depends on the recent trends in the management of State-owned banks, particularly with regard to the independence of the management of these banks for capital ownership »Governance banks»
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Advanced negotiations for new deals for the purchase of fighter jets
Monday 31 December 2012

Revealed the leadership of the Air Force for advanced negotiations with a number of internationally known their progress in the field of combat aircraft industry in order to strike deals to equip the Iraqi air force to add to the F16 aircraft deal the U.S..

The commander of the Air Force first team corner pilot Anwar Hama Amin "There are negotiations, committees were sent to several countries known in this area to diversify import sources fighter aircraft also has a delegation representing the state advanced in Iraq to negotiate a deal new aircraft," pointing out that "will be revealed it if the announcement of the final agreement with them. "

The secretary pointed out that "these negotiations seeking to diversify its sources of arming the Air Force of the states a sophisticated and well-known global technical capabilities and technological, as well as other technical matters," he said.
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Islamic Party withdraws from Anbar demonstrations because "loss of control of the protestors"
Monday, December 31 2012 14:08

Anbar / obelisk: announced member of the Anbar provincial council flowered Mullah, Monday, that the Islamic Party, which called on the people of the province to protest Square demonstrators withdrew after "losing control of the demonstrators."

Mulla said the "obelisk", "The Islamic Party, which mobilized and made great efforts to establish demonstrations and sit-ins taking place in cities of Anbar withdrew from the demonstrations, on Monday afternoon," adding that "the Islamic Party goal of the demonstrations was to raise issues affecting the street in an attempt gain Dr. masses and political gains serve their aspirations in the electoral achievement. "
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Central Bank calls for banks to get the right to sell the U.S. dollar
December 31 2012

BAGHDAD / obelisk: stressed the Central Bank of Iraq, Monday, he was in the process of opening the door to get the right to sell the dollar for all Iraqi banks.

The governor of the Central Bank and Abdul Basit Turki Agency for "obelisk", "The bank has decided to open the door to all banks for window sell the currency from the beginning of next year."

Turki added, "This decision will reduce the effort on the citizen to go to currency outlets will reduce the momentum would also bring the principle of justice for all private banks wishing to deal selling the currency to citizens."

". Turki pointed out that "the bank will receive applications from private banks as of next Wednesday."

And regulates the Iraqi Central Bank auction of five meetings weekly from Sunday to Thursday for the sale and purchase of foreign currency, and receive a cash commission on the sale and transfers of about 13 dinars per dollar.
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Parliamentary Foreign discuss with Kuwaiti ambassador out of Iraq from Chapter VII
31/12/2012

BAGHDAD - morning : Prime parliamentary Foreign Sheikh d. Hamoudi with Kuwaiti Ambassador to Iraq Ali insured bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and the outstanding issues that prevent exit Iraq from Chapter VII of the UN Security Council.

gave Sheikh Hamoudi, during a meeting believer congratulations to the National Assembly and the Committee on Foreign Relations in which the occasion of winning the confidence of the people, expressing hoped to start a popular new parliamentary relations for the advancement of bilateral relations between the two countries. The two sides stressed the depth of historical relations and ties between the brothers in Iraq and Kuwait, Sheikh Hamoudi discussed and Ambassador insured on the exit of Iraq from the provisions of Chapter VII.
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Law: It is too early to talk about Maliki's nomination for a third term
12.31.2012

Said the coalition of state law to nominate Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for a third term is not currently being discussed, against the backdrop of the sayings attributed to the al-Maliki that the arena is enthusiastic for the government to assume the presidency for the third time.

A member of the state law, Abbas al-Bayati, in a press statement that "the issue of granting a third term of the owners had not been addressed to him, either closely or from afar," stated Al-Bayati, "We are now the provincial elections and we have common lists with our allies from other blocs represented in the current Liberal and Council Supreme Islamic in a number of provinces, including Mosul, Salahuddin and Diyala. "

Bayati pointed out that "it is premature to talk about renewing the mandate of a third of the owners and the blocks that will reap the majority of the votes, according to election law is win the job."
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Parliamentary economy: industry Iraqi "dying" because of the absence of government support
12/31/2012

The Committee on the economy and investment parliamentary deeply regretted what she called agony Iraqi industry because of the lack of support and import approach pursued by the state.

The Committee member Abdul Hussain Abtan told the "integrity of electronic" that the blockade imposed on Iraq in the early nineties caused many consequences caused great damage to the industrial sector in Iraq.

The Abtan that other thing was supposed After the fall of the system that there will be industrial revival supportive of the industrial sector to find laws and facilities for this important sector, especially in providing loans to restore the industrial sector confidence and creates in its production gradually in the provision of certain goods and supplies simple to say the least demanded by the market.

And between Abtan that the industrial sector of Iraq today suffers from many problems and too large in spite of our demand MPs and serve as the economy and invest for several times the need to provide the conditions and facilities distinct for the sector in general and the private sector in particular to have a role in the reconstruction and the provision of supplies different but unfortunately still the problem exists and that limit the advancement of the industrial sector in the country.
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