Iraqi News Highlights and Points to Ponder Sunday Afternoon 5-12-24

Iraqi News Highlights and Points to Ponder Sunday Afternoon  5-12-24

Deputy: Iraq Represents An Important Factor In The Stability Of The Global Oil Market

Economy | 05:40 - 05/11/2024   Mawazine News – Baghdad    MP Nour Nafie Al-Jalaihawi confirmed, on Saturday, that Iraq represents an important factor in the stability of international markets in the oil and energy file.

 Al-Julaihawi said, in an interview followed by Mawazine News, that “developing Iraq’s oil and gas fields is an important strategy in order to strengthen the country’s economy, diversify its revenues, and seek to raise the efficiency of its production capacity in a way that contributes to increasing exports.”

She added, "The Prime Minister's launch of the fifth supplementary licensing round and the sixth round, which will include 29 projects in fields and exploratory patches, whether oil or gas, spread across 12 governorates, is a step in the right direction that will lead to achieving three positives at the same time: increasing its ability to pump oil and produce gas and reducing the bill."

Importing the latter, in addition to revitalizing neighboring regions and providing more job opportunities, not to mention supporting the governorates and financing service projects.”

She stated that "Iraq represents an important factor in stabilizing international markets in the energy file and increasing its production capacity is a step in the right direction, especially gas fields, in order to reach the stage of sufficiency."   https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=247775

90 Billion Dinars Were Recovered From Social Protection Violators

Posted On05-12-2024 By Sotaliraq   Yesterday, Saturday, the Social Protection Fund in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs counted the money recovered from transgressors since its establishment and during the current year 2024, while explaining the reason for the cessation of its projects.

The Director General of the Fund, Siham Abdel Wahab, said, “(90) billion dinars have been recovered from the beginning of the Fund’s establishment in 2015 until now, while the funds recovered during the current year from the period 1/1/2024 to 4/30/2024 amounted to a limit of (5) billion dinars after the intersection of information and extracting the names of the transgressors.” LINK

In Numbers: The Rise In Internal Debt In Iraq

Time: 05/12/2024 Read: 624 times   {Economic: Al-Furat News} An economic expert revealed that the total internal debt in Iraq increased during the month of last April.

Manar Al-Obaidi said in a statement, a copy of which was received by {Al-Furat News}, that "the total internal debt last April rose to 76.9 trillion dinars, up from the previous month of March by 5%, as the total internal debt of Iraq was 73.2 trillion dinars."

He pointed out that the total debt increased "by 10.39% compared to April 2023, as the total internal debt at that time was 69.7 trillion dinars."   LINK

Iraq Is The Largest Producer.. OPEC+ Is Pumping Higher Than Scheduled And In Anticipation Of The June Meeting

Energy  Economy News _ Baghdad  OPEC+ crude oil production decreased by 210,000 barrels per day on a monthly basis, to 41.04 million barrels per day last April.

This came according to a survey conducted by S&P Global Commodity, as Russia began implementing a deeper production cut amid a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on its refineries.

However, this decline is unlikely to be enough to calm tensions over compliance, with Russia failing to meet its target, and Iraq and Kazakhstan continuing to produce quantities well above their quotas, according to the survey.

However, this decline is unlikely to be enough to calm tensions over compliance, with Russia failing to meet its target, and Iraq and Kazakhstan continuing to produce quantities well above their quotas.

The two countries exceeded excess production by nearly 1 million barrels per day in early 2024, and committed to compensate for this between May and the end of December 2023, and these plans were adjusted depending on future production and OPEC+ policy decisions based on the data.

Iraq and Kazakhstan continued to produce beyond quotas, despite their pledge to compensate for their surplus production in early 2024.

As for the June meeting, the production data for last April will be the talk available to OPEC+ ministers when they meet to determine production levels, and analysts expect the group to extend the current quotas and voluntary cuts.

Iraq produced above its quota last April, when production reached 4.24 million barrels per day, a decrease of only 4%, compared to the previous month, which amounted to 4.28 million barrels per day. Thus, it produced above its quota by 240 thousand barrels per day. Views 20 05/12/2024 - https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=43343

The Discovery Of 10 New Oil And Gas Fields In The Anbar Desert

Economy   Information / Anbar..   Anbar Governor’s Advisor for Energy Affairs, Aziz Khalaf Al-Tarmouz, announced today, Sunday, the discovery of 10 new oil and gas fields in the Anbar desert in western Iraq.

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Al-Tarmouz told Al-Maalouma, “The Oil Exploration Company affiliated with the Ministry of Oil conducted exploration operations in the desert of Al-Nukhayb district towards the Arar border crossing with Saudi Arabia and the areas south of Tharthar, which resulted in the discovery of 10 new oil and gas fields that were not registered with the Ministry of Oil.”

He explained, “These fields contain large quantities of petroleum derivatives, minerals, and phosphates,” noting that “expectations indicate that these areas float on lakes of oil.”

He denied that “exploration operations for oil and gas fields have stopped for security reasons,” indicating that search and exploration operations will continue. According to a plan drawn up by the concerned authorities. Ended / 12A   LINK

Oil: Iraq Achieved Self-Sufficiency In Liquid Gas And Began Exporting The Surplus

Energy  Economy News _ Baghdad   The Ministry of Oil announced today, Sunday, that Iraq's oil reserves have risen to more than 160 billion barrels, while indicating that 22 international companies are competing for gas field development projects, stressing that Iraq has achieved self-sufficiency in liquid gas and has begun exporting the surplus.

The ministry’s spokesman, Asim Jihad, said in an interview with the Iraqi News Agency, followed by Al-Iqtisad News, that “the fifth and sixth round of supplementary licenses come in line with the government program that aims to optimize the investment of oil and gas wealth.”

 He added, "The Ministry aims to maximize national production, especially of hydrocarbon and gaseous compounds found in the ground," noting that "there are 22 international companies competing for projects to develop these fields."

He pointed out, "Most of the exploration blocks nominated for competition are gas exploration blocks, and therefore this will support the energy sector in Iraq."

Jihad confirmed, "The Ministry of Oil has achieved important steps in optimal gas investment projects in Maysan Governorate, at a rate of 300 cubic feet, and in Dhi Qar / Nasiriyah and Al-Gharraf Governorates, at a rate of 200 million standard cubic feet per day."

He continued, "The contracts concluded by the Ministry regarding the Nahran Omar field will provide 300 million standard cubic feet in two stages, while the contract with Total will provide 600 million standard cubic feet per day."

He pointed out, "The fifth licensing round will achieve more than 800 million standard cubic feet of gas, in addition to the efforts of the Basra Gas Company, where gas investment has reached 1,200 million standard cubic feet per day."

He went on to say: "It is hoped that 200 million standard cubic feet will be added this year, so in total Iraq aims to achieve self-sufficiency to support the energy sector and reach the stage of self-sufficiency."

He stressed, "Iraq has achieved self-sufficiency in liquid gas, and the surplus was exported outside the country," noting that "this step is important in strengthening the Iraqi national economy."

According to him, “the government effort focused during the last period on intensifying exploratory operations, and therefore this will lead to maximizing the Iraqi oil reserve,” adding, “It is hoped that during the coming period it will be announced that the Iraqi oil reserve will increase to more than 160 billion barrels, which will enhance the role of Iraq in the global oil market.

Regarding the activities of the fifth supplementary and sixth licensing round for the second day, Jihad explained, “The activities of the second day included competition for 11 fields and exploration plots, and these patches and fields began with the Abu Khaimah field in Al-Muthanna Governorate, which was transferred to the Chinese company Zenoa.”

Jihad added: “Now there is competition for the goat patch in Anbar Governorate. Competition will also take place today for patch No. 7 in Diwaniyah Governorate, Al-Dhafriyah field in Wasit Governorate, Sumer patch in Al-Muthanna Governorate, Tal Hajar in Nineveh Governorate, Al-Khanah in Salah al-Din Governorate, and Anah in Anbar.” Plot No. 11 in Najaf Al-Ashraf, Al-Anbar Plot in Anbar Governorate, and Qalat Saleh Field in Maysan.

He expressed his hope that “these projects will be referred to competing international companies, in a way that will achieve a major transition in this context,” and tomorrow “the competition will be for another group of fields and exploratory patches.”

Yesterday, Saturday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani sponsored the ceremony to announce licenses for the fifth supplementary round and the entire sixth round, which includes a total of 29 projects for oil and gas exploratory fields and patches, distributed among 12 governorates.

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Provoking Thoughts and Points to Ponder on Wealth

True abundance is not about gathering more things, it's about touching the place in us that is connected to the divine source of abundance, so that we know what we need in the moment will be provided.  - Mary Manin Morrissey

The ideal social state is not that in which each gets an equal amount of wealth, but in which each gets in proportion to his contribution to the general stock.  - Henry George

I'll fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay; Princes and Lords may flourish, or may fade - A breath can make them, as a breath has made - But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd can never be supplied.  - Oliver Goldsmith

Riches either serve or govern the possessor.  - Horace

The wealth of nations is men, not silk and cotton and gold.  - Richard Hovey

Life is short. The sooner that a man begins to enjoy his wealth the better.  - Samuel Johnson

Our Lord commonly giveth Riches to such gross asses, to whom he affordeth nothing else that is good.- Martin Luther

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“Tidbits From TNT” Sunday 5-12-2024

TNT:

Tishwash:  Al-Sudani confirms Iraq's readiness to hold the next conference of the Arab Network in Baghdad

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received, this Sunday morning, the Secretary-General of the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions, Sultan bin Hassan Al-Jamali, and his accompanying delegation.

The meeting witnessed, according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office, a copy of which {Al-Furat News} received, “discussion of the human rights file, the work of local, regional and international organizations in this field, and a review of the development witnessed by the Iraqi legal and constitutional environment, in ensuring the rights of individuals and groups and general civil rights.” .

During the meeting, the Prime Minister affirmed, “Iraq’s readiness and welcome to hold the next conference of the Arab Network in the capital, Baghdad, as part of the government’s efforts to create the general climate for the work of human rights institutions and organizations, and to hold conferences and development workshops that support their activities.”

The statement added, "The meeting also witnessed a review of the current events in the Gaza Strip and the continued aggression against our Palestinian people, the human rights violations that violated all international moral standards, and the role of the international community, with its human rights and legal institutions and organizations, in stopping these organized crimes."  link

Tishwash:  Iraq is the largest producer.. OPEC+ is pumping higher than scheduled and in anticipation of the June meeting

 OPEC+ crude oil production decreased by 210 thousand barrels per day on a monthly basis, to 41.04 million barrels per day last April.

This came according to a survey conducted by S&P Global Commodity, as Russia began implementing a deeper production cut amid a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on its refineries.

However, this decline is unlikely to be enough to calm tensions over compliance, with Russia failing to meet its target, and Iraq and Kazakhstan continuing to produce quantities well above their quotas, according to the survey.

However, this decline is unlikely to be enough to calm tensions over compliance, with Russia failing to meet its target, and Iraq and Kazakhstan continuing to produce quantities well above their quotas.

The two countries exceeded excess production by nearly 1 million barrels per day in early 2024, and committed to compensate for this between May and the end of December 2023, and these plans were adjusted depending on future production and OPEC+ policy decisions based on the data.

Iraq and Kazakhstan continued to produce beyond quotas, despite their pledge to compensate for their surplus production in early 2024.

As for the June meeting, the production data for last April will be the talk available to OPEC+ ministers when they meet to determine production levels, and analysts expect the group to extend the current quotas and voluntary cuts.

Iraq produced above its quota last April, when production reached 4.24 million barrels per day, a decrease of only 4%, compared to the previous month, which amounted to 4.28 million barrels per day. Thus, it produced above its quota by 240 thousand barrels per day.  link

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Tishwash:  Al-Sudani: Dozens of international companies compete to invest wealth in Iraq

On Saturday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani sponsored the ceremony of announcing licenses for the fifth supplementary round and the entire sixth round, which includes a total of 29 projects for oil and gas fields and exploratory blocks, distributed among 12 governorates, as these strategic projects will contribute to increasing investments in those governorates, which will help... Improving its economic and service reality.

Iraq expects to obtain more than 3,459 million standard cubic feet per day of gas, and more than one million barrels of oil per day, through these two rounds.

In a speech he delivered during the ceremony, according to a statement by his media office, Al-Sudani welcomed representatives of Arab and foreign companies, praising the efforts made by the Ministry of Oil, which is the beginning of greater efforts and opportunities that will be reflected in every aspect of our national economy.

He also expressed his appreciation for the efforts made by the relevant agencies and ministries, which resulted in creating the appropriate environment for launching these projects.

The Prime Minister referred to the government program that devoted a wide scope to the government’s vision of achieving the slogan (towards optimal investment of oil and gas), by adopting a new policy in investing oil wealth. He also stressed the commitment of the government and all state institutions to work away from bureaucracy and complex routine, in order to Facilitating the business and investment environment.

 The statement summarized the highlights of the Prime Minister’s speech:

The expected revenues must be used to advance the rest of the economic fields that our people are waiting for.

Iraq is a difficult number in the world's energy and oil wealth equation.

Our goal is to invest this wealth, starting with ending the burning of associated gas, which will stop within 3-5 years, and stopping the devastating environmental effects of this process.

We are heading to invest our oil production and transform it into petrochemical manufacturing industries.

Our goal is to convert 40% of oil production over the next 10 years into oil products.

Free gas investment, which is being implemented through the sixth round, is the most important investment for this idle wealth.

We are proceeding with integrated oil projects, which have been announced, and are being discussed with companies regarding them.

The establishment of a fixed gas platform in the Grand Al-Faw Port, together with the development road project, which includes an oil and gas transportation line, will establish a new situation for Iraq in the operating energy market.

The Ministry of Oil worked to prepare for these tours, through workshops and meetings with consultants.

We have dozens of international companies competing to invest wealth, and this is evidence of Iraq's increasing interconnectedness with the global economy.

We have initiated real reforms in tax, customs, and banking reform, to complete the ideal investment environment for the work of oil companies.

We direct the Ministry of Oil to formulate this policy and rush strongly without hesitation to develop optimal plans for investing wealth, and you will find full support from the government and the House of Representatives.

We will not pay attention to obstructive voices, and we stress the Ministry of Oil to take confident and expressive measures.

We call on investing companies to begin their tasks as soon as possible.

We were keen to distribute the projects in more than one governorate. To achieve the broadest development in all governorates of Iraq.  link

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“Tidbits from TNT” Saturday 5-11-2024

TNT:

Tishwash:  A $700 million agreement is signed between Iraq and Italy to finance these projects

Today, Saturday, the technical advisor to the Prime Minister, Muhammad Al-Daraji, announced the signing of an agreement between Iraq and Italy to finance industrial projects worth $700 million, while he confirmed the signing of memorandums of understanding to equip Iraq with (6) Italian factories for the private sector.

Al-Daraji said in an interview followed by Al-Eqtisad News, “Under the guidance of Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, an agreement was signed between the Supreme Committee for Sovereign Guarantees and the Italian Shasa Credit Corporation on behalf of the Italian government to finance industrial projects in Iraq worth $700 million,” noting that "The agreement was signed between the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) and two Italian banks to finance these projects."

He added, "As part of the government's initiative to support the private sector, memorandums of understanding were also signed between Iraqi businessmen and businessmen from Italian suppliers of production lines and factories to supply 6 factories to Iraq," indicating that "these factories include glass products, medicines, slaughterhouses, poultry and egg rearing, and gas processing." The facility, an iron factory, and a pharmaceutical factory.”  link

Shybaby:  Iraq requests end of UN assistance mission by end-2025

BAGHDAD (Reuters) –

Iraq has requested that a United Nations assistance mission set up after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the country end its work by the end of 2025, saying it was no longer needed because Iraq had made significant progress towards stability.

The mission, headquartered in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, was set up with a wide mandate to help develop Iraqi institutions, support political dialogue and elections, and promote human rights.

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Iraq wanted to deepen cooperation with other U.N. organisations but there was no longer a need for the political work of the U.N. assistance mission, known as UNAMI.

The mission's head in Iraq often shuttles between top political, judicial and security officials in work that supporters see as important to preventing and resolving conflicts but critics have often described as interference.

"Iraq has managed to take important steps in many fields, especially those that fall under UNAMI's mandate," Sudani said in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Iraq's government has since 2023 moved to end several international missions, including the U.S.-led coalition created in 2014 to fight Islamic State and the U.N.'s mission established to help promote accountability for the jihadist group's crimes.

Iraqi officials say the country has come a long way from the sectarian bloodletting after the U.S.-led invasion and Islamic State's attempt to establish a caliphate, and that it no longer needs so much international help.

Some critics worry about the stability of the young democracy, given recurring conflict and the presence of many heavily armed military-political groups that have often battled on the streets, the last time in 2022.

Some diplomats and U.N. officials also worry about human rights and accountability in a country that frequently ranks among the world's most corrupt and where activists say freedom of expression has been curtailed in recent years.

Iraq's government says it is working to fight corruption and denies there is less room for free expression.

Somalia's government also requested the termination of a U.N. political mission this week. In a letter to the Security Council, the country's foreign minister called for the departure of the Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), which has advised the government on peace-building, security reforms and democracy for over a decade. He provided no reason. 

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Tishwash: They prefer to put their money in their homes.. When will the banking sector gain the trust of Iraqis?

The citizen prefers that keeping his cash in his home is a guarantee of its security, rather than having it in institutions that they do not trust in to house this money, which has led to the impeding the growth of the banking system in the country, while the Iraqi government is trying to attract cash liquidity by automating the citizen’s daily transactions. Through electronic payment cards and other plans to restore this trust between the citizen and the Iraqi banking system.

Banks, in turn, increased the number of their bank branches. Many private banks were opened throughout Iraq to enhance accessibility and enhance financial inclusion, while observers explained that the citizen must give these banks an opportunity to achieve economic growth in the country, while others attributed the lack of this confidence to weakness. The scarcity of banking services made them unable to attract citizens and merchants, in addition to the high interest rates on loans and advances.

Support banks

While the majority of banks in Iraq represent 90.5% (67 out of 74 banks) of the total number of banks. It is owned by the private sector and also owns the capital of the banking sector in Iraq.

Banking expert Saif Jawad Al-Halafi confirms, “One of the foundations of banking is banking comprehensiveness in diversifying the banking services provided to the public, and that the bank does not depend in making profits on a banking operation that it monopolizes as a result of the availability of external regional factors affecting Iraq’s foreign trade movement.”

 Noting that, “The investor has the right to reap profits, but our banks also have the right, even if they are marred by some wrong banking behavior for a certain period, they have the right to be included with everyone in enjoying all the banking services available in the Iraqi banking arena and in foreign trade, from opening credits or transfers.” "External".

Maintaining the banking sector

Al-Halafi explains in an exclusive interview with Al-Mada that “all Iraqi banks must be supported without exception, whether they are fully owned by Iraqis or there are foreign contributions participating in Iraqi capital.” Pointing out, “There is a crowd of depositors and investors in these banks, and the government must provide all full support to all of them because one of the basics of the Iraqi national security standard, and one of the most important points, is to maintain the strength of the banking sector without being subjected to pressures or tremors that overthrow some.” Banks, because you will affect the rest of the Iraqi banks as a whole.”

Al-Halafi continues, “The journey of establishing Iraqi banks and the Baghdad stock market is an arduous journey, the journey of which began with the late Hassan al-Najafi, so we must support our banks, whether that is with constructive criticism or correction.” Stating, “What is sad is that the Iraqi banking sector is older than all neighboring countries, and for this reason we never allow our banks to let us down because they are our security and the future of Iraqi foreign trade, and they have the right to contribute to all banking and economic activities without exception, especially in the upcoming Al-Faw port project.” And also the path of development.

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While most Iraqis avoid crediting their assets to traditional commercial banks because of their doubts and the political differences that arise from time to time, in addition to the fact that there are those who have religious reservations.

The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Saleh, stated that “the vision of the government curriculum is moving towards implementation with consistent steps, all of which lead towards successive reform applications and according to a systematic and comprehensive structure that addresses the details of the national economy and according to the priorities drawn up from the beginning.” Pointing out, “It is known that the contribution of government sectors to the country’s gross domestic product is about 63%, as the Iraqi economy is the fourth economy in the world in terms of the government sector’s dominance in generating gross domestic product.”

Saleh added in an interview with Al Mada, “Economic reform inevitably begins with the government economy, which has the greatest contribution to the growth of the country’s national income.” Noting that, “With a closer look, the reform priorities started today from the government finance sector, and we mean government banking activity, which currently dominates 85% of banking operations in the country, but operates with capital or ownership rights that constitute only 22% of the total banking capital.” In the country, which made it restricted in the development of general economic activity and the development of the market economy, and since finance is an activity that precedes real productive activity in terms of importance and logic, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani adopted a scientific and practical approach by moving towards reforming the government commercial banking system.

Achieving financial inclusion

The lack of experience, lack of services, and lack of banking culture led to a collective alienation from the entire banking sector, which hindered the development of this important system in the country.

As Saleh returns to update (Al-Mada), that “to begin with, one of the largest international companies specialized in reform studies and financial, accounting and administrative auditing was commissioned to prepare an accurate assessment of the reality of government banks in order to achieve comprehensive reform processes for the government banking system itself, and at the forefront of that is Generating a government commercial bank that directs directly towards the market economy and financing trade and investment, achieving financial inclusion, enhancing the levels of credit granted to the market, and introducing advanced technologies, financial applications and payment systems into this new banking system that will work on broad foundations of banking governance, compliance and driving growth and development rates. Sustainable economic growth, in addition to adopting the necessary legal applications to enhance property rights and raise their capital to record levels in accordance with the principles of banking (Bazal) that are applied globally.”

He added, "Also, providing mechanisms for its openness and integration with the global banking market. It is no secret that the other and important aspect of government banking reform will undoubtedly lead to the birth of banking specialized in government financial operations, exercising exclusively banking functions related to government operations, and at the same time helping in the development of treasury account mechanisms." The unified TSA is the account that gives public finance the real-time ability to know the country’s government cash flows with high efficiency.”

He concludes his speech by saying, “The reform processes will also include, in the stages of their work, specialized banks such as the Industrial, Agricultural, and Real Estate Bank, as they will operate in the future as a development bank, in which property rights will be strengthened by making them a profitable and strong public shareholding company that contributes to financing private investments in economic development through grants.” Flexibility and adequacy in granting credit for productive investment operations, with a view consistent with the targeted growth rates in gross domestic product, which is indicated today by the National Development Plan 2024-2028, and future national development plans.”

It is noteworthy that Iraq includes 72 registered banks, including 38 banks participating in the auction for selling American currency at the Central Bank. However, the US sanctions that recently affected 14 banks, and other banks that were subject to similar sanctions months ago, led to the number of banks participating in the The currency auction is now being sold by only 18 banks.  link

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Saturday Evening 5-11-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Saturday Evening 5-11-24

Good Evening Dinar Recaps,

EUROPEAN BANKING AUTHORITY MICA ANNOUNCEMENT:

"The EBA publishes final draft technical standards under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MICA)"

Specifically, stablecoins and tokenized assets are currently in the comment stage and ready for the white papers.

A white paper is a final document ready for implementation for business owners in an industry to utilize as a reference guideline. In this case, this particular white paper is for countries around the world to use these stablecoin and asset regulations as a guideline for creating a standardized stablecoins and digital assets they can use Globally.

Remember, Stablecoins and Market assets are a digital representation of a country's currency and the assets they pay for going forward. The standardization process of our Global currencies is currently in their final phases. EBA Europa    CorporateFinanceInstitute

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"On May 7, 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published three final drafts of technical standards developed under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on crypto-assets, the so-called Market in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MICA), published in the Official Journal of the European Union on June 9, 2023.

With reference to the timeline for applicability of the MICA Regulation, it will be applicable in its entirety from December 30, 2024; however, the requirements set for asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens will be applicable starting from June 30, 2024."

I know some of you look for dates and rates only, so I'm going to make the above articles more specific to those looking for important dates.

On June 30th, the digital markets and the e-money used to pay for those assets through the banking system are to be done by June 30th, 2024.   PwC TLS

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MICA activating new laws on June 30th, 2024 regarding our digital assets and stablecoins will begin the process of institutional money being moved across borders.

This will begin the process of putting price pressures on foreign currency exchange rates going forward. This does not mean we'll see those changes right away, but we will begin seeing movements of money in ways we have not seen before.

Credit valuation adjustments will be happening across the board throughout the second half of this year. Some assets will go up and others will go down. In the end all assets will be in process of finding their equilibrium inside the new digital economy.

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Treasury and IRS Release Final Regulations on Credit Transferability | JD Supra

On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (the Final Regulations) regarding the election to transfer energy tax credits under Section 6418 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), pursuant to changes authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). The Final Regulations update the initial proposed regulations issued on June 14, 2023 (the Proposed Regulations), discussed by Wilson Sonsini, relating to the transfer of eligible credits.

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JPMorgan Chase Implements Quantum-Secured Network | IOT World Today

JPMorgan Chase researchers have successfully implemented a high-speed, quantum-secured crypto-agile network (Q-CAN), connecting two data centers over existing fiber optic cables.

The demonstration was conducted in an air-gapped environment over 29 miles of deployed telecom fiber across Singapore and achieved 45 days of continuous operation.

Quantum-safe communication is an increasingly pressing issue as large-scale quantum computers could break the cryptography used to secure transmissions.

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This Week in AI: Digital Agents, Quantum AI and Spy Chatbots | Pymnts

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Banking Giant Wells Fargo Holds Spot Bitcoin ETF on Behalf of Clients, According To New SEC Filing - The Daily Hodl

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Senate Urged to Swiftly Overturn SEC's 'Misguided' Crypto Rules – Regulation | Bitcoin News

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US Elections: Stand With Crypto forms committee to support pro-crypto candidates | FinExtra

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🚨*Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Warns About A Blackswan Coming*🚨 | Twitter

He Discusses How The US Government Is Coming After Tether.

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Iraq Economic News and Points to Ponder Saturday Afternoon 5-11-24

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The Exchange Rate Of The US Dollar Is Rising Again In Baghdad Markets

Economy |  05/11/2024   Mawazine News – Baghdad   Today, Saturday, the exchange rates of the US dollar witnessed an increase in Baghdad markets,

and dollar prices rose with the opening of the Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya stock exchanges, recording 146,200 dinars per 100 dollars, while last Thursday, dollar prices recorded 145,700 Iraqi dinars per 100 dollars.

Regarding the selling prices in the exchange shops in the local markets in Baghdad, the selling price reached 147,250 dinars, while the purchasing price reached 145,250 dinars for every 100 dollars.https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=247763

Deputy: Iraq Represents An Important Factor In The Stability Of The Global Oil Market

Economy | 05/11/2024   Mawazine News – Baghdad   MP Nour Nafie Al-Jalaihawi confirmed, on Saturday, that Iraq represents an important factor in the stability of international markets in the oil and energy file.

Al-Julaihawi said, in an interview followed by Mawazine News, that “developing Iraq’s oil and gas fields is an important strategy in order to strengthen the country’s economy, diversify its revenues, and seek to raise the efficiency of its production capacity in a way that contributes to increasing exports.”

She added, "The Prime Minister's launch of the fifth supplementary licensing round and the sixth round, which will include 29 projects in fields and exploratory patches, whether oil or gas, spread across 12 governorates, is a step in the right direction that will lead to achieving three positives at the same time: increasing its ability to pump oil and produce gas and reducing the bill." Importing the latter, in addition to revitalizing neighboring regions and providing more job opportunities, not to mention supporting the governorates and financing service projects.”

She stated that "Iraq represents an important factor in stabilizing international markets in the energy file and increasing its production capacity is a step in the right direction, especially gas fields, in order to reach the stage of sufficiency."   https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=247775

Minister Of Oil: Soon We Will Announce The Increase In Iraq’s Oil Reserves To 160 Billion Barrels

Economy |  05/11/2024  Mawazine News – Baghdad  The Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, confirmed today, Saturday, that the Iraqi oil reserves will soon be announced to rise to more than 160 billion barrels.

Abdul Ghani said, in his speech during the launching ceremony of the fifth supplementary licensing round and the sixth round, followed by Mawazine News, that “the supplement to the fifth licensing round and the sixth licensing round are part of the government program.”

He added, "Today, the Ministry is offering 29 promising projects within these licenses to advance industry and gas wealth."

He continued, "Licensing rounds have the effect of adding two million barrels of oil to national production," stressing that "these projects will provide job opportunities, stimulate the economy in those areas, and meet the growing needs for gas."

He stressed "the imminent announcement that Iraq's oil reserves will rise to 160 billion barrels."

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Brent Crude Rose Above $84 Due To Strong Demand

Saturday 11, May 2024 08:32 | Economical Number of readings: 203  Baghdad / NINA / Brent crude oil hovered above $84 a barrel after the release of data this week, indicating increasing demand in the United States and China, the largest consumers of crude in the world, while the raging conflict in the Middle East contributed to supporting prices.

By yesterday evening, according to Reuters, Brent crude futures rose 33 cents to $84.21 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 42 cents to $79.68.

Crude oil inventories in the United States declined due to increased refinery work. This came at a time when data showed that China's oil imports in April were higher than last year's imports.

Chinese exports and imports returned to growth in April after contracting the previous month, indicating improved demand.

Attention will be focused on the US inflation data released next week, as it will affect the course of the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) regarding interest rates.

At the same time, it is increasingly likely that the European Central Bank will start cutting interest rates in June./End9      https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=1125816

Economist: Tax Revenues From The Private Sector Should Be 4 Trillion Dinars Annually

Economist Manar Al-Obaidi confirmed that “tax revenues from the private sector should be 4 trillion dinars annually.”

Al-Obaidi told Al-Iqtisad News, “There are more than 8 million economically active people working in the private sector, and based on the average monthly income being around 600 thousand dinars, the value of the revenues collected for people in the private sector amounts to about 4 trillion Iraqi dinars, taking an average of the income tax rate.” The monthly rate is 7%.

He pointed out that the value of the monthly tax that is supposed to be paid by economically active people in the private sector is approximately 280 billion Iraqi dinars, while the annual tax is approximately 3.5 trillion Iraqi dinars.

This does not include the income tax imposed on employees in the public sector and salaries amounting to 40 trillion dinars annually, with a tax rate of 7%, so it will be The amount of income tax from public sector employees is 3 trillion dinars.

He stressed that unfortunately there is no clear data on the amount of tax that is supposed to be achieved compared to what is achieved, but the tax alone is capable of generating revenues of a minimum value of 10 trillion dinars annually, and it may reach 15 trillion dinars. Views 46 05/11/2024 - https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=43326

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Provoking Thoughts and Points To Ponder on Character :

Generous people are rarely mentally ill people.  - Karl Menninger

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; When health is lost, something is lost; When character is lost, all is lost!  - Anonymous

You must look into people as well as at them.  - Lord Chesterfield

Human improvement is from within outward.  - James Froude

Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.  - Goethe

Only what we have wrought into our character during life can we take away with us.  - Wilhelm von Humboldt

Every man has three characters - that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.  - Alphonse Karr

Not in the clamor of the crowded street, Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, But in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.  - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Who knows nothing base, Fears nothing known.  - Owen Meredith

In men whom men condemn as ill I find so much of goodness still, In men whom men pronounce divine I find so much of sin and blot I do not dare to draw a line Between the two, where God has not. - Joaquin Miller

In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.  - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Iraqi News Highlights and Points to Ponder Friday Evening 5-10-24

Iraqi News Highlights and Points to Ponder Friday Evening  5-10-24

Economist: The Fluctuation Of The Dollar Is “The Balance Of Speculators”

Time: 05/09/2024 Read: 2,834 times  Economist: The fluctuation of the dollar is “the balance of speculators” Rklhgerlkg-1-61

  {Economic: Al-Furat News} An economic expert attributed the continued fluctuation of the dollar’s ​​exchange rates against the dinar in local markets to the “balance” of currency speculators in the parallel market.

Bassem Jamil Antoine told Al-Furat News Agency, "The main reason behind the fluctuation of the dollar exchange rates between rise and fall is due to speculators, as they own large quantities of dollars."

He added, "If there had been a productive economic situation, the dollar exchange rates would have stabilized, so the financial need of the industry would be estimated and work accordingly."

Antoine stated that "the actual stability of the economy will occur if the local production is activated and the economy is developed and stabilized, which means stability of exchange rates."   LINK

The Kurdistan Region Demands That The Federal Government Spend 1.1 Billion Dinars.. What Is The Reason?

The Kurdistan region witnesses demonstrations from time to time 

Money  and business  Economy News – Baghdad  The Ministry of Finance of the Kurdistan Regional Government sent the names of university lecturers to the Federal Ministry of Finance to pay their financial dues for three months.

The Ministry requested, in the letter issued on (May 7, 2024), the disbursement of “contract dues for lecturers” working in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Kurdistan Region for the months of February, March, and April, because they were not included in the lists of salaries of permanent professors sent earlier.

The spokesman for the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Kurdistan Regional Government explained that "the number of lecturers is 1,982 from all public universities." 

According to the book, the total salaries of lecturers for the three months amount to one billion and 198 million dinars per month.  Views 33 05/10/2024 - https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=43288

Iraq Has The Tenth Worst Economic Growth In The World During The Last 5 Years

Economy  05-10-2024 | 404 views  Al-Sumaria News - Economy

Iraq ranked highly globally among the countries with the least economic growth during the last 5 years, while poor economic growth was concentrated in the countries of Africa and the Middle East due to Corona and then the conflicts that have existed so far.

And solveIraqIt is ranked 10th globally out of 190 countries around the world, as the tenth worst country in terms of economic growth during the years between 2020 and 2024.  LINK

Iraq's economic growth during these last five years reached negative 0.8, ranking tenth globally, and the third worst Arab economic growth afterSudanAnd Yemen.

And she cameSudanIt ranked first as the worst country in terms of economic growth between 2020 and 2024, reaching negative 5.6%.

On the contrary, Albania ranked last on the list of countries with poor economic growth, which makes it first in the world in terms of economic growth during 2020 to 2024, with a growth   LINK

Budget Delay: The Cry For Help For Paralyzed Services And Disrupted Dreams

May 9, 2024  Baghdad/Al-Masala Al-Hadath: In light of the delay in approving the federal state budget for 2024, Iraq faces major challenges in the field of public services and infrastructure.

The size of the proposed budget is about 228 trillion dinars, and includes more than 1,300 development and service projects.

According to Iraqi law, the budget must be approved three months before the end of the fiscal year. It is expected that the budget items will be voted on in the Council of Ministers soon, and then they will be sent to Parliament for study and a final vote.

In June 2023, the Iraqi Parliament voted on the federal budget law for the years 2023, 2024, and 2025, which is a historic step for the country. However, the budget faces delays due to disagreements regarding the value of projects and the level of investment spending, and also due to disagreements in the allocations of ministries and governorate budgets that are not linked to the region.

The Finance Committee in the Iraqi Parliament holds the government responsible for the delay in sending the budget to the Council for study and final vote, as the committee needs to know the details of the financial disbursement and the laws that have been added to the budget.

The continuing delays in approving the budget raise fears of irrational spending and corruption in upcoming projects, as some reports indicate that there are parties aiming to benefit from the huge funds through the ministries under their control or through front projects.

Reliable sources indicate that some Iraqi parties are enthusiastic about approving the budget for the current year 2024. This enthusiasm is due to obtaining funding, as some parties control important government ministries, and approving the budget means ensuring the continued flow of funds to these ministries, allowing them to implement projects and programs that serve their interests and bases. Electoral.

Major budget projects, such as infrastructure projects, are used as a tool to distribute benefits to contractors and companies linked to some parties, which contributes to enhancing their influence and influence.

Iraq faces serious challenges in the field of development and improving infrastructure, and delaying the approval of the budget reinforces these challenges and hinders the country’s progress towards sustainable development and the well-being of citizens.

The Iraqi government and parliament must work quickly and adopt appropriate decisions to complete the budget and implement projects. Reuters: Delaying the Iraqi budget hinders the implementation of projects and opens the door to corruption.  https://almasalah.com/archives/90467

JP Morgan Forecasts An Increase In The Oil Capacity Of Iraq And Other Countries In 2025

2024-05-09 Shafaq News/ JP Morgan believes that there are three main countries in the oil alliance that deserve to upgrade their supplies for the year 2025.

Natasha Caneva, an analyst at JP Morgan, said in a recent report that the United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan and Iraq intend to increase their total capacity by more than 300,000 barrels per day starting next year, but the planned expansions may represent risks to the cohesion of the alliance and oil prices in general. .

Caneva said: “The main issue for OPEC lies in 2025. Even if the alliance keeps supply restrictions as they are this year, it “does not address the imbalances in 2025.”

The price of Brent crude is expected to remain in the range of $75-90 per barrel in most scenarios, with average prices reaching $82 per barrel in 2025, according to Goldman Sachs.   LINK

Points To Ponder on Character :

A person's reputation is a mixture of what his friends, enemies, and relatives say behind his back. - Anonymous

Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest.  - Mark Twain

He's an honest man - you could shoot craps with him over the telephone.  - Earl Wilson

The man whose conscience never troubles him must have it pretty well trained.  - Anonymous

Conscience is a treacherous thing, and mine behaves badly whenever there is a serious danger of being found out.  - Margaret Lane

Too often when conscience tries to speak, the line seems to be busy.  - Anonymous

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Iraq Economic News and Points to Ponder Friday Afternoon 5-10-24

Iraq Economic News and Points to Ponder Friday Afternoon 5-10-24

Report: Jordanian And Palestinian Banks Swallow The Iraqi Dollar
 
Reports| 05:53 - 04/30/2024   Mawazine News - Baghdad 
Once again, the Central Bank grants Jordanian banks licenses to deal in dollars and restrict foreign transfers to them, which economists see as a “big mistake” that will contribute to losing control over the banking system, which will remain in the hands of the United States and Jordanian banks, warning against exploiting this file politically. In the future.
 
An informed source reveals to Mawazine News that,  “During the current period, the Central Bank of Iraq granted four new licenses to Jordanian banks, which are the      Union Bank, the     Housing Bank, the     Jordan Bank, and the     Arab Bank.” 

The source adds,  “The Jordanian Capital Bank and the Cairo Amman Bank have strengthened their control over the National Bank of Iraq, by acquiring approximately 72 percent of the bank’s shares, with the former’s share amounting to 61.85 percent, and the latter’s share 9.90 percent,” pointing out that  
“The share of the Palestinian Arcadia LLC amounts to 5 percent, bringing the total non-Iraqi shares to about 77 percent.

This is a very major violation of the Iraqi investment law, which limits foreign ownership to 49 percent of any Iraqi company.”  He reveals,
 
“The efforts of the Jordanian Housing Bank also recently began to acquire the shares of the Iraqi Al-Mansour Bank, which is controlled by Qatar National Bank by 54 percent,” noting that
 
“Iraq has had a bad experience in entering foreign banks, as
 
it had previously entered Iranian banks, all of which were stopped due to sanctions, as well as Enter the
 
Lebanese banks that declared bankruptcy and seized Iraqi deposits estimated at $20 billion.”
 
The National Bank of Iraq accounts for a third of foreign currency sales, which is considered the main source of the Iraqi economy.
 
Since the US Treasury imposed sanctions on Iraqi banks, as a result of dollar smuggling to Iran, foreign banks have dominated the financial arena, as an Arab bank controlled a large percentage of dollar sales in Iraq.
 
For his part, the expert in banking affairs, Ahmed Al-Tamimi, believes that
 
“the Central Bank of Iraq made a big mistake when it worked to hand over to Jordanian banks the dollars owned in Iraq, and limited dealing with foreign transfers through those banks at the beginning of next year in accordance with the directions of the US Treasury.”  Al-Tamimi explains,
 
 “Dollar transactions by Iraqi banks will be non-existent during the new year, and the matter will be limited to the Iraqi Trade Bank and Jordanian banks.
 
This means that all Iraqi banks will be prohibited from any dealings in dollars, which gives Jordanian banks precedence at the expense of the Iraqi banking system.”.

The expert in banking matters calls on the Central Bank of Iraq to “negotiate urgently and before the end of the current year, in order to reach an understanding with the US Treasury to grant exceptions to some Iraqi banks, and not to limit dollar dealings to Jordanian banks, under the pretext that Iraqi banks do not have accounts in international correspondent banks.”. 
Al-Tamimi warns,
 
“According to this American decision, the Central Bank of Iraq will lose control over the banking system, and
 
the system will remain managed by the Americans and Jordanian banks, and
 
this file may be exploited politically in the future by the Americans or even the Jordanians because foreign transfers will be exclusively in their hands, and
 
Iraq is not He has nothing to do with it, other than supervision and follow-up.”
 
The number of banks in Iraq reached 81, while the branches of foreign banks in Iraq reached 21, most of which are from Turkey, Jordan, Iran and the Emirates.
 
The Central Bank of Iraq pumps dollars to banks through the currency selling window, which it says has several functions, the
 
     first of which is achieving stability in the exchange rate and the
 
     second is meeting the requirements of foreign trade,
 
because “the Iraqi commodity sector is unable to provide the requirements of the local market,” according to the bank, which indicated that
 
“The window meets 87 percent of Iraq’s merchandise import requirements.” 
 
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Al-Sudani: The Financial And Economic Reform Process Cannot Take Place Without A Banking System
 
May 7, 2024  Baghdad/Iraq Observer   Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani confirmed during his meeting with the delegation of the Union of Arab Banks that the process of financial and economic reform cannot take place without a banking system.
 
The Prime Minister’s media office stated that “Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received, today, Tuesday, the delegation of the Union of Arab Banks, headed by the Secretary-General of the Union, Mr. Wissam Hassan Fattouh. Al-Sudani welcomed, at the beginning of the meeting, the holding of the Arab Banks Conference in Baghdad, expressing Iraq’s happiness in hosting the conferences.”

Arabic, which confirms the return of Iraq to its natural position in the region and the world.”
 
The Prime Minister stressed that the process of financial and economic reform, which was adopted by the government, cannot occur without a solid banking system that is in harmony with the world,
 
indicating that the government has placed this matter within its work of development and reform since its first day, and that
 
Iraqi banks are proceeding today on a The right path in its transactions regarding financial transfers, and that

coordination of financial and monetary policy with the Central Bank continues, while preserving the bank’s independence.”
 
The Prime Minister pointed out that the policy of clarity, which was adopted by the government, helped identify the deficiencies in the banking system and worked to fix them, noting that
 
the Development Road Project is one of the aspects of economic integration in the region.
 
His Excellency welcomed holding a banking workshop to discuss the role of banks in the project. And in establishing industrial cities on the path of the road.”
 
For its part, the delegation of the Union of Banks praised the government’s measures to reform the banking sector.
 
As they are clear measures aimed at strengthening and enhancing the work of this sector,
 
the delegation also expressed its appreciation for the government’s steps in supporting the private sector and enhancing its role in sustainable development and international and regional partnerships.   
 
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Provoking Points To Ponder on Failures and Mistakes

Apparent failure may hold in its rough shell the germs of a success that will blossom in time, and bear fruit throughout eternity.- Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

The causes of mistakes are "I didn't know"; "I didn't think"; and "I didn't care."- Henry H. Buckley

Failures are divided into two classes: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.- John Charles Salak

A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.- Christian Bovee

Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures. They are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their own powers.- Christian Bovee

Defeat is a thing of weariness, of incoherence, of boredom.- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Iraqi Dinar - IQD Update - International - Iraq Timing - 2024 Budget Schedule - Speaker of House Vote

Iraqi Dinar - IQD Update - International - Iraq Timing - 2024 Budget Schedule - Speaker of House Vote

MilitiaMan and Crew:  5-10-2024

The Crew:  Samson, PompeyPeter, Petra, Daytrader, Sunkissed, GIGI and Militia Man

Be sure to listen to full video for all the news……..

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Friday Evening 5-10-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Friday Evening 5-10-24

Good evening Dinar Recaps,

"The U.S. is in a dilemma about whether to upgrade the non-market economy status of Vietnam to that of a market economy."

The U.S. Department of Commerce has until late July to complete this review and decision.

A market economy would bring with it significant trade relationship opportunities.

Vietnam would become a country where supply and demand would determine prices on their goods and services.

A shift in a monetary policy such as this would bring more power back to the people and less to the government.

It would move from government intervention powers for the stabilization of their currency to incentives toward supply and demand determined by the people and the industries they promote.

A move like this tends to put price pressures on a country's currency. One of the hallmarks of a market economy would be a stronger Vietnamese Dong.

This would make imports cheaper for them and exports more expensive for other countries determining new exchange rates for all parties involved in trade.  Vietnam Briefing   HickmanMills

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EU Basel 3 Standards Announcement:

"The legislative package to implement the International Basel III Standards is now adopted by the European Parliament Plenary and Council."

This is the signal for banks to move urgently towards CRR3 compliance deadlines. These mandates include Credit Risk, Market Risk, Output floor, ESG Pillar III and Reporting rules.

The new regulations will begin to shift their economy affecting trade relations around the world by these decisions.

The full implementation of EU's Basel 3 has to be completed by January 1st, 2025. This will begin to shift all economies around the world into new price pressures on everything.

"The European Union collectively has $8.1T in circulation, making it the fourth largest in the world, behind Japan ($8.9T)."

As you can see, the changes currently being made by the above two countries will have a significant impact on money flow going forward. These new changes will be in fluctuation for the rest of this year determining new price pressures on all economies around the world.   Wolters Kluwer 1   Wolters Kluwer 2   Bank of America   Linkedin

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Hong Kong Market Tokenization Announcement:

"Project Ensemble is the HKMA’s new wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) project to render support to the development of the tokenization market in Hong Kong."

Project Ensemble is another digital currency initiative. It is one of many pilot programs that are currently being executed in Hong Kong.

mBridge and Genesis are currently being executed inside Hong Kong. These projects will support the underlying infrastructure of the Hong Kong economy.

Project Genesis and mBridge will provide liquidity and a multi-CBDC platform developed to support real-time, peer-to-peer, cross-border payments and foreign exchange transactions using CBDCs. AFP  Bitcoin News  BIS 1  BIS 2

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Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority to replace ‘Virtual Bank’ with ‘Licensed Digital Bank’ to Boost Public Confidence | South China Morning Post
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Russia court allows seizure of $13 million of JPMorgan and Commerzbank assets | MSN

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Ripple and XRPL Labs Join Alliance to Develop Blockchain Recovery Standards – Bitcoin News

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Project Genesis 2.0 | Youtube

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Project mBridge | Youtube

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HK launches Project ‘Ensemble’ to support tokenization with wCBDC | Web3 | 3.0 TV | Youtube

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The Global Digital Currency Market is currently in pilot programs that will transition us and our currencies into real values.

This is a digital process and not a date. Stay tuned as new information develops.

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CFTC Chair Says ‘Another Cycle of Enforcement Actions’ Coming As Crypto Enters New Phase of Asset Appreciation - The Daily Hodl

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Research and Analysis - working paper: Evolution of Asia's outward-looking economic policies: Some lessons from trade policy reviews | WTO

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KTFA Members “News and Views” Friday 5-10-2024

KTFA:

Clare: Urgent... The House of Representatives extends its legislative term by 30 days

5/9/2024

 The Presidency of the House of Representatives decided to extend the current legislative term for a period of 30 days

 The Parliamentary Finance Committee had previously expected an extension of the legislative term with the imminent arrival of the budget schedules to the House of Representatives.

There is also a political movement to elect a new speaker of the House of Representatives, which requires the continuation of Parliament's work.   LINK

DCDriver:  Don’t recall them ever extending sessions for that long IMO. Interesting

DeepWoodz:  I for one am glad for this news. Authority or not, they need to play their part. Iraq is all out of excuses for not releasing a “worth more than a dollar” rate. They have been making fools of all the gurus up to this point. We all know this should have been finished years ago. 

DMcCall:  Many felt disappointment about the lack of confirmation regarding the status of Iraq's WTO membership. I too felt some frustration.

I felt May 9th had some value. I tried to find reliable information but drew a blank.

 I personally felt that a lack of information didn't change what Frank told us some time back, and told us tonight. The requirements were met, period. The rate doesn't have to be exposed to receive all the advantages of being a member.

As many reasons there are to make the change right now, there are reasons that this is taking this time frame.

They are at a crossroads in time. And quite frankly, they can go in any direction. Their citizens are ready to enjoy what they see the UAE is enjoying. They want to enjoy what Saudi Arabia is enjoying, and others.

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Clare:  {Al-Furat News} publishes the text of Al-Sudani’s request to Guterres to end UNAMI’s work in Iraq

5/10/2024

the request of the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, to permanently end the work of the United Nations mission in Iraq. 

 "the justifications for the presence of a political mission in Iraq are no longer available, especially after more than 20 years have passed since the democratic transition and overcoming great and diverse challenges."  LINK

Deep Woodz:  I don’t know about y’all but I’m loving this! First Plaschart and now Guterres. LEAVE ALREADY!

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Clare:  Floating the dinar" returns to the forefront.. Will the Central Bank of Iraq resort to it and what are its risks?

5/9/2024

From time to time, calls for floating the Iraqi dinar float on the surface of the Iraqi financial market, in order to bridge the gap between the prices of the dinar and the dollar, and these calls meet every time they return to the forefront, with supporters who see it as saving the Iraqi economy, and opponents who see it as the most dangerous stage that Iraq will pass through because of its Of risks to his economy.

Floating currencies is known as liberating the exchange rate of the currency, so that it becomes completely liberated, so the government or central banks do not interfere in determining its value directly, but rather it is automatically sorted into the currency market through the supply and demand mechanism that allows determining the exchange rate of the national currency against foreign currencies. 

Critical vision

Financial expert Safwan Qusay said in an interview with Al-Ahed News, “The Central Bank of Iraq adopted a fixed price policy, that is, so that every dollar became equal to 1,320 dinars, and there are calls to release the price and not fix it at a specific rate. This means that demand and supply are what determine the exchange price.” ".

He added that "the measure, in light of the absence of economic diversification, will harm the Iraqi market and will reflect negatively on economic stability," noting the necessity of "diversifying the economy first and then liberalizing the fixed price later and providing a basket of different currencies for the exports of different countries."

Qusay stated, “We can have a price that is proportional to export, supply, demand, need, processing, and consumption, as such measures are far from the Iraqi economy,” considering that “activating flotation will create a market of speculation that cannot be controlled.”

In turn, financial expert Saif Al-Halafi saw the necessity of “supporting the Iraqi dinar instead of floating, but in a way closer to the language of floating.”

He explained in an interview with Al-Ahed News, “There is a possibility for the central bank to follow the same mechanisms as the American Federal Bank. Strengthening the dollar in the market is determined by the American Federal Reserve, and it depends on the market mechanisms of supply and demand.

Therefore, the Central Bank of Iraq and its law allow the strengthening of the dinar, because Monetary policy is under his authority and he is responsible for the value of the dinar against the dollar.”

Al-Halafi notes, “Raising the value of the dinar against the dollar will put the government before another test, which is raising the value of the dinar again to protect the citizen from rising prices,” adding, “This incident occurred when Iraq fixed the price of the dollar at 1,320 dinars, and it was compensated by the export of goods in a manner Huge waves from neighboring countries to Iraq, and the government and the central bank took responsibility for controlling the dollar.”

He points out the possibility that “there will be two exchange rates for the dollar against the dinar and it will change according to the actual need of the daily situation,” explaining that “the Iraqi market has two exchange rates, the first at the central bank, which is 1,320 dinars to the dollar, while the second price is the market price or the parallel price.”

He shows that “all attempts carried out by the Central Bank and the government to control and curb the parallel price have failed, and that this price emerged due to the geopolitical challenges surrounding Iraq, and the distancing of importing merchants from Iran, Syria, Russia, and other countries subject to sanctions from America, who cannot enter their goods through Transfers and credits.

Al-Halafi confirms that “raising the value of the dinar will have an advantage, as it will provide a large labor market in Iraq due to the price difference, so raising the value of the dinar’s price against the dollar, even if only slightly, will protect Iraqi workers,” pointing to “the possibility of the influx of large foreign workers due to the size of the projects.” in which the government will work.

Crazy risks

For his part, researcher in financial affairs, Nabil Al-Marsoumi, believes that “the decision to float the dinar has some economic positives, but the economy should not be taken in its abstract aspect, but rather insofar as it relates to people, especially the poor.”

The decree says in a Facebook post, “In light of Iraq’s lack of a national private sector that can contribute to increasing the supply of dollars in the market and because of the huge volume of imports, which reach 67 billion dollars annually, the only party that owns the dollar is the government.”

He adds: "If the government decides not to interfere in the exchange market, it is expected that the dinar will witness a violent collapse and rampant inflation that will cause prices to rise to insane levels that will cause severe damage to citizens' living standards. The poor will become more miserable and will later lead to social tensions and a major rift in the social peace."

Previous experiences

In this regard, financial expert Manar Al-Obaidi points out, “The experience of floating the currency was successful in one of the Arab countries and supported its economy positively.”

He added in an interview with Al-Ahed News, “In 2018, Morocco adopted a new monetary policy represented by what is known as the managed float policy. This policy is a combination between the fixed rate policy and the floating rate policy, through which central banks set minimum and upper limits for movement by determining the exchange rate against... currency or a group of foreign currencies, and one of these banks was the Central Bank of Morocco.”

Al-Obaidi explains, “The managed float policy aims to gradually liberalize the currency until complete liberalization of the exchange rate is achieved.

Indeed, the Central Bank of Morocco has begun to set a fluctuation range, which is known as the margin of rise or fall in the exchange rate, which initially reached 0.3%, meaning that the Central Bank is allowed to rise above the specified exchange rate.”

By 0.3% or decreasing according to supply and demand until it reached a fluctuation range of 5% in March 2020, and this policy was accompanied by a support policy represented in canceling customs tariffs on some basic materials such as food and supporting funds that support vulnerable classes.”

Al-Obaidi believes that “this policy may be a successful alternative in Iraq by following a managed float policy that controls the range of volatility and works to gradually increase it until the currency is completely liberalized,” noting that “there is no study linking inflation rates to the exchange rate.” In the parallel market, the best way to know the effect is through a deliberate experiment with a managed float of the exchange rate.”

Government advice 

The Advisor to the Prime Minister for Financial Affairs, Mazhar Muhammad Saleh, had previously explained the danger of the exchange rate becoming unstable if the demands to float the dinar were achieved.

 Saleh said in a statement followed by Al-Ahed News, “Calls for floating the dinar to end the gap between the official exchange rate and the parallel market may be possible in an economy in which the free market alone influences the movement of the balance of payments, and not in an economy in which the rentier government sector is dominant and generates currency reserves.”

Foreign currency, as the monetary authority alone is the main source of supply of foreign currency that meets the desired demand for foreign exchange in the money market, to provide stability in this market and achieve a desired and homogeneous exchange rate through the interventionist role played by monetary policy.

He added, "Claims for flotation mean in all cases adopting the prevailing exchange rate in the parallel market to achieve the goal of stability and balance in the official exchange rate itself at a new point reached by the market at the end of the supposed flotation policy and returning to stability again.

Also, the flotation scenario means in all cases the withdrawal of the authority." Cash from being an essential central supply of foreign currency, to be replaced by new forces supplying foreign currency from free market makers, which only have a weak, limited supply of foreign exchange, and at the same time they carry an uncontrolled package of inflationary expectations and are called in economic literature the forces generating expectations. Inflationary

He continued, "The hypothetical new supply forces for foreign exchange adopted by the exchange market in that scenario will mean the dominance of supply forces from speculators with very limited quantities of foreign exchange available for supply in the parallel market

Matched by an open demand for foreign currency on the part of the market that undoubtedly exceeds that limited parallel supply." of foreign exchange, perhaps by more than 10 times at least in our estimation, and such a policy of floating to achieve a homogeneous equilibrium exchange rate would be an open and perhaps unruly situation, as long as the central government supply of foreign currency would be absent from the market

And we would not then obtain any equilibrium point in the exchange rate. An exchange rate that is sought to float except with a widespread deterioration of the exchange rate as long as it is controlled by forces that generate inflationary expectations, as we noted in a highly unilateral rentier economy, and it is an exchange rate whose mechanisms will move in a market that is incomplete in terms of productivity in compensating it for the required supply of goods and services.

Saleh warned, “Then no one knows how much the new exchange rate resulting from the flotation will be, which will undoubtedly be accompanied by a prior wave of inflationary expectations, which is a dangerous wave whose directions are difficult to control, which may force monetary policy according to this floating scenario by intervening in foreign reserves.”

 It is an unjustified extravagance in foreign exchange to impose a state of stability in the general level of prices again just to adopt it when exchange rates reach low rates, and no one knows how much they will reach.”  LINK

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Deep Woodz:  Talking about the float again. Frank must be right. That’s what’s coming or these guys wouldn’t be putting their two cents in. Some of what they say is true, some not.
Even Saleh commenting on not knowing where it will end is a load of crap. The CBI can start/stop, change, maneuver the rate any way they like at any time. Frank has mentioned a cap many times. OF COURSE they can do whatever they want! They are a sovereign country again. Pretending like they have no control. Gets on my nerves. 

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Paulette: IMO.....it is great to see more articles regarding the "Float"......I strongly believe this is the early stages of the last push by the CBI to educate the Citizens prior to implementing the "Delete the Zeros" project.....Patience all.....this is slowly coming together.......

Clare:  WHO HAS BEEN TELLING US ABOUT A MANAGED FLOAT !!!    WALKINGSTICK & FRANK.... WAY BEFORE THEY EVEN TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE ARTICLES imo

Al-Obaidi believes that “this policy may be a successful alternative in Iraq by following a managed float policy that controls the range of volatility and works to gradually increase it until the currency is completely liberalized,” noting that “there is no study linking inflation rates to the exchange rate.” In the parallel market, the best way to know the effect is through a deliberate experiment with a managed float of the exchange rate.”

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Clare: Post #32:  The dollar is reeling from a fatal blow and there are fears of a collapse of the dinar LINK

UNDERSTAND POST #32 IS DIFFERENT OPINIONS.......

"Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmed Mazhar Al-Janabi, said {to Al-Furat News} that “the Central Bank’s decision to cancel the currency auction at the end of the year will open space for exploitation and a problem will occur. If the auction is canceled and ends, the exchange rate in the markets may double, and if the Central Bank goes towards this option, the dollar exchange will "It will reach 200 thousand dinars," according to his opinion."       

 FROM PARLIAMENT - THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!! THEY DON'T KNOW AS MUCH AS SUDANI, ALAQ & SALEH DO! 

"The Central Bank of Iraq's cancellation of the currency {auction} window at the end of 2024" 

WE KNOW THIS ... SUDANI & ALAQ HAVE ALREADY AGREED WITH DC ON THIS! IT IS TRUE

Saleh stated, “As for the developments taking place in the gold commodity market or gold filigree, especially the sudden price developments therein, up and down, they are not considered an alternative directly affecting the improvement of the exchange rate because they are limited in impact and impact on the movements of the parallel exchange market, and that the main gold trade is financed as foreign trade through Transfers from the banking system and the official exchange market.

THEY (ARE) AND WILL BE ASSET BACKED....  WILL FLOAT AND THERE WILL BE A MANAGED CAP... LIKE WS & FRANK HAVE BEEN TELLING US IN THEIR OPINION..   IMO

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Cal and LQ: I could be 100% wrong, partially correct or totally right, but IMO this reads like a final announcement or precursor if you will, to what many are expecting. It’s like they are explaining what’s about to happen. WS told Frank who told us they will put out a slew of detailed information to the citizens and again IMO this reads like a precursor to that information. Just my two cents. I’d love to hear your positive thoughts/perspectives if anyone care to share. Also, thanks for sharing your thoughts Clare. I find it insightful. 

Anyway, wishing you ALL a great day! 

“Tidbits From TNT” Friday 5-10-2024

TNT:

Tishwash:  The House of Representatives decides to extend its first legislative term by 30 days

The Presidency of Parliament decided, today, Thursday, to extend the first legislative term of the House of Representatives by 30 days.

The Parliament’s Media Department stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that “based on Article 58 of the Constitution, the Presidency of the House of Representatives decided to extend the first legislative term, for the third legislative year, in the fifth electoral cycle, for a period of thirty days.  link

Tishwash:  Publishes the text of Al-Sudani’s request to Guterres to end UNAMI’s work in Iraq

Our agency publishes the text of the request of the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, to permanently end the work of the United Nations mission in Iraq.

Al-Sudani indicated in his letter, a copy of which was obtained by {Al-Furat News}, that "the justifications for the presence of a political mission in Iraq are no longer available, especially after more than 20 years have passed since the democratic transition and overcoming great and diverse challenges."

To view the text of Al-Sudani’s letter to Guterres, click here   link

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CandyKisses:  A call for the Sudanese to remove the American forces from Iraq

Information / Baghdad...

The head of the organizing body of the popular movement for the Belt and Road, Hussein al-Karawi, on Friday, called on Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to speed up the removal of US forces from Iraq.

Al-Karawi told Al-Maalouma that "the Iraqi people and the resistance will not remain silent in the face of US violations of Iraqi autonomy and the abuses it commits against Iraq."

Al-Karawi predicted that "the US forces will be subjected to blows from the resistance, if they do not comply with the fait accompli and leave Iraq, pointing out that America continues its encroachments on Iraq and its autonomy." 

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CandyKisses:  Setting the opening dates of 5 projects within the bottleneck package

Economy News - Baghdad

The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Municipalities announced on Friday the opening dates of 5 projects within the package of breaking traffic jams.

The ministry's spokesman, Istabraq Sabah, said in a statement seen by "Economy News", that, "The ministry is proceeding with projects to break traffic jams and implement the commitment listed for the projects of the first package within the government program," noting that "the projects of the first package consist of 16 projects and on more than one area on the sides of Karkh and Rusafa."

Sabah explained that "the Fine Arts Bridge and Cordoba Intersection have been opened, and two other projects are in the process of opening, the first project is the Shaljia Bridge and it is hoped that it will be opened this month, as well as the project to link the Mohandessin neighborhood inside, which includes two bridges, the first on the side of the engineers and the second on the inside side and a small bridge linking them, as work is underway on it and will be opened in the coming period."

He added that "next June, will witness the opening of the bridge linking from a beautiful area to the street neighborhood jihad - Bab Al-Muadham, and in July will open bridges Aden and Sanaa," noting that "the rest of the projects will be opened successively."

"A number of water and sanitation projects will be inaugurated this year, in addition to finalising a number of residential complexes that fall under low-cost housing in the southern and central provinces," he said.

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CandyKisses:  Gold is heading for its best weekly performance in a month

Economy News - Follow-up

Gold prices rose during trading, on early Friday, heading towards recording the best weekly performance since the fifth of April, after economic data strengthened bets that the Federal Reserve (US central bank) will cut interest rates.

By 0212 GMT, spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $2,350.87 an ounce, after hitting a more than two-week high earlier. Prices have risen about 2.2 percent since the start of the week.

U.S. gold futures rose 0.7 percent to $2,356.90.

Data on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week.

Traders are likely to start the Federal Reserve's easing cycle in September. Lower interest rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding the yellow metal.

Data from the US Producer Price Index and CPI are due next week.

Among other precious metals, spot silver rose 0.2 percent to $28.38 an ounce, and is on track to record its best weekly performance since April 5 as well.

Platinum rose 0.6 percent to $983.78 and palladium rose 0.5 percent to $971.50. Both metals are heading for weekly gains.

Mot . Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! 

Mot:  ...... Get Ready!!!!