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Baghdad The dollar exchange rates increased today in the local markets.
The selling prices of the dollar recorded at 148.150 dinars per 100 dollars, while the purchase prices of the dollar recorded at 148.050 dinars per 100 dollars.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Baghdad The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, chaired an expanded meeting of the Finance Committee, in the presence of the Governor of the Central Bank, Mustafa Ghaleb to discuss several axes, the most important of which are the Central Bank’s sales file during the foreign currency sale window, the file of loans of all kinds granted by the Bank during the last period, especially the industrial and housing initiative, and the Central Bank’s policy file on increasing the capital of commercial, Islamic and private banks.
A statement by the media office said to Al-Mandalawi that the meeting witnessed a discussion of the feasibility study of the numbers of private commercial and Islamic banks, and the banks that were placed under the tutelage of the Central Bank, as well as discussions on the results achieved by the “Letters of Guarantee Platform” established by the Central Bank and the extent of the banks’ ability to apply it in the areas of work. The banking system and the supervisory role of the bank over commercial and Islamic banks with regard to the fulfillment of some lagging banks of their obligations towards their customers.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Baghdad Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein met today, Sunday, with the Ambassadors of the European Union, Canada, Norway and Britain, the charge d’affaires of the Japanese Embassy and the representative of the US Embassy in Baghdad.
During the meeting, they discussed a US-Albanian draft resolution submitted to the United Nations General Assembly related to the referendum in Zarporozhye, Khrichno, Lugansk and Donetsk in Ukraine and their annexation to the Russian Federation.
The guests indicated the importance of the draft resolution as it addresses the attempts of the Russian Federation to change the recognized political borders of the state (Ukraine), and that it constitutes a clear and explicit violation of the Charter of the United Nations, and they stressed their position in support of the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine within the internationally recognized borders. They also indicated that Russia will present the request that the vote be kept secret and that they would reject it in the interest of transparency in the procedures, and they asked Iraq to support the draft resolution in order to preserve the right of the Ukrainian people to self-determination.
The Minister stressed that Iraq’s position has been clear since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which is the need to find a peaceful solution to the crisis, avoid escalation, rely on negotiations, exercise restraint, and call for dialogue between the parties, as Iraq is a country that has suffered from the scourge of wars.
The Minister also stressed that the economic repercussions of this war had affected countries in Europe and the Middle East, and he also expressed his concern over its continuation.
He explained that Iraq is part of the Arab Contact Group, which seeks to find ways to resolve the crisis through dialogue and diplomacy, in a manner that preserves the security and safety of peoples in this important region of the world.
With regard to the draft resolution, the Minister indicated that he will discuss this with the Prime Minister in light of the principles of Iraqi foreign policy that emphasize resorting to peaceful means in resolving disputes and in light of Iraq’s commitment to the United Nations Charter. He will also communicate with his counterparts in the Arab Contact Group to see their positions on the project under research, as well as communication with the permanent representative of Iraq in New York in this regard.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Kirkuk The Rapporteur of the House of Representatives and the Vice-Chairman of the Turkmen bloc Gharib Askar al-Turkmani demanded that the slums law be re-drafted.
Al-Turkmani said, in a statement, “We represent the people and we will always be with them, and that the slums law must be reformulated again, and the current formula cannot be accepted without taking into account the situation of citizens with the exceptional situation that Iraq is going through in light of the delay in forming the government.”
He added, “We are against passing the law without finding alternatives that will comfort the citizen and lift the heavy burden from his shoulders.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency