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Some “Iraqi Integrity and Financial News” Posted by Samson 9-5-2022
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Samson: Overthrowing a network of fraud, fraud and theft of state funds from government banks in Maysan
5th September, 2022
Today, Monday, Maysan Police Command announced the overthrow of a network of fraud, fraud and theft of state funds from government banks in the province.
The leadership said in a statement, that under the direct supervision of the Maysan police chief, the Maysan crime-fighting operation was able to overthrow a network whose criminal operations are active in forgery, fraud and theft of state funds from government banks. LINK
Samson: Sulaymaniyah.. Arrest of those accused of pumping counterfeit foreign currency into Chamchamal
4th September, 2022
Asayish (Security) Directorate west of Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan Region announced today, Sunday, the arrest of two accused of dealing in counterfeit foreign currencies in Chamchamal district.
A statement of the Directorate received by Shafaq News stated that in a joint operation between the forces of the Asayish Directorate, west of Sulaymaniyah, and the forces of the Sulaymaniyah Asayish Directorate, two suspects were arrested in possession of a quantity of counterfeit US dollars based on Article 281 of the Iraqi Penal Code.
He added that a suspect named (S.H.M) was arrested in possession of a quantity of counterfeit US dollars in denominations of $100, indicating that after searching his home another quantity of the same currency and of the same denomination was found.
The statement added that a second person named (F.A.H) was arrested on the same charge, pointing out that after the investigation and the search of the first accused’s mobile phone, many pictures, video clips and SMS messages were found that talk about the exchange of counterfeit currency and dealing in arms sales. LINK
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Samson: Integrity seizes cases of embezzlement, fraud and waste of public money in Najaf
5th September, 2022
The Commission’s Investigation Department announced that it had carried out five operations; To control cases of embezzlement, forgery and waste of public money and violations in a number of municipal departments and banks in Najaf Governorate.
A statement by the department stated that the staff of the Najaf Investigation Office carried out three separate seizures in the Kufa Municipality Directorate. The audit division in the municipality. She added that, during a second operation, a “fake” exchange transaction was seized in the municipality in the amount of (6,000,000) million dinars organized by a number of its employees, and its amounts were disbursed in violation of the law.
She explained that the team monitored that the Kufa Municipality had rented a number of its shops at a low price that was not commensurate with its distinguished location. Which led to a waste of public money, as well as its failure to take legal measures against shop owners who violate the terms of the contract.
The department reported that two employees of the Industrial Bank embezzled sums of money from the bank, indicating that the suspects had the password and keys to the ATMs of one of the bank’s branches, and they were responsible for following up and filling them out.
It noted the seizure of late-payment loan transactions in the Agricultural Cooperative Bank in “Abu Sakhir”, pointing out that the bank’s employees did not take legal measures against the borrowers who were reluctant to pay the loan installments, despite the passage of a long period of time after the end of the specified payment period. LINK
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Samson: Mafias steal funds from Iraqi prisons in innovative ways
5th September, 2022
Corruption inside Iraqi prisons, according to field sources and eyewitnesses, has reached a serious level.
Journalist Aziz Al-Rubaie wrote that the price of a pot of harissa in the women’s prison in Baghdad is 290,000 Iraqi dinars, while the price of the egg layer in Al-Hout prison is 35,000 Iraqi dinars.
Basra, Nasiriyah, Babil and Baghdad prisons top the list of legal violations, as well as financial and administrative corruption from extorting inmates’ families, passing through the manipulation of prisoners’ daily food.
The most prominent corruption files in the Iraqi reform department are contracts to feed prisoners, which amount to more than 222 million dollars annually, according to information published by the media.
Catering companies control the stores inside prisons through influential officials, to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
Prisons suffer from neglect and health failures, in addition to malnutrition.
Activist Akram Al-Kurdi considers prisons an investment, adding: Despite the prisoners’ annual allocations estimated at millions of dollars, the prisoner buys most of his needs from the store.
Abdul Rahman Al-Salihi asked: Who can open the prisoners’ file, which is controlled by personalities and influential parties?
Asal Nasser commented on Twitter, saying: A kilo of onions costs 5,000 dinars in Taji prison, and a single egg costs 1,000 dinars. LINK
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Samson: A parliamentarian reveals an embezzlement deal worth 63 billion dinars in one of the ministries
5th September, 2022
Today, Monday, independent MP Hadi Al-Salami revealed a deal of embezzlement of the Ministry of Electricity amounting to 63 billion dinars of money for collection.
Al-Salami said in an interview with “Al-Maalouma”, that “documents that prove the embezzlement of levy funds in the Ministry of Electricity have been handed over to the Public Prosecution Authority, the Public Integrity Commission and the Office of Financial Supervision in order to investigate and hold those involved to account.”
He added, “The case is now in the Karkh Investigation Court to take legal measures, and we will follow the case to the end until the embezzlers and those involved in this file are revealed.”
He continued, “This case was revealed through the reports of the Integrity Commission, and work is underway on many files and issues tainted by corruption in all ministries and government institutions, after remaining silent before the influential on many corruption deals.”
It is noteworthy that this is not the first time that the Ministry of Electricity has been involved in major corruption cases referred to the judiciary, and this is what caused a lot of suffering for the Iraqi people as a result of the weak electricity infrastructure in Iraq. LINK
Samson: Central banks participate in the manufacture of modern financial technologies
5th September, 2022
Today, Monday, the Arab Monetary Fund announced the launch of a training course directed to the cadres working in central banks, under the title (Regulatory Frameworks and Legislations for the Industry of Modern Financial Technologies).
A statement by the Fund, received by “Al-Iqtisad News”, stated that “the course will continue until the eighth of this month, and is also directed to those concerned with issues of modern financial technology and staff working in capital market authorities and stock exchanges and ministries of finance who are specialized in issues of modern financial technology.”
He added, “It aims to deepen the participants’ understanding of the regulatory framework for the modern financial technology industry, as well as discussing many axes, the most important of which is building an incubating environment and effective national strategies for modern financial technologies and blockchain technologies.”
The course reviews some of the different aspects of regulating modern financial technology activities, such as regulating open financing activities, alternative financing, encrypted financial assets and digital contracts, digital financial services consumer protection frameworks, cyber security, data protection frameworks and customer information privacy, and electronic know-your-customer rules to combat laundering. Funds and financing of the cuticle.
It will also shed light on digital regulatory and supervisory solutions to support the regulatory and supervisory authorities in regulating this industry. LINK
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Samson: An economist expects oil to continue at $ 100 until the end of 2022
09/04/2022 21:04:45
An economic expert expected, today, Sunday, the continuation of selling oil at a price of $ 100 until the end of 2022.
Safwan Qusay told Al-Furat News that: “We have the last quarter of this year, if Parliament was able to approve the actual spending in these nine months and add the surplus to the investment budget, it would be supportive of all units and the organization of investment projects for the year 2020-2023.”
He added, “The next government will put its vision within the 2020-2023 budget, but we have the money as a result of the rise in oil prices. There is a surplus that covered the Food Security Law, and this surplus can also contribute to creating job opportunities to reduce poverty and unemployment.”
Qusay stressed, “Oil rates are still controlled by international companies through the OPEC agreement, and there is a desire by OPEC to maintain the price of a barrel of oil at a price of 100 dollars for the remaining year of 2022, and there may be a commitment to new cuts in order to control prices.”
And he indicated, “Russia cannot currently give up the price of oil for it because it is financing a war, as well as Saudi Arabia and the OPEC countries lost oil revenues from 2014-2021, and they are trying to maximize their revenues during this period and have clear capabilities by creating various strategies.”
With regard to the delay in approving the federal budget, Qusay explained, “The Iraqi economy faces a problem to transform it into a global economy, as it needs a budget to finance these goals. The process of linking the port of Faw to the European Union needs funds to be placed in the budget, bank revenues and the currency market.”
And Qusay continued, “As we have 9 million poor people in Iraq, fighting corruption lies in creating job opportunities, and this means that the process of placing Iraq within the global investment circle will provide great opportunities to work through the budget, and the survival of the situation as it is now is considered a waste of public money because there is money that goes to the reserves and there Poverty, unemployment and desertification.
He stressed, “the need to rehabilitate all federal ministries, as there are 3 million employees in government institutions, and currently the Ministry of Planning has launched the job number program and collected job numbers for these addresses, matching the specialization with the certificate with the job title, and investing those who have retired since 2019 with more than 300 thousand job degrees.”
Qusay concluded, by saying, “Iraq can currently release these degrees through the Federal Service Council, and the 2023 budget has to search for what disciplines are required to raise the efficiency of the performance of the economic unit so that we have productive government ministries.” LINK
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Samson: Finance brings good news to political dismissals
5th September, 2022
Today, Monday, the Ministry of Finance issued orders to appoint the first batch of political dismissals, within the law of emergency support for food security and development.
A ministry statement received by Shafaq News stated, “The Director General of the Administrative and Financial Department, Hassan Salman Al-Makotour, signed orders to appoint 80 employees as the first batch of the political dismissed, based on the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development No. 2 of 2022 after the availability of the financial allocation.”
The ministry indicated that it “is continuing to implement the paragraphs of the emergency support law for food security and development and is working to complete all administrative and financial procedures for the purpose of issuing subsequent meals to those covered by the political dismissal after the financial allocation is available for the purpose of their appointment.”
On August 14, the Ministry of Finance issued instructions regarding the powers of disbursement of Food Security and Development Law No. 2 of 2022.
The ministry called on ministries and agencies not associated with a ministry to review the budget department to receive the instructions. LINK
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The US Assistant Secretary Of State Comments On The National Dialogue: A Correct Path, And Leaders Should Invest It
Monday, September 5, 2022 12:12 PM Baghdad / National News Center The US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs, Barbara Leaf, said today, Monday, that the clashes in the Green Zone have pushed Iraq to the brink of an abyss and may lead to a civil war, while indicating that the recent political conflict between the political elites can only be resolved at the dialogue table.
And Barbara Leaf confirmed in a newspaper interview, which was followed by / the National News Center /, that “we focus on 3 basic axes in Iraq, which are its stability, support, security, and stability of Iraq means that all the sects of Iraq sit at the dialogue table.”
She added, “We are closely following the Iraqi events, and what happened last week has a significant impact on the political blockage and put Iraq on the abyss and may lead to a civil war,” noting that “the recent political conflict between the political elites can only be resolved at the dialogue table.”
She pointed out that, “The dialogue that is currently taking place is only the correct path to move forward with resolving the crisis, and we do not expect to resolve matters in one and two sessions.”
And she indicated, “Al-Sadr has voices and a large audience. We believe that Sadr’s voice with other leaders is very necessary to be heard and listened to, otherwise the country will be led to the abyss.”
The President Of The Republic And The Assistant To The US Secretary Of State Discuss Regional Developments
The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, discussed with US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf, developments in the regional situation, while they stressed the need to defuse the crises surrounding the region.
A statement from the office of the President of the Republic stated, “The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, received the US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle Eastern Affairs, Barbara Leaf, and the meeting dealt with discussing bilateral relations between the two countries, developing them, and advancing them in various political, economic, cultural and environmental fields in a way that achieves common interests, as well as cooperation.” In combating terrorism and its remnants, and strengthening the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces in accordance with the Strategic Framework Agreement.
He added, “The regional developments of mutual interest were also discussed, as the need to defuse the crises surrounding the region, support the paths of dialogue and convergence to reduce tensions and prevent the outbreak of conflicts, and stress the importance of the pivotal Iraqi role in the region and the need to ensure its security and stability.”
Regarding the internal situation in the country, President Barham Salih referred, according to the statement, to the path of dialogue and convergence and the existing endeavors to address political issues, while Ms. Barbara Leaf affirmed the commitment of the United States to support the security and stability of Iraq and the safety of its people, and to support dialogue to address the political crisis in a manner that consolidates stability and achieves progress for Iraqis . https://www.radionawa.com/all-detail.aspx?jimare=31042
An Official Statement Reviews The Details Of The Second Session Of The National Dialogue
Political | 02:07 – 05/09/2022 Baghdad – Mawazine News The meeting of the presidencies and political forces agreed, on Monday, on six recommendations, including the formation of a technical team to mature visions and ideas and bring together views in order to reach early elections.
The media office of the Prime Minister said in a statement, “In continuation of the national dialogue initiative, the presidencies met with leaders of the Iraqi national political forces at the invitation of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, today, Monday, to discuss political developments, and in the presence of the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq.”
He added, “The meeting concluded with an agreement on the following:
1 – The conferees affirmed that the developments in the political situation and the differences that led to it hold everyone responsible for maintaining stability, protecting the country from crises, supporting efforts to calm down, preventing escalation and violence, and adopting national dialogue; to reach a conclusion. solutions, stressing the need for the continuation of the national dialogue sessions.
2 The meeting decided to form a technical team from various political forces; To mature common visions and ideas about the road map for a national solution, and to bring the views closer; In order to reach early elections and fulfill their requirements by reviewing the electoral law, and reconsidering the commission.
3- The attendees emphasized the activation of institutions and constitutional entitlements.
4 The meeting renewed the invitation of the brothers in the Sadrist movement to participate in technical and political meetings, to discuss all controversial issues, and to reach solutions to them.
5- The conferees stressed the necessity of purifying the atmosphere between the national forces, including preventing all forms of escalation, rejecting speeches that are issued or leaked and that cause damage to historical brotherly relations, and address them through the available legal means, in a manner that preserves the dignity of the Iraqi people, their feelings, their entitlements, and respect for religious considerations. political, and social.
6- The attendees stressed the need to achieve reform in the structure of the Iraqi state, and to value the demands to address any imbalance in the political or administrative frameworks through the necessary legislation and effective government programs, with the cooperation of all political forces, and with the support of our dear people, including discussing the foundations of constitutional amendments. And adherence to constitutional options in all stages of dialogue and solution.” Ended 29/N33
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The Meeting Of The Presidencies Confirms The Prevention Of Escalation And Violence And The Adoption Of National Dialogue
The meeting of the presidencies and political forces agreed, today, Monday, on six recommendations, including the formation of a technical team to mature visions and ideas and bring together views in order to reach early elections.
The media office of the Prime Minister said in a statement, “In continuation of the national dialogue initiative, the presidencies met with leaders of the Iraqi national political forces at the invitation of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, today, Monday, to discuss political developments, and in the presence of the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq.”
He added, “The meeting reached an agreement on the following:
- The conferees affirmed that the developments in the political situation and the differences that led to it bear the national responsibility of everyone in maintaining stability, protecting the country from crises, supporting calm efforts, preventing escalation and violence, and adopting a national dialogue; To reach solutions, they stressed the need for the continuation of the national dialogue sessions.
2 The meeting decided to form a technical team from various political forces; To mature common visions and ideas about the road map for a national solution, and to bring the views closer; In order to reach early elections and fulfill their requirements by reviewing the electoral law, and reconsidering the commission.
3- The attendees emphasized the activation of institutions and constitutional entitlements.
4 The meeting renewed the invitation of the brothers in the Sadrist movement to participate in technical and political meetings, to discuss all controversial issues, and to reach solutions to them.
5- The conferees stressed the necessity of purifying the atmosphere between the national forces, including preventing all forms of escalation, rejecting speeches that are issued or leaked and that cause damage to historical brotherly relations, and address them through the available legal means, in a manner that preserves the dignity of the Iraqi people, their feelings, their entitlements, and respect for religious considerations. political, and social.
6- The attendees stressed the need to achieve reform in the structure of the Iraqi state, and to value the demands to address any imbalance in the political or administrative frameworks through the necessary legislation and effective government programs, with the cooperation of all political forces, and with the support of our dear people, including discussing the foundations of constitutional amendments. And adherence to constitutional options in all stages of dialogue and solution.
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Finance Clarifies The Fact That A Trillion Dinars Were Moved Away From The State Treasury
Sunday 04 September 2022 20:59 | Economic Number of readings: 441
Baghdad / NINA / – The Ministry of Finance issued, today, Sunday, a clarification regarding the circulating news about the transfer of more than a trillion dinars without entering it into the Iraqi state treasury.
During the past two days, media outlets reported that more than a trillion dinars had been transferred from a government bank account, without the Ministry of Finance and Customs entering it into the state treasury.
The Ministry confirmed, in this regard, through a statement, that “a thorough investigation is conducted with the concerned authorities according to the priorities and documents related to the origin of the subject, and topics related to the General Authority for Taxes, in order to determine the accuracy of this and who are the responsible authorities, and to address the cases of defects mentioned in this regard at the level of Individuals and policies, if any, without any retreat or delay, in accordance with the moral and national responsibility and the protection of public money.
She pointed out that “the resigned Minister, Ali Allawi, has worked since his assumption of the ministry, until his resignation, to strike the sources of corruption and dry it up in all the joints of the ministry, by developing a strategy and plans for the automation of the ministry’s institutions, and selecting senior international advisers for these projects.”
The ministry pointed out that it will continue to “implement these strategies to achieve the desired goals that will move the Ministry of Finance and its related institutions towards efficient performance and reduce the areas of manipulation and failure.” https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=998263
Iraq Determines The “Extreme” Poverty Rate And Proceeds To A New Survey Of The Poor
Money and business Economy News _ Baghdad Today, Monday, the Ministry of Planning announced that extreme poverty in the country has reached 1%, confirming that the new poverty survey will be announced in all governorates.
Ministry spokesman Abdul-Zahra Al-Hindawi said in an interview with Shafak News Agency, followed by “Al-Iqtisad News”, that “the percentage of extreme poverty is very small in Iraq, and they are threatened with hunger,” explaining that “their percentage is almost negligible and amounts to approximately 1%.”
“Today, we are preparing to launch a new poverty survey during the next few months, through a socio-economic survey that will give us new indicators about the poverty line, the poor, and the services they receive,” Al-Hindawi added.
Al-Hindawi pointed out that “the last statistic of the poverty rate in Iraq was in 2018, and it amounted to 23%,” noting that “there is an effort to conduct a poverty survey in 2020, but Corona and its repercussions hindered that.”
He pointed out that “the expectations of the poverty rate in Iraq will be difficult without a full and comprehensive survey, but there may be an improvement from the previous survey.”
The statistics of the Ministry of Planning for the year 2018 indicate that the poverty rate in the southern governorates is approximately 32%, and in the central governorates ranges between 20 to 21%, while the poverty rate in the governorates of the Kurdistan Region is between 12.5 to 13%, which is the same percentage in the capital, Baghdad. .
The concept of “poverty” differs from “extreme poverty” or “absolute poverty”, as the latter was originally defined by the United Nations in 1995 as “a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water and sanitation facilities.” Health, shelter, education and information depends not only on income but also on access to services.”
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The dollar depreciates against the dinar
Economie| 09:57 – 05/09/2022 Baghdad – Mawazine News The dollar exchange rates witnessed, today, Monday, a slight decrease in the Iraqi Stock Exchange. Selling price: 148000 dinars per $100 purchase price: 147,900 dinars per $100
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Planning: Inflation Indicators Are Fairly Stable
Economie| 11:51 – 05/09/2022 Baghdad – Mawazine News The Ministry of Planning announced, on Monday, that inflation indicators in the country are “fairly stable and under control” despite its increase compared to previous years.
The ministry’s spokesman, Abdul-Zahra Al-Hindawi, said, “The rise in inflation is due to its association with imports, as the prices of many commodities and goods rose globally, and this was reflected on Iraq through the impact of its inflation indicators because it satisfies most of its needs,” according to the official “Al-Sabah” newspaper.
He added, “Inflation began to rise since last year, compared to previous years,” noting that “its rate during the past months is fairly stable, ranging monthly between 0’3 to 5’0”, (that is, it is less than 1 percent, However, the cumulative increase rate reached about 6 percent during the past month, compared to the same month of the previous year.
Al-Hindawi explained, “There are a number of materials that are directly related to the rise and fall of inflation, including foodstuffs, non-alcoholic beverages, housing and other sections, as they are affected by all economic variables, whether they are at the internal or external level.”
A spokesman for the Ministry of Planning added, “There is a large cash block circulating in the local market, which also has effects on the indicators.” https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=204549
