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Iraq Ranks 32 Among The Largest Holders Of US Treasury Bonds
Wednesday 23 November 2022 10:33 | Economical Number of readings: 208 Baghdad / NINA / – The US Treasury Department announced today, Wednesday, that Iraq has advanced two ranks among the largest foreign holders of US Treasury bonds.
The treasury said in its latest table, “Iraq rose two ranks to reach the 32nd rank among the countries with the largest possession of US treasury bonds, of the 38 countries listed in the table for countries with possessions of more than 32 billion dollars.”
And she added, “Iraq’s possession of these bonds amounted to $36.9 billion for the month of September, up by 3.65 percent from August of 2022, and up by 105 percent from the same month of last year 2021.”
She pointed out that “Iraq was the fourth largest Arab country after Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE, while Japan came at the top of the countries with the largest possession of these bonds, followed by China second and the United Kingdom third,” indicating that the total bonds of the countries of the world amounted to 7 trillion and 296 billion dollars. LINK
The US Ambassador And The Governor Of The Central Bank Are Discussing The Fight Against Corruption
Economie Wednesday, November 23, 2022 12:27 PM The US ambassador and the governor of the Central Bank are discussing the fight against corruption LINK
Iraq Ranks 32 Among The Largest Holders Of US Treasury Bonds
Wednesday 23 November 2022 10:33 | Economical Number of readings: 208 Baghdad / NINA / – The US Treasury Department announced today, Wednesday, that Iraq has advanced two ranks among the largest foreign holders of US Treasury bonds.
The treasury said in its latest table, “Iraq rose two ranks to reach the 32nd rank among the countries with the largest possession of US treasury bonds, of the 38 countries listed in the table for countries with possessions of more than 32 billion dollars.”
And she added, “Iraq’s possession of these bonds amounted to $36.9 billion for the month of September, up by 3.65 percent from August of 2022, and up by 105 percent from the same month of last year 2021.”
She pointed out that “Iraq was the fourth largest Arab country after Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE, while Japan came at the top of the countries with the largest possession of these bonds, followed by China second and the United Kingdom third,” indicating that the total bonds of the countries of the world amounted to 7 trillion and 296 billion dollars. LINK
Iraq Is Fifth In The World In Oil Reserves, The Cheapest To Extract And The Most Profitable
Posted On2022-11-23 By Sotaliraq Iraq’s oil reserves accounted for 8.4 percent of the world’s reserves, in addition to the cheapest extraction, according to the British company BP.
The company said in a report: “Iraq’s oil reserves amounted to 145 billion barrels,” indicating that “these reserves constitute 8.4 percent of the world’s oil reserves.”
And she indicated that “Venezuela ranked first with the largest oil reserves in the world, with an amount of 303.8 billion barrels, which constitutes 17.5 percent of the world’s reserves, followed by Saudi Arabia with 297.5 billion barrels, then Canada came third with 168.1 billion barrels, and then Iran came fourth with 157.8 billion barrels, and Iraq came fourth. Fifth, then Russia came sixth with 107.8 billion barrels, Kuwait came seventh with 101.5 billion barrels, then the UAE came eighth with 97.8 billion barrels, then the United States came ninth with 68.8 billion barrels, and Libya came in tenth place with 48.4 billion barrels. LINK
Iraq And The United States Sign The Implementation Agreement For The Development Goals Grant
Economie| 12:07 – 11/23/2022 Baghdad – Mawazine News Iraq and the United States of America signed, today, Wednesday, the implementation agreement for the development goals grant amounting to more than $547 million.
And the official news agency stated, “Iraq, represented by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning, Maher Johan, signed with the American side, represented by the President of the US Agency for International Development, Alice Janes, the executive agreement for the development goals grant.”
She added, “The signing of the agreement took place in the presence of the Minister of Planning, Muhammad Ali Tamim, and the US Ambassador, Elena Romansky.”
In turn, Tamim said in a press conference, “Development is the mainstay of relations between Iraq and the United States, and we will move forward towards supporting tracks in accordance with Iraq’s development vision 2030, after the relations between the two countries witnessed a lot of development based on common interests in many fields and at the forefront of them.” economic fields.
He pointed out that “our meeting today comes in celebration of the joint signing of the executive agreement for the development goals grant between the Republic of Iraq, represented by the Ministry of Planning, and the United States of America, represented by the US Agency for International Development.”
He continued, “The signing of the agreement coincided with the first steps for our new government to start its work, as the ministerial curriculum for this government adopted a realistic plan that can be implemented by ministries, independent bodies, and local governments, with a joint responsibility for the government structure in all its aspects.
Our promising and ambitious plan included work to reform the economic sectors.” Financial and service issues, and addressing poverty and unemployment, according to specific priorities, allow the government to deal with these files and advance the service situation in all parts of Iraq.
He added: “Hence comes the importance of the implementation agreement for the development goals grant that we signed today, and it will be supportive of achieving accelerated and comprehensive economic growth, which will contribute to restoring and strengthening citizens’ confidence in the state, and this is what we are working on through joint cooperation in a way that leads to meeting the needs of population groups.”
Weak, and addressing the results and repercussions of the war against terrorism,” explaining, “The signing of the executive agreement will be valid for a period of five years starting from the date of signing, and it comes within the framework of the strategic agreement for the relationship of friendship and cooperation between Iraq and the United States of America, as well as in accordance with the economic and technical cooperation agreement between the two countries.” “.
Tamim expressed his hope that “this agreement will really contribute to achieving the goals for which it came, foremost of which is the achievement of accelerated economic growth, and contribute to meeting the needs of citizens, especially the vulnerable groups among them, as well as mitigating the impact of extremism in all its forms,
pointing out:” We seek to build Real partnerships with our friends in order to invest such partnerships in the process of building a sound and accelerated development, after the great challenges that Iraq faced, which were the reason behind the deterioration of most development sectors, as the need has become great for more real and serious efforts, which are framed by development policies based on transparency, realism and openness.
To implement in accordance with what was adopted by the ministerial platform of the Government of the Republic of Iraq.
He stated: “We, in the Ministry of Planning, have prepared the equipment and are determined to take serious steps towards addressing the problems facing development projects, and we rely a lot on constructive cooperation with our friends in the United States of America in supporting these directions through which we want to develop economic sectors that can contribute to Moving other sectors, and this would provide basic services to citizens, in addition to generating more job opportunities,
noting: “Today we celebrate the signing of the executive agreement for the development goals grant between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America amounting to more than (547) million dollars.
We express We express our great appreciation for the efforts of the US Ambassador, who was keen to mature and crystallize this agreement in a way that serves the interests of Iraq, and thanks go to the USAID mission, who showed great cooperation in providing a lot of support for Iraq’s development efforts in many fields.Ended 29/N33 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=212152
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