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Border Crossings: More Than 333,000 Visitors Entered Iraq On Thursday
Posted On2022-09-09 By Sotaliraq Rudaw border crossings: More than 333,000 Very Happy visitors entered Iraq on Thursday The Iraqi Border Ports Authority revealed the number of visitors who entered the country yesterday, Thursday, through the border crossings.
The official spokesman for the commission, Alaa Al-Din Al-Qaisi, told Rudaw Media Network, Friday (September 9, 2022), that “the number of visitors who entered Iraq to participate in the performance of the Arbaeen ceremony of Imam Hussein, yesterday, Thursday only, reached 333,364.”
The official spokesman for the authority, Alaa Al-Din Al-Qaisi, explained that “this number of visitors entered through six border crossings.” It is noteworthy that the border crossings were registered from Sunday, August 14, until September 7, as follows:
Zorbatia port: 630,329 arrivals
Shalamcheh port 365200 arrivals
Sheeb port 120070 expatriates
– Munthiriya port 79,470 arrivals
Najaf airport port: 45579 arrivals
– Safwan port: 7959 arrivals
– Baghdad airport port 4406 expatriates
The total, through these ports, will be 1,262,133 arrivals, as of the seventh of September.
The numbers of departures during the above period are:
Zorbatia port 129,309 departures
Shalamcheh port 69,263 departures
Sheib port 28,606 departures
– Al-Muntheria port 4710 departures
Safwan port 5269 departures Thus, the total number of departures through these ports is 237157. LINK
Iraqi Businessmen Participate In An Economic Forum In Tunisia
The Iraqi Businessmen Union announced its participation in an economic forum to be held in Tunisia next month.
A statement by the federation stated that the second international forum for entrepreneurs and sustainable development will be held in the city of Bizerte in Tunisia from 21 to 27/10/2022.
He added that the forum will be held under the title (the importance of economic policies and growth strategies in keeping pace with sustainable development), noting that the event will be under the supervision of the Tunisian Minister of Tourism and the mayor of Bizerte. https://www.radionawa.com/all-detail.aspx?jimare=31115
Iraq Presents A Vision For The 2030 Development Plan With The Belt Initiative
Economie Yesterday, 14:44 Beijing – INA – Sami Al-Jabri, the advisor of the Iraqi embassy in the People’s Republic of China, Dr. Baher Mardan, presented a vision for the 2030 development plan with the Belt Initiative.
And the reporter of the Iraqi News Agency (INA) stated that “Mardan presented, in his speech in which he represented Iraq before the Chinese Forum in its third session, Iraq’s future plans in sustainable development,
expressing” through his paper on the Global Development Initiative and the National Development Plan in Iraq for 2022 about the possibility of the Iraqi government. And its specialized institutions concerned with national development and its plans towards the sustainable development journey and
Iraq’s vision for 2030 by adopting a program based on development employment and a joint bilateral program with the Belt Initiative and the Global Development Initiative in light of China’s successful development experiences that deserve to be emulated.
The Iraqi embassy advisor added that “the Iraqi government seeks to strengthen partnership with the European Union, friendly countries and agencies of the United Nations development offices to accelerate the pace of sustainable development plans in Iraq, which represent part of the United Nations agenda,” stressing that
“the Iraqi government worked to prepare national development plans with the aim of reducing Among those crises and their repercussions and the challenges facing them that represent brakes on the way, including the threats of terrorist gangs of ISIS, as well as the challenge of unemployment and poverty with the challenge of the environment and problems of desertification and the challenge of the Corona pandemic and the file of anti-corruption.
He stressed “the need to refer to the unique Chinese experience in combating poverty, which affects more than 100 million people,” noting that
“the initial agreement between the Chinese International Center for Poverty Control in China and the Iraqi Ministry of Planning in the past period was the beginning of steps for joint developmental employment and cooperation in the development of knowledge expertise.”.
In turn, the Chinese ambassador for Middle East issues expressed
“the mutual cooperation between China and the Arab countries as a fruitful cooperation that has taken an increasing pace, as China imports 265 million tons of crude oil from Arab countries, which is a large and important percentage.
In addition, the Chinese ambassador expressed his country’s desire to work with The Arab side to continue expanding trade and improving its advantages in industry and energy with the development of the digital economy and the transfer and establishment of modern technological projects.
He called on the Chinese and Arab sides “to take the green color as a slogan and background for the upcoming economic cooperation in agriculture and others after the Corona pandemic.”
In his turn, Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Khalili Al-Dhawati stressed in his speech that:
“It is imperative for us to work together to accomplish plans and achieve real development, and this requires concerted efforts.”
On the other hand, the Arab League renews its support for the one-China principle and its keenness to strengthen its relations with the Republic of China. https://www.ina.iq/165132–2030-.html
The Central Bank: Iraq Has Taken A Series Of Corrective Measures For The Anti-Money Laundering System
Sweetened Yesterday, 20:50 BAGHDAD – The Central Bank’s Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Council confirmed today, Friday, that Iraq has taken a series of corrective measures for the anti-money laundering system, noting that
government measures contributed to the country’s exit from the European Union’s list of high-risk countries.
The Council stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that
“Iraq announces its readiness to start the mutual evaluation process that is being held by the Financial Action Task Force for the Middle East and North Africa, where the date for the field visit of experts has been set within the timetable prepared by the group above. During the month of August 2023.
The statement added that “a meeting was held with a high-level representation of all concerned parties in the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing system, headed by the
Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Council, the Governor of the Central Bank, in addition to the support of the Prime Minister and the President of the Iraqi Judicial Council for this important file, with (Johar Al-Nafisi). – Head of the Financial Action Task Force for the Middle East and North Africa / MENAFATF) as well as (Selman Al-Jabreen – Executive Secretary of the group),
for the purpose of showing the extent of Iraq’s commitment to supporting the international assessment process of the Republic of Iraq in this aspect. The statement indicated that
The Chairman of the Council outlined the measures taken by Iraq during the previous period, which led to Iraq’s official exit from the status of enhanced follow-up to the usual follow-up or the so-called (updating every two years), and
since the Republic of Iraq underwent the first joint evaluation process during 2012 to evaluate the anti-laundering system Funds and the financing of terrorism that were operating in accordance with the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Law No. 93 of 2004 (in force at the time and currently repealed), and based on the results and outputs of the evaluation report submitted by the resident experts at the time,
the Republic of Iraq was included in the gray list as a result of identifying strategic shortcomings in those The system, and
as a consequence, Iraq has taken a series of corrective measures to combat money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation to ensure its compliance with international standards and recommendations, in light of the action plan and follow-up with the International Review Team of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), in addition to some requirementsfor the purpose of combating these crimes. He added that
“those procedures began with the issuance of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law No. 39 of 2015 in force), which is considered one of the latest laws in the region and in compliance with international standards, in addition to the issuance of many regulations, instructions, controls, circulars and relevant guides,” noting that
“the Republic of Iraq presented To the general meetings of the group (9) reports during the period between 2013-2018, which included the intensive procedures and efforts that were made in order to fulfill the identified shortcomings towards the system.
He noted that “after discussing the above reports and completing the work plan and follow-up with the international review team with the FATF, these efforts culminated and
the field visit was achieved during June 2018 with Iraq’s official exit from the enhanced follow-up status to the regular follow-up or the so-called (update every two years), especially after If we have a solid legislative base and
we have identified the regulatory and supervisory authorities for each of the sectors within that system, for the purpose of exercising their roles in controlling and supervising the related activities and following up on the compliance of the entities subject to their control and supervision to the above law and the relevant controls, and
how to tighten oversight in a way that contributes to the monitoring of activities Suspicious financial affairs and reporting this to the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Office on the one hand, and
on the other hand, developing capabilities in a way that enhances the increase in the number of suspicious reports submitted to the Public Prosecution and support the investigative and judicial authorities to prove whether or not money laundering and terrorist financing suspicions. He pointed out that
“during the years from 2019-2020, work was done to take the necessary measures that demonstrate the commitment of the Republic of Iraq to the forty recommendations issued by the FATF, which culminated during early 2022 with Iraq’s exit from the European Union’s list of high-risk countries.” He stressed that,
“After that, to ensure adherence to the first recommendation of the recommendations and the importance of the subject, we worked to complete our procedures in the first national assessment of the risks of the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing system, by arriving at identifying each of (weaknesses and threats) at the various legislative and operational levels, and
we did not stop there. Rather, a corrective action plan has been formulated and a prioritization has been formulated in line with the results of the assessment, and
we will work to update our national strategy to combat money laundering and terrorist financing in light of those results.” He pointed out that
“the Financial Action Group (MENAFATF) has identified the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Council (as the national coordinating body) for the mutual evaluation process and
there is full support from the Iraqi government, in addition to identifying the national coordinator and a substitute for him, and a technical team has been formed from all concerned parties.
They were also given all powers and support to complete this project, as the team will work to meet all the requirements of the mutual evaluation related to the two aspects (technical commitment and effectiveness evaluation) and prepare all logistical matters for the visit of the resident expert team to Iraq during 2023 and until the report is discussed in the plenary session. https://www.ina.iq/165158–.html
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