Iraqi News Highlights Thursday Evening 1-19-23
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Al-Sudani: Its 2023 Budget Will Meet The Goals Of The Government Program To Combat Poverty And Provide Services
Money and business Economy News-Baghdad The Prime Minister, Mr. Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani, chaired this morning, Thursday, a meeting dedicated to discussing the final details of the draft federal budget law 2023.
Al-Sudani said in a statement, “The draft budget law took time for discussions, in order to reach a budget that is consistent with the priorities of the ministerial curriculum, and meets the objectives of the government program in fighting poverty, providing basic services to citizens, economic reform, and combating corruption.”
He stressed the importance of “accelerating the approval of the budget law by the parliament, because it is directly related to many economic and social issues and files, and helps the government implement its programs and strategy in vital fields and sectors, which would provide the best services to citizens.”
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The Central Bank Sells More Than 135 Million Dollars In An Auction Today
Money and business Economy News-Baghdad The central bank’s sales of foreign remittances in dollars rose in an auction today, Thursday, to more than $104 million.
According to the statistics of the bank published on its official website, “The Central Bank sold today, during its auction for buying and selling US dollars, 136 million 124 thousand and 851 dollars, which the bank covered at a basic exchange rate of 1460 dinars per dollar.
She added, “Most of the dollar sales went in the form of foreign remittances, amounting to 104 million and 124 thousand and 851 dollars, while the rest of 32 million dollars went in the form of cash sales.”
And she indicated, “The banks that bought cash dollars amounted to 9 banks, while the number of banks that met requests to strengthen balances abroad reached 13 banks, while the total number of exchange and mediation companies participating in the auction was 75 companies.”
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The Rise In US Inventories Is Dropping Global Oil Prices
Economie| 09:16 – 01/19/2023 Follow-up – Mawazine News Oil futures fell by as much as one dollar on Thursday, due to high US oil inventories and recession fears. Brent crude futures last fell 1.12% to $83.86 a barrel at 04:30 GMT, after losses of around 1% on Wednesday. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures also fell $1.26 to $78.22 a barrel. https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=217016
Al-Rashid Bank Begins Selling Dollars To Travelers Through The Baghdad International Airport Branch
Economie| 02:33 – 01/19/2023 Baghdad – Mawazine News, Al-Rasheed Bank started today, Thursday, to sell dollars to travelers through the Baghdad International Airport branch.
A statement of the bank, of which Mawazine News received a copy, stated that “the bank has started, through the Baghdad International Airport branch, to sell dollars to travelers from inside the airport, with a maximum limit of (5000) dollars for each traveler, provided that the date of travel is on the same day and the date of submitting the request to obtain the dollar.” .
The statement added, “The branch’s working hours will continue for (24) hours to receive those wishing to buy from travelers, starting today.” https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=217048
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