Paulette August 11, 2023 Paulette Community Comment: “At 1310 they could roll it out but would run out of money due to high cost of materials needed to be brought into country without a new rate, a new rate wil… Read Full Article
Paulette August 10, 2023 Paulette [Post 2 of 2] If the rate is 1320 and there is an expense that needs to be paid by the MOF of 1,000 USD value, the MOF will exchange the 1,000 USD to 1,320,000 IQD in order to cover that expense. If the… Read Full Article
Paulette August 10, 2023 Paulette [Post 1 of 2] Community comment: “None of the Projects in the Tripartite Budget can be begun at a Toilet Paper, Program Rate of 1310 +/-. The Tripartite Budget needs the Rate of $ 1.00 U… Read Full Article
Paulette July 29, 2023 Paulette Question: “Has there been any word on the HCL possibly being resolved yet?” I have not seen anything on the HCL for years, only the Oil and Gas Law between Baghdad an… Read Full Article
Paulette July 21, 2023 Paulette After the budget posts in the Gazette and therefore becomes law, it goes to the MOF to prepare it for disbursements …This often takes as much as 30 days. This is clearly the pe… Read Full Article
Paulette July 10, 2023 Paulette It looks like the weekend of 7/14-7/16 will be a Holiday weekend with the New Year on 7/18. Shabs said “…..after Eid, before the New Year…..” Perhaps t… Read Full Article
Paulette July 9, 2023 Paulette Question: “The latest article…suggests that the HCL will be passed in the next legislative term. When is that term?” The legislative term starts on the 13… Read Full Article
Paulette July 8, 2023 Paulette If the HCL were in the budget, I would think that the Citizens would know exactly what they would receive in USD value and…the Citizens would be talking about it. After all, t… Read Full Article
Paulette July 8, 2023 Paulette If the HCL were in the budget, I would think that the Citizens would know exactly what they would receive in USD value and…the Citizens would be talking about it. After all, t… Read Full Article
Paulette July 7, 2023 Paulette I do not see any reference to passing the final part of the HCL which we believe will be direct payments to the citizens. The only thing I see is the Oil and Gas Law which addresses the is… Read Full Article
Paulette July 6, 2023 Paulette Why does everybody keep talking about the “HCL is in the budget“? The only thing I have seen is the foundation for the Oil and Gas Law between Iraq and Kurdistan in the b… Read Full Article
Paulette July 5, 2023 Paulette The full Oil and Gas Law is still in negotiations but the framework has been established in the budget and for the next three years….. I no longer care when they pass the full O… Read Full Article
Paulette July 1, 2023 Paulette The issue is freedom of movement of capital. That is what will open Iraq to the world. Go Article VIII announcement Go RI. This is at the discretion of the IMF. In the meantime, I… Read Full Article
Paulette June 27, 2023 Paulette PAULETTE: that makes a little more sense. So, they could but would they is the real question…one would have to conclude that they are certainly not planning on carrying th… Read Full Article
Paulette June 27, 2023 Paulette Post 1 of 2 PAULETTE: I still don’t understand why the Budget couldn’t be implemented at a Program Rate…Every Budget previously implemented was at a Program Rate even… Read Full Article
Paulette June 24, 2023 Paulette Anybody…thinks the IQD is worthless toilet paper money can feel free to just send what they have to me. After all, it’s worthless right? …I will be happy to tak… Read Full Article
Paulette June 22, 2023 Paulette The CBI has a lot to accomplish prior to Budget funds being disbursed. Look at how busy Alak was this [past] weekend. Hopefully, we see the implementation of the “Delete t… Read Full Article
Paulette June 22, 2023 Paulette The CBI has a lot to accomplish prior to Budget funds being disbursed. Look at how busy Alak was this [past] weekend. Hopefully, we see the implementation of the “Delete t… Read Full Article
Paulette June 20, 2023 Paulette Implementation of Article 140 seems to be on the horizon… This is likely the bone that was thrown to the Kurds in order to get the Budget passed. Latif, a Kurd, wanted to make su… Read Full Article
Paulette June 20, 2023 Paulette Implementation of Article 140 seems to be on the horizon… This is likely the bone that was thrown to the Kurds in order to get the Budget passed. Latif, a Kurd, wanted to make su… Read Full Article