Monday Evening Iraq Economic News Highlights 10-3-22
Kurdistan Resources: The Water Conference Will Have A Very Positive Impact
Shafaq News/ The work of the first international conference, held at Kumar University in Sulaymaniyah Governorate within the Kurdistan Region, under the title (Water Resources in Iraq…. Trends and Concerns), is continuing.
The conference, which started on Sunday morning, witnessed the participation of the Iraqi Minister of Water Resources, the Minister of Agriculture in the Kurdistan Regional Government, and the Governor of Sulaymaniyah, as well as a large number of researchers and specialists in the conference hall at Kumar University in Sulaymaniyah.
The supervisor of the conference, Dr. Ako Rashid, told Shafaq News Agency, “The conference will include 95 scientific researches from around the world to discuss the water crisis and climate changes in Iraq and Kurdistan, which will last for 3 days, starting today.”
On the other hand, the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government, Bekird Talabani, confirmed during a press conference attended by the agency, that “convening this conference at this time will have a very positive impact, as water is one of the necessities of life and has an impact on the economic, political and commercial situation and even interstate diplomacy.
Talabani added, “There are 226 shared sources of water in the world, and Iraq and Kurdistan have become vulnerable to drought and desertification after rainfall decreased to 50%.”
The Kurdish minister pointed out that “the current situation requires cooperation and joint steps between the Federal Ministries of Water Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture in the region, to develop joint plans to manage the water file and face challenges.”
On Sunday, Minister of Water Resources, Mahdi Rashid Al-Hamdani, reiterated that the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have been affected by the recent climatic changes in the region, calling for increased activities and initiatives to protect this sector from depletion. LINK
90% Of Iraqis Spend Money To Buy Healthy Water
Money and business Economy News-Baghdad Today, Monday, Fadel Al-Gharawi, a human rights specialist, reported that 90% of Iraqi society has resorted to purchasing healthy water.
Al-Gharawi said, in a statement, that “despite the presence of fresh water sources in the Tigris and Euphrates, the proportion of the Iraqi citizen of drinking water was no more than 5 liters per day,” noting that “90% of Iraqi society resort to buying healthy water, and this percentage is considered the lowest For countries with water resources, such as Egypt, Sudan, Syria, and some African and Latin American countries.”
He added, “The Iraqi citizen’s share of the amount of water to impose other uses does not exceed, in the best cases, 70 liters per day per person, and this figure is considered for countries with abundant water sources.”
Al-Gharawi attributed the reason for this to “the deterioration of the private water transport network, in addition to the inefficiency of the water liquefaction plants and the continuous interruptions due to the lack of electrical power supply and the periodic maintenance of these stations.”
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Eight Oil Tankers Docked At The Berths Of Khor Al Zubair Port
Energy Economy News – Baghdad The berths of Khor Al Zubair Specialized Port received eight tankers loaded with oil derivatives. The Director General of Iraq Ports, Farhan Al-Fartousi, said in a statement, “The port berths received the tanker Kk Marlin docked at berth No. 2 loaded with gas oil, and the Sun Rise tanker docked at berth No. 3 loaded with gasoline, and the tanker Evance docked at berth No. 5, which will be loaded with fuel oil.
The tanker Alforat docked at berth No. 6, which will carry fuel oil, the tanker Swama Kamal, docked at berth No. 9, which will carry naphth, and the tanker Marlin Hestia, docked on berth No. 10, loaded with gasoline, and the tanker Adena, docked at berth No. 11, which will carry fuel oil, and the tanker Fath docked. On platform No. 12 it will be loaded with fuel oil.
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Launching Social Assistance For One Million And 390 Thousand Iraqi Families
Economy News – Baghdad Today, Sunday, Acting Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Salar Abdul Sattar, announced the launch of the social benefit for the month of October.
In a statement, the ministry stated, “The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Salar Abdul Sattar Agency, announced the launch of social assistance for the month of October for more than one million and 390 thousand families, with a total amount of more than (294) billion dinars,” calling on “included families.” To review the exchange outlets to receive the funds.
In turn, the head of the Social Protection Authority, Sana Al-Moussawi, stated that “the number of families headed by a man is (967,124), while the number of families headed by a woman is (423,735).”
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Parliamentary Action Regarding The Decision To Raise The Price Of Gas Supplied To Cars
Energy Economy News – Baghdad On Sunday, the Parliamentary Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee decided to form a subcommittee to follow up on the decisions of the Ministry of Oil and raise the price of gas supplied to cars.
Committee member Sabah Sobhi said in an interview with “Shafaq News” and followed by “Economy News”, that “there is confusion in the decisions of the Ministry of Oil, the latest of which was raising the price of gas supplied to cars to 300 dinars per liter after it was 200 dinars per liter.”
And that “the Parliamentary Committee on Oil, Gas and Natural Resources will hold a meeting in the coming days to discuss confusion with the decisions issued by the Ministry of Oil.”
He added that “the decision to raise the price of gas supplied to cars affects the citizens and is not justified,” noting that “the Ministry of Oil justifies the reasons for the rise as a result of the rise in prices globally.”
He continued, “Iraq is an oil country and possesses gas, and that the Parliamentary Oil Committee, according to the rules of procedure, will form a subcommittee to follow up on the decisions issued by the Ministry of Oil.” 41 views Added 02/10/2022 – 7:12 PM Update 10/03/2022 – 11:18 AM
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