TNT:
Tishwash: The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq receives the Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury
His Excellency the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mr. Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq, received US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Elizabeth Rosenberg and her accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and discussed the measures taken by the Central Bank of Iraq in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing, in addition to confirming the continued support provided by the US Treasury and joint efforts to enhance transparency and integrity and implement international compliance instructions in the Iraqi banking system.
The two parties discussed following up on the outcomes and results of previous meetings between the Central Bank of Iraq on the one hand, and the US Treasury Department and the US Federal Bank on the other hand, as well as the possibility of providing technical support in the field of financing foreign trade through reliable banking channels with mechanisms that enable financing legitimate foreign trade, in various currencies, including ( Euro, Chinese yuan, and UAE dirham), as well as regulating trade with the Republic of Turkey.
The US Treasury Department appreciated the efforts and steps of the Central Bank of Iraq in contracting with international auditing companies to ensure the accuracy and transparency of procedures.
Central Bank of Iraq
Information Office
September 13, 2023
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Tishwash: The Central Bank and the US Treasury are discussing implementing international compliance instructions in the banking system
The Central Bank and the US Treasury are discussing implementing international compliance instructions in the banking system link
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Tishwash: Parliamentary Finance decides to host the Ministers of Federal Oil and Wealth in Kurdistan
The Parliamentary Finance Committee decided, today, Tuesday, to host the Ministers of Federal Oil and Resources in the Kurdistan Region, while indicating that it will submit its report to the Presidency of Parliament to find out the reasons for the interruption of funds from the region.
Committee Chairman Atwan Al-Atwani said in an interview with the Iraqi News Agency, followed by Al-Iqtisad News, that “the committee hosted the government negotiating team with the Kurdistan region, which is the first step regarding the task assigned to the House of Representatives to reach appropriate solutions regarding the region’s amounts in accordance with the constitution and the budget law.”
He added, “The committee will host during the current week the current Minister of Oil in the government and the Minister of Wealth in the Kurdistan region to complete the meetings and boycott the information provided by the government team to find out where the defect lies,” noting that “the committee will submit its report to the House of Representatives during the current week to find out the reasons for cutting The amounts for the region, and what solutions the House of Representatives could take to guarantee the rights of citizens in Kurdistan link
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Tishwash: Iraqi Foreign Minister: We reject the threat to our country’s sovereignty
Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fouad Hussein, said that his country rejects the use of its territory to attack Iran, but it also rejects “threatening Iraqi sovereignty.”
This came during a joint press conference held by Hussein, yesterday, Tuesday, with his Austrian counterpart, Alexander Schallenberg, according to the official Iraqi News Agency (INA).
Hussein said, “The Iraqi constitution prohibits any party from using Iraqi lands to attack neighboring countries.”
He added, “Iraq’s relations with Iran are strong, and this relationship prevents the use of violence,” noting that “Iraq refuses to use its territory to attack Iran by some groups (armed groups), and we also reject the threat to Iraqi sovereignty.”
He pointed out that “Iraq is committed to the agreement concluded with the Iranian side, which included removing armed groups from the border and transferring them to camps deep in the region (Kurdistan) and far from the border.”
He pointed out that he will visit Iran today, Wednesday, to “discuss the implementation of this agreement by both sides.”
On the other hand, the Iraqi minister discussed with his Austrian counterpart a number of files, most notably the political relations between the two countries, as well as the work of Austrian companies in Iraq and the return of flights to Austrian Airlines.
On Monday, the Austrian Foreign Minister arrived in Baghdad on an official visit that lasted two days, during which he announced the reopening of his country’s embassy in Iraq, more than 30 years after its closure.
Vienna closed its embassy in Baghdad in 1991 following the Gulf War (1990-1991), and since that time the Austrian embassy in Jordan has performed the duties of the embassy in Baghdad. link
