http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/index.html Alsumaria TV News for up-to-the-minute Iraq News, world, economic, business and sports news along with videos and pictures http://www.alsumaria.tv/images/logo.gif http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/index.html en Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:22:17 GMT Copyright © 2007, All Right Reserved to Alsumaria Iraqi Satellite TV Network Iraq Ministry of Agriculture said that the domestic production of agricultural crops and eggs started to cover a big part of the needs of the Iraqi market. A source in the Ministry said that banning the importation of some crops from neighboring countries comes after studying the needs of the local ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46631-Iraq-Ministry-of-Agriculture-studies-Iraq-market-needs.html Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:49:00 GMT Economics An official source in North Oil Company who asked not to disclose his name said that the rate of pumping oil from Kirkuk Northern oil fields towards Ceyhan Turkish port rose to 700000 barrels per day after finishing development works that aim at raising the output in some fields affiliated to the ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46630-Kirkuk-exports-towards-Ceyhan-increased.html Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:43:00 GMT Economics Owners of trade fairs in Al Sulaimaniyah called the upcoming government to establish severe rules in order to regulate importing furniture from foreign countries and that in order to boost the local products which are suffering from stagnation lately. http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46618-Traders-ask-government-to-organize-furniture-importation-laws.html Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:55:00 GMT Economics Baghdad Province Council revealed the obstacles impeding investment capitals from entering into the country. The Council said that the complicated routine and the lack of cooperation between the institutions that have a connection with the province council on one hand and the investors on the other ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46573-Baghdad-Province-Council-reveals-investment-obstacles.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:16:00 GMT Economics Iraq State Company for Cotton Industries affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals sold products with a value that exceeded billion dinar. A source in the ministry said that the company achieved a number of contracts it had signed with the state directorates in order to equip the same ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46572-Iraq-State-Company-for-Cotton-Industries-makes-profits.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:12:00 GMT Economics The exchange prices of foreign currencies in Iraq Central Bank dropped a lot during this week’s last sessions, meanwhile the adviser of Iraq Central Bank stresses that the Bank is adopting a transparent financial policy. The Central Bank published an economic table showing that the total volume ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46571-Currency-exchange-in-Iraq-Central-Bank.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT Economics Iraq Ministry of Finance signed to take a loan from the World Bank with a value of $250 million to be settled in 15 years. With four years as a grace period and the settlements will be paid as half yearly resets. http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46535-Iraq-Ministry-of-Finance-signs-a-%24250-million-with-World-Bank.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:21:00 GMT Economics Iraq Minister of Electricity Karim Wahid said while attending the electrical interconnection meeting in Beirut, Lebanon on Wednesday that Iraq met its engagements towards the countries of the group and called Syria and Turkey to meet their engagements as well. http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46532-Iraq-electricity-Minister-attends-electrical-interconnection-meeting-in-Beirut.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:53:00 GMT Economics Iraq Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshiar Zibari said that the Iraqi government wants to address a letter the UN Security Council before the end of the month regarding fulfilling its remaining engagements concerning oil-for-food program after putting an end for the remaining and controversial ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46531-Iraq-to-address-UNSC-to-lift-sanctions-imposed-during-Saddam%E2%80%99s-era.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:43:00 GMT Economics Deputy Oil Minister Ahmad Al Shamma said that Iraq agreed to renew an agreement with Turkey regarding operating an oil pipeline that transports oil from Kirkuk to Ceyhan port on the Mediterranean. Al Shamma told Reuters that Iraq agreed to renew Kirkuk-Ceyhan agreement after making some changes and ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46516-Iraq-renews-agreement-with-turkey-regarding-Ceyhan-Kirkuk-pipeline.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:41:00 GMT Economics Iraq’s Communications Ministry says it is not responsible for the performance of mobile phones companies. The Ministry doesn’t have the authority to hold these companies accountable by virtue of the law stipulated by civil governor Paul Bremer in 2004 according to which the Communications ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46491-Iraq-Communications-Ministry-deprived-from-authority-over-mobile-phone-companies.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:06:00 GMT Economics Foreign investments do not include only industrial and oil projects in Iraq. Iraq’s Agriculture Ministry is offering its lands to foreign investors in order to elevate the agricultural sector in the country. http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46490-Foreign-investments-include-Iraq-agriculture.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT Economics The general committee of groundwater resources in water resources ministry announced on Tuesday that it has started a project to dig 65 artesian wells in Waset this year. The project costs between 15 and 18 million dinar per well, the committee said. Groundwater committee started the process ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46489-Major-project-to-dig-artesian-wells-in-Waset.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:56:00 GMT Economics Iraq reduced the price of Basra light crude oil for April for Asia clients. A senior international trader added that the price of April shipments to Asia clients was reduced to a $1.10 less that Oman and Dubai’s with a deduction less than half a dollar in comparison with this month’s shipments. ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46288-Iraq-reduce-light-crude-oil-price-for-Asian-buyers.html Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:52:00 GMT Economics Central Bank of Iraq concluded the sessions of its tenth financial week for buying and purchasing foreign currencies and dollar with a raise in its dollar trade operation exceeding 251 million dollars after reaching 182 million dollars and with a stable exchange rate of 1170 dinars for each dollar. http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46244-Central-Bank-of-Iraq-concludes-its-10th-financial-week.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:17:00 GMT Economics Cement Public Company affiliated to Iraq Ministry of Industry and Minerals said that the ministry signed many contracts with Iraqi and international companies in order to renew cement facilities in Iraq and to increase their productivity. A source in the company said that the ministry signed a ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46177-Cement-Public-Company-signs-rehabilitation-contracts.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:37:00 GMT Economics A source in Karbala’ agriculture directorate said that implementation works in poultry raising research center project ended. The project aims at training the farmers to use the new techniques in this domain. The Directorate finished the implementation of the first stage of the project of poultry ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46174-Works-in-poultry-raising-research-center-project-ended.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:11:00 GMT Economics Iraq Central Bank Governor said that the policy of the Bank is based on enticing the funds to Iraqi banks and not the other way round and that in order to limit the financial inflation in Iraq. Iraq Central Bank is keen to raise the interest or to make it equivalent to the rate of inflation in the ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46126-Iraq-Central-Bank-policy-aims-to-limit-inflation.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:38:00 GMT Economics Jordanian Minister of Transportation Ala’ Al Bataniyah said on Tuesday that Iraq still did not transport its airplanes parked in Queen Alia’ International Airport since 1991 in spite the fact that since 6 months the two countries signed an agreement to transport the same. Al Ghad Jordanian ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46125-Iraq-did-not-transport-airplanes-parked-in-Queen-Alia-airport-since-1991.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:23:00 GMT Economics Iraq has extended a memorandum of understanding with Royal Dutch Shell on a natural gas venture in Basra for six months from March 2010, Iraq's oil minister Hussein Al Shahristani told Reuters on Sunday. "We will resume talks with Shell after the election," Al Shahristani said after he cast his ... http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-46017-Iraq-extends-memorandum-of-understanding-with-Royal-Dutch-Shell.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:33:00 GMT Economics