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Long-Presse / Baghdad
The head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmad Chalabi, on Monday, said that Iraq has so far failed to diversify the sources of its economy, from the Coalition Provisional Authority, which has refused to take any action to modify the economic system, "returned that" Iraq has been working as a station petrol ", and while stressing the need to improve performance The banking sector, which constitutes an obstacle to the internal and foreign investment, most likely possibility reset corruption in major contracts through several measures.
This came in an extended interview with Chalabi, conducted site Energy and Oil News (Iraq Oil Report) and followed up (range Press), against the backdrop of the continued decline in global oil prices and the implications for Iraq, at a time when Parliament is preparing to approve the current year's budget.
Said Ahmed Chalabi, said that "Iraq has failed so far in diversifying the sources of its economy, from the Coalition Provisional Authority, which has refused to take any action to modify the economic system," returned that "Iraq has been working as a station gasoline, as we take the fuel from the ground and buy whatever is necessary to pay salaries, and that is good because we have a lot of water and agricultural land. "
He called Chalabi need to "increase agricultural production and keep the government from the task of running laboratories, which are currently discussed in parliament," adding that "the private sector in Iraq has become weak for lack of action to determine an adequate guarantee of its affiliates, which requires the enactment of equals between their retirement and their peers in the public sector , to enable people to move to that sector. "
And saw the leader of the National Alliance, that the "duty to attract more foreign and domestic investment, and change the laws, such as, for example, that on the collection of state debt, which gives authority to any director in government custody at the other end of the disputed with private sector funds, without a warrant judicial, and without going to court, what alienate foreign companies and requires change. "
The banking sector hinders investment
He stressed Chalabi, the need to "improve the banking sector, which constitutes an obstacle to the internal and foreign investment, and the development of performance in terms of the deposit and transfer money for economic development performance," pointing out that "the Iraqi private banks Union, is working hard to amend legislation relating to banking work."
Chalabi and demanded that "the government banks treated the same standards that are dealing with the private banks, and to be independent of the government in the implementation of lending orders or bank transfers also ordered the government to have some independence and be able to meet the needs of investors and the private sector."
He called Chalabi, a banking and financial expert, to "increase deposits and civil government banks, and the enactment of the law will contribute to the creation of an agency to ensure that private deposits in banks similar to guarantee bank deposits company federal FDIC in force in the United States, the importance of this for the country and the banking sector."
The national body for the implementation of major projects
And on development and whether it is necessary to revive the National Development Authority, said the head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, said that "the National Development Authority mentioned in paragraph 27 in the budget bill, which calls for the Council of Ministers to form that the parliament legislation law within three months."
He said Ahmad Chalabi, the "National Development Authority will assume the functions of the implementation of projects that fall outside the scope of the regions and provinces, such as the establishment of major ports and railways and dams that regulate the flow of water as well as other large projects can not currently be achieved, such as building a sufficient number of schools, as well as the implementation of a large number of housing projects in the country. "
Oil Fund protects the money from politicians
He criticized the head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmad Chalabi, "not to employ the surplus revenues to build a reserve of cash when oil prices were high during the past ten years," returned that "Iraq has committed so big mistake, because the government used the fiscal surplus for the introduction of degrees of functional redundant become overburdened now ".
Chalabi said, "The government currently pays salaries to three million employees, and to ensure the payment of 600 thousand state-owned company salaries of the majority of non-benefit at all," noting that "the problem has become a huge and everyone can be observed."
He accused the president of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, the government as "Do not look to the front and do not think any source added to the criticism, they always think that the oil prices are increasing," pointing to the importance of "the establishment of the Petroleum Fund at the availability of the necessary financial resources, it is not available now."
Chalabi expressed the wish that "Iraq can emulate what I did in Norway's oil fund", pointing out that it was "good that oil money be protected from politicians, although this requires a major political reforms."
Yellowing of possible corruption
And saw the head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, that "corruption is a major problem in Iraq, and that the first step to combat it requires a focus on large government contracts, to be reviewed by a body outside the scope of the ministries and outside the control of the minister."
He said Chalabi that "ministerial cabin which was headed by Ibrahim al-Jaafari, 2005- 2006, included the contracts committee contributed to reset the level of corruption in the mega-contracts, and the scales that any contract exceeding three million dollars shall be subject to approval, where they meet 75 times a year, at a rate of twice a week, and was ratified on projects and control the corruption and make the government contracting process smoother and integrity. "
He said Chalabi, that "the functions of that committee were implemented owners of the Cabinet Office, and was composed of myself as president, as well as financial and trade ministers and the head of the Central Bank and the official FAD in the government," stressing that "the Commission formed a successful experiment can be repeated, after interrupted work through the states of Nuri al-Maliki. "
Promised parliamentary Finance Committee Chairman, said: "Iraq is facing a high rate of corruption in major projects that have been signed, and that this also applies to government employees with lower grades, who believed that most of them have the right to take money from the state for services do not constitute any benefit Population, "and urged the need to" control the situation in various ways. "
He said Chalabi, that there was a "corrupt the people who sign up only when received salary, without offering any business, has been argued that this case rampant in the military," but he also said that there are "ways to address this situation through the use of advanced technology for the disbursement of salaries and do not enable their superiors to get it or share it with them. "
Powers of the provinces need more
And on the powers of the provincial councils, the President of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, expressed his belief that "the amendments made on the powers of the provincial law is less important than the need to be applied," returned to the "important to give the provinces more powers."
He guessed Chalabi, that "these amendments include control of the armed forces in the province, especially the police, with the need to introduce some amendments in this regard to ensure the centrality of security, taking into account the situation of each province and privacy."
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Long-Presse / Baghdad
The head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmad Chalabi, on Monday, said that Iraq has so far failed to diversify the sources of its economy, from the Coalition Provisional Authority, which has refused to take any action to modify the economic system, "returned that" Iraq has been working as a station petrol ", and while stressing the need to improve performance The banking sector, which constitutes an obstacle to the internal and foreign investment, most likely possibility reset corruption in major contracts through several measures.
This came in an extended interview with Chalabi, conducted site Energy and Oil News (Iraq Oil Report) and followed up (range Press), against the backdrop of the continued decline in global oil prices and the implications for Iraq, at a time when Parliament is preparing to approve the current year's budget.
Said Ahmed Chalabi, said that "Iraq has failed so far in diversifying the sources of its economy, from the Coalition Provisional Authority, which has refused to take any action to modify the economic system," returned that "Iraq has been working as a station gasoline, as we take the fuel from the ground and buy whatever is necessary to pay salaries, and that is good because we have a lot of water and agricultural land. "
He called Chalabi need to "increase agricultural production and keep the government from the task of running laboratories, which are currently discussed in parliament," adding that "the private sector in Iraq has become weak for lack of action to determine an adequate guarantee of its affiliates, which requires the enactment of equals between their retirement and their peers in the public sector , to enable people to move to that sector. "
And saw the leader of the National Alliance, that the "duty to attract more foreign and domestic investment, and change the laws, such as, for example, that on the collection of state debt, which gives authority to any director in government custody at the other end of the disputed with private sector funds, without a warrant judicial, and without going to court, what alienate foreign companies and requires change. "
The banking sector hinders investment
He stressed Chalabi, the need to "improve the banking sector, which constitutes an obstacle to the internal and foreign investment, and the development of performance in terms of the deposit and transfer money for economic development performance," pointing out that "the Iraqi private banks Union, is working hard to amend legislation relating to banking work."
Chalabi and demanded that "the government banks treated the same standards that are dealing with the private banks, and to be independent of the government in the implementation of lending orders or bank transfers also ordered the government to have some independence and be able to meet the needs of investors and the private sector."
He called Chalabi, a banking and financial expert, to "increase deposits and civil government banks, and the enactment of the law will contribute to the creation of an agency to ensure that private deposits in banks similar to guarantee bank deposits company federal FDIC in force in the United States, the importance of this for the country and the banking sector."
The national body for the implementation of major projects
And on development and whether it is necessary to revive the National Development Authority, said the head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, said that "the National Development Authority mentioned in paragraph 27 in the budget bill, which calls for the Council of Ministers to form that the parliament legislation law within three months."
He said Ahmad Chalabi, the "National Development Authority will assume the functions of the implementation of projects that fall outside the scope of the regions and provinces, such as the establishment of major ports and railways and dams that regulate the flow of water as well as other large projects can not currently be achieved, such as building a sufficient number of schools, as well as the implementation of a large number of housing projects in the country. "
Oil Fund protects the money from politicians
He criticized the head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmad Chalabi, "not to employ the surplus revenues to build a reserve of cash when oil prices were high during the past ten years," returned that "Iraq has committed so big mistake, because the government used the fiscal surplus for the introduction of degrees of functional redundant become overburdened now ".
Chalabi said, "The government currently pays salaries to three million employees, and to ensure the payment of 600 thousand state-owned company salaries of the majority of non-benefit at all," noting that "the problem has become a huge and everyone can be observed."
He accused the president of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, the government as "Do not look to the front and do not think any source added to the criticism, they always think that the oil prices are increasing," pointing to the importance of "the establishment of the Petroleum Fund at the availability of the necessary financial resources, it is not available now."
Chalabi expressed the wish that "Iraq can emulate what I did in Norway's oil fund", pointing out that it was "good that oil money be protected from politicians, although this requires a major political reforms."
Yellowing of possible corruption
And saw the head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, that "corruption is a major problem in Iraq, and that the first step to combat it requires a focus on large government contracts, to be reviewed by a body outside the scope of the ministries and outside the control of the minister."
He said Chalabi that "ministerial cabin which was headed by Ibrahim al-Jaafari, 2005- 2006, included the contracts committee contributed to reset the level of corruption in the mega-contracts, and the scales that any contract exceeding three million dollars shall be subject to approval, where they meet 75 times a year, at a rate of twice a week, and was ratified on projects and control the corruption and make the government contracting process smoother and integrity. "
He said Chalabi, that "the functions of that committee were implemented owners of the Cabinet Office, and was composed of myself as president, as well as financial and trade ministers and the head of the Central Bank and the official FAD in the government," stressing that "the Commission formed a successful experiment can be repeated, after interrupted work through the states of Nuri al-Maliki. "
Promised parliamentary Finance Committee Chairman, said: "Iraq is facing a high rate of corruption in major projects that have been signed, and that this also applies to government employees with lower grades, who believed that most of them have the right to take money from the state for services do not constitute any benefit Population, "and urged the need to" control the situation in various ways. "
He said Chalabi, that there was a "corrupt the people who sign up only when received salary, without offering any business, has been argued that this case rampant in the military," but he also said that there are "ways to address this situation through the use of advanced technology for the disbursement of salaries and do not enable their superiors to get it or share it with them. "
Powers of the provinces need more
And on the powers of the provincial councils, the President of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, expressed his belief that "the amendments made on the powers of the provincial law is less important than the need to be applied," returned to the "important to give the provinces more powers."
He guessed Chalabi, that "these amendments include control of the armed forces in the province, especially the police, with the need to introduce some amendments in this regard to ensure the centrality of security, taking into account the situation of each province and privacy."
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