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      <title>Iraq Private and Public Sectors Sign Investment Contracts with Foreign Companies</title>
      <description>Iraqi Public and private Sectors rushed to sign investment contracts with foreign companies present at Baghdad International Fair and that, days after the opening as there was no significant present for Arab companies.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61770/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Basra Governor, U.S. Delegation Discuss Investments</title>
      <description>Basra Governor Shaltagh Abboud discussed on Thursday with a high-ranking U.S. delegation investment and rehabilitation projects in the province.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61735/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Iraq is Ready to Sign MoU with Turkey – Minister</title>
      <description>Iraq is ready to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Turkey to support banks and strengthen economic ties with Turkey, the Iraqi Finance Minister Baqr al-Zubaidi said on Thursday.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61734/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>CBI’s Dollar Sales Drop on Thur.</title>
      <description>The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales fell to $125.200 million in its daily auction on Thursday, compared to $194.255 million during the previous session.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61728/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>CBI Dollar Sales Up to $194m</title>
      <description>The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales went up to reach $194.255 million in its daily auction on Wednesday, compared to $154.255 million during the previous session.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61671/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>2010 Budget to Support Investment Sector, Says Minister</title>
      <description>Finance Minister Baqer Jabr al-Zubaidi said on Wednesday that the 2010 budget will support the investment sector to improve the construction reality of the provinces, according to a ministry’s statement.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61670/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Promoting Business In Iraq</title>
      <description>In remarks to the U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a key U.S. goal for Iraq is to promote its economic development and integration into the global economy.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61618/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Iraq Can't Develop Its Economic  Potential Without Kuwait's Friendship</title>
      <description>Iraq cannot develop its economic potential other than in friendship with Kuwait, and if the two countries develop together over time it will be to the benefit of both, said UK Secretary of State for Defense Bob Ainsworth on Tuesday.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61617/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>ID17b for Projects in Talafar</title>
      <description>The Ninewa Provincial Council allocated ID17 billion for projects in Talafar according to the 2009 complementary budget.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61589/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Dollar Sales Up Further on Tues.</title>
      <description>Demand for the dollar increased further in the Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) auction on Tuesday, registering at $154.255 million, compared to $141.990 million on Monday, at an exchange rate of 1,170 Iraqi dinars per dollar.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61587/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>ID8bn Projects Conducted in Karbala</title>
      <description>Local Iraqi companies have carried out 19 projects worth 8.775 billion Iraqi dinars in Karbala province, according to a senior local official.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61581/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>British Project to Hire Unemployed in Basra</title>
      <description>British Ministry of Development has opened in association with Iraq's Ministry of Labor and employers a project for hiring unemployed in Basra by training them in the vocational training centers. The program involves hiring 500 persons their ages ranges from 15- 30 years. Trainers conduct training...</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61570/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Finance Transfers Corruption Cases to Integrity</title>
      <description>Finance Ministry's Land Registry Office Manager said in a press statement that his office transferred three of its employees to the General Integrity Commission because of their involvement in financial and administrative corruption cases.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61551/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>CBI Dissolves Islamic Bank’s Board</title>
      <description>The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) decided on Monday to dissolve the Islamic Bank’s board of directors for violating laws of Iraqi banks.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61546/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Demand for Dollar Soars in CBI’s Auction</title>
      <description>Demand for the dollar was significantly higher in the Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) auction on Monday, registering at $141.990 million, compared to $60 million on Sunday at an exchange rate of 1,170 Iraqi dinars per dollar.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61542/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Profs Say Economic Factors Contributed to Failure in Iraq</title>
      <description>Some aspects of Iraq's economy may have been better off under the rule of Saddam Hussein, and there is not much the United States can do to restore order and stability, two Lehigh professors said in a presentation on Tuesday, Oct. 27.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61518/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Parliament Passes Law of Increase the Salaries of Retirees</title>
      <description>Iraqi Parliament at its thirteen regular session, which was held on Sunday, ratified the pensions Law. A statement from the information office of the Parliament, that a number of draft law were displayed through the session that was chaired by President of the Council, Iyad al-Samarrai, those draft...</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61496/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Baghdad International Fair Opens Its Doors to Investors</title>
      <description>The Baghdad International Fair opened its doors on Sunday for the first time since 2002 as Iraq searches for investors to rebuild its moribund economy after years of violence and sanctions.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61450/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Governor Urges Turkish Firms to Invest in Missan</title>
      <description>Missan governor Mohammed Shayya’a al-Sudani said on Sunday that the called on Turkish companies to invest in the province.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61436/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Minister Underlines British Investments in Iraq</title>
      <description>Iraqi Finance Minister Baqer Jabr al-Zubaydi on Sunday stressed the importance of British companies’ accession to the Iraqi market for investment in the sectors of energy and projects of water, roads and construction of hospitals, hotels and housing compounds, according to a ministry release.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61434/refid/RSS-banking_finance-07-11-2009</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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