TNT – “Tidbits From TNT” Wednesday Morning 7-3-2024

Tishwash:  Including Iraq. US State Department warns citizens against traveling to 19 countries

The US State Department renewed its travel warning to 19 countries, including six Arab countries, led by Iraq.

The US State Department published on its account on the “X” platform and viewed it a reminder of the list of countries that warn American citizens against traveling to them, and classifies them as level four.

The list includes 19 countries, including 6 Arab countries: Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Libya and Somalia.

The United States issues travel warnings on 4 levels, the fourth being the most dangerous due to life-threatening risks.

Afghanistan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burma (Myanmar), Central African Republic, Haiti, Iran, Mali, North Korea, Russia, South Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela are also on the list.

The US State Department’s publication of the reminder coincides with the summer holiday season, when foreign travel is increasingly popular.  link

Tishwash:  Al-Sudani and Saleh discuss the country’s situation and economic and financial reforms

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani discussed, on Tuesday, with former President Barham Salih, the general conditions throughout the country.

The Prime Minister’s media office said in a statement received by / Al-Maalouma /, “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani received former President of the Republic Barham Salih.

The statement added, “The meeting discussed the general conditions in the country as a whole and the government’s measures to implement the priorities of its executive program, which aims to provide services to citizens and implement economic and financial reforms, the results of which are reflected in general development projects.”

He pointed out that “the meeting touched on supporting the holding of legislative elections in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, scheduled to be held on the twentieth of next October.”   link

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Tishwash:  Amni: America will not leave Iraq unless its economic goals are achieved

Security expert Safaa Al-Aasam said on Tuesday that America will not leave Iraq before fulfilling all its economic interests, while stressing that the political blocs are accused of remaining in Iraq. 

Al-Aasam said in a statement to Al-Maalouma Agency, “The American occupation does not intend to leave Iraq until it achieves its economic gains through selling military equipment to the Iraqi security forces,” noting that “there are political blocs that do not “want the Americans to leave Iraq due to the convergence of interests.” 

He added, “There are regional and internal pressures to prevent the Iraqi government from implementing the decision to expel the Americans,” noting that America is remaining in Iraq to protect its interests inside the country and is supported by more than ten countries in the world. . 

The arms contracts concluded for Iraq since 2003 amounted to more than 150 billion dollars, most of them with the United States of America, and according to diplomatic statements, not all of them reached Iraq and a quarter of them arrived despite Iraq fulfilling its obligations regarding those deals  link

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Chairman of the Securities Commission: The value of traded shares during the first half of 2024 amounted to 321 billion dollars

The Chairman of the Securities Commission, Faisal Al-Haimas, announced today, Tuesday, the stock trading indicators on the Iraq Stock Exchange during the first half of 2024, as the value of traded shares amounted to 321,951,474,384 Iraqi dinars.

Al-Haimas said in a statement followed by “Al-Eqtisad News”: “The number of shares traded during the first half of the current year amounted to 281,150,586,973 shares,” noting that “the number of listed companies and companies registered in the market amounted to 109 joint-stock companies, distributed between regular and secondary trading platforms and unlisted companies.”

Al-Haimas added: “The government bonds that were traded are construction bonds with two issues, and reconstruction bonds with three issues,” stressing that “the number of companies registered on the ISX-OTC platform for unlisted companies increased to 6 companies after accepting three new companies at the end of June 2024.”

The Chairman of the Securities Commission explained that “the number of companies whose shares were traded during the first half of this year amounted to 87 companies.” 

The number of traded shares reached 281,150,586,973 shares, and the value of traded shares reached 321,951,474,384 dinars.

Al-Haimas pointed out that “the ISX60 index closed in the last session of June at 882.03, recording a decrease of 1.25% from the closing of 2023, while the ISX15 index closed at 1005.49 points, achieving an increase of 0.5% from its starting value in the base session.”

Al-Haimas concluded his statement by saying: “The number of contracts executed during the first half of the year reached 86,268 contracts, which reflects continuous activity and dynamic movement in the Iraq Stock Exchange.”  link