Iraq’s former trade minister wanted on a corruption charge was detained Saturday at the Baghdad airport after attempting to leave the country, a senior lawmaker said.
The plane carrying Abdul-Falah al-Sudani was ordered back to Baghdad during its flight to Dubai so that an arrest warrant charging him with corruption could be served, said Sabah al-Saedi, the chairman of the parliamentary integrity committee.
May 2009Monthly Archives
Ex-trade minister arrested at Baghdad airport
30 May 2009 Newsletter
Important Iraq Dates
July 25, 2009 – KRG Parliament Elections
July 31, 2009 – Iraq Referendum Vote (SOFA Security Agreement)
January 16, 2010 – National Parliamentary Elections
August 21st to September 19th 2009 – Ramadan
28 May Newsletter
The Iraq Ministry of Trade resignation saga continues…
Things are getting interesting in regards to the resignation of Abd-al-Falah al-Sudani, the former Iraq Trade Minister. The Iraqi Council of Representatives have decided to go ahead and conduct a vote of ‘No Confidence’ even after PM Maliki had accepted the Trade Minister resignation on May 14.
Newsletter dated 27 May 2009
RV UPDATE:
As of 27 May 2009 there is no evidence of a pending RV. The Iraq government budget 2009 has a 20 Billion deficit and to overcome all of this the government is taking a loan from the IMF 7 billion and also allowing the KRG government to export oil to Turkey.
The Iraqi government ministry officials are still attempting to get the following items passed in the Iraq parliament; Political Reform Document, National Reconciliation, the future of Iraq, General Amnesty Law, Implementation of Laws, and amendment to the Iraq Constitution. The government is always trying to solve the issues of the Oil and Gas law and hopefully by the end of the year or early next will we see this issue resolved however I would’nt count on it. The next round of tenders for the Iraq oil fields is next month in June.
Iraq Trade Minister Resigns Over Corruption Scandal
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has accepted the resignation of his trade minister over allegations of corruption relating to the country’s massive food import program, his office said.
Trade Minister Abd al-Falah al-Sudani submitted his resignation on May 14, the office said in a statement, before being grilled by parliament over a scandal that has led to the arrest of one of his brothers and the flight of another.
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Iraq Weekly Brief 23 May 2009
A brief summary of events that are occurring in Iraq for the week. This is a limited view of all things happening in Iraq. There is a lot more to write about then what I have written in this .pdf
Investors Guide to Iraq
Information about investing in Iraq and what are the requirements to do so. The information was published by the Iraq Investment Commission.
The London Conference
As I’ve mentioned in early April on this blog that PM Maliki, will be heading to an Investment Conference in London after his meeting with the Russians. PM Maliki had 93 Iraqi officials in attendance and as I’ve said to others in private email communications this would be very important invitation only meeting for Iraq.
