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4 September

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2 September

Iraq Important Dates
September 10, 2010 End of Ramadan – Eid ul-Fitr Celebration
September 27-28, 2010 Oil & Gas Conference Istanbul, Turkey
October 8-10, 2010 IMF Conference & CBI officials/MoF Washington D.C.
October 15-16, 2010 GET ENERGY for Iraq Conference Basra, Iraq
October 24, 2010 Iraq National Census – Postponed to 2011
November 25-28, 2010 Basra International Oil & Gas Conference Basra, Iraq
November 29-Dec 1, 2010 Iraq Petroleum 2010 London, U.K.
December 31, 2010 DFI Fund Remains in Federal Reserve NY
December 15, 2010 3rd Review Stand-by-Agreement Iraq
March 12, 2011 Kurdistan Regional Elections
March 1, 2011 Arab League Summit – Baghdad, Iraq
**Dates are tentative and could change without notice

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1 September

Wednesday, 1 September 2010
IRAQ IMPORTANT DATES
10 Sept 2010 End of Ramadan
27-28 September Oil & Gas Conference Istanbul, Turkey
8-10 October IMF Meet with CBI in Washington D.C.
24 October 2010 Iraq National Census (extended to 2011)
December 2010 DFI Account extended
December 2010 3rd Review Stand-by-agreement (IMF)
March 2011 Kurdistan Regional Elections
March 2011 Arab League Summit – Baghdad
We have nine or ten days left depending on which religious sect you fall under before the Ramadan celebration is over. The feast that marks the end of Ramadan is Eid ul-Fitr which lasts for several days. For all of you waiting on, expecting a government to form during Ramadan you will continue to wait. The Eid celebration is more important than forming a government.

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