Links ~ February 2011

February 1st ~ Iraq's Kurds to resume oil exports Feb. 1st

February 7th ~ Obama will meet with U.S. Chamber of Commerce, corporate America's biggest lobbying group ...

Monday ~ Masum: Maliki, Allawi Will Meet Monday in the Presence Response Leaders to Discuss Contentious Issues

February 7, 2011 ~ U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner to Visit Brazil ...

Thursday, February 10th ~ IMF ~ Towards a more stable international monetary system ...

Feb. 12th and Feb. 20th ~ Talabani's visit to Syria on Saturday and Kuwait on February 20th ...

Sunday, February 13th ~ Council given 48 hours to amend draft budget ...

Monday, Feb. 14th ~ Abbas' cabinet to resign on Monday ...

Wednesday, Feb. 16th ~ Parliament session postponed to Wednesday for lack of quorum ...

Wednesday, Feb.16th ~ Parliament Vote for National Council for Higher Strategic policies

Wednesday Maybe? ~
*** Chapter 7 ~ Wed. Feb. 16th ~ Iraq and Kuwait ~ Maliki and Economic Delegation to visit Kuwait

Thursday, Feb. 17th ~ Parliament Resumes ~ House of Representatives raises its 33-day tomorrow, Thursday ...

Great News ~ Budget Ready for Vote on Sunday ~ The House of Representatives "Mini" line on the budget and confirms the approval of next Sunday ...

Friday, Feb. 18th ~ Parliament Meeting to Resolve the Budget Differences and next Sunday as the Date for Approval ...

Saturday, Feb. 19th Parliament to Complete Discuss...

*** SUNDAY, FEB 20TH ~ ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET NEXT WEEK ...

*** Feb. 17-19? ~ Iraq Budget Ratification by this weekend ~ Political consensus to put the Law of the Political Council for a vote in parliament ...

Friday and Saturday ~ Feb.18-19 ~ G20 sees two steps to tackling global imbalances ...

Exchange Rates ~ PARIS ~ February 18-19 2011 ~ France Hosts Finance Ministers of G20 Countries ...

February 18-19 ~ The G20 Finance Ministers Meeting will take place in Paris ...

February 19th ~ G20 Nations will work through the night and are hoping to finalize a deal by morning ...

*** SUNDAY, FEB 20TH ~ ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET NEXT WEEK ...

Feb 20? ~ “We will submit to Council of Ministers next week a good substantial reduction, in some cases more than 50%, of ministers and MPs salaries”

Monday, February 21, 2011 ~ President's Day ~ Bank Holiday ...

Tuesday, February 22nd Meeting ~ World's top oil producers, consumers to meet in Saudi Arabia ...

Tuesday, Feb. 22nd ~ Iraqi parliament to Resume Tomorrow after verbal altercations between some members ...(?)

February 24-28: Kuwait - Iraq ~ Huge Celebebration ~ Kuwait Liberated from Iraqi Occupation Forces ~ World Leaders Invited ~ President Talibani, etc..

February 24th ~ NASA Set for Feb 24th Discovery Launch ~ Last Discovery Shuttle Launch Before Retiring ...

Friday, February 25, 2011 ~ Iraqi Protests Planned...

Monday, Feb. 28th ~ Parliament Resumes ~ Council ends the first reading to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure ...