15 billion dinar remuneration for workers in Baghdad hospitals

The Iraqi Ministry of Finance has allocated a remuneration of 15 billion Iraqi dinars (12 million U.S. dollars) to workers in the health sector under the Baghdad security plan, an Iraqi cabinet media statement said on Monday. The remuneration will be paid from the budget of the Ministry of Health to all workers and medics in the health sector.
		The statement revealed that the Ministry of Health urged the Iraqi cabinet to award monthly bonus payments to medical staff in Baghdad's hospitals as a reward for their hard efforts. "At the request of the Health Ministry, the cabinet agreed to provide remuneration to 10,000 workers in 10 hospitals in Baghdad, including the hospitals of al-Kanadi, Ibn al-Nafees, Baghdad, al-Jumla al-Asabia, Yarmuk, al-Kadhimiya, al-Karkh, al-Sadr, al-Numan and Muhammed Baqir al-Hakeem," the statement added.
Source: Voices of Iraq

On the Floor of the Iraqi Stock Exchange

08/02/2007 1:22 PM ET

The Iraq Stock Exchange was incorporated and began operations in June 2004. It operates under the oversight of the Iraq Securities Commission, an independent commission modeled after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The ISX is expected to open to foreign investors today.

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Iraqi stockbrokers write the prices of stocks on a board at the Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad 02 August 2007.

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Iraqi stockbrokers write the prices of stocks on a board at the Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad 02 August 2007. The Iraq Stock Exchange was incorporated and began operations in June 2004.

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Iraqis stockbrokers watch the Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) index board in Baghdad, 02 August 2007.

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An Iraqi stockbroker writes stock priceson a board at the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) in Baghdad, 02 August 2007.