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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2011 IRAQ STOCK EXCHANGE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS Settled Iraqi dinar exchange rate for the year 2010 equivalent to 1118 dinars per US dollar, boosted by the central bank's announcement. Government approved in November 30th 2011 budget of $ 92.98 trillion Iraqi dinars (about 79.6 billion dollars) deficit of 14 trillion dinars (11.99 billion dollars) and assumes an oil price of 73 dollars per barrel. The size of the operational expenditure in the budget bill for 2011, which was approved by the Council of Ministers recently, pending parliament's approval 64 trillion dinars, and the volume of investment spending 29 trillion dinars. The premier event of 2010 is the democratic elections held in March 7, 2010 with the participation of 6281 candidates competed for 325 seats in the Iraqi parliament, which shall elect the President and the Prime Minister, which will last session for a period of four years. The new government was formed on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. And received by Mr. Nouri al-Maliki to a second term as prime minister and joined the new ministry (41) and ministers. End of the International Department of the Iraqi resources through the Development Fund for Iraq in the thirtieth of June 2011. Information obtained from the Exchange. Key Information Contacts Iraq Association of Securities Dealers: www.iasd-iq.org Iraq Central Bank: www.cbiraq.org PAGE 69