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Currency Auction Results, 7th Jan

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 22 banks took part in its currency auction on Wednesday. A total of $250,297,000 was sold  at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Currency Auction Results, 31st Dec

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 19 banks took part in its currency auction on Wednesday. A total of $190,311,000 was sold  at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Kuwait Agrees to Delay Reparations

By John Lee. Reuters reports that Kuwait has accepted an Iraqi government request to delay payment of $4.6 billlion in war reparations, pending further discussions in Geneva. The reparations were imposed by the U.N. Security Council following Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, but the country's finances have been strained by the falling oil price and […]

Currency Auction Results, 18th Dec

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 11 banks took part in its currency auction on Thursday. A total of $89,117,000 was sold  at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Iraq Seeks to Delay Kuwait Reparations

By John Lee. Iraq's Finance Minister, Hoshyar Zebari (pictured), has told Reuters that he is trying to postpone the final $4.6 billion installment of reparations for its 1990-91 occupation of Kuwait. To fund its reparations commitments, Iraq pays 5 percent of its crude oil exports to the U.N. Compensation Commission (UNCC). So far, nearly all […]

Currency Auction Results, 10th Dec

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 15 banks took part in its currency auction on Wednesday. A total of $170,771,000 was sold  at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Private Banks Investigated for Money Laundering

By Amina al-Dahabi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A prominent economic official in the Iraqi government, who preferred to remain anonymous, said in an interview with Al-Monitor that out of the 33 private Iraqi banks operating in the country, 29 […]

Currency Auction Results, 4th Dec

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 18 banks took part in its currency auction on Thursday. A total of $ 164,248,000 was sold  at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)