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Management Partners and BHTC sign MoU on Financial Sector Training

By John Lee. Management Partners (MP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with BHTC for Training & Consulting -- Bayt Al-Hikmah (House of Wisdom) for Training and Human Development -- to cooperate on training, institutional development and capability building for Iraq's financial services sector. The agreement was signed by Hisham Khalid and Amar Shubar, in […]

CBI Instructions for Exchanging Dinars

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has issued a statement setting out its criteria for trading and replacing banknotes. This unofficial translation is provided in good faith for general information only. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, Iraq Business News accepts no responsibility for any errors, omissions, or misinterpretations. […]

Iraqi Training on Financial Crime Compliance

By John Lee. The Institute for Financial Integrity (IFI) has launched its Fundamentals of Financial Crime Compliance training program, in partnership with the American University of Iraq - Baghdad (AUIB), the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), and K2 Integrity (K2i). The first two programs were held in July and August of this year, and the […]

CBI to Support Dinar Stability

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has issued a statement clarifying the objectives and functions of its Investment Department: [See also: CBI Instructions for Exchanging Dinars and CBI Denies Dinar Revaluation Rumours as Inflation Falls] Objectives To mitigate risks associated with the investment of foreign reserves whilst achieving acceptable returns thereon. To […]

Dinar RV: What does Sudani's Victory mean for Speculators?

By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Dinar RV: What Does Sudani's Victory Mean for Speculators? Following Tuesday's parliamentary election, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani's Reconstruction and Development coalition emerged as the largest bloc in the new assembly. Predictably, […]

Soft Loans for Women's Enterprises in Iraq

By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani announced on Wednesday the launch of the Basmat (Fingerprint) Initiative, which provides soft loans for women to establish small and medium-sized projects, in cooperation with several national banks. Al-Sudani praised the efforts of all those who contributed to this national initiative, which aims to enhance women's participation […]

Top 10 Dinar Articles from October

The following were the ten most read dinar-related articles on Iraq Business News for the month of October: Stability of the Iraqi Dinar Exchange Rate: CBI Paper The Iraqi Dinar Revaluation Deception: 10 Persistent False Claims Exposed Donald Trump and the "Great Iraqi Dinar Revaluation" Dinar RV: Will Iraqi Election Speed the Process? Iraqi Dinar […]

Iraqis "Hoarding Trillions of Dinars"

From Shafaq. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqis hoard trillions of dinars, weakening banks Nearly 90 trillion dinars ($69 billion) -- 92% of Iraq's 98 trillion-dinar money supply -- remain outside the banking system, former Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) official […]

Iraqi Dinar: Govt Attempts to Preserve Value

By Dr. Ali Abdul Rahim Al-Aboudi, for the Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Liquidity crisis and expenditure financing: Does the lack of dinar liquidity pose a serious threat to the Iraqi economy? The national currency […]

CBI signs Agreement on Electronic Payments

By John Lee. Under the patronage and presence of Mr. Ali Mohsen Al-Allaq, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), the bank signed a cooperation agreement with the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), Bahrain Branch, at the CBI headquarters in Baghdad. The signing ceremony was attended by Mr. Ali Ferdan, Chief Executive Officer of […]

Dinar RV: Will Iraqi Election Speed the Process?

By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Dinar RV: Will Iraqi Election Speed the Process? For years, speculators in Iraqi dinar have clung to the dream of an imminent "revaluation" or "RV" that would dramatically increase the currency's value overnight, […]

Make Iraq Great Again: Trump's New Slogan for Iraq

From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. "I Want to Make Iraq Great Again": Trump's New Slogan for Iraq and What It Means Savaya's "Make Iraq Great Again" echoes Trump's signature slogan, signaling a bold U.S. push to reshape Iraq's political […]