By John Lee. At a webinar hosted by the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) yesterday, a team of experts presented and discussed their insights on the Iraqi government's recent White Paper, and on the challenges and opportunities facing the country. On the subject of the Iraqi currency, Frank Gunter, Professor of Economics at Lehigh University, […]
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Report warns of Possible Collapse in value of Iraqi Dinar
By John Lee. An Iraqi government white paper has warned of a possible collapse in the value of the Iraqi dinar. According to Farhad Alaaldin, writing for Rudaw, the recently-approved white paper refers on page 37 to the danger of using the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) as a source of financing, saying that the […]
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Serious Questions on the Appreciation of Iraqi Dinar
The Iraqi Economists Network (IEN) has just published a new report from our Expert Blogger Dr Amer K. Hirmis: Mudher M. Saleh’s testimony re: the appreciation of Iraqi Dinar in 2006-8, raises serious questions? The purpose of this note is to shed light, and comment, on two views expressed recently in relation to the appreciation […]
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Convictions in $600m Dinar Fraud
The co-owners and chief operating officer of one of the largest Iraqi dinar exchangers in the United States were convicted last month by a federal jury following a five-week trial. Tyson Rhame, James Shaw, and Frank Bell were each convicted of mail and wire fraud conspiracy, as well as multiple counts of mail and wire […]
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"Steady Increase" in the Iraqi Dinar
By John Lee. There has been a steady increase in the market price of the Iraqi Dinar (IQD) versus the USD, according to an Iraq Business News Expert Blogger. In his market report for the month of June, Ahmed Tabaqchali said the premium over the official exchange rate has fallen to 1.2 percent, the lowest […]
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Central Bank to Tackle Hoarding of Iraqi Dinars
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has held symposium entitled "Analysis of the phenomenon of Hoarding in Iraq", addressing the problem of people hoarding Iraqi dinars (IQD), and not making them available to the banking system. During the seminar, the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ali Mohsen Ismail (pictured), pointed out […]
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Sharp Recovery in Non-Oil GDP Predicted
By John Lee. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted average growth of 3.1 percent annually in Iraq's non-oil real GDP until the end of 2022. This compares to an average fall of 7.2 percent per annum from 2014 to 2016, following the insurgency by the Islamic State group (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh). It also […]
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Iran Proposes Visa-Free Regime with Iraq, Trade in Own Currencies
Iran’s first vice-president put forward a proposal to lift visa requirements for the Iranian and Iraqi travelers, and also called for trade exchanges between the two countries using their own currencies, namely rial and dinar. Addressing a meeting of high-ranking delegations from Iran and Iraq, attended by the visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and […]
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Currency Auction Results, 7th June
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 35 banks and 10 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Wednesday. A total of $152,560,881 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
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Currency Auction Results, 6th June
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 35 banks and 9 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Tuesday. A total of $159,467,043 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
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Currency Auction Results, 5th June
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 36 banks and 10 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Monday. A total of $157,268,429 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
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Currency Auction Results, 25th May
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 38 banks and 10 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Thursday. A total of $158,102,404 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)