From Shafaq. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's "Swiss dinar" still lives in Kurdistan livestock markets More than 35 years after Iraq's old "Swiss dinar" disappeared from circulation, livestock traders across the Kurdistan Region still use the former currency as the […]
The following were the ten most read dinar-related articles on Iraq Business News for the month of April: "Deleting the Zeros": What Iraq Actually Said, and What It Means for Your Investment You Bought Iraqi Dinars. Now What? What a New Iraqi PM means for Your Dinars Donald Trump and the "Great Iraqi Dinar Revaluation" […]
By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Has a New Prime Minister. Here's What It Means for Your Dinars (Spoiler: Not What the Forums Are Saying) After five months of political deadlock, Iraq finally has a prime minister-designate. Ali […]
By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. "Deleting the Zeros" -- What Iraq Actually Said, and What It Means for Your Investment Few phrases in the Iraqi dinar speculation world generate more excitement than "deleting the zeros." It surfaces in […]
By John Lee. The gap between Iraq's official and parallel market exchange rates for the dinar widened from mid-December 2025 before stabilising in early March 2026, reflecting shifts in import demand and recent customs reforms. Ahmed Tabaqchali, in his latest monthly report for Iraq Business News, says the divergence was driven by increased demand for […]
The following were the ten most read dinar-related articles on Iraq Business News for the month of March: You Bought Iraqi Dinars. Now What? Is the Dinar Your Retirement Plan? Dinar-Dollar Exchange Rate: Iran War has Little Impact IQD in the Crossfire: What a Trump-Iran Conflict Could Mean for Iraq's Dinar 2026: The Year Iraqi […]
By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. You Bought Iraqi Dinars. Now What? You made the purchase some time ago -- maybe a few years back, maybe longer. You heard the pitch: Iraq sits on some of the world's largest […]
By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Payroll Cliff: Why the Dinar Can't Be Your Retirement Plan For two decades, promoters of the Iraqi dinar as an investment have pointed to the country's oil wealth and whispered of an […]
By John Lee. S&P Global Ratings has placed its 'B-' long-term sovereign credit ratings on Iraq on CreditWatch with negative implications. It affirmed 'B' short-term foreign and local currency ratings and 'B-' transfer and convertibility assessment. It added: "The CreditWatch negative reflects the risk of a downgrade for Iraq due to a sharp fall in oil […]
By John Lee. In his latest monthly investment report for Iraq Business News, Ahmed Tabaqchali shows that the gap between the parallel and official exchange rates for the Iraqi dinar (IQD) had already been rising before the U.S.-Israel war on Iran started, due to domestic customs policy changes making it harder for informal importers to […]
The following were the ten most read dinar-related articles on Iraq Business News for the month of February: Iraqi Dinar Speculation "Misplaced" -- CBI Boss Iraqi Dinar Falls Against Dollar 2026: The Year Iraqi Dinar Speculators Finally Strike Gold? Central Bank Advances Iraqi Banking Reform, Eases Foreign Transactions The Iraqi Dinar Revaluation Deception: 10 Persistent […]
By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi Dinar Caught in the Crossfire: What a Trump-Iran Military Conflict Would Mean for Iraq's Currency The Middle East is once again on the edge. The United States has assembled its largest […]
