The Most Important Of Which Is The Leakage Of The Dollar.. Al-Alaq Identifies Many Factors That Caused The Exchange Rate To Rise, 17 OCT

 The Most Important Of Which Is The Leakage Of The Dollar.. Al-Alaq Identifies Many Factors That Caused The Exchange Rate To Rise

Economy | 10:59 - 10/16/2023   Mawazine News – Baghdad  Central Bank Governor Ali Al-Alaq identified, today, Monday, several factors that led to a rise in the exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar in the local market, including smuggling abroad.

The media office of the Ministerial Council for the Economy stated in a statement received by Mawazine News, that “Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fouad Hussein chaired today, Monday, the thirty-first session of the Ministerial Council for the Economy, in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Planning, the Ministers of Finance, Labor, and Social Affairs, the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, and the Governor The Central Bank, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil, the Vice President of the National Investment Authority, the Chairman of the Securities Commission, and the Prime Minister’s advisors for economic and legal affairs.”

He added, “The Council hosted the Chairman of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi House of Representatives and a number of members of the Committee to discuss the dollar exchange rates in Iraqi markets,” pointing out that the Governor of the Central Bank provided a detailed explanation of the tasks and objectives of the Central Bank and monetary policy in Iraq. “The Governor of the Central Bank

explained According to the statement, “The exchange rate depends primarily on imports and not on local production, and that the exchange rate in Iraq has peculiarities due to its connection to the price of oil as it is the largest source of providing hard currency,” noting that “many factors affect the exchange rate, the most important of which is the leakage of the dollar to coun tries.” Neighborhood and internal dealing in local markets in a currency other than the national currency, as well as the lack of complete control over the ports and smuggling.”

He added that “the level of inflation has decreased significantly and that the goods that enter officially are witnessing price stability because imports are covered by the official price.”, stressing “the opening of a special hall for private banks.” To sell dollars to travelers at Baghdad International Airport, and we raised the interest rate for amounts deposited in banks to 7.5 percent to encourage citizens to deposit their amounts in banks and to withdraw the cash mass from the banks.”

The statement continued, "After objective and serious discussions, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs indicated that the Council will study in detail this important issue and will follow up on the localization of salaries for all workers in the government sector and then the mixed sector until the private sector. We will study increasing the interest rate on deposits, adding that we are looking forward to building basic tools." "Future helps the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance to assume their role in a way that suits the nature of their work."

He pointed out that "the council decided to proceed with the establishment of a project to demolish and build Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital with a capacity of 600 beds in Nineveh Governorate to serve the people of that dear governorate." https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=236466