Parliamentarians Demand Real Solutions To The Dollar Crisis, 21 NOV

 Parliamentarians Demand Real Solutions To The Dollar Crisis

Iraq  11/21/2023    Baghdad: Shaima Rashid  Members of the House of Representatives believe that there are various reasons behind the rise in the dollar exchange rate, between the smuggling of currency outside the country and the government’s lack of control over the situation and control of the borders, in addition to the lack of real and realistic solutions in this regard. On the other hand, the victim of all this matter is The poor citizen who is no longer able to meet his needs with the daily rise in prices due to the rise in the dollar.

Member of the House of Representatives, Fatima Al-Qara Ghouli, said in an interview with “Al-Sabah”: “The victim of the current economic crisis is primarily the poor Iraqi citizen,” indicating that “everyone knows the reason for it is the smuggling of currency outside Iraq, and that because of this matter, the US Federal Bank has determined The sale of the dollar should be through the electronic platform in order to control all these obstacles, and in order to stop the smuggling of the dollar outside Iraq.”

She added, "This issue needs a clear financial policy and strategy in order to limit the issues that caused this crisis, in which the Iraqi citizen was a victim," indicating that "with the start of the next legislative term, a session will be held in this regard in order to develop solutions and consult with the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance."

Finance, and the session will be in the presence of the Governor of the Central Bank,” and she continued: “The timing of the session is still under study, as the issue is important and has caused a stifling crisis without there being solutions.”

In addition, Member of Parliament Haider Al-Salami criticized what he described as “the government’s lack of control over the exchange rate,” and pointed out in an interview with “Al-Sabah” that “there is no real treatment for the crisis, as it must start from the border because currency smuggling and selling Millions of dollars starts from there.”

Al-Salami called on the Prime Minister to address the details of the dollar crisis in a real manner by changing the officials and those concerned with this file, indicating that “we must be frank with regard to this file, because there are partisan interventions in it that make the government unable to solve it.”    https://alsabaah.iq/87634-.html