Association of Banks: Iraq is witnessing great development in the transition to electronic government, 28 APRIL

 Association of Banks: Iraq is witnessing great development in the transition to electronic government

The Iraqi Private Banks Association confirmed today, Friday, that Iraq is witnessing great development in the transition to electronic government, and while it indicated that government support for the Iraqi dinar led to a gradual increase in its value, it revealed a trend to increase the number of electronic banks to keep pace with technological development and increase performance. .

The president of the association, Wadih Al-Handal, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that he “participated in the Arab Economic Security Forum organized by the Union of Arab Banks in Beirut,” pointing out that “the forum is being held in complex circumstances and geopolitical changes taking place in the region, and the banking sector has begun to be affected.” Arab, starting with the State of Iraq.

He added, "Iraq is still facing major challenges at various economic levels, including depriving the Iraqi private banking sector of using the dollar, which has exceeded half the number of banks operating inside the country, which is a very dangerous indicator, despite the efforts of Iraqi governmental and private institutions to comply with laws against money laundering and terrorist financing." Local and international, but for the first time we are witnessing a clear targeting of the sector, which has begun to affect banking services within the country, undermine citizen confidence, and hinder the expansion of financial inclusion.”

He pointed out that "these challenges facing the banking sector reaffirm the prominent role played by the Union of Arab Banks, international organizations and Arab banks in coordinating positions and confronting dangers together," noting that "our meeting represents an opportunity to cooperate and agree on an action roadmap for the future." “The targeting of the Iraqi banking sector will not stop within its borders, and may expand at any moment to other countries in light of the regional turmoil.”

He pointed out that "the Association of Private Banks is working with the Iraqi government, the Central Bank, and some local and international institutions, to save the banking sector and return banks deprived of dealing in dollars to their activities, but this is not enough. Rather, it requires continuing cooperation with the Arab and foreign banking sector, because the stage of merging the banking sector The Iraqi government and its Arab counterpart must begin quickly, and we are taking great steps in this direction, especially since Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani held dialogues in Washington with the American president and other government officials, who announced in a joint statement the possibility of a group of Iraqi banks returning to dealing in dollars and supporting...

The private banking sector.Al-Handal praised "the efforts of the Iraqi government and the Central Bank of Iraq to create deeper understandings with international banks, the Federal Reserve, and the US Treasury to expand the integration of the Iraqi banking sector into the global financial system, in addition to supporting the Iraqi dinar, which led to a gradual rise in its value."

He continued, "Iraq is witnessing a great development in the transition to electronic government and the adoption of electronic payment, and this is what leads to the growth of the digital economy, especially since there is a trend within the country to increase the number of electronic banks, to keep pace with technological development and increase performance." link