Economy News – Baghdad
Today, Monday, the President of the Association of Iraqi Private Banks, Wadih Al-Handal, sent an invitation to the Central Bank of Iraq regarding the Iraqi banking sector, while addressing the deprivation of Iraqi banks from dealing in dollars.
Al-Handal said in his speech at the conference, “The challenges facing Iraqi banks in complying with international laws and legislation and meeting the requirements of correspondent banks,” followed by “Al-Iqtisad News,” “Our vision and work revolve around building a strong Iraqi banking sector, capable of facing challenges and contributing more to financing various projects.” Its types, supporting the Iraqi economy, developing local and international partnerships, and promoting the concepts of financial inclusion in society.”
He added, “The Arab region is witnessing great challenges at all levels, including economic challenges and banking challenges in particular, including what happened in Iraq in terms of deprivation of dealing in the main international currency (the dollar), which is approximately half of the number of Iraqi banks, and which has had a significant and clear impact on banking services.” inside Iraq).
The Director of the Association of Iraqi Private Banks explained: “I praise the efforts of the Iraqi government and the Central Bank of Iraq in resolving these problems with the American side, especially what resulted from the visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani to Washington, and his meeting with a number of American figures.”
The outcomes that were determined include appointing a review committee and developing a road map for solutions.”
Al-Handal stated, “The Iraqi Private Banks Association is fully prepared to cooperate and support the plans of the government and the Central Bank of Iraq and contribute to improving the banking environment and developing the banking infrastructure in accordance with the best international practices.”
He called on the Iraqi government and the Central Bank to “work to strengthen the private banking sector, by supporting private banks in general and disadvantaged banks in particular to ensure the continuation of their work and open the horizons of banking work more broadly, whether inside Iraq or to help build strong relationships with international financial institutions.”
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