Economic expert, Saif Al-Halfi, confirmed that the Iraqi Stock Exchange is currently suffering from a lack of liquidity, due to the weak confidence of foreign investors in the Iraqi market.
Al-Halfi told Al-Eqtisad News that the Iraqi stock market suffers from a lack of liquidity, as trading rates are still relatively low compared to other markets in the region, noting that the daily trading volume may reach 3 billion dinars per day in the best case.
He stressed that the market value of the companies listed on the market exceeds 12 trillion dinars.
Most listed companies are seeing their shares decline as a result of lower demand and the exit of a number of foreign investors from the market.
Al-Halfi pointed out that foreign investors' confidence in the Iraqi market is still low due to unstable political and economic factors, as well as the lack of legal and procedural facilities for opening accounts for foreign investors, in addition to the weakness of the infrastructure in electronic trading.
He pointed out that the lack of technology and modern financial infrastructure, including digital banking services and advanced electronic trading platforms, affects the efficiency of the market and its ability to attract investors, and that the development of the banking system will be positively and directly reflected in the development of the performance of market indicators.
Al-Halfi stressed the government's role in promoting the stock market through economic reforms, supporting small and medium enterprises, and encouraging foreign investments.
Al-Halfi concluded his speech by saying that the Iraqi stock market reflects a complex reality that can be described as a mixture of pain and sadness as a result of the great challenges it faces, with some opportunities for joy and profits if the economic and political conditions improve link
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