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Sunday, October 26, 2025

💸 Iraq’s Dinar Faces Pressure Amid Oil Dependence & Market Challenges 🛢️📉

💸 Iraq’s Dinar Faces Pressure Amid Oil Dependence & Market Challenges 🛢️📉

The Iraqi dinar has recently lost about 5% of its value, driven by declining cash reserves, rising dollar demand in parallel markets, and Iraq’s heavy reliance on oil revenues.

📌 Key Insights:

  • Dollar smuggling and US sanctions on Iran reduced dollar availability, weakening the dinar.

  • Parallel markets dominate, with 98 trillion dinars circulating outside banks, reflecting low trust in the banking system.

  • Economic risks: Inflation, rising prices, and slowed private sector investment.

🌱 Optimism & solutions:

  • Government efforts focus on diversifying the economy, stabilizing currency through $100B in reserves, and maintaining a fixed exchange rate of 1,320 dinars per USD.

  • Financial inclusion is growing—40% of adults now have bank accounts, supporting a transition toward a digital economy.

  • Experts stress transparency, economic reforms, and political stability as key to protecting the dinar.

💡 Takeaway: Iraq’s economic stability depends on diversifying beyond oil, strengthening banks, and carefully managing the currency to shield the dinar from internal and external pressures.

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📊 Boosting Banking Skills: Iraq’s Central Bank Hosts National & Sectoral Assessment Workshop 💼✨

📅 October 23, 2025 – The Center for Banking Studies at the Central Bank of Iraq organized a specialized training workshop on National and Sectoral Assessment Procedures, attended by staff from various banks and financial institutions.

🎯 Workshop Goals:

  • Enhance understanding of national risk assessment mechanisms

  • Analyze sectoral aspects of banking operations

  • Improve compliance with international standards against money laundering and terrorist financing

💡 Part of the Center’s annual training program, this workshop aims to:

  • Develop the human resources of Iraq’s banking sector

  • Keep staff updated with technological and regulatory advancements

🏦 The initiative reflects the Central Bank’s commitment to promoting a professional banking culture and strengthening efficiency and institutional practices.

🔗 Read more: cbi.iq

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🚀 Takeaway: Iraq’s banking professionals are gearing up with advanced skills and compliance know-how, ensuring the sector stays robust, modern, and internationally aligned! 💳🌍

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