Wednesday, February 11, 2026
DOLLARS, POLITICS, AND FACTIONS: PRESSURE POINTS SURROUND THE ANTICIPATED CABINET
DOLLARS, POLITICS, AND FACTIONS: PRESSURE POINTS SURROUND THE ANTICIPATED CABINET.
Baghdad/Al-Masalla: According to sources contacted by Al-Masalla, the coordination framework must act today under the pressure of a delicate political equation that seeks to spare Iraq American anger that could quickly turn into economic and political sanctions, in exchange for showing a higher degree of rationality in the process of forming the next government, at a time when unannounced signals are intensifying regarding red lines related to the shape of the cabinet and its balances.
In Baghdad, political leaks and diplomatic readings converge to confirm that any government perceived as being close to armed factions will quickly lose international cover. This puts the forces involved in the coordination framework to the test of managing influence without provoking external partners, especially with an economy that depends on oil revenues for more than 85 percent of its income and a financial system that is highly sensitive to sanctions.
In parallel, there is growing concern within political circles that any potential American escalation could directly affect the dollar, the exchange rate, and import activity, which opens the door to social unrest that is difficult to contain, at a time when state institutions are still suffering from fragility that has accumulated over the years.
On social media, a political analyst on the X platform said, “The messages are clear to anyone who wants to read them. Washington is not compromising on the form of government this time, and any disregard could bring back the scenario of financial pressure.” Conversely, a political activist wrote on Facebook, “Iraq cannot tolerate a Saddam-era government; pragmatism has become a necessity, not an option.”
Within the coordination framework, unannounced assessments speak of efforts to present a government with a calmer facade, while reducing the political appearance of the factions, in an attempt to buy time and avoid a direct confrontation, amid a growing realization that the phase of gray settlements is nearing its end.
It appears that Iraq is at a pivotal moment, where the form of government becomes a message in itself, either reassuring the outside world and providing relative internal stability, or a costly gamble that could return the country to a cycle of pressure and isolation.
MNT GOAT: ASYCUDA Shock, Salary Deductions & The Final Assault on Iraq’s Parallel Dollar Market
🚨 MNT GOAT UPDATE: Change Is Hard — But Reform Is Here
The news cycle in Iraq is exploding with controversy:
ASYCUDA harming traders?
Customs revenues falling?
Salary deductions angering employees?
Oil companies forced to accept dinars?
Parallel market under attack?
At first glance, it looks chaotic.
But step back.
What if all of this is connected?
Let’s break it down.
📦 ASYCUDA: “Harming” 1 Million Traders?
An article claims:
“Statistics show that the ASYCUDA system is harming more than one million Iraqi traders, with losses amounting to billions.”
Economic expert Nabil Al-Marsoumi argues that trade transactions have dropped and customs revenues declined — including a reported 71 billion dinar decrease in January compared to prior months.
Customs duties were raised between:
5%
10%
15%
Up to 30%
Covering:
99 tariff chapters
Approximately 16,400 customs items
That’s a massive structural shift.
But here’s the key question:
Why did trade drop so sharply?
🔎 The Real Reason Trade “Declined”
ASYCUDA enforces:
Verified documentation
Digitized customs processing
Legitimate import valuation
International trade compliance
Under the old system:
Fake invoices were common.
Imports were overstated.
Dollars were siphoned via currency auctions.
Parallel market activity thrived.
When fake trade disappears, reported trade volume drops.
That does not mean the economy shrank.
It means fraud shrank.
Short-term shock?
Yes.
Long-term transparency?
Absolutely.
🌍 WTO & WCO Compliance — The Bigger Picture
New customs valuation mechanisms were adopted under:
Iraqi Customs Law No. 23 (amended)
Cabinet Resolution No. 569 (2025)
World Customs Organization (WCO) standards
World Trade Organization (WTO) rules
Did you catch that?
WCO.
WTO.
If Iraq wants full WTO accession and global trade integration, it must comply with international standards.
You cannot enter global trade systems with a corrupt customs regime.
Change is painful — but necessary.
💰 Widespread Anger Over Salary Deductions
Another headline:
“Widespread Anger in Iraq Over Large Sums Deducted from Salaries of Employees and Retirees”
Employees and retirees noticed automatic deductions after electronic salary deposits.
What’s happening?
The banking sector is being modernized.
Key changes include:
Mandatory electronic salary payments
Reduced cash withdrawals
Stabilized money supply
Automatic tax deductions
This mirrors Western systems.
When salaries go through formal banking channels:
Taxes become traceable
Government revenue improves
Informal cash leakage decreases
Again — shock at change.
But structurally, this strengthens fiscal governance.
🛢️ From Dollar to Dinar — The CBI’s Bold Move
Now here’s the BIG ONE.
The Central Bank of Iraq directed that oil company contractors be paid in dinars instead of U.S. dollars.
This affects:
Over 200 Iraqi companies
More than 50,000 workers
Contracts previously denominated in USD
Critics warn:
Financial losses
Operational disruptions
Possible layoffs
Reduced foreign investment
But what is the CBI really doing?
💵 Killing the Parallel Market — For Good?
The dollar has been the parallel market’s oxygen.
Every hole in the system allowed:
Dollar leakage
Black market exchange manipulation
Smuggling to sanctioned entities
Pressure on the dinar’s value
Now combine:
✔ ASYCUDA closing fake trade channels
✔ Customs reform aligned with WTO
✔ Salary digitization
✔ Reduction of physical cash
✔ Oil contractors paid in dinars
This is a coordinated assault on the parallel market.
Not random.
Strategic.
⚖️ The Official vs Parallel Rate Gap
Economists point out that companies suffer because:
Contracts are in dollars
Payments now in dinars
Parallel rate differs from official rate
But here’s the counterpoint:
What if the CBI does not intend for the parallel market to survive much longer?
If the black market disappears, the rate gap disappears.
And if the rate gap disappears, the financial burden argument collapses.
🤔 Is This Preparing for Reinstatement?
Let’s ask the logical question.
Why would the CBI:
Remove dinar from circulation?
Digitize salary flows?
Tighten customs?
Eliminate auction abuse?
Shift oil payments into dinars?
If the dinar were to remain permanently weak and dependent on dollars?
These reforms align with:
Monetary sovereignty
Liquidity control
Currency strengthening
International integration
If the dinar becomes fully international, contractor payment issues vanish.
Banks globally would accept IQD through formal channels.
The dependency on street dollar exchange would end.
Coincidence?
Or preparation?
🔥 Featured Snippet Summary
Why is ASYCUDA controversial?
Because it eliminates fake trade transactions, causing reported trade and customs revenues to drop short term.
Why are salaries being deducted automatically?
Electronic banking reforms now allow structured tax deductions and fiscal transparency.
Why is the CBI paying oil contractors in dinars?
To reduce dollar leakage and weaken the parallel market.
Is Iraq killing the parallel market?
Recent reforms strongly indicate that is the objective.
❓ Q&A Section
Q: Is ASYCUDA harming the economy?
Short term disruption exists, but long-term transparency and compliance strengthen the economy.
Q: Why are traders protesting?
Because stricter enforcement eliminates profit from parallel dollar operations.
Q: Are salary deductions permanent?
Likely yes — electronic banking modernization mirrors global tax systems.
Q: Does paying oil contractors in dinars signal RV?
Not necessarily — but it signals serious monetary restructuring.
📊 Connecting the Dots
Reform areas moving simultaneously:
Customs enforcement
Electronic banking
Currency supply tightening
Oil sector payment restructuring
Parallel market pressure
This is what structural transformation looks like.
It is noisy.
It is controversial.
It is painful.
But it builds monetary credibility.
🚦 Final Thought: To Kill or Not to Kill the Parallel Market?
That is no longer the question.
The CBI appears to have chosen.
The parallel market must shrink — or die.
Because without eliminating black market distortions:
The official rate cannot stabilize.
Monetary sovereignty cannot exist.
International credibility cannot grow.
Yes — change is hard.
But reform is visible.
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MNT GOAT
Then yet another article on this subject matter titled “STATISTICS SHOW THAT THE ASYCUDA SYSTEM IS HARMING MORE THAN ONE MILLION IRAQI TRADERS, WITH LOSSES AMOUNTING TO BILLIONS”. Here we go again….. “Economic expert Nabil Al-Marsoumi stated on Saturday that the “ASYCUDA” system implemented by the Iraqi government has caused a decrease in trade transactions and a decline in customs revenues in the country, calling for dialogue sessions with chambers of commerce to reach appropriate solutions after the deterioration of the economic situation as a result of the application of the customs tariff.”
So, we see in Iraq as also in the US, there is outcry about customs and tariffs. Customs and tariffs have always been a longstanding traditional source of government revenue streams and effects businesses not the individual and moves the tax burden from the individual to businesses. Customs and Tariffs make trade fair. It equalizes trade if done properly. Yes, change is hard when you never had fair customs and tariffs before. So, there is going to be a natural shock when implemented. This shock will have to be absorbed over time.
I quote from the article “He added that this activity is currently suffering from the repercussions of the ASYCUDA system, and from the application of the customs tariff, which, according to official information, has led to a halving of Iraq’s trade transactions with the outside world, and to significant losses for traders and the government, whose customs revenues also decreased in January by 71 billion dinars compared to the months that preceded it.”
It is fair to say that through the ASYCUDA system, the Iraqi government raised customs duties by percentages ranging between 5% and 30%, distributed across brackets starting from 5%, 10% and 15%, up to the maximum limit of 30%.
These ratios cover the entire customs tariff register consisting of 99 chapters containing approximately 16,400 customs items, which are the items adopted globally in trade.
A few days ago, the General Authority of Customs in the Ministry of Finance issued a directive to adopt a reduction rate of 25% on the average import values recorded in the ASYCUDA system.
Then another article on this subject titled “OFFICIALLY… NEW MECHANISMS FOR CALCULATING THE CUSTOMS VALUE OF IMPORTED GOODS”. I quote from the article – “The General Authority of Customs announced today, Monday (February 9, 2026), the adoption of new mechanisms for calculating the customs value of imported goods, in implementation of the directives of the Prime Minister, and based on the provisions of the Customs Law No. (23) of 1984 amended, and paragraph (9) of Cabinet Resolution No. (569) of 2025, and in accordance with the approved international rules and standards.”
It is worth noting that the Valuation Department in the Authority is responsible for receiving requests to determine or amend the customs value recorded in the records, accompanied by official supporting documents, and they will be decided upon within a period not exceeding three working days, based on the applicable law and the international agreements and rules adopted by the World Customs Organization and the World Trade Organization. Opps….did it say WCO and WTO? Do you see how Iraq must conform to these international practices if they are to have full accession to the WTO thus access to global trade? But businesses in Iraq don’t see the bigger picture and only care about their profit sheet. They don’t understand the change that Iraq must go through. I will add that this change is going to be much more painful than it had to be unless they reinstate the Iraq dinar and other middle eastern currencies and level out the playing field. Who the hell wants a 1/6 of a penny currency?
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What else is in the news?
I have to explain these next few articles, one is titled “WIDESPREAD ANGER IN IRAQ OVER LARGE SUMS DEDUCTED FROM THE SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES”. In it we read that a number of employees and retirees were surprised, after receiving their monthly salaries, to find large amounts deducted, which sparked a state of discontent and concern in the employment and retirement circles.
As investors watching Iraq we all should realize that effort to bring the Irag banking sector into modern times. The new taxation structure was coming. When the CBI forced electronic banking not only did it move all this money into the banks mandating deposits into accounts as the means of payment, only allowing slow cash withdrawals via ATMs. This action was stabilizing the money supply. It was already making way for the reduction in the money supply to meet the future rate jump. Remember if you take money out of the system what remains is worth more.
But it also sets the stage to allow government automatic deduction of payment of certain taxes. Just like employers or government offices do it in the west today. No difference. Why such an outcry then? It is a change….There is another way to view what is happening to Iraq in this regard. Iraq is slowly moving to a private sector run economy, salaries paid by private companies away from the Saddam Hussien era of a socialistic system. Soon these government salaries of billions each month, will also be transferred to the private sector who will pay wages rather than the government. This is all coming and its not too far off. I only hope this current election cycle does not disturb the over all momentum in this direction. Again, change is hard!
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To Kill or not to Kill the parallel market, that is the question?
In a couple more articles in the news we learn of yet another strategy taking hold from the CBI to combat the parallel market. Please take a look at the articles titled
“FROM DOLLAR TO DINAR… EXCHANGE RATE POLICY CONFUSES OIL COMPANIES AND THREATENS THEIR EMPLOYEES!” and
“AL-MARSOUMI WARNS: CENTRAL BANK DECISIONS THREATEN MORE THAN 50,000 WORKERS WITH LOSSES AND MASS LAYOFFS”.
Yes, change is hard!
In this news we learn that The Central Bank of Iraq’s decision to convert payments to contractors working with oil companies from US dollars to Iraqi dinars. This has sparked widespread controversy in economic circles. This comes amid warnings of potential financial and operational repercussions for subcontractors, the labor market, and the stability of the oil sector. Experts believe that continuing with this mechanism could impose additional financial burdens on companies that rely on dollars for their transactions, impacting their operational capacity and business continuity.
When I learned of this news I said WOW! WOW! and WOW!. The CBI finally did it!
Do you know how amazing this news is and what it really means? I see that no other intel gurus out there even address the significance of this move by the CBI. The CBI is essentially creating the change over from the dollar to the dinar in payments now even to outside companies. These dollars have been a pain-in-the-ass for the CBI to control.
This change is going to be hard as sources are all set to receive dollars not dinars. But change is hard! Remember the national currency of Iraq is the dinar not dollars and the dollars have been the problem all along as these dollars get into the parallel market and shift the market to influence the price of the dinar. It is time to switch back to dinars.
How can the CBI ever get control of the official rate of the dinar unless they end these holes to which the dollar was passing through to the black market. So, along with the full implementation of the ASYCUDA system we see two major moves to sew up the parallel market. Yes, these money traders have been warned many times.
So, there will be an initial shock, as usual since this is a big move by the CBI.
Economic expert Nabil al-Marsoumi stated in a tweet that “more than 200 Iraqi companies contracted with oil licensing companies, employing over 50,000 Iraqi workers, are threatened with significant financial losses and layoffs due to the Central Bank’s directive to disburse their payments in dinars at the official rate—even though their contracts and expenses are denominated in dollars.”
Can this also mean that a reinstatement of the dinar is coming soon? Could this be the motive too for the CBI making this move now. Just saying….. if the dinar does go international this problem with the contractors will just go away. All these negative issues by paying in dinar as explained in the articles will simply vanish.
Am I missing something here?
For his part, energy expert Ahmed Sabah said that “converting company dues from dollars to dinars may lead to the gradual exclusion of some foreign companies, while focusing on companies that accept dinar transactions.” He explained that “many Western companies rely on external supply chains that require payment in dollars to secure equipment and services.”
Oh- then will this force banks around the world to accept dinar in order to convert them to dollars, through the proper banking channels and not illegal money launders that drive down the rate of the dinar?
He added that “this measure is not sustainable in the long term, especially given that the current government is a caretaker government, which reduces the chances of implementing decisions with long-term strategic impact.” He predicted that “major foreign companies will refrain from expanding or entering into new contracts if this mechanism continues,” considering that “the decision may be temporary and subject to change if negative effects emerge on the investment climate or the pace of work in the fields.”
Strengthening the Dinar or Market Losses? For his part, economist Dirgham Muhammad Ali believes that “attempts to curb the parallel dollar market have prompted the Central Bank to take measures to bolster confidence in the dinar,” but he noted that these measures “were not fair given the continued gap between the official and parallel exchange rates.”
He pointed out that the losses result from the large difference between the official and parallel exchange rates of the dollar against the dinar, noting that companies’ contracts and operating expenses are done in dollars, which exacerbates the financial burdens and threatens the continuity of their work. But what these comments in the article do not consider is that the CBI does not expect the parallel market to exist in the near future and in fact this change to payment in dinar is part of the efforts to kill the black market.
The Central Bank of Iraq must first be able to control the parallel market if not kill it altogether. This is purely what these move are all about. It will only build confidence in the dinar. Yes, change is hard!
35,000 AMERICAN SOLDIERS SURROUND IRAQ: THEY WILL NOT HESITATE TO “TAKE CONTROL OF BAGHDAD” IF IT TAKES THIS STEP!
35,000 AMERICAN SOLDIERS SURROUND IRAQ: THEY WILL NOT HESITATE TO “TAKE CONTROL OF BAGHDAD” IF IT TAKES THIS STEP!
With rising tensions between Iran and the United States, and increasing talk of the possibility of the confrontation expanding from a war of mutual strikes to a wider clash, notable warnings emerged from Iraqi military expert Alaa al-Nashou , who warned that any use of long-range missiles by Iraqi factions against American forces or interests could open the door to a “new occupation of Iraq,” in light of a large American military buildup surrounding the region.
These warnings coincide with international press reports about the transfer of Iranian missiles to Iraqi factions, with the monitoring of an unprecedented American naval and air buildup near Iran and Iraq, and with parallel discussions about the possibility of Yemen becoming a new ground operations arena, which puts Iraq at the heart of a complex regional equation in which it could slip back into the forefront of confrontation if the scope of the clash widens.
Iranian long-range missiles on Iraqi soil?
Western newspapers reported intelligence indicating that Iran, for the first time, supplied Iraqi armed factions with long-range surface-to-surface missiles, in a move interpreted as part of an advanced deterrence strategy in case Tehran is subjected to a large-scale American or Israeli strike.
According to these leaks, some of these missiles were stored at sites inside Iraq and possibly in other countries in the region, with the aim of providing a rapid response capability against American and Israeli bases or targets, while reducing the need to launch missiles from Iranian territory itself. This scenario, if accurate, means that any decision to escalate missile attacks will not be isolated from Iraqi territory, but could be implemented from within Iraq or through factions politically and militarily affiliated with it.
The situation became even more complex and dangerous about a week ago when some factions announced the establishment of what they called an “underground missile city” inside Iraq, showcasing missile capabilities buried deep underground that are difficult to detect or target with a single strike. This announcement, regardless of the accuracy of its field details, adds a new layer of anxiety; it reinforces the image of Iraq in the eyes of the United States as a potential missile launchpad in any major confrontation, and simultaneously increases the likelihood of it becoming a direct target should a decision be made to respond to or curtail these capabilities militarily.
From here, Alaa Al-Nashou poses a critical question: If long-range missiles are launched from Iraqi territory towards American targets, will all of Iraq be treated as a “hostile platform” justifying a broader military intervention?
US military buildup encircles Iraq and Iran
The report speaks of a highly complex regional military landscape, including the presence of large US naval groups in the northern Arabian Sea, the Red Sea and the eastern Mediterranean, advanced fighters of various types stationed at air bases spread across the countries of the region, and ground forces ready to move.
The military expert adds that “approximately three Marine divisions have been brought in, meaning that about 35,000 American soldiers are now present in American bases surrounding Iraq and surrounding Iran,” as he put it, explaining that this size of deployment is not only aimed at directing air or missile strikes, but also creates the possibility of moving part of these forces to ground operations if the political and military doors are opened for that.
It is true that the public American political discourse focuses more on “deterrence and pressure” than on “full-scale invasion” as happened in 2003, but the reading of the escalation stems from experience with the Iraqi reality: whenever the country turns into a shooting range for Americans, Washington becomes more willing to exploit this reality to justify expanding the military presence and imposing new security realities on the ground.
Warning of a “new occupation” and rules of engagement
In the widely circulated intervention, Alaa Al-Nashou links three key elements:
Arming the factions with long-range missiles, as reported by Western press reports.
-The current US military buildup around Iraq and Iran, including naval and air forces and Marine Corps units.
-American control over the rules of engagement in the region, meaning that most air and sea fire lines today pass through an American decision or are under direct American supervision.
Al-Nashou concludes that “if what has been published is true, and Iraqi factions proceed to use these missiles against the United States, then this will be a recipe for a new occupation of Iraq,” expecting that Washington will use such an attack to justify the introduction of additional ground forces under titles such as “protecting American forces and interests” or “preventing Iraq from becoming an Iranian missile platform.”
In his view, “America today controls the rules of engagement,” and there is virtually “no major front line in the region outside of American will,” meaning that any ill-considered decision from within Iraq could once again plunge it into the heart of a battle whose rules are drawn outside its borders.
Yemen as a parallel front in American calculations
The scenario is not limited to Iraq, but indicates that part of these forces could be used in ground operations in Yemen, following waves of airstrikes targeting sites belonging to the Ansar Allah group, and repeated talk about the need to “secure navigation” in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
According to this interpretation, Yemen may become the first testing ground for broader ground operations, supported by allied local forces, while the possibility of expanding operations to other countries – including Iraq – remains, if the fronts overlap and different Arab territories are used to put pressure on the United States or to target its interests.
Modern US weapons and the “post-Maduro” scenario
In addition, warnings are increasing in military and strategic circles about the qualitative development in the modern American weapons system, especially those that have been tested or brandished in sensitive cases such as Venezuela during the Nicolas Maduro crisis, where Washington sought to establish a new model in conflict management based on a combination of crippling sanctions, naval blockade, intelligence pressure, and the threat of using long-range precision strikes without the need for a full-scale ground invasion.
This pattern of thinking makes the “occupation” in its new form less dependent on tanks entering the capital, and more based on paralyzing command and control centers, targeting vital infrastructure, and supporting loyal local forces on the ground, thus turning the targeted state into an open space for foreign influence without a formal declaration of occupation.
Hence the danger of repeating this scenario in Iraq if its territory turns into a platform for factions’ missiles against the United States; as Washington could find in that an opportunity to employ its technological superiority and its air, naval and electronic weapons to impose new security realities, under the slogan of “protecting forces and interests” or “preventing the repetition of the Maduro model in the Middle East,” while the Iraqis pay the price for a battle whose tools are moved from outside their borders.
Between “full occupation” and “expanding the military presence”
Alaa Al-Nashou’s warnings do not necessarily mean that Washington is heading towards repeating a carbon copy of the 2003 invasion, but they highlight a wider range of options, starting with expanding existing military bases and tightening their procedures, passing through deploying special forces and rapid response forces in larger numbers, imposing closed military zones or “safe corridors” in some provinces, and ending with imposing a kind of “undeclared security tutelage” over the Iraqi decision, through political and economic pressure.
In this case, armed action from within Iraq – especially if long-range missiles are used – becomes a decisive factor in pushing Washington towards more aggressive options, even if it does not reach the level of a full-scale invasion in the traditional sense of the word.
What does all this mean for Iraq today?
Reading the current situation places Iraq at a clear crossroads: either it maintains a reasonable distance from the missiles of a “major war” and prevents its territory from becoming a platform for strategic clashes between America and Iran, or it slips—intentionally or through miscalculation—into the arena once again, with all the risks this entails for its sovereignty, the unity of its institutions, and its economic and security situation.
The essential message in these warnings is that whoever decides to exert missile pressure on the United States may not be the same person who bears the cost of the reaction on the ground. The real cost will be paid by the state, society, economy, and ordinary Iraqis if the door is opened to a broader military presence, under any name.
MARKZ UPDATE: CBI Says “Exchange Rate Is Fixed” – So Why Are They Removing Dinar from Circulation?
🚨 MARKZ REPORT: “The Exchange Rate Is Fixed”… But Watch the Actions
According to recent commentary shared via PDK, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) Governor stated:
“The exchange rate is fixed and will not change. And we continue to pump dollars.”
On the surface, that sounds straightforward.
No rate change. No adjustment. Business as usual.
But when you look deeper into what the CBI is actually doing, the situation becomes much more interesting.
Let’s break it down.
💵 Why Is the CBI Pumping Dollars?
Reports indicate:
The CBI continues injecting U.S. dollars into the market.
Banks are using those dollars to purchase dinar off the streets.
Those dollars are also used to finance international trade.
This accomplishes two major things:
1️⃣ Reduces Dinar in Circulation
When banks buy dinar from the public using dollars, they remove IQD from circulation.
Less circulating supply = stronger monetary control.
2️⃣ Stabilizes the Trade System
Using dollars for international trade reduces pressure on the domestic currency during reform phases.
But here’s the key question:
Why would a central bank want to reduce the supply of its own currency?
📉 Cleaning Up the Currency Supply
Reducing excess dinar in circulation is part of monetary tightening.
If too much currency exists in the system:
Inflation risk increases.
Exchange rate stability becomes harder.
Parallel market pressure grows.
Currency reform becomes more complicated.
By pulling dinar off the streets, the CBI:
Gains control over liquidity.
Strengthens banking reserves.
Improves balance sheet positioning.
Prepares for future monetary flexibility.
This is not random activity.
This is structured monetary management.
🤔 Why Clean Up Currency If the Rate Won’t Change?
The Governor publicly says the rate is fixed.
But central banks rarely announce major monetary shifts in advance.
Historically, central banks:
Stabilize liquidity first.
Narrow parallel market gaps.
Reduce circulating cash.
Strengthen digital banking.
Then adjust monetary policy when conditions align.
Currency supply management often precedes exchange rate reform.
That does not guarantee a rate increase — but it does suggest preparation.
🏛️ Parliament Delays Add to Uncertainty
Another headline:
“Iraq Parliament holds session for minutes and adjourns until further notice.”
The session was tabled over the weekend.
They returned Monday.
It was shut down again.
Political instability continues to affect decision-making processes.
And this is important because:
Monetary reform requires political backing.
Without stable governance, major economic shifts tend to stall.
⚖️ The Bigger Picture: Auctions, Dollars & Reform
There has been pressure to:
Decrease the exchange rate (strengthen IQD)
Reform or eliminate currency auctions
Modernize dollar distribution systems
The traditional auction system allowed:
Dollar leakage
Parallel market manipulation
Currency distortion
Recent reforms aim to:
Digitize transactions
Enforce compliance
Use formal banking channels
Tighten oversight
This is consistent with reducing dinar supply while maintaining short-term rate stability.
🔥 Featured Snippet Summary
Is the Iraqi dinar exchange rate changing?
No official change has been announced; the CBI states the rate remains fixed.
Why is Iraq pumping dollars into the market?
To buy dinar off the streets, reduce currency supply, and stabilize trade financing.
What does reducing dinar circulation suggest?
It may indicate preparation for tighter monetary control and potential future policy flexibility.
❓ Q&A Section
Q: Does reducing dinar supply automatically mean a rate increase?
No. It strengthens monetary control but does not guarantee revaluation.
Q: Why not just announce a rate change?
Major rate shifts require political stability, international coordination, and strong reserves.
Q: Is the auction system ending?
It is being restructured and modernized, but not abruptly eliminated.
Q: Does parliament instability delay monetary reform?
Yes. Political fragmentation can delay broader economic policy moves.
📊 What Investors Should Watch
Instead of focusing on headlines alone, monitor:
✔ Circulating dinar supply levels
✔ Parallel market rate gap
✔ Parliamentary stability
✔ U.S.–Iraq financial coordination
✔ Central Bank liquidity reports
Monetary reform is a process — not a weekend event.
🚦 Final Thoughts
When a central bank says the rate is fixed, believe the statement.
But also watch the actions.
Buying back currency
Pumping dollars strategically
Tightening liquidity
Reforming auctions
These are not passive steps.
They are deliberate.
The key question is not:
“Is it happening today?”
The real question is:
“What foundation are they building?”
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MarkZ [via PDK]
Article: “Central Bank Governor: The exchange rate is fixed and will not change. And we continue to pump dollars”
There has been pressure to decrease the exchange rate and not increase it. And to do away with auctions as they are now doing it. They [CBI and banks] have been using US dollars to buy dinar off the streets and use it [the US dollar] for international trade. This is a great way for them to decrease the dinar in circulation. It is allowing them to clean up their currency. Why would they clean up their currency?
To increase the rate.
Article: “Iraq Parliament hold session for minutes and adjouns it until further notice”
They tabled their session over the weekend…then came back on Monday which was shut down.
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MNT GOAT: Iran’s Downfall and the Coming Reinstatement of the Iraqi Dinar #iraqidinar #iraq
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