Member: Merry Christmas Adam…… (Tomorrow is Christmas Eve) LOL
Member: I received interesting news from a bondholder. Yesterday a notary came to sign the documents from Reno.
MZ: There are very interesting comings and goings in the historic bond market right now. Some people are told very different things than others.
MZ: So far, Iraq is pretty quiet. One of my sources believes that the local elections had some effect on our schedule and are finishing the vote count before publishing the rates. If accurate...the count should end approximately the next day, possibly as early as today.
Member: Are you hearing anything about the Venezuelan bolivar?
MZ: We're hearing some interesting things about Bolívar. “Venezuela reveals the official exchange rate of the sovereign bolivar” It seems that they are taking measures to shore up their currency to a large extent…..
Member: Bolivar now displayed in currency converter XE 35.471 to 1USD
MZ: That is a substantial change in value. Unfortunately we can't change it yet... but we are looking for places.
Member: I went to the bank the other day and they told me that the changes are not taxable. This is in Canada.
Member: Trades should not be taxed...but be prepared.
Z: That's how I see it. We have shared this memo from the US State Department directly regarding Iraq. Go to section 6 Financial Sector: The last sentence says “There are no taxes or subsidies on the purchases or sales of foreign currency.” https://www.state.gov/.../2022-investment-climate.../iraq/
MZ: MilitiaMan just published a wonderful summary of the Iraq articles this week. He is pointing out all the companies and countries that now deal directly with Iraq. Make sure you go see it.
MZ: Nader is doing a live Q&A right now...be sure to listen to that too.
Member: Wolverine said that his high contact Mauricio said that we are going to have a very merry Christmas.
MZ: “The electoral results will undergo changes after the counting of the special vote” They are finishing the counting of the local elections…
MZ: I have a source in Iraq who believes they will publish the rate in Iraq as soon as they finish seating these new elects. Possibly in about a day or as soon as today.
MZ: “ BRICS: US dollar reserves fall by 6.5%, but local currencies rise by 3.65%” Among the BRICS countries they are dumping their US dollars to support their local currencies.
MZ: From Watcher Guru and the official BRICS Twitter account post this “How Bitcoin Can Help the BRICS Alliance Ditch the US Dollar.” In other words, crypto/blockchain currencies can help them break Western hegemony. It is important to pay attention to this one. It is the future of money.
Member: I hear a lot of stories about “rates on bank screens”, but how many can actually change now?
MZ: Maybe a handful if the bank teller makes a mistake. But then I guess it will be corrected or reverted until the time comes.
Member: Merry Christmas everyone. I hope everyone has a blessed weekend and can be with their family and loved ones. Thanks for all you do, Mark and Mods.
Member: Merry Christmas to all and for all, good night.
Member: And God bless us all!!!
TRANSLATION IN SPANISH:
Charla de fin de semana con MarkZ 23-12-2023
Miembro: ¡Feliz Navidad a todos!
Miembro: Feliz Navidad Adam…… (Mañana es Nochebuena) LOL
Miembro: Recibí noticias interesantes de un tenedor de bonos. Ayer vino un notario para firmar los documentos de Reno.
MZ: Hay idas y venidas muy interesantes en el mercado de bonos histórico en este momento. A algunas personas se les dicen cosas muy diferentes a las que se les dice a otras.
MZ: Hasta ahora, Irak está bastante tranquilo. Una de mis fuentes cree que las elecciones locales tuvieron algún efecto en nuestro calendario y están terminando el recuento de votos antes de publicar las tasas. Si es exacto... el conteo debería finalizar aproximadamente al día siguiente, posiblemente tan pronto como hoy.
Miembro: ¿Está escuchando algo sobre el bolívar venezolano?
MZ: Estamos escuchando algunas cosas interesantes sobre el Bolívar. “Venezuela revela el tipo de cambio oficial del bolívar soberano” Parece que están tomando medidas para apuntalar su moneda en gran medida…..
Miembro: El bolívar ahora se muestra en el convertidor de moneda XE 35.471 a 1USD
MZ: Ese es un cambio sustancial de valor. Lamentablemente no podemos cambiarlo todavía… pero estamos buscando lugares.
Miembro: Fui al banco el otro día y me dijeron que los cambios no están sujetos a impuestos. Esto es en Canadá.
Miembro: Los intercambios no deberían estar sujetos a impuestos... pero esté preparado.
MZ: Así es como yo lo veo. Hemos compartido este memorando del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. directamente sobre Irak. Ir a la sección 6 Sector Financiero: La última frase dice “No existen impuestos ni subsidios sobre las compras o ventas de divisas”. https://www.state.gov/.../2022-investment-climate.../iraq/
MZ: MilitiaMan acaba de publicar un maravilloso resumen de los artículos de Irak esta semana. Está señalando todas las empresas y países que ahora tratan directamente con Irak. Asegúrate de ir a verlo.
MZ: Nader está haciendo una sesión de preguntas y respuestas en vivo ahora mismo... asegúrate de escucharla también.
Miembro: Wolverine dijo que su alto contacto Mauricio dijo que vamos a tener una muy feliz Navidad.
MZ: “Los resultados electorales sufrirán cambios después del conteo del voto especial” Están terminando el conteo de las elecciones locales…
MZ: Tengo una fuente en Irak que cree que publicarán la tasa en Irak tan pronto como terminen de sentar a estos nuevos electos. Posiblemente en aproximadamente un día o tan pronto como hoy.
MZ: “ BRICS: las reservas de dólares estadounidenses caen un 6,5%, pero las monedas locales aumentan un 3,65 %” Entre los países BRICS se están deshaciendo de sus dólares estadounidenses para respaldar sus monedas locales.
MZ: De Watcher Guru y la cuenta oficial de Twitter de los BRICS publican esto "Cómo Bitcoin puede ayudar a la alianza BRICS a deshacerse del dólar estadounidense". En otras palabras, las monedas cripto/blockchain pueden ayudarlos a romper la hegemonía occidental. Es importante prestarle atención a este. Es el futuro del dinero.
Miembro: Escucho muchas historias sobre “tasas en las pantallas bancarias”, pero ¿cuántos pueden cambiar realmente ahora?
MZ: Quizás un puñado si el cajero del banco se equivoca. Pero luego supongo que se corregirá o revertirá hasta que llegue el momento.
Miembro: Feliz Navidad a todos. Espero que todos tengan un bendecido fin de semana y puedan estar con sus familiares y seres queridos. Gracias por todo lo que haces, Mark y Mods.
Miembro: Feliz Navidad a Todos y para Todos, buena noche.
Have we not been saying to you over and over again look for it in the beginning, in the middle or at the end of a quarter...Iraq is on a fiscal calendar year. January 1st to December the 31st. This is the end of a quarter. It is all about the accounting. It's all about the numbers.
They were mopping up excessive liquidity. That's the 3-zeros of the Iraqi dinar and the American dollar. Even the dinar is a liquidity that had to be mopped up to collect the 3-zeros. They have accomplished that enough, now they are collecting the American dollar from their market.
As the days go by and we walk toward the 1st of this year IMO so far the monetary reform is keeping its word on their intent of adding value and introducing a new monetary system called the lower denominations.
The intent of the government of Iraq and the board of directors of the CBI is to eventually float. We see this information in the art
They have told them [Iraqi citizens] a change is coming. Do you need another clue? Come January 1st what are the citizens supposed to do?
What are they supposed to use? Should they continue to use a worthless currency? Should they continue to live in misery, poverty, when they were promised other things? Iraq will be another Dubai. What more can the CBI do after the first? Reinstate and float. That will make the Iraqi citizens very happy...
Why only [spend] 20% [of their budget] in 11 months? IOO they're waiting for a new exchange rate. They're going to use their currency...
pressure will be reduced on the citizens by adding value to their currency...Stop using the dollar on January 1, 2024 because the monetary reform education is the key and we're telling you what we are doing.
IMO they are telling them all so they will understand where the monetary reform process is at at this moment.
They have told them [Iraqi citizens] a change is coming. Do you need another clue? Come January 1st what are the citizens supposed to do? What are they supposed to use?
Should they continue to use a worthless currency? Should they continue to live in misery, poverty, when they were promised other things? Iraq will be another Dubai. What more can the CBI do after the first? Reinstate and float. That will make the Iraqi citizens very happy...
Why only [spend] 20% [of their budget] in 11 months? IOO they're waiting for a new exchange rate. They're going to use their currency...pressure will be reduced on the citizens by adding value to their currency...Stop using the dollar on January 1, 2024 because the monetary reform education is the key and we're telling you what we are doing. IMO they are telling them all so they will understand where the monetary reform process is at at this moment.
Why only [spend] 20% [of their budget] in 11 months? IOO they're waiting for a new exchange rate. They're going to use their currency ...pressure will be reduced on the citizens by adding value to their currency...
Stop using the dollar on January 1, 2024 because the monetary reform education is the key and we're telling you what we are doing. IMO they are telling them all so they will understand where the monetary reform process is at at this moment.
The 1st of January is when no other currency will be used by Iraqi citizens inside the country except their own currency. Don't you think that's a clue! They are pretty much telling you without telling you. Can you pick up on this intent? You don't have to be a detective to pick up on a clue like this!
The Sudanese financial advisor reveals a surprise regarding the dollar: Watch for the decline
The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Saleh, confirmed that the dollar exchange rates in the parallel market began to approach the official price set at 1,320 dinars per dollar after the recent measures taken by the Central Bank and the Iraqi government.
Saleh said in a press interview, “The high capabilities of Iraq’s currency reserves and the good management of directing them to finance foreign trade have resulted in a significant improvement in the exchange rate in the parallel market over the past period.”
He added, "The dollar exchange rates in the parallel market have begun to approach the official price, for reasons including the regularity of foreign trade for the private sector through the compliance platform, the Iraqi banks showing great flexibility in dealing with it to secure foreign transfers, and Iraq's openness to cash transfers, including electronic payment cards and importing foreign currency into...
The country regulates the financing of foreign trade in various currencies, including the euro and the UAE dirham.
He pointed out that "the measures taken by the Central Bank and the Iraqi government and the large cash reserves created a flexible market for foreign currency that contained the fluctuations of the parallel market," adding that "the dollar exchange rates continue to decline and are approaching the official price." link
FRANK: The reason I share these with you is because the pattern is changing...
BANK STORY WOMAN: I called the branch office...of Chase. I could tell I was talking to a lower level employee but I decided to continue with my questioning. I asked, the clerk if they did foreign currency exchange and she said yes, ma'am we do. Then I asked her if the bank would be exchanging the Iraqi dinar and dong...She said not at this time ma'am...
FRANK: 'Not at this time'. That is a pinch of hope, no doubt.
BANK STORY WOMAN: I asked, do you have any idea when they might be exchanging? She said we never know. Not once did she tell me it was a scam. She was encouraging me. She did say we would have to have an account to exchange.
Integrity commission recovers 2bn dinars from ex-officials' inflated funds
Shafaq News / The Iraqi Integrity Commission disclosed on Sunday the retrieval of over two billion dinars into the state treasury from high-ranking officials, one of whom was an advisor to the former Prime Minister, on charges of illicit gains and the notorious "theft of the century."
The commission, in a statement, detailed that it received 1.3 billion dinars from the accused, who served as the former Prime Minister's technical advisor, constituting part of the inflation and illicit gains in their assets.
Additionally, they succeeded in returning 775 million dinars, representing the value of a bribe received by the detained accused, the office manager of the Baghdad governor, from a foreign company.
This was in exchange for awarding project contracts to specific companies. Also, they retrieved a sum nearing 25 million dinars from the rental revenues of properties belonging to the detained accused, the wife of the former General Director of the Tax Authority.