Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Kurdistan Is Awaiting A Decision From The Central Bank Of Iraq To Prevent Dealing In Dollars, 26 DEC
Kurdistan Is Awaiting A Decision From The Central Bank Of Iraq To Prevent Dealing In Dollars, 26 DEC
The Minister of Commerce in the Kurdistan Government confirmed that the region only adopts the Iraqi dinar in transactions at the level of border crossings and airports, and said that measures to prevent the circulation of the dollar will include the real estate market, car trade, and other activities during the next year, if a decision is issued to that effect by the Central Bank of Iraq.
Kamal Muslim, Minister of Trade in the Regional Government, indicated that we are committed to all instructions and decisions regarding stabilizing the dollar exchange rate and increasing the value of the Iraqi dinar, as we deal in the Iraqi dinar exclusively at the level of border crossings and airports.
Emphasizing on the market level as well, we will commit to imposing dealing in the dinar if a decision is issued by the Central Bank requiring that it be used in all market transactions, such as buying and selling goods, homes, and cars in the Kurdistan region.
The Central Bank of Iraq decided earlier in 2023 to limit all local transactions to the Iraqi dinar, and after that the Ministry of Interior launched a campaign to prevent dealing in dollars in all governorates with the exception of the Kurdistan region, while indicating that the penalty for violating the law reaches 5 years in prison. https://www.radionawa.com/all-detail.aspx?jimare=36771
JUDY NOTE, 26 DEC
Judy Note:
Iraq to pay for imports from Turkey in Iraqi dinar, 26 DEC
Iraq to pay for imports from Turkey in Iraqi dinar
Wadee Al-Handal, the Iraqi Private Banks League (IPBL) president, has announced that Iraq and Turkey will remain in constant communication in the coming days to fulfill their recent agreement on financing for foreign trade. The implementation of this agreement is being carried out under the direction of the Iraqi Government.
During a recent visit of Iraqi officials to Turkey, Al-Handal informed [the readers] that an Iraqi-Turkish committee was established. The committee aims to finance commerce and promote financial cooperation between the two countries.
According to the president of the IPBL, Turkey has shown exceptional adaptability in commerce funding by enabling Iraqi importers to make payments in Iraqi dinar and paying Turkish exporters in Turkish lira .
Al-Handal believes that the agreements Iraq has reached with its neighbors to finance international commerce in local currency would cause the US dollar exchange rate to decrease in the parallel market.
The president of IPBL announced that small-scale merchants importing goods from Turkey can finance those imports in Iraqi dinars through private banks in Iraq.
Al-Handal mentioned in the previous month that recent actions taken by the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) and the government in relation to trade financing with various currencies, including the euro, UAE dirham, Chinese yuan, and Indian rupee, are a step towards decreasing the exchange rate of the US dollar in the parallel market.
Iraqi private banks are expanding international relations to facilitate financing Iraqi trade with other countries.
"RV UPDATE" BY MILITIAMAN, 26 DEC
Militia Man
They've met their new international compliance requirements. The banks are facilitating currency movements and international trade going forward. Really this is a very good sign that what we've been dealing with and what we've been waiting for is knocking on the doorsteps. It is really good.
Keep positive. Keep upbeat. There's nothing bad as far as I can see at the moment. We'll see. Anything can happen. Anything can change..
What I've always said is it makes more sense for Iraq to have a managed float which is effectively a fixed exchange rate...1 to 1 or 2 to 1, 3 to 1, 4 to 1 whatever they decide to do it makes it easier the higher that exchange rate is to defend...Having a...3 years budget keeps it stable...pricing stays stable.
Anybody that says it's going to float to from a relatively low range to a high range over time they don't understand. Article quote: "The exchange rate will be fixed especially since it's been fixed in the federal budget law for 3 years says Saleh..." This is coming from the advisor. Don't talk about float. It just doesn't make sense to anybody.
Since November of last year they have been working to do what? Get rid of the parallel market. And how are they doing that? They're populating banks with many other currencies. They're doing all those things that are necessary to do what? Be article VIII compliant, to have a single currency, not a dual currency country. They're getting rid of multi-currency practices.
They're talking about reducing Iraq's dependence on oil. Dependence on oil is going to go away because they have non oil related products...services...and sectors . That's going to be from the taxes and tariffs at the borders, imports, exports, natural resources. They're going to have other than just oil. They're going to have other circumstances...They're talking about 350 million ton of sulfur...They're trying to achieve sustainability for the private sector..
Everybody knows Iraq is about to go International and they're going to have a digital transformation ...When they have this investment budget and they start spending...Iraq is going to be filthy rich with revenue streams from the electronic borders, agriculture, tourism... mining, sulfur, phosphates...they're going to have revenue like no other.
There isn't anything else like it, in my lifetime, that I can see is going to trump Iraq... Don't forget...Iraq has a massive amount of hydrogen for clean energy...nobody else is talking about it...The amount of money and revenue streams Iraq is going to have is almost incomprehensible...It really is intense on how much money these guys are going to make on a regular basis..
https://dinarevaluation.blogspot.com/2023/12/rv-update-by-militiaman-21-dec.html
https://dinarevaluation.blogspot.com/2023/12/rv-update-by-militiaman-22-dec.html
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