I'm sure by now you've heard already the United States is striking more targets...What we don't want to see is things escalating. There was an emergency meeting called to figure out what it is Iraq wants to do or needs to do. What we hope is their decision is not to enter into a conflict with the United States.
Where do you exchange your currency? It's going to be at your local [bank] branch. There are no redemption centers. Some places won't charge you fees depending on how much. Some of them have a flat rate.
What they're trying to do is a study of the deletion of the zeros. They're trying to figure out how this is going to affect Iraq, to make sure they are in a position to go ahead and remove the zeros off the Iraqi dinar - currency, not the exchange rate. Because once they make that decision...the citizens are going to be a little confused, there's going to be a slight interruption to the economy and to businesses who have to change all their bookkeeping as well as prices throughout Iraq...You need to educate the Iraqi people about what's going on...
Shafaq News/ On Monday, the Joint Operations Command (JOC) announced that the Iraqi airforces attacked ISIS hideouts in the Hawi al-Azim area in the Diyala Governorate.
In a statement, JOC said, "The Iraqi aviation destroyed terrorists' strongholds in Hawi al-Azim in Diyala Governorate."
The statement added, "Five terrorists were hidden in one of these hideouts."
Despite its defeat in 2017, ISIS sleeper cells still operate in Iraq, mainly in Kirkuk, Diyala, and Saladin, known as "the Triangle of Death."
IMO this week they're giving the government of Iraq everything needed to fund the budget. The Central Bank of Iraq has finished with all its meeting... with all of its meeting with all of the people that are part of the monetary reform. All of the contracts are also in position, waiting for this to happen as well.
How many times have we heard words electronic payment platform? .
..We keep hearing it constantly because that's the phase that the monetary reform is at right now. It is preparing the vehicle where the dinar will get into it and drive out of the country domestically into an international market that will increase the value of the Iraqi dinar based on supply and demand...
GOOD NEWS: A TOP SOURCE SAYS THAT THE BOMBINGS WERE "ACCOUNTED FOR" IN THE PLANNED RELEASE OF THE RV. SO, IT APPEARS THAT EVERYTHING IS "ON SCHEDULE" AS WE WERE INFORMED.
3-LETTER GUYS ARE INFORMING THAT THE "ISSUE" STOPPING THE RV HAS BEEN RESOLVED...
[via Babysmom] ..."EFFECTIVE 1/1/24 (BUT STARTED ALREADY) DEALERS (USA) CAN ONLY SELL YOU $1,000 WORTH OF DINAR PER 24 HOUR DAY. THAT'S NOT EVEN 1 MILLION DINAR TODAY."
[via Babysmom] ..."BANKERS CAN SEE RATES..."NOW" EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE TO WAIT ON FOREX TO OPEN FOR THIS WEEK...WOOOOO HOOOOOO"
US BANKS HAVE THE RATES, SAID THEY WERE WAITING FOR FOREX TO LOAD BEFORE THEY CAN START ...THEY "THOUGHT" IT WOULD BE AT OPENING ON SUNDAY EVENING, BUT NOT YET. FEDERAL RESERVE IS SENDING ALL STAFF IN TOMORROW NIGHT TO OBSERVE THE "TRANSACTION" .
.. .I DO "BELIEVE" THAT IT HAS BEGUN!! RATES DID CHANGE IN IRAQ LAST WEEK...MAYBE AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND?
WAITING TO HEAR FROM SOME FOLKS WHO WERE EXCITED LAST NIGHT AND WERE LOOKING TO SEE SOMETHING (BEHIND THE SCENES) THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...TIME WILL TELL
The expected RV is now scheduled. Good news. This morning Iraq citizens were told in the next couple days. Sudani told ppl the rate is going to change in the next couple of days. I also go this from Tish she was watching in Iraqi tv. The RV was supposed to occur last nightThurs. 14 Dec.
Supposedly, the reason it didn’t is the U.N. filed a motion to take over the entire process. The judge denied the U.N. motion. It didn’t make any sense b/c the IMF already released it to the counties. Every country has money, reserved currency, and is waiting to go live. Our window of time is 4:30pm Eastern Fri. 15 evening until 5:00 pm Eastern Sun 17 Dec.of when this could go through. In Iraq today the Kurdistan region was told that today was the last day they can turn in three zero notes and actually get 25,000 dinar for a 25,000 note.
Sudani was telling ppl this morning in a town hall type of meeting that the rate is going to change in the next couple of days. The last day the rate changed was the 20th of December. If Iraq says today is last day, 4:30 EST is the next day Iraq time ~ a few minutes past midnight. They wanted to do it at 1:00 am eastern. This is how they want it to go down. In Iraq everyone is off Monday and Tuesday so they can go vote and the budget will be released onTuesday.All the money.
Always said they wouldn’t do that until the rate was changed. This hopefully will be our weekend. People who had bank appointments this weekend were told that there would be no fees during the exchange. If you go to the teller window, there will be fees. There is no turning back. US has released it. IMF released to each country so when it goes, they can start exchanging. The money is in place so they can operate with it. They can’t wait. Sudani saying in acouple of days.
Fri. 8 Dec. TNT: It was supposed to goThurs. night 7 Dec.Everyone was waiting on the IMF to release it. After a meeting earlier todayFri. 8 Dec,contacts said it will happen byMon. 11 Dec. Sun. 10 Dec. is Iraq’s Victory Day, so Tony thinks it might happen then.
People that have already contacted their banks are being called in to go over the procedures for the exchange, interest rates they would pay them, debit and credit cards that will be available to them, etc. Banks are acknowledging that it is happening and that they want people to choose them.
“THEY TOLD EDDIE ON THE 29TH OF JANUARY, A CAMPAIGN WAS BBEING LAUNCHED TO EDUCATE THE IRAQI CITIZENS ON THEIR MONETARY REFORM… THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF IT”……………..F26
Empowering the Iraqi economy: growth through strategic investments and banking excellence
1/30/2024 Baghdad
Cihan University – Dohuk held the “Third Annual Economic Forum”, in the presence of Zirvan Abdul Mohsen Asaad, President of the University, and a number of experts, economists, bank managers and academic figures.
The forum was held in the Research Center hall, under the slogan “Empowering the Iraqi Economy: Growth through Strategic Investments and Banking Excellence.”
The first session began at eleven o’clock in the afternoon and lasted for two hours, and was moderated by Ahmed Al-Saffar, an academic and former member of the Iraqi parliament.
The first speaker was Abdul Hussein Al-Anbaki, head of the economic advisory office of the Iraqi Prime Minister, who began his speech about the challenges facing development in Iraq.
Al-Anbaki stressed “the necessity of addressing structural imbalances in the economy, pointing out the failure to achieve the goals associated with Article (25), which aims to reform the economy by diversifying sources and supporting the private sector.”
Al-Anbaki referred to the history of the Reconstruction Council and the impact of changes in its allocations on its effectiveness, proposing the establishment of an independent Popular Development Fund to finance government and private projects with soft loans.
He concluded with recommendations for administrative reform before economic reform, reconsidering the management of oil revenues, adjusting the exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar, and canceling the auction. currency, and the legislation of the public-private partnership law.”
The second speaker was Haval Siddiq Ismail, representative of the Minister of Investment in the Kurdistan Region, and Director General of the Investment Authority in Dohuk, who “presented a comprehensive analysis of the investment situation in the region. He provided details about investment projects and successful sectors in attracting investment, with a focus on challenges, opportunities, and policies.”
The government encourages investors. Dr. Haval also highlighted the regulatory and bureaucratic obstacles, and provided a realistic assessment of the difficulties and potential opportunities. Finally, he provided details about the potential opportunities and government policies followed by the Kurdistan Regional Government to facilitate a prosperous investment environment.
The second session started at one o’clock in the afternoon and lasted for two hours, and was moderated by Nawar Al-Saadi, Professor of International Economics and Director of the Research Center at Cihan University.
The second session began with a speech by Muhammad Al-Najjar, Advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister for Investment, and Executive Director of the Iraq Fund for Development.
In his speech, Al-Najjar shed light on the “Iraq Fund for Development, which was newly established as an independent body reporting to the Prime Minister. Al-Najjar spoke about the Fund’s role in promoting change and diversifying the Iraqi economy. The Fund aims to attract local and international investors to participate in the implementation of various projects.”
One prominent example discussed by Al-Najjar is “the ongoing project to build 1,950 schools across Iraq. These projects will be delivered to private sector investors and the Iraqi investor exclusively, with guarantees such as the return of capital after five years. This approach does not encourage local investment.” “Not only does it ensure the effective participation of the private sector in the reconstruction process in Iraq.”
The fund’s strategy focuses on “different stages of investors, starting from local investors to foreign investors. It emphasizes the involvement of local stakeholders to enhance local ownership in development projects, with an emphasis on handing over projects to the private sector to guarantee a return on capital after a certain period.”
Regarding the second speaker, Ahmed Al-Tabqajli, Chief Strategist at the Iraq Fund at the Asian Development Fund,
Al-Tabjali talked about “strategies for attracting investments to the Iraqi Stock Exchange. The market was characterized by strong performance, as the AFC Fund rose by 110.4% in 2023, making it one of the best funds in the world.” (ONLY BECAUSE OF THE MONETARY REFORM & BANKING RESTRUCTURE OF IRAQ -F26)
Al-Tabjali explained this performance “by the development of new procedures by the Central Bank of Iraq, which led to accelerating reliance on banking services and promoting growth in the non-oil economy. The market was also affected by the relative stability of the country, which created a more stable economic environment and attracted the interest of international investors.”
Al-Tabqajli also pointed to the market’s role in supporting the development of an efficient economy by providing capital to companies, and believes that the development of the Iraqi Stock Exchange contributes to enhancing the gross domestic product and economic stability in the region.
Then, many interactive questions, discussions, and inputs were posed by the attendees, and in conclusion, the forum came out with a set of proposals and recommendations that will be submitted to the relevant authorities. LINK