Iraqi PM discuss the regional situation with Russia's ambassador
Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Russia's ambassador to Iraq, Elbrus Kutrashev, met in Baghdad on Monday to address current developments in the region.
According to Al-Sudani's media office, they discussed the recent regional development and its repercussions on the security and stability of Iraq and neighboring countries, as well as the economic challenges and energy supply.
The Prime Minister emphasized the significance of global endeavors, specifically from permanent members of the Security Council, such as Russia, in ending the Gaza conflict, which affected the security and stability of the region.
Ambassador Kutrashev reaffirmed Russia's backing for Iraq's stability and security and showed a "keen desire" to enhance economic collaboration between the two countries.
In addition, they delved into strategies for strengthening collaboration in the energy sector through OPEC+ and the major Russian companies' contribution to various projects across different sectors as part of Iraq's strategic development roadmap.
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.