10 weakest currencies in the world: The value of a currency depends on supply and demand while some are pegged, meaning the currency is valued at an agreed rate. The foreign exchange rate is an indicator of a country's economic wealth. #10 The Iraqi dinar - inflation and political instability are the given reasons. #9 Ugandan shilling (USH)... #8 Paraguayan Guarani (PYG)...land locked in South America #7 Guinean Franc (GNF)... #6 Uzbekistani Som (UZS) 1 USD = 12,501 UZS #5 Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) #4 Laotian Kip (LAK)...only land locked country in Southeast Asia. #3 Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL). #2 Vietnam Dong (VND) #1 Iranian Rial (IRR)
US Department of State Website Article: "Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani Before Their Meeting "
The Iraqi Kurdistan prime minister has not been in Iraq at all for several days, but in Washington DC, meeting with Secretary Blinken. They are discussing what went down in the first quarter of this year in Iraq.
Economist: Implementing the automation system is a devastating blow to money smugglers
3/5/2023
Baghdad
Economic expert Abdul Hussein Tawfiq confirmed today, Tuesday, that implementing the automation system in the banking system is a devastating blow to money smugglers and corrupt people.
Tawfiq said in an interview with Mawazine News, “Implementing the electronic “automation” system is in the interest of Iraq and will generate abundant funds for it.”
He added, "The tone of Finance Minister Taif Sami was very nervous, which indicates the presence of parties obstructing the implementation of the automation system."
He pointed out that "implementing the automation system will enable the state to limit corruption and end smuggling operations." Tawfiq pointed out that “implementing the automation system is a step in the right direction by the government.” He continued: "We hope for the best if the automation system is implemented in Iraq and it will generate a lot of money for the state treasury."
DeepWoodz: imo.. thanks for the call Frank. Just a heads up… The listing USD/IQD = 2.81 would mean $1 = 2.81 dinar. Not the other way around. Even if this is true, definitely an improvement worthy of praise. If you want to see the value of the dinar, simply list it the other direction. i.e….IQD/USD. Which equals .355. 1 dinar =0.35$
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DeepWoodz: Something else I’d like to mention since you’re talking. I’ve been using Google the same way for several years now. You can type usdiqd into the search and Google has what I assume is a public rate of around 1310. So I am used to typing it in without the forward slash.
When I do that in forexlive, I get the 1310 there also. It is interesting that without the /, the Iraqi and American flags pop up beside the pair. With the /, nothing pops up with the pair but the rates are much different (better). Like you said, something is going on, and I like it. Imo
Moparman: I have found two exchanges so far showing the wonky movement of the dinar: the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The CBOE is explicitly for options contracts. Intercontinental Exchange is still showing the 'official' rate of 1310 (IQD:USD -- the standard notation for ForEx pairing.)
The CBOE (USD/IQD) is showing USDIQD at 2.73 -- this means 2.73 dollars equals 1 dinar. The TSX (IQD/USD) is showing the inverse of that, which means .366 of 1 dinar equals 1 dollar -- .366 equals $2.73 per 1 dinar. They're responding in real time in sync.
As an example, a 25,000 dinar note would be $59,250 at that current rate.
Just thought it might help to post. No, this isn't the rate of the dinar currently -- it's futures options, which can run anywhere from 1 day up to 6 months -- but it absolutely shows something is going on with the dinar skyrocketing.
Addendum (I forgot to mention this): USD/IQD means how many dollars equal a dinar. IQD/USD (notice the inverse, it's flipped) means how many dinars equal a dollar. The 2.73 IS a dollar amount -- the inverse is how you'd calculate the exchange rate ($1 divided by .366 -- which is $2.73.) Someone was mentioning earlier that's not a dollar amount, but the USD/IQD way IS a dollar amount.
Saleh confirms Iraq's monetary sovereignty and reduces the effects of speculation in the parallel market
3/5/2024 The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Saleh, ruled out any effects on the exchange market due to “speculation” of the dollar in the parallel market.
Saleh told Al-Furat News Agency, “The effects on the exchange market no longer represent the real price operations of the basic market forces.”
He stated, “Parallel market operations are nothing but illegal speculative acts that profit from accidental profits on individual or marginal transactions and are undertaken by forces of speculators working against the law. This irregular parallel market has become isolated from the power of the official or regular market since the end of the legalization of economic transactions and the prohibition of... Any transactions in dollars in clearing debts within the national economy between natural and legal persons, as today any internal contracts, transactions or obligations concluded in foreign currency and denominated in a currency other than the national currency are not legally valid.” Saleh noted that "this confirms the monetary sovereignty of our country through the stability of the national currency and dealing in it alone without the participation of foreign currencies in internal economic operations."
They're going to have a very strong country...Iraq's foreign reserves are huge, historic in history, all-time high and they increased their gold supply another 10 tons. You can see the direction they're going and why they're getting praises...
The Central Bank of Iraq just told Iraq that you guys can use dinar to buy multi-currencies. To do what? Clearing and settlement in the system with accurate and facial data. Those two things right here are solidifying that there's something happening...
They're holding this 2023, 24, 25 budget close to the chest. Why? Because they need to wait for that special moment in time...
Iraq has the attention of the world when it comes to ascension [into the WTO]. We have more than...the WTO, We have the World Bank...the ITC...Saudi Arabia....Armenia, the International Foundation for Corporations...
What do they need with that? They need freedom of capital movement. That's article VIII compliance...What a time to be an investor in the Iraqi dinar...
Iraq is going to have a lot of inflows. They're going to need to make things stable... To be able to defend their currency they're going to need to keep pricing stable...All these guys, the World Trade Organization all know that.
How are you going to finance one of the biggest world projects at 1310 when your valuation of your country is far greater than any other country in the region per kilometer?...What value are they going to use to value the operational side of of the budget for 2023 and investment side for 2023? ...If they haven't gone to a private sector at 1310 obviously there's an circumstance that suggests they're not going to into a private sector at 1310...
