The Central Bank of Iraq announced on Tuesday that fines imposed on banks and non-banking institutions (exchange companies) amounted to more than 181 billion Iraqi dinars during the past six months.
A table from the bank showed that “the fines imposed on banks and financial companies during the past six months, starting from January until the end of last June, amounted to 181 billion, 842 million, 854 thousand, and 458 dinars,” indicating that “the fines also included 151 administrative penalties for these banks and non-banking institutions, distributed between warnings, alerts, and grace periods.”
The table showed that “January witnessed the highest fines on banks and non-financial institutions, as these fines reached 98 billion, 277 million, 722 thousand, and 62 dinars, with 17 administrative penalties, while June witnessed the lowest fines, reaching 2 billion, 829 million, 157 thousand, and 288 dinars, with 30 administrative penalties.”
The table did not show the names of the banks that were fined and the administrative penalties. The Investors Association in the Iraq Stock Exchange had criticized the Central Bank of Iraq for increasing fines on banks, indicating that it would affect the profitability of investors in the shares of these banks.
The Central Bank of Iraq reported on Tuesday that it imposed fines totaling over 181 billion Iraqi dinars on banks and non-banking institutions, such as exchange companies, in the past six months.
The fines, which span from January to June, amounted to 181,842,854,458 dinars. This also included 151 administrative penalties, which comprised warnings, alerts, and grace periods.
According to the data, January saw the highest fines at 98 billion dinars with 17 administrative penalties, while June had the lowest fines at approximately 2.8 billion dinars with 30 administrative penalties. The specific banks or institutions fined were not disclosed.
The Investors Association of the Iraq Stock Exchange has criticized the Central Bank’s approach, expressing concern that the increased fines could negatively impact the profitability of investors holding shares in these banks.
For further details, you can view the original article on Mawazine News here.
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Al-Alaq: The Central Bank is working with the Prime Minister’s direction and the government program to support electronic payment
Al-Alaq: The Central Bank is working with the Prime Minister’s direction and the government program to support electronic payment – Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq, confirmed today, Saturday, that the Central Bank is working with the Prime Minister’s direction and the government program to support electronic payment. The Central Bank stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that “the Governor of the Central Bank participated in a specialized workshop to accelerate the transition to electronic payment, sponsored by the Prime Minister, and organized by the Osool Foundation for Economic Development and Sustainable Development.”
The Governor said during his speech at the workshop – according to the statement – that “the Central Bank of Iraq works side by side with the government program and the Prime Minister’s direction to support electronic payment, and we are proud of what we have achieved so far,” noting that “in 2023, the amounts processed through the national switchboard witnessed a significant increase, which reflects the development of the infrastructure and the expansion in the use of electronic payment channels and the impact of the campaign launched by the Prime Minister to activate electronic payment operations in general, and in the government sector in particular.”
He added that “these upward trends continued to develop in 2024, as the amounts processed in the national switchboard systems amounted to more than (2) trillion Iraqi dinars in July alone, compared to (800) billion dinars in the same month of 2023, after which it became (1) trillion dinars in January of 2024,” noting that “government payments witnessed an additional increase, reaching (912) billion Iraqi dinars last July compared to (287) million dinars in the same month of 2023.”
Al-Alaq pointed out that “payment operations at fuel stations in Baghdad alone have increased significantly, recording more than (44) billion dinars in July of this year, compared to (183) million dinars in July 2023, and (4.5) billion dinars in December 2023,” revealing “a huge increase in the number of points of sale (POS) to reach more than (50) thousand points of sale this year compared to approximately (11) thousand POS points of sale at the beginning of 2023, and thousands of them in government institutions after they were zero before the launch of the campaign in June 2023.” The governor expressed his “hope that government institutions will adopt the establishment of units specialized in electronic payment technologies to work on following up and developing this important aspect.” link
ANALYSIS:
The Central Bank of Iraq, under Governor Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq, is making significant strides in advancing electronic payment systems in alignment with directives from the Prime Minister and the government’s broader program.
Recent developments include a substantial
increase in transactions processed through the national switchboard and a notable rise in the number of points of sale (POS).
In 2023, the value of transactions via the national switchboard saw a marked increase, reaching over 2 trillion Iraqi dinars in July 2024 compared to 800 billion dinars in July 2023. Similarly, government payments grew significantly from 287 million dinars in July 2023 to 912 billion dinars in July 2024.
The transition to electronic payments has also impacted fuel stations in Baghdad, where transactions surged from 183 million dinars in July 2023 to 44 billion dinars in July 2024.
Additionally, the number of POS systems has expanded dramatically from around 11,000 at the start of 2023 to over 50,000 this year.
Governor Al-Alaq expressed optimism about the continued development of electronic payment systems and encouraged government institutions to establish dedicated units to further this progress.
MarkZ Update – Some highlights by PDK-Not verbatim
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Member: Good evening, all! Hoping this is our golden week
MZ: On the bond side it was a little quieter today than I expected. I do have one that had a conference call today nd expects funding tomorrow-about mid day. I hope they receive it.
MZ: So far I do not have any confirmations of folks sitting with dollars.
Member: I wonder why do all of these bond people have appointments, and then they are hopeful, and then the update we hear is that they have more meetings, and they are “still hopefull…” ?
Member: They have got to be beyond frustrated….just like all of us are.
MZ: Here’s a good one you all sent me. “Parliamentary committee for Nina-A government team is preparing a new draft of the oil and Gas Law” They are letting us know they are moving forward…meetings are happening and they are moving towards completion.
MZ: “ US Records 2nd biggest deficit in history as 25% of Tax revenues goes to pay interest.” This is untenable…..
Member: If your life boiled down to the craziest choice that no one would ever believe, do it anyway and rewrite the book on what’s possible
Member: Have a nice evening everyone.
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Coffee with MarkZ and Zester. 08/13/2024
Member: Happy Tuesday! All is good! Our time of God’s blessing is about to shine!!
Member: Good morning MarkZ, Mods and everyone!
Member: Good morning, one and all. Another day of "hoping this is it!" Someday, it WILL be IT!
Member: Any great RV news today Mark?????
MZ: Well this is the craziest thing…..the CBI have started sending out procedures and instructions on how to handle exchanges to banks……. Isn’t that neat?
MZ: It is clear to me that they are preparing. You can go to the CBI and read it yourselves. Right now it’s only in Arabic but you should be able to read it in English later today.
Member: You sure can’t make this stuff up. What a time to be alive to witness history.
MZ: A bond person this morning said they are still expecting funds today. Also had a bond processor in a different area (a different continent) is still being told to expect their fees ect and payment this afternoon.
MZ: I am very hopeful we will see real bond money movement today. I am antsy and excited after one confirmation today and one last night from another source.
Member: Hearing Iraq will be in the WTO on Aug 18th?
MZ: Quite a few people believe that. And quite a few people looking between the 18th and the 21st or so for some changes in values…..The chatter has been awesome.
Member: Any news of farm claims being paid?
MZ: IMO we saw it start to move with the Pickford(sp?) farm claims for black farmers. I am also hearing good things on the fines and penalties could go at any moment. I feel warm and fuzzy that things are indeed moving.
Member: Rumor has it that all debts will be cleared by the end of this month... that's what I'm hearing.
MZ: Yes that is very much making all the intel circuits right now.
Member: commenting on debt forgiveness, Jennifer (Jentel) has often said August 23rd God wins
Member: Nesara/Gesara will help everyone in the world….they just need to let it go.
Member: How soon after the RV will credit card debt disappear?
MZ: Mr. C believes it will be immediate. Possibly the same day or same moment.
MZ “3 Billion people exposed in massive unreported data theft”
Member: Everyone needs to contact the credit places and have them freeze your credit. You can unfreeze it if you need to purchase anything where a credit check is needed
Member: What happens if it's Go Time and you can't get on line to give us The Instructions or 800 numbers??? I guess we just rush the Banks???? LoL
Member: Mark Always said the internet will not totally go down…just social media
MZ: We will be able to get information out. .
MZ: It is questionable tonight if we will be here…..they are shutting the entire island of Puerto Rico’s power grid down this afternoon…in anticipation of the storm and flooding. Tomorrow ‘s podcast is also up in the air.
Zester : with Starlink and a generator…..
we may be here tonight. We will see.
Member: Be safe tonight Mark and Zester…..
Member: Big things are coming - I can feel it!
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