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Iraq could still use forex reserves to fill budget gaps

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

An interesting article on the Gulf Daily News – Sinan Al Shabibi made some comments regarding Iraq’s reserves in the forex during a meeting with Arab central bank governors in Dubai. Of note, he said:
“… There are discussions. The reserves cannot be touched except for foreign exchange stability.”
Other than that, no big news today on [...]

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Iraq to get loan from IMF

Monday, September 21st, 2009

From aswat al Iraq:

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Negotiations will be carried out next week in Amman – Jordan between the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an advisor from the IMF said Monday.
The two sides will meet as part of the preparations to sign an agreement that grants Iraq a [...]

The change from USD to IQD in Iraq

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

From Army Times author Kris Osborne (no link provided):
U.S. slows cash flow into Iraq, Afghanistan
By Kris Osborn
The U.S. government is slowing the flow of dollars into Iraq and Afghanistan as part of a push to build up the local currencies, banking systems and economies.
In the effort by the State and Treasury departments and the Army, [...]

Good articles on Central Bank expecting to raise the value of the Iraqi Dinar

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Hat tip to Seaview over at IIF.
Someone please tell me how the article was translated by google to include a famous Disney character, though! Article:
Sign adviser CBI Mzarmohamd for Iraq to become of the oil-producing countries developed during the next two years if entering Iraq through the gate of the oil investment.
وأكد صالح أن الاستثمار [...]

A summary of the Security Council 6145th Meeting

Friday, June 19th, 2009

There’s been a bunch of talk about the 2.5 hour meeting that took place yesterday (Security Counsel 6145th meeting, link). The page is pretty long, so here’s a summary of actions and what the representatives of the countries involved had to say.
Foreign Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoğlu, read a statement reaffirming it’s commitment to Iraq [...]

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