Article: “The war between the dinar and speculators: details of government measures to contain the parallel dollar”
Quote: “A multi-front battle is underway to maintain the stability of the national currency and prevent the exchange rate in the parallel markets from plummeting …administrative corruption that caused the leakage of hard currency through …Baghdad International Airport…The aim…is to curb irrational speculation that artificially inflates demand for the dollar. The government believes that narrowing the gap between the official rate (1320) and the parallel market rate necessarily requires cutting off the sources of political dollars and smuggled dollars…Iraqi government Determined to end the ‘dual exchange rate’ this year” : Clare
