Article: ” ‘I don’t have change’ Baghdad shops hand out celery and candy as small banknotes run short”
Quote: “Shopkeepers across Baghdad say 250- and 500-dinar banknotes have grown so scarce that they are handing customers celery or candy instead of change, or waiving the difference…Thaer Farhan, a shop owner in the Shawaka area, said his shop has been short of small notes for two to three months…’We call on the Central Bank to intervene and print these denominations because our profits depend on their availability,‘ ” : Clare
