The tide is turning.  Real progress is accelerating across Iraq.  REER next?  …Your investment is solid.  We just don’t know the date and the rate and nobody will until it happens…When Alaq speaks […]

The foundation built over the last few years is now being activated.  Al-Sudani was very successful in doing what he did.  It’s like he passed off the baton to someone else who […]

The shift toward a market economy is gaining momentum, and a managed REER looks increasingly inevitable as the foundation has strengthened and on an almost everyday actions taken. It may or may not […]

The security cleanup we see is gaining momentum…More major factions are publicly committing to lay down arms and integrate into state institutions.  We see an abundance of that today…This trend […]

Article: “ECONOMIC REFORM OR RADICAL CHANGE ? – A LOOK AT THE PATH TO A MARKET ECONOMY” This is further confirmation that the execution phase is real. Diversification, private sector […]

The CBI explicitly stated they’re preparing the banking sector for deeper integration into the global financial system…This is one of the strongest signals we’ve seen…The technical foundation for a credible […]

It’s the execution phase gaining real speed after years of quiet foundational work…Things have changed… Cleaner government and political stability…This is an exciting and very uplifting time period we’re in.  I really […]

Foreign reserves…cover 12 month of imports while the international standard for trade capacity for foreign reserves is about 3 months.  Iraq is still, even under the circumstances, is doing well.  They […]

Over the past 48 hours we’ve seen a remarkable convergence of signals across political, financial, digital and economic fronts.  The government under the prime minister Al-Zaidi is hitting the ground […]

The Development Road Project is massive. They haven’t stopped.  They keep completing it while this tension has been out there.  They keep showing results and they’re moving forward…We’re talking about […]

The CBI has strong reserves, a high coverage ratio, and is actively pushing banking reforms, digital transformation, and diversification. The new government is also coordinating fiscal and monetary policy more […]

We’re watching history unfold…Over the last 24 hours Iraq has shown remarkable web of coordinated progress… There are a lot of things taking place…It isn’t just about Iraq but yet it is […]

The diversification that Iraq has attained over the last three years under Al-Sudani has been amazing and set the stage.  They couldn’t do this all overnight.  They had to have things […]

The conditions for a managed REER adjustment are the best we’ve seen in a long time.  The convergences are powerful and happening simultaneously…The last 48 hours have delivered consistent purposeful […]

This is totally bullish.  $24.7 billion trade surplus in 2025.  Is it real?  According to the CBI.  Is it measurable progress? Absolutely.  It supports the long-term real effective exchange rate path we […]

PM Ali al-Zaidi visited the Oil Ministry today and gave clear, strong directives: Transform the ministry from simply “selling crude” into a value-added production powerhouse, aggressively diversify export routes, develop petrochemical […]

To me the CBI has completed the first evaluation phase of its comprehensive banking reform strategy.  It now moving into the second phase with international partners like Oliver Wyman to […]