Nori al-Maliki…time and time again…has not lived up to agreements and promises made to the US.   Instead, he has chosen to work with dark elements behind the scenes of US […]

We see in articles…that the US, under President Trump is not going to backdown, compromise or negotiate and thus allow any outside nation, most importantly Iran, to influence Iraqi politics…if […]

“IRAQ’S MALIKI STANDOFF: THREE EXITS, NO EASY WAY OUT”   A Framework official told Alhurra that three scenarios are now under discussion to end the deadlock… I believe none of these scenarios will […]

Articles: “IRAQ HAS ‘HUGE PLAN’ TO TRANSFORM BANKING SECTOR, SAYS CBI GOVERNOR”;  “MASROUR BARZANI PRAISES AL-ALAQ’S MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE BANKING SYSTEM IN IRAQ”  …We all should know that even during […]

The CBI is finally breaking the parallel market and this time ‘for good’. As we all know the “ASYCUDA” system was implemented in full swing recently. This system forces legitimacy […]

As the end of the week nears, we see that Iraq is still at a deadlock to select their next prime minister. This deadlock only continues because of the suggested nomination of […]

Iraq still faces a deadlock from the Nov 2025 election cycle. It is said that Kurdistan has presented their candidate for president to Parliament for confirmation this week. Also it […]

Economic expert Nabil al-Marsoumi stated in a tweet that “more than 200 Iraqi companies contracted with oil licensing companies, employing over 50,000 Iraqi workers, are threatened with significant financial losses and layoffs […]

Article:  “FROM DOLLAR TO DINAR… EXCHANGE RATE POLICY CONFUSES OIL COMPANIES AND THREATENS THEIR EMPLOYEES!”  In this news we learn that The Central Bank of Iraq’s decision to convert payments to […]

Article:  “THE END OF THE “LONG STRUGGLE”… MALIKI IS CLOSE TO ANNOUNCING HIS WITHDRAWAL…” …Picking the new president was not the crisis it was a coverup while they sorted out this […]

Article:  “THE END OF THE “LONG STRUGGLE” … MALIKI IS CLOSE TO ANNOUNCING HIS WITHDRAWAL EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT A NEW SESSION TO ELECT THE “PRESIDENT” WILL BE HELD EARLY NEXT WEEK.”  […]

This recent news tells me that the stalemate with Nori al-Maliki is over and he is going to resign his nomination from the Coordination Framework one way or another. This […]

Earlier this week Kurdistan finally announced its nominee for president Fuad Hussein…Fuad Hussein is an Iraqi politician and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq…Parliament is expected next week […]

We are the first week of February already and this election process is about to come to a conclusion real fast…If it has not been for the corruption in the […]

The problem arises with Iran and it has been all about Iran all along and their corruption schemes to control the Iraq economy for their own benefit. This has stalled this […]

This Iraqi dinar reinstatement is not a revaluation…The rate only changes to something we all want when it is reinstated. We call it the RV for short because the rate […]

Iraq still waits for a breakthrough in the election cycle. Meanwhile the Central Bank is still moving ahead with its banking reforms…we know that the Central Bank is ready to move […]

Again, I have to dispel rumors… that the CBI works independently and that they will reinstate when they are ready regardless of the elections and corruption…They forget or don’t know […]

As investors in the Iraqi dinar we keep remembering those words of STABILITY and SECURITY that Dr Shabibi told us must occur first prior to any reinstatement. So, Iraq MUST […]

So far in this election saga we received lots of input from Washington on the Coordination Framework choice for prime minister of Iraq. Finally, we have input from President Trump […]

…The constitutional process in Iraq has suffered another setback with the postponement of the presidential election session, despite the country nearing the end of the constitutional deadline…Thursday [1-29-2026] and they […]

This week will be a pivotal week in Iraq. They are supposed to announce their candidate for president. As we know the new president then announces the nominee for prime minister […]

Article quote:  “Reconstruction and Development” bloc, headed by al-Sudani, was asked if it was prepared to concede its entitlement to the State of Law coalition in exchange for the prime minister. His […]

Nori al-Maliki is desperate for power. If he should get into power again as the prime minister we are in for a long wait for the RV…Many of you long-term followers […]

We are still waiting for the announcement of the candidates for the presidency.  According to the Iraq constitution this must take place [this] week. Following filling this position, I am […]

Comment:  I am seeing all over the mainstream news in Iraq that Sudani has stepped aside to let Maliki become the next Prime Minister.   Mnt Goat:  The US is not […]

I was…told that the CBI still plans to move ahead before the end of January 2026 with removing the zeros…I believe this is overly optimistic. We have seen this target […]

I have heard from my CBI contact on a call to Iraq last Saturday that the last stage of testing is almost completed on the software for the digital dinar. So, […]

we must believe that the Trump administration wants the reinstatement of the Iraq dinar even more than we do, however the situation in and around Iraq must be stable. Trump […]

Article: “AN ECONOMIC OBSERVATORY REVEALS THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ’S CONDITIONS FOR BANKS TO TRADE IN CURRENCIES OTHER THAN THE DOLLAR.”  Another step in the breakaway from sanctioned times, this […]