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Vietnam has a much stronger economy than it did decades ago, but the government still carefully manages the currency instead of allowing it to rise sharply.  Vietnam chooses an export-driven manufacturing  […]

VND vs IQD.  Both countries were at war with America.  However after the war the two countries took different paths…How do those paths affect the currency…?  Because Vietnam is governed […]

Investing in Iran’s currency – before you look at me sideways, just know that savvy investors all over the globe are looking at the possibilities.  Pakistan even made a video […]

The next thing I asked myself is, can Iraq afford it?  Surprisingly enough the answer is yes…Iraq’s foreign exchange reserves are between $90 to $110 billion in recent years.  Even $1 […]

What does it cost to print a banknote?  Modern banknotes with advanced security features generally cost between 5 to 10 cents each.  If they want high, high security notes, then […]

It’s real heavy in Iraq about now.  But I’m happy to say the cash has begun to flow.  The money is coming back into Iraq and the Prime Minister is preparing, […]

Article:  “Iraqi PM faces backlash from political parties over his bold anti-corruption drive”  Many people are saying the new Iraqi Prime Minister is dancing to the music of the United States…The […]

It was only a year ago that we were reporting on how bad the Zimbabwe currency and economy was doing.  Now we are reporting on how well the economy is […]

You are not going to believe what the news is saying…Two trillion dollars gone.  What you are about to hear is almost impossible to believe.  An Iraqi government legal advisor has […]

If OPEC does not agree to or allow [Iraq] to export and pump more oil, they are considering leaving OPEC… One Middle East country has already decided to leave OPEC and […]

In Islamic banking, the bank holds more responsibility for the financial growth of its customers… Speculative investment is big business in the Western banking world…However in the Islamic world of […]

People might tell you the core difference between Western banking and Islamic banking is one of the reasons surrounding the IQD currency adjustment.  But that’s not true, at least not anymore…The Central […]

I was a tax professional.  I read a letter in my clients folder and I asked him, could I act upon the letter?  He said, yes.  The letter was from Condoleezza […]

Prime Minister Al-Zaidi is expected to visit Washington in July.  This is a big deal and will include talks surrounding investment and business cooperation in Iraq.  Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’ve […]

We have excellent good news coming in from Iraq…The US is still engaged with Iraq and is laying out conditions rather than announcing sanctions.  I don’t think we understood that Iraq was […]

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again…This is really really bad news for Iraq.  But…Iraq is ahead of the game…”Iraq is preparing to export crude oil through ports in Syria“Sandy […]

What these [Tom Barack/United States] demands will result in is foreign investment.  Foreign investment is the key for Iraq recovering to the degree that we could easily see an adjustment […]

Security issues…we see in Iraq.  It’s very difficult for foreign currency to come in.  People are not going to invest when they see very clearly they could get kicked out of […]

I don’t care if they never get on the Forex market at my age bracket, as long as they increase the value against the dollar and as long as Iraq […]

There are spiritual…religious…internal…rooted…global reasons that the Iraqi dinar has not adjusted.  We are dealing with ancient history here.  Yes, we’re having to deal with banks reforming and being able to […]

One of the questions I have…at all times is why the hell Iran keeps acting like they are the forefathers or the guardians angels of Iraq?  Why do they think […]

The Central Bank of Iraq is being accused of printing new dinars.  The CBI says this is not true.  They say they are not printing new dinars to cover government spending.  […]

Iraq cannot fully move forward economically if armed groups are operating both inside and outside the control of the government of Iraq…This is not new.  But what is new is a […]

Iraq’s prime minister Zaidi is preparing to travel to Washington at the invitation of President Donald Trump.  But behind the scenes…smiles…handshakes…official meetings, there’s a much bigger story unfolding.  This visit is about […]

We do not believe the Central Bank of Iraq will relinquish control of the Iraqi dinar and allow the currency to float on the open market.  Hopefully we are wrong. […]

The $900 [approved World Bank financing trade routes] enable Iraq to increase its GDP.  Current rate doesn’t automatically go up just because the GDP goes up, but the currency exchange […]

We know the World Bank is providing $900 million to Iraq at a time when the world is in a little bit of trouble with the oil because they can’t […]

I’m a little excited…Breaking news and excellent news.  The World Bank approves $900 million for Iraq.  This is financing.  It’s approved money.  This money is designed to…help Iraq become more connected […]

Vietnam may be a socialist country however they create income like a capitalist country.  Here is where Iraq is missing the boat compared to Vietnam… Vietnam’s tourism industry generated approximately $30 […]

Will the Central Bank of Iraq keep the value of the IQD low like Vietnam continues to do?  Or will it allow the value to increase?   We don’t know.  That’s why […]