Sandy Ingram

 A [Community member] wrote and then deleted the following comment in response to…the results of the emergency budget meeting, ‘The rate is still 1310 for the next budget year.  At […]

Several members of the UN Security Council including Russia and china…backed Baghdad’s request for the world body’s political mission in Iraq to shut down by next year.  Washington did not […]

It is hard to believe Iraq did not have certain banking capabilities until now…We understand why my ex-husband a retired banker with the Federal Reserve Bank and his peers believed […]

 Sandy Ingram  [Post 1 of 2…….]  The IQD was not convertible to other currencies on global markets before the 2003 invasion…Rates, which were $3.21 IQD to 1 US dollar in […]

Rafidain Bank is the largest bank in Iraq with 165 branches inside Iraq and branches in Cairo, Ankara, Beirut, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Sana’a, Amman and Jabal Amman.  Write these locations […]

The World Bank is working with the Iraqi Finance Minister to implement banking reform as quickly as possible…things are happening fast.

Shocking documents from Iraq’s Federal Board of Supreme Audit have uncovered a massive corruption scheme.  Over 151,000 citizens were involved in the illicit buying of US currency…[They] obtained dollars at […]

  When in Washington, DC he [Al-Sudani] met with the chair of the governing board of the JP Morgan Development Finance Institution (DFI), Daniel Zelikow.  Prime Minister Al-Sudani received Mr. Jamie Dimon, […]

Al-Sudani met with the Iraqi community in Washington DC and other American states on the sidelines of his official visit to the United States.  Al-Sudani conveyed gratitude to the Iraqi […]

  On April 15th President Joe Biden will hold Prime Minister Al-Sudani of Iraq at the White House.  This meeting is a crucial opportunity for the United States and Iraq to discuss […]

 Oil has risen to over $90 a barrel…OPEC is cornering itself into position of oil profits by reducing the amount of oil available…

  In Zimbabwe, the new currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZIG) will be circulated alongside foreign currencies.  Banks have to convert their current Zimbabwean dollar balances into the new Ziggy currency which will go […]

The upcoming visit by the Iraqi Prime minister to Washington DC is a significant event packed with potential and fraught with challenges.  The meeting is expected to address a range […]

Zimbabwe has a new structured currency…People will have 21 days from Friday April 5th to exchange their currency for the new structured currency…[We] were always concerned Iraq would use this […]

   Iraq’s prime minister will be in Washington, DC in less than 8 days to meet with President Biden.

Iraq’s top five export trading partners are India, with $38.8 billion, China with $34 billion, the United States with $10.3 billion, South Korea with 8.21 billion, and Greece with $6.27 […]

The real effective exchange rate (REER) is a measure of the relative strength of a country’s currency in relation to an index or basket of other major currencies.  The REER […]

 Deleting the zeros will not change the currency’s value, at least it has not changed the currency’s value for any other country that has deleted the zeros.  [We] could not find […]

 In a startling development the United States has closed the account through which Iraq collects revenue form its oil sales…the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI).  The DFI…served as a lifeline […]

 I would say [They] do not want us to have wealth from our investment in the Iraqi dinar.   Why?  Because it would become too difficult for them to continue to control […]

 A pivotal moment looms on the horizon with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani slated to visit Washington DC on April 15, 2024.  President Biden is set to host this […]

There has been no new news from reputable sources on deleting the zeros from the Iraqi dinar currency in recent weeks or months by either the CBI or parliament…The end […]

Article quote: “Salih summarized on Friday the benefits of Iraq’s accession to the membership of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.”  It looks like Iraq is doing everything possible to […]

There is absolutely no law against carrying large sums of cash…You can travel with as much money as you want.  However, there is a catch.  If you are entering or […]

Iraq has completed the necessary prerequisites to join the World Trade Organization WTO.  This pivotal development reported by Gulf News marks new chapter in Iraq’s economic journey…Joining the WTO is […]

 Do not purchase any currency with Saddam’s face on it unless you purchase it as a collector. Purchase currency that is now in circulation in Iraq.

IMF’s report on Iraq’s economy.  This is a critical report dealing with Iraq’s…financial future…Iraq could easily be on the path to a higher exchange rate depending on how the country […]

 Iraq’s stock market – A joke to many, a profit for others.  Article:  “Nasdaq signs New Agreement with Iraq Stock Exchange”.  This new Iraqi dinar stock market is now electronic and […]