Economic expert, Abdul Rahman Al-Shaikhli, expects Iraq’s gold reserves to rise over the next two months.
Al-Mashhadani told {Euphrates News} that: “Owning gold is considered part of the investment portfolio that countries seek, and Iraq has been storing gold and increasing its reserves for many years, especially with expectations of its rise during the next two months, and this means that the rise in gold prices is continuing and is part of the countries’ investments.”
He explained that “maintaining dollar reserves or investing in treasury bonds does not achieve profits commensurate with the size of the profits achieved from the increase in gold prices, although Iraq increased its reserves by two and a half tons of gold.”
Al-Mashhadani pointed out that “these are not large numbers that enhance citizen confidence and diversify investments, and this is the policy of a group of countries and banks, not just Iraq.”
Data from the International Monetary Fund showed an increase in gold reserves in Iraq and Qatar.
The data indicated that Iraq increased its gold holdings by 2,644 tons to 148,305 tons in May 2024.
The data showed that Qatar raised its gold stock by 3,112 tons to 106,423 tons in June 2024, according to Reuters.
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