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Reforms are a coordinated effort.  They’re executing what they’re doing…What they’re doing is a deliberate approach but they’re doing it quietly…They’re giving confidence to the gatekeepers, the WTO, WCO…BIS, World […]

The government has been talking about local and regional development, activation…of the private sector… establishing commercial, industrial, agricultural and tourism clusters.  Each and every single one of those is going to be […]

Alaq has the ability, if the gatekeepers…like the IMF, SAD, World Bank…agree, he can make a real effective exchange rate adjustment just about anytime they want… :Militia Man

the parallel market is an illegal market.  It takes advantage of citizens.  They’ve been working on this for many years…The past two days Iraqi markets have witnessed fluctuations in the […]

I understand everybody’s pain in the sense that it hasn’t happened yet but we don’t ever do dates and rates…The bottom line is I believe in what I do.  I […]

The central bank is completely separate, was and always has been.  Every time they have a new prime minister, they still have a central bank governor that gets nominated….An exchange rate […]

The news can be charging…disappointing…I know the political scene in Iraq is very volatile at the moment…a lot of negative news…It’s intense.  But bottom line is who am I watching? […]

The CBI can legally adjust to a managed REER at any time they deem prudent.  There’s no need to wait for a new government.  The system is ready.  It’s fundamentally […]

I’m looking for real data.  What that data gave me is unshakable conviction in a study of the Iraqi dinar…I don’t go based off rumors, not promises, not someone else’s […]

Central Bank Law #56 of 2004 Article 2  “The central bank has full operational independence in monetary policy including setting and adjusting the exchange rate regime.  The government which is a […]

Al-Sudani was the front runner.  He has the most seats but they nominated Al-Maliki.  Let’s see what happens.  Let’s see if the street fires up or if there’s something else […]

Article:   “IRAQ’S FINANCIAL REVENUES EXCEEDED 114 TRILLION DINARS DURING THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF 2025”   It is wise to know that articles do not always tell the whole story or even accurately. […]

The “hush strategy”…that quiet… progress without public attention.  That’s how the central bankers work.  They have to keep things calm, cool and collected.  That’s what I suggest you do when […]

What has been happening? Regional currency reform synchronization…Syria is doing it, Azerbaijan, potentially Iran in the next few month.  Even though there’s turmoil they still talk about that stuff. : […]

Look what [Iraq] has done in the last three years.  Be careful about the media when they’re saying things…You have to be very careful with the information that you get […]

Article:  “THE IRAQI MEDIA NETWORK   AND THE CENTRAL BANK SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO ENHANCE COOPERATION”   There is no coincidence to this memorandum of understanding between the Central Bank of […]

The professionals in this world take their jobs very seriously and they have an ability to keep things very quiet because that’s important.  They want to keep things quiet because […]

We should be very confident and very optimistic…The ‘hush’ to me is purposeful…and the signals and reassurances are constantly being laid out.  We have to watch and see how they pull […]

If you notice there’s no fanfare and no specifics just yet.  That will come later.  It will.  Meanwhile, the engine is still turning, that action and that ‘quiet’ or lack of […]

You see the corruption falling.  You see the bite back from the corruption because the new systems are working.  They’re not having it.  They’re not liking it.  Today’s theme in […]

They’re not telling us a date.  They’re not telling us a rate.  They’re not going to.  But they are going to keep teaching us along the way until one day […]

Al-Sudani is the most likely Prime Minister based on current momentum and coalition strength. His continued leadership would ensure steady progress in Iraq’s economic reforms and global financial integration. The […]

It’s really kind of quiet, under the radar. There’s not a lot of hype out there…It’s steady progress as they build the capacity to integrate into the global financial system. […]

The goal is to position Iraq as a regional financial center.  Think about that.  Really?  1310 going to have a regional financial center?  I don’t think so. :Militia Man 

Iraq’s electronic payment systems have been steadily reducing the amount of physical cash circulating on the street of the last 5+ years.  The data shows clear measurable progress…Pre-2020 baseline cash was […]