Sandy Ingram

Important news coming out of the Central Bank of Iraq.  Iraq is making steps to rejoin the global banking system.  We know, as investors, there will be little to no currency […]

Iraq continues to implement banking reforms, expand non-oil revenues and improve its financial system.  While no official currency adjustment has been announced investors are watching closely for continued economic reforms and […]

In 1980 the Zimbabwe dollar ZWD was introduced.  Zimbabwe become independent from Britain.  The Zimbabwe dollar replaced the Rhodesian dollar.  It was stronger than the US dollar – approximate value 1 […]

Do we have the current banknotes from Iraq?  Yes.  But here’s the concern.  The Iraqi government and the IMF keeps pushing the digital payment system and people outside of Iraq cannot easily obtain an […]

The IMF is important because it evaluates Iraq’s economy and banking system to determine whether the country has the financial stability needed to support a strong and reliable currency.  What the […]

Strengthening currencies often attract more foreign currency investment.  That’s a good thing.  That’s what Iraq needs more than anything else except for banking reform, control over their IQD banknotes, and […]

Vietnam doesn’t want you to go anywhere else in the world to buy exports they provide.  That’s one of the reasons they keep their currency so very, very low..

Why countries, including Iraq, want to increase the value of their currency…Why we truly think and believe Iraq will eventually increase the value of their currency – A stronger currency increases purchasing […]

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.  […]