A source told Al-Maalomah: Government directives to avoid discussing the negative aspects of raising the dollar exchange rate.
A source told Al-Maalomah: Government directives to avoid discussing the negative aspects of raising the dollar exchange rate.
10-10-2026
Information / Baghdad…
A responsible source within the Iraqi Media Network revealed on Saturday that strict government directives have been issued obligating financial and economic experts and analysts to refrain from discussing the negative consequences of the decision to raise the dollar exchange rate, and to focus exclusively on supporting the decision and promoting its “alleged” advantages.
The source told the Information Agency that “this government directive completely contradicts the constitutionally guaranteed principles of freedom of expression and the press,” explaining that “a large number of experts and economists have rejected this directive outright and have confirmed their boycott of government media appearances so as not to be complicit in the suppression of economic realities.”
These developments come at a time when Iraqi markets are experiencing an unprecedented wave of inflation and a decline in citizens’ purchasing power, placing the government’s financial policy under widespread public and parliamentary criticism.
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