Demonstrations in Baghdad and a number of provinces calling for a reduction in the price of the dollar against the dinar
Demonstrations in Baghdad and a number of provinces calling for a reduction in the price of the dollar against the dinar
2023-02-03 04:28
Shafaq News / Hundreds of citizens demonstrated today, Friday, in Tahrir Square, in central Baghdad, to demand a reduction in the price of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar, while a number of governorates witnessed similar demonstrations to demand a reduction in the price of the US currency against the local one.
The camera of Shafaq News agency documented the presence of a number of citizens in the square, chanting slogans against the high price of the dollar and its reaching unprecedented levels.
In an interview with Shafaq News agency, protesting citizens expressed their dissatisfaction with this rise and its impact on entire segments of society, in light of the lack of realities, with a continuous rise in the price of the US currency against the Iraqi dinar.
Karbala
In Karbala governorate, Shafaq News agency reporter said that dozens of citizens demonstrated in front of the parliament office in the governorate, to demand a reduction in the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar.
The reporter added that the citizens chanted slogans and slogans denouncing the current economic situation, also calling on the House of Representatives to intervene because the issue affects the life of the citizen and his daily strength.
Babylon
Similar to other provinces in which demonstrations took place demanding the issue of the rise of the dollar, the province of Babil also witnessed widespread protests by citizens in the streets of the city of Hilla and in front of a building for the House of Representatives, demanding that the Iraqi government reduce the exchange rate of the dollar.
Calls were launched a few days ago to mobilize this demonstration, while the impact of the dollar’s rise seemed clear in all commercial transactions and a state of economic paralysis hit the Iraqi market.
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