Posts Tagged ‘Iraqi Dinar’

Between government denial and confirmation… what is happening with the printing of local currency?

Between government denial and confirmation… what is happening with the printing of local currency?

6-7-2026

Information/Report…
Economic warnings continue in Iraq regarding the dangers of resorting to printing local currency as a solution to address the financial deficit or secure salaries and operational expenses. This comes at a time when the issue is witnessing governmental debate regarding whether or not to implement new currency printing operations.
Economic experts emphasize that expanding currency issuance without backing from genuine production growth or an increase in foreign reserves and gold will lead to higher inflation rates and erode the purchasing power of the Iraqi dinar, in addition to Read more…

“The bank didn’t announce it”: Hussein reveals the printing of 25 trillion Iraqi dinars and warns of a catastrophe.

“The bank didn’t announce it”: Hussein reveals the printing of 25 trillion Iraqi dinars and warns of a catastrophe.

2026-06-07

Shafaq News – Baghdad
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein revealed on Saturday that the government has resorted to printing 25 trillion dinars to address the financial crisis, warning that the continuation of the current situation could lead to a “financial catastrophe” in the country, given the decline in revenues related to oil exports.

Hussein said in an interview on the Iraqi channel “Al-Sharqiya” that the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to create a severe economic crisis in Iraq, stressing that this matter may affect the government’s ability Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 6-6-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 6-6-2026

6-6-2026 Intel Guru Reset Intelligence Everyone is disarming in Iraq this week, and almost no one is asking why now. The answer: you cannot route Iraq’s oil money onto clean rails while the militias are still skimming it at the wellhead. Remove the guns first, then the money has somewhere honest to land. Read more…

Government advisor: Exchange rate stability has boosted citizens’ purchasing power

Government advisor: Exchange rate stability has boosted citizens’ purchasing power

2026/06/06

The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Saleh, confirmed on Saturday that the government, headed by Ali Falih al-Zaidi, has taken measures to preserve the purchasing power of the dinar and curb inflation.
Saleh said in a press statement followed by Al-Furat News: “The policy of stabilizing the official exchange rate is based on a fundamental goal, which is to protect the external value of the national currency and maintain the stability of the general price level,” noting that “the stability of the exchange rate has contributed to strengthening confidence in the Iraqi dinar and supporting the purchasing power Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 6-5-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 6-5-2026

6-5-2026 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Article: “PRIME MINISTER’S ADVISOR: IRAQ IS ON THE VERGE OF MAJOR ECONOMIC CHANGES UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF AL-ZAIDI“ Iraq is heading for a huge, radical Economic Transformation. I do not use this terminology lightly. If this holds to it promises this will lead us to what we want – the reinstatement of their dinar currency. Read more…

Al-Saadawi stresses the need to find solutions before making any decision regarding the financial aspect.

Al-Saadawi stresses the need to find solutions before making any decision regarding the financial aspect.

6-5-2026

Information/Baghdad…
Former member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Abdul Hadi Al-Saadawi, stressed the need to find solutions and remedies before the government takes any decisions regarding the country’s financial situation.
Al-Saadawi told Al-Maalouma, “A series of measures must be taken before making any amendments or issuing any decisions concerning the exchange rate in local markets to ensure the preservation of the value of the Iraqi dinar.” Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 6-4-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 6-4-2026

6-4-2026 Newshound/Intel Guru Walkingstick [Iraqi banker friend Aki update] All of Iraqi banking…AMF, IMF, EMF, US Treasury, WB, BIS, WTO, this is a big pow-wow at Trump’s house. Aki’s boss definitely knows they’re going to meet with Trump, Bessant, Rubio and Vance. He was excited when he called. He said, ‘I’m headed to D.C. I have to be there at this meeting because all of Iraq is giving their reports to D.C.’ Aki himself is a big deal in the monetary reform. That’s why he has to be in DC. But his boss is a much bigger deal. We are grateful to have his friendship. His boss owns dozens of private banks and Aki is his partner…There is something big going on for sure. Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 6-3-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 6-3-2026

6-3-2026 Newshound/Intel Guru Walkingstick [Iraqi banker friend Aki update] AKI: I’m packing my bags. I’m going to DC. All of the central banks in Iraq, all the bankers are coming to the United States of America, all the CEOs, all the XOs, all the private bankers. We are all to report on the monetary reform of Iraq. We want the United States of America to release our reserves…gold… our money …being protected in their banks…Donald Trump says to us, ‘Come and get it and bring me a new exchange rate for the currency. Play fair with my American dollar. Let’s make a deal.’ WALKINGSTICK: More important individuals and entities are already here in D.C. Aki’s boss is in D.C. right now and Aki is on his way to D.C. There are some big names in the file from the monetary reform that are about to sit with Trump…Aki’s boss owns dozens private banks around the world and Middle East. Read more…

SWOT analysis of the Iraqi economy amidst dollar exchange rate fluctuations: Strategies for protecting citizens and promoting economic stability

SWOT analysis of the Iraqi economy amidst dollar exchange rate fluctuations: Strategies for protecting citizens and promoting economic stability

6-3-2026

Researcher Shatha Khalil*
“This analysis is based on the SWOT model, which is a strategic framework used to assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that affect the economy.”

The slight rise in the US dollar exchange rate in Baghdad and the limited decline in Erbil may seem like routine daily fluctuations in the currency market, but for Iraq, the implications are far more significant. Iraq remains heavily reliant on imports and oil revenues, meaning that any change in the dollar’s value, however small, has a Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 6-2-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 6-2-2026

6-2-2026 Intel Guru Reset Intelligence On May 27, Muqtada al-Sadr dissolved his own militia, the first faction we watched walk. 2 days later the faction Tehran built and armed lined up behind the same idea, the second domino. Now the whole Framework has signed the order, and it handed the wind-down to one of its own…Not everyone is folding. Harakat al-Nujaba calls the push a US project and will not give up a rifle. But a holdout means less when the men beside it have already set their guns down. Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 6-1-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 6-1-2026

6-1-2026 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Article: “THE OIL AND GAS LAW TOPS THE PARLIAMENT’S PRIORITIES; MOVES ARE UNDERWAY TO LEGISLATE IT IN THE COMING PERIOD.“ Quote: “…the Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Law is a priority within Parliament in order to ensure its enactment in the next phase of the current legislative session of the Council.” Iraq is finally moving ahead with this long awaited oil and gas law also known as HCL… Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-31-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-31-2026

5-31-2026 Intel Guru Reset Intelligence Two militias have unified with the state in two days. The second was Iran’s own Quds Force proxy. The machine that has held the dinar at the program rate for two decades is being switched off one circuit at a time. Two FTO holdouts left standing alone. The rest are negotiating their terms. This is not the same story. This is not the same week. The architecture is doing the work. The momentum is real. Get a grip and focus on the positives. Read more…

“The gap is widening”… Why do Iraqis prefer money exchange over banks?

“The gap is widening”… Why do Iraqis prefer money exchange over banks?

2026-05-31

Shafaq News – Baghdad
Money exchange and transfer offices in Iraq have witnessed a remarkable expansion in recent years, as a wide segment of citizens and merchants continue to rely on them to carry out their daily financial transactions, in contrast to a relative decline in reliance on government banks for a number of financial services.

According to experts, this expansion reflects a continuing gap between the citizen and the official banking system, related to the speed of completing transactions and ease of access to services, compared to traditional banking Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-30-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-30-2026

5-30-2026 Newshound Guru Ross Iraq isn’t poor. It’s an oil superpower. 5th-largest proven reserves on Earth (147 billion barrels). Lowest production costs globally. Still HOLDing $100B in foreign reserves at the CBI. Iraq can’t keep borrowing forever when its real wealth (oil in the ground + reserves) is massive (but trapped). The key to the revaluation is unlocking the wealth. This crisis is the justification for the clean break: IQD revaluation to actual asset-backed levels — not the artificial low rate tied to the old model… Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-29-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-29-2026

5-29-2026 Intel Guru Reset Intelligence If you are waiting on the IQD to revalue, this is the story that matters. The rate does not break free until all the militias are unified with the state. And yesterday the second militia did just that, just like we told you the rest would. And this one was built, funded and trained by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Two down. The dominos are falling. The gangs blocking the rate just got smaller. Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-28-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-28-2026

5-28-2026 Newshound Guru Jeff Banking reforms…is getting talked about and getting ready to be done because the rate is about to change and Iraq is about to go international…Everything in Iraq is waiting for the rate to change. That’s why Iraq has to plan all of its events around the timing of the rate change…Everything in Iraq right now is pending for the rate to change. Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-27-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-27-2026

5-27-2026 Newshound Guru Stephen I’ve held to this belief, we’re not going to see the dinar revalue until there’s some type of agreement with Iran, finalization to all of this. I don’t think there’s going to be any revaluation until that happens …It sucks especially for us who want this to happen yesterday. But it is what it is. We have to let it play out… Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-26-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-26-2026

5-26-2026 Newshound Guru Jeff They’re screaming at you from so many different angles that rate is about to change. It’s not a secret. All of this information came forward since the new government has been in position. Remember they told us it’ll be the new government that introduces Iraq to the next stage, next phase…That means when they’ve gone international. Read more…

Al-Saadawi: Addressing the monetary crisis cannot be achieved by raising the exchange rate.

Al-Saadawi: Addressing the monetary crisis cannot be achieved by raising the exchange rate.

5-26-2026

Information/Special..
MP Abdul Hadi Al-Saadawi confirmed on Tuesday that addressing the monetary and economic situation in Iraq requires a comprehensive package of government measures, indicating that raising the exchange rate alone is not enough to achieve financial stability.

Al-Saadawi told Al-Maalouma News Agency, “Addressing the economic crisis must begin with clear government steps, not just by adjusting or raising the exchange rate, but by controlling the Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-25-2026

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 5-25-2026

5-25-2026 Newshound Guru Militia Man We’re watching history unfold…Over the last 24 hours Iraq has shown remarkable web of coordinated progress… There are a lot of things taking place…It isn’t just about Iraq but yet it is about Iraq…Al-Zaidi is not waiting around. He’s been executing with a purpose… The convergences we’ve followed for years are no longer separate threads …We’re in one of the most exciting and important windows I think we’ve ever seen. Read more…