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“According to Hussein Mouanes, a committee member, the CBI's decision to cancel the currency sale window for 2024 has been made, but the exact commencement date for this change has not been specified.“ Has not been specified to the General Public. In my opinion we are really close. Go end of daily auctions Go delete of 000 Go Stronger Dinar

Breaking News CBI auctions +$1 billion in forex on Saturday Iraq's Finance Committee reveals CBI's steps for currency sale window cancellation EconomyIraqCBI 2024-04-20 18:58 Font Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Iraq's Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed that the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has outlined a pre-cancellation plan for the currency sale window, citing the necessity of preparatory measures before implementing this decision. According to Hussein Mouanes, a committee member, the CBI's decision to cancel the currency sale window for 2024 has been made, but the exact commencement date for this change has not been specified. Mouanes clarified to Shafaq News Agency that the cancellation is conditional upon private banks' reliance on international bank correspondence and currency transfer methods. This move follows the CBI's transfer of its "correspondent" role to several foreign banks, which has raised concerns among some observers due to its ambiguous implications. Central Bank Governor Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq had previously announced in November 2023 the initiation of dollar supply within Iraq through accounts held by Iraqi banks overseas. However, Mouanes pointed out that this step necessitates an enhancement in the rating of Iraqi banks to enable their interaction with international counterparts, highlighting the current lack of foreign accreditation and correspondence for Iraqi banks. The currency exchange system, which includes foreign currency auctions, meets the demand for foreign currency and supports various monetary policy objectives. However, criticisms of this system have surfaced due to its substantial daily costs and impact on the central bank's reserves. Analysts have pointed out that overreliance on fixed exchange rates tied to oil revenues has led to the currency window being perceived as a function of oil rents, hindering economic transformation in Iraq. Despite its drawbacks, the currency sale window has played a role in stabilizing the Iraqi dinar exchange rate and bridging the gap between official and parallel markets

Well I was just sent a photo of currency exchange outlet in Houston that’s showing Iraqi dinar? Waiting in confirmation from my cuz and her friend that lives in Houston? If there is anyone else in Texas that can confirm and post would be great! If it’s listed on a currency board then we are pretty close!

Al Sudani is on a mission to bring Iraq 🇮🇶 to the international stage. Go Sudani Go reforms Go stronger dinar

"According to Hussein Mouanes, a committee member, the CBI's decision to cancel the currency sale window for 2024 has been made, but the exact commencement date for this change has not been specified." This tells me they won't wait until the end of the year to cancel the auctions. I could be wrong.🙏

REMEMBER, no one really knows what will happen, or when. They're simply stating their opinions based on what they perceive to be happening in Iraq... So, take everything with a grain of salt ... RON Clare Article: "Iraq ranks fourth as the best emerging market for investment in 2024” Militia Man Article "Al-Sudani receives Washington the Chairman of JP Morgan" Those that say JP Morgan don't know anything about it should read up. Pimpy Question:"So you're telling me we should sell our dinar because it's about to lose us a lot of money?" I'm saying we don't know what's going to happen. There's a possibility we can wake up tomorrow and it's 1 to 1 and they haven't deleted the zeros a lot of people are millionaires. There's a possibility we wake up tomorrow and they delete the zeros and we have to exchange it for the new currency and then they change it 1 to 1 and you're not a millionaire. Frank26 [Iraq boots-on-the-ground report] FIREFLY: Some lady is on the television news saying once the delegation returns from the Untied States of American the budget amendment law will be sent to parliament. She's saying one of the issues is about salaries and this will end all issues on salaries for the first time ever once and for all... FRANK: She's correct. When Sudani comes back he will deal with the budget and you will have your new exchange rate because that's the only way that the salaries are going to be paid. They're telling you they're going to be paid for the first time ever. They have never been paid because of a lack of good exchange rate... Clare Article: "Al-Sudani stresses the necessity of dialogue with the US Treasury, the Federal Bank, and the International Monetary Fund" Quote: "Al-Sudani stressed that it is not possible to work in any development sector without reform steps for the banking sector, stressing the need to continue dialogue with the US Treasury, the US Federal Reserve, the International Monetary Fund, and other international financial institutions." MarkZ ...Sudani just landed a few hours ago back in Iraq after a very interesting tour in the US. He took questions during a Q&A and was asked about the revaluation of the dinar. He said specifically that yes that was under the auspices of the CBI but we are very much working on that direction. That is paraphrasing and not exact because of the translation. But that is phenomenal news imo. Militia Man [Q&A portion of Al-Sudani interview] Question: "Is the government thinking of revaluing the dinar and readjusting the value of the dinar due to the current circumstances in the market or do you see it to stay the same?" Al-Sudani's answer: "This policy is dictated by the central bank and the government abide by what the bank decides. I believe we are in the best status we could be in and we have actually had an assessment which has given much trust, higher trust at a higher level from different global parties...This is going to raise the level or value of the Iraqi dinar. There is policy that is consistent policy that the central bank is using..." [Post 1 of 2] (reposted) Militia Man MILITIA MAN: Deletion of the zeros project, is that what they're talking about? If you're going to raise the value of the currency you're going to have to do something to it and that's the exchange rate. You don't just LOP three zeros off a currency and say, 'Snip! Go use this'. It doesn't work that way. They have to raise the value... We know their reserves are $110 to $112 billion, they have gold, they have all the new electronic systems, taxes and tariffs...tourism, agriculture, liquid gas, all that stuff added into this is going to benefit them. Basically what is he saying? They're going to raise the level of the value of the Iraqi dinar. That's really powerful... Post 2 of 2]

REMEMBER, no one really knows what will happen, or when. They're simply stating their opinions based on what they perceive to be happening in Iraq... So, take everything with a grain of salt ... RON Breitling LOP...people that are smart, economist, get this wrong. The underlying definition is hyperinflation. How do people fight it? By removing the zeros. Nothing wrong with that. It's smart. But it's hyperinflation. People will point out incorrectly, look at Iraq... The best analysis I've read is that it [the dinar] was worth at it's height 2.25 to the U.S. dollar... Iraq has never had a customer problem. That's where you find the hidden value in this investment. It's not hyperinflation... [Post 1 of 2....stay tuned] Breitling There is inflation but it's 100% policy based inflation. You had this currency that was worth a lot of money... What was their number one export? Energy. Then war came along. You had war inflation. But did Iraq's customer base change? No. Did their oil producing output change? No, it went up. That's where you're going to find the value. That's where the value is coming from. That's it. [Post 2 of 2] Nader From The Mid East Sudani just got back home. Let's see what decision he's going to make. Let's see what he's going to say about his visit to United States. Let's see if they give him full control of the government and the banks and all that stuff... I'm waiting for him on Monday come out and say, 'Okay, we have control of everything, the coalition is going to go out soon. It's leaving soon. We control our banks. We have no more punishments.' From then we see. Deepwoodz Article: "Al-Sudani: Iraq is witnessing a new reality today in the private sector" MOU’s and Sovereign Guarantees…impossible without sovereign currency that has purchasing power. We’ve learned Iraq's contracts have recently been adjusted so that payment is made in dinar... If so, contracts in the billions... paid in dinar, would require assurances that the exchange rate would not move in a negative direction... It may even go so far as to give an exchange rate. If the rate were to move negatively, the foreign contractors would lose out because the value of the agreed upon amount in reflection to their home currency would also be less. That’s a no go... Sounds freakin fantastic.

REMEMBER, no one really knows what will happen, or when. They're simply stating their opinions based on what they perceive to be happening in Iraq... So, take everything with a grain of salt ... RON Militia Man Al Sudani...first off he shows up to Washington DC, big motorcade, heads over to the Pentagon the following day, big motorcade, comes to Michigan, what did he have? Big motorcade. He has the attention... The achievements the statesman Al Sudani has shown everybody is flat-out phenomenal... See Article: (A Summary) Al-Sudani returns to Baghdad after concluding his official visit to America - 4/20/2024 Frank26 [Iraq boots-on-the-ground report] FIREFLY: I love this. [Hearing the report of Al-Sudani's Q and A about raising the level of the value of the Iraqi dinar...see 4-20-2024 multiple guru posts below] Did he really say this? We are so excited here. FRANK: You have your leader telling the world in Washington DC that they are about to add value to your currency for purchasing power? ...This is exactly what the monetary reform has been teaching you... Now your prime minister said it. As far as I'm concerned it's over and it's done. Just have to wait now. Mnt Goat Remember...the Oil and Gas law looms in the background and will surface again soon. Also after this visit to Washington I fully expect the announcement of Iraq’s full accession to the WTO to pop out shortly. Oh…it’s all so good!

It appears that Iraq is starting to move in the right direction. I am starting to feel really good about the revaluation happening very soon.

Well.... he is definately talking about the dinar. Unfortunately that was the only word I understood.

From Midnight Last Night 4/20/2024: Frank26 It seems to me the pattern of these bank stories that I've been receiving are changing more in the direction that, 'Yeah, we know. We don't know when. We don't know what to tell you. We don't know how much...but yeah we know what's going on.'

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From these photos ... it would suggest to me a new rate is expected sooner than later. The white background would suggest a currency which is not active in my opinion.

not sure about them asking the clerk about the dinar and their response being “oh, you mean the 1 to 1 revaluation.” I call BS on that. My experience with them, I have tried several times to get them to say something and they would not. Had one tell me one time they were prohibited from saying anything about it for legal reasons, which would make since on a speculative currency.

Now that is what I call a full agenda for sure ! pp

Here's some articles of Denarian interests... Iraq regains it's economic & political role in the world. Iraq ready to re-pay the Paris Club $50 billion...How will this be done? Confirmed: US-CBI deal worked out over sanctions of 26 Iraq banks. Treat as rumors. Not verified. Your opine. FROM OTHER SOURCES: Parliamentary Committee: Iraq Has Regained Its Regional Role & Influence In The World. ARTICLE: A member of the Parliamentary Security & Defense Committee, Muhammad Al-Shammari, confirmed today, Saturday, that Iraq has regained its regional role & influence in the world. Al-Shammari said in an interview followed by Mawazine News, “We aspire for Iraq to regain its regional & global role & to exploit this situation to be a mediator between America & Iran to ease tensions.” Al-Shammari pointed out that “Iraq’s restoration of its regional role & influence in the world could be used by the Iraqi government to establish security & stability in the Middle East & in the region in particular.” FROM OTHER SOURCES: Iraq’s Debts During The War With Iran Are Disturbing The Economy & Increasing The Possibility Of It Falteri. ARTICLE: The financial & banking expert, Mustafa Hantoush, confirmed that the volume of external debts incurred by Iraq exceeded 75 billion Dollars & could increase by the end of the current year 2024. Hantoush said, in an interview followed by Mawazine News/ that the volume of external debts incurred by Iraq before & after the year 2003 amounts to about 70-75 billion Dollars, which can be increased by the end of the current year 2024. He added that: "the public debt owed by Iraq to the Paris Club & external obligations is about 35 billion Dollars & may reach 50 billion Dollars by the end of the current year, due to… Obligations, external contracts & debt interest". FROM OTHER SOURCES: Fourth In The Arab World: Iraq’s Gold Reserves {137.7} Tons. ARTICLE: The former Director of the Financial Supervision Bureau, Salah Nouri, revealed today, Saturday, Iraq’s gold reserves. Nouri told {Al-Furat News} that: “The gold reserve at the Central Bank of Iraq is approximately {137.7} tons and ranks fourth in the Arab world, according to statistics from the World Gold Council, headquartered in London.” He pointed out, “We do not have accurate information about the amount of gold reserves in the Central Bank of Iraq. In general, the Central Bank must diversify investments between investing in US government bonds and investing in gold.” FROM OTHER SOURCES: Sudani: We Have Reached Satisfactory Solutions With The UST To Address The Conditions Of The Sanctioned Banks. ARTICLE: PM, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, announced on Saturday that a satisfactory agreement had been reached with the American side regarding banks that are prohibited from dealing in the Dollar currency. Al-Sudani said in a press conference, seen by Al-Iqtisad News, that “the Iraqi delegation held important meetings with the UST, with which the Iraqi government & the Central Bank are working, to reform the financial banking sector in Iraq & address the observations that occurred in this sector during the time of previous governments.” He added, “The delegation reached satisfactory solutions that address the conditions of banks deprived of dealing in the Dollar by forming committees that undertake the task of auditing the observations made on these banks,” noting that “if the observations are fundamental, the deprivation procedures will continue, and if they are observations, they can be addressed & carried out.” “There will be reforms within these banks under the supervision of the CCI, so that the Dollar dealings of these banks will be addressed in the future.” Al-Sudani stressed that “the UST’s impression was positive on the performance of the Iraqi financial institutions, whether the CBI or the government banking sector & it was at the peak of optimism, given the reforms that were achieved during a short period of this government’s life.” He pointed out that “80% of financial transactions & transfers today are carried out in accordance with international standards, certified by the UST,” indicating that “the government will continue to reform the financial & banking sector, which represents a basic gateway to creating economic development & real reforms.” FROM OTHER SOURCES: Within a week…more than one billion dollars in sales from the CBI. ARTICLE: The Central Bank of Iraq’s total sales of US dollars in the currency auction during the past week amounted to more than one billion Dollars. During the past week, during the days in which the auction was opened, the Central Bank sold 1 billion, 354 million, 297 thousand and 9 dollars, at a daily rate of 193 million and 471 million dollars, higher than what it recorded last week, which amounted to 533 million, 978 thousand and 265 USD.

They don't know what to tell us, but they have been saying "it" for 20 years. Same "stuff "...... Nothing has changed.

My Texas connection from Pecos Bills BBQ confirmed Suds ( that's what the folks at Texas Outfitters call him while he was being measured for his True Grit outfit), he purchased TWO 55 gallon containers of hot & spicy 🔥 pork ribs ONE 55 gallon container of Slaw & ONE 55 GALLON container of fire roasted baked beans. Apparently there's a Dozen pallets of Lone Star Beer (Suds has a mighty thirst for Lone Star) also loaded on his plane. I hope wherever he holds this Victory Lap Party, there's proper ventilation in the Banquet Hall.

always refer to the cbi for the iqd value , exchange centers will never be ahead of the official rate change , as a aside i usually check where most general public may purchase, amazon ebay ect. last week many sellers on amazon with many millions of iqd for sale now next to zero , ebay still has some 1/2 million listing between 600 - 700 each , exchange of america out stating 50,000 denomination in transit , not a hype it up iqd guru salesman but one would think there will be these road-signs as the road narrows ( or as the train approaches the station ) LOL ...we wait more.

Odd, I just finished organizing all my anxiety meds by strength 😄 All the best

4-21-2024 Newshound Guru Breitling There is inflation but it's 100% policy based inflation. You had this currency that was worth a lot of money...What was their number one export? Energy. Then war came along. You had war inflation. But did Iraq's customer base change? No. Did their oil producing output change? No, it went up. That's where you're going to find the value. That's where the value is coming from. That's it. [Post 2 of 2] 4-21-2024 Newshound Guru Breitling LOP...people that are smart, economist, get this wrong. The underlying definition is hyperinflation. How do people fight it? By removing the zeros. Nothing wrong with that. It's smart. But it's hyperinflation. People will point out incorrectly, look at Iraq...The best analysis I've read is that it [the dinar] was worth at it's height 2.25 to the U.S. dollar...Iraq has never had a customer problem. That's where you find the hidden value in this investment. It's not hyperinflation... [Post 1 of 2....stay tuned] 4-21-2024 Guru Nader From The Mid East Sudani just got back home. Let's see what decision he's going to make. Let's see what he's going to say about his visit to United States. Let's see if they give him full control of the government and the banks and all that stuff...I'm waiting for him on Monday come out and say, 'Okay, we have control of everything, the coalition is going to go out soon. It's leaving soon. We control our banks. We have no more punishments.' From then we see. 4-21-2024 Newshound Guru Deepwoodz Article: "Al-Sudani: Iraq is witnessing a new reality today in the private sector" MOU’s and Sovereign Guarantees…impossible without sovereign currency that has purchasing power. We’ve learned Iraq's contracts have recently been adjusted so that payment is made in dinar...If so, contracts in the billions...paid in dinar, would require assurances that the exchange rate would not move in a negative direction...It may even go so far as to give an exchange rate. If the rate were to move negatively, the foreign contractors would lose out because the value of the agreed upon amount in reflection to their home currency would also be less. That’s a no go...Sounds freakin fantastic.

Nobody knows until it actually happens...everything else is just Guru talk.

After 21 years we're way beyond mystifying: we're in the most bewildering surreal episode of the Twilight Zone ever.

Vietnam released an article very recently that they were about to fix their currency. Not sure if "fix" is the right word but that is what was implying

They are making money hand over fist so yeah they can pay it. We don't know if they might pay in instalments .Plus the loans they have might have a repayment term of 40 or 50 years. Lots of variables we don't know about.

I suppose I’m slow this morning but If this is a currency exchange company, why wouldn’t the Dinar be posted? One can visit any exchange company to buy or sell the Dinar. Am I missing something??

This is all Guru speculation. We are awaiting an announcement from Sudani but nobody knows the date & time. Sudani returns to Iraq successfully with many accomplishments, contracts & deals. I believe this will be the contents of his awaited announcement. Why...because Sudani doesn't want to allow speculators to make a run on the IQD in anticipation it's going to RV at that time. IMHO.

This is nothing folks it’s just another company like currency exchange of America selling exotic currencies period!

Saw this on X this morning. Not anyone I know, so can’t vet it…but seems to be a legit pic. Can zoom in and IQD for sure on it. https://x.com/tommy65979723/status/1781754177351495951?s=46&t=2dLd-mIBxykOsWY3-xgGYw

REMEMBER, no one really knows what will happen, or when. They're simply stating their opinions based on what they perceive to be happening in Iraq... So, take everything with a grain of salt ... RON Militia Man [Q&A portion of Al-Sudani interview] Question: "Is the government thinking of revaluing the dinar and readjusting the value of the dinar due to the current circumstances in the market or do you see it to stay the same?" Al-Sudani's answer: "This policy is dictated by the central bank and the government abide by what the bank decides. I believe we are in the best status we could be in and we have actually had an assessment which has given much trust, higher trust at a higher level from different global parties... This is going to raise the level or value of the Iraqi dinar. There is policy that is consistent policy that the central bank is using..." [Post 1 of 2] Frank26 [Al-Sudani Q and A in Washington DC 1 hour 28 minute mark] Community Member: The question was asked...Is the government thinking of revaluing the dinar and reinstating the value of the dinar due to the current circumstances in the markets or do you see that it say the same? Sudani replies by saying 'This policy is dedicated by the central bank and the governments abide by what the CBI decides. Right now I believe we are in the best status that we could be in...We started the reforms...this is going to raise the level of the value of the Iraqi dinar.' He told the whole world...

Auctions end when they go international! There is a date I June just can’t remember what it was

Yep…and this is the same document I was referring too… $3 plus…💯👍🎉🎉🎉

I was reading this article looking for "soon" "in coming days", and didn't see it! Maybe this is really going to happen.

I could swear i read something happening in Jine with this....

Lest we forget...the coalition of the willing nations also hold IQD like the US. After RV-RI these nations will get paid many times over with discounted Iraq oil credits for decades to come. IMHO.

A Fistful of Dinars: Demystifying Iraq's Dollar Auction 19th April 2024 in Iraq Banking & Finance News, Iraq Industry & Trade News By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of Asia Frontier Capital (AFC) Iraq Fund, for the London School of Economics (LSE) Middle East Centre. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A fistful of Dinars: demystifying Iraq's dollar auction The Central Bank of Iraq's (CBI) dollar auction has been a continuous source of controversies and conspiracy theories. The main accusations facing it include: the siphoning of dollars to Iran, money laundering, and currency smuggling. Missing from this melee is an understanding of the economy's key structural imbalances: mainly that the Iraqi economy is wholly dependent on oil export revenues, and demand for goods and services is met through imports handled by a largely informal private sector. Consequently, the government's oil revenues are the economy's major source of dollars, and the private sector depends on the auction as a significant source of dollars to pay for these imports. As such, it is the inherent imbalances in the economy's structure that led to contradictory and unsustainable compromises within the functioning of the auction, and not unsubstantiated conspiracies. This piece aims to demystify the role and the functioning of the auction. It does so through reviewing: the oil and dollar lifecycle within Iraqi economy; the private sector's dollar supply-demand dynamics; and, the causes of the currency's upheavals in November 2022, and their aftermath. It concludes that the measures undertaken in response to the upheavals have helped resolve most of the compromises that bedevilled the dollar auction in the past. However, lasting change requires addressing the economy's structural imbalances head-on through implementing fundamental economic reforms centred around redefining the oversized role of the government in the economy and society.

gonna have to wait for a translation! 🙃

ISIS is still alive and well in Iraq and some neighboring countries. I fear if the U.S. pulls completely out, ISIS will get a strong hold again. Iran is also strong in Iraq and will most likely become stronger without a U.S. presence. If the U.S. is forced to leave, maybe they will still be close by and can go in and take care of business if needed. Just some ramblings this morning 🙄😊

This is telling. As many big airports as we've all been through; passing by these currency exchange kiosks, and to FINALLY see the IQD displayed! Yes, it could be nothing - but I suspect there is something to this appearance. Some may point out that with the VND also listed, it is a giveaway that is purely speculation on the part of the management. If that were true, and it's simply that this company delves into highly speculative currencies wouldn't we also see others, like ZIM displayed as well? Interesting.

I know! I saw SB’s post before bed last night and thought hmmm. Then got on X this morning and my feed doesn’t have any dinar people I follow (it’s just full of crypto stuff etc) and this popped up. Not anyone I follow…no idea why it even came up. I about died! Someone said a mall in Frisco has a location also…can anyone confirm?

It appears that it all hinges on the CBI and what they determine/decide upon. I figure if this be the case as stated we will be on a wait state for sometime. Hope not but just my thinking here. Central Banks do not move fast but at a conservative and cautious pace normally.

LOL....I'm tryin' folks!

Would like to see the Photo if you can post it SB....👍

Maybe they are not talking about lifting the sanctions on the 28 banks for a reason?😂😂😂😂🤷‍♂️⏰

I would bet that until they revalue their currency, that they probably are not selling any more. Which is another good sign for it happening sooner than later. Once they revalue the currency, they can change the currency to a new currency, and then they will probably sell it at the new rate. JMHO

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Xchange of America is out of IQD.. Just tried to order. Big company.

Home(current) All news politics Security Economy Local Sport International More Language PM's Advisor: The next meetings with the American side will be held in Baghdad politics +A -A Baghdad - INA Advisor to the Prime Minister for Transport Affairs, Nasser Al-Asadi, revealed today, Saturday, the most important gains achieved from the visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani to Washington. While he confirmed the formation of joint committees to exchange dialogue points, he indicated that the upcoming meetings with the American side will be held in Baghdad. Al-Asadi told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “The meetings held in Washington witnessed the activation of the framework agreement between Iraq and the United States, especially in the areas of education, transportation, health, human rights, the role of women, strategic relations between Iraq and the United States, and the relationship of American financing funds with the Central Bank of Iraq.” He stated, “The meetings were fruitful and we produced important results.”. He added, "Specialized committees have been formed between the United States and Iraq to exchange dialogue points," pointing out that "the next meetings will be in Baghdad to begin implementing the mechanisms of the agreement concluded in the United States.". He stated, "All meetings in the United States were successful due to the reaction of other parties and parties," pointing out that "Iraq announced during the visit great investment opportunities for American companies, and plans were drawn up between Iraqi and American investors.". He stated, "The Iraqi delegation that visited Washington included a team from the private sector, since the government encourages expansion with private sector companies, which will be easier to deal with companies and government instructions.". The Prime Minister returned today, Saturday, to Baghdad after a week-long visit to the United States, during which he held a series of important meetings, the most important of which was his meeting with US President Joe Biden Yesterday, 20:44

He mentioned the dinar in an interview the other day.

Al-Sudani's answer: "This policy is dictated by the central bank and the government abide by what the bank decides. I believe we are in the best status we could be in and we have actually had an assessment which has given much trust, higher trust at a higher level from different global parties... This is going to raise the level or value of the Iraqi dinar. There is policy that is consistent policy that the central bank is using. This article says it all. There many articles out there supporting a strong IQD in coming days. We are close. IMHO.