Friday Early Afternoon Opinions @ 3:10 PM MDT - 1/19/2024

[ronscarpa]

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 

 

 

Pimpy  IMO they'll go up in increments.  One of the things Iraq needs to really start working on is non oil revenue...A lot of [construction] projects started in 2023, a huge chunk of them start in 2024.  The deadlines are between the end of this year stretching out all the way to 2028 with the bulk of them having a deadline of 2025. This is a lot of job opportunities.  This is a lot of infrastructure being done.  This is a huge change in Iraq.  All of this strengthens their economy and...strengthen the use of the Iraq dinar...This is not small by any stretch of the imagination...When Sudani said 2024 was going to be the time Iraq was going to change, this is what he's talking about.  This is huge...This is what I'm focused on.  There are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of projects starting in Iraq...

 

Frank26  [Iraq boots-on-the-ground report] FIREFLY: House of Representatives is talking today about what is needed in the final steps of the WTO. We are part of it now. They've told us this. Iraq can perform global trades. They're talking about this how it's needed for our monetary reform..

 

Militia Man  Article: "The International Monetary Fund welcomes Iraq's accession to a program that supports economic reforms" Quote:  "Thursday...the International Monetary Fund welcomed Iraq’s accession to a non-financing program to support economic reforms" After decades of involvement...the specificity of many things are likely to be known by the IMF, exchange rate regimes be sure. For Iraq to be moving forward with all reforms ...in that there is no financing needed should  be eye opening for everyone. How does non-financing work with the IQD at 1,310 IQD to 1 USD for to pay for projects and commodities? It has not ever while with an IQD exchange rate of $.0006 or even $.0007 to the dollar. So why would it be any different now? It clearly wouldn't. 

 

MarkZ  Article: “Iraq won the position of Director General of the Arab World Institute in Paris” This means they are on the world stage. What is going to be necessary for this? Full membership in the WTO and a new rate. That would make sense. Yesterday was a great news day from Iraq where they are openly talking about changing their value and a rate competing with the US dollar. 

 

Clare  Article: "Al-Sudani concludes his visit to Switzerland and returns to Baghdad" Quote: "meetings were also held on its sidelines, which are the following: ■ Meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron ■ President of the Swiss Confederation, Viola Amherd ■ Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres ■ Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ■ US National Security Advisor ■ President of the World Bank Group ■ Director General of the International Monetary Fund ■ President of the European Commission ■ President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) ■ Saudi Ministers of Trade and Investment ■ International Finance Corporation (IFC). ■ regional CEO of JPMorgan ■ Secretary-General of the Organization for Digital Cooperation ■ President of HKN Energy Oil Company ■ 57 international companies specialized in oil, energy, and other economic fields ■ Interview with Bloomberg website ■ Interview with the Wall Street Journal..
 

 

[oregonrealtor]

Wonder what they all had for lunch?  Looks like a big cocktail party or something.  Methinks Clare is stretching things a bit.  That's 72 meetings - not enough hours in the day for all that.

[Luigi1]

Clare  Article: "Al-Sudani concludes his visit to Switzerland and returns to Baghdad" Quote: "meetings were also held on its sidelines, which are the following: ■ Meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron ■ President of the Swiss Confederation, Viola Amherd ■ Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres ■ Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ■ US National Security Advisor ■ President of the World Bank Group ■ Director General of the International Monetary Fund ■ President of the European Commission ■ President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) ■ Saudi Ministers of Trade and Investment ■ International Finance Corporation (IFC). ■ regional CEO of JPMorgan ■ Secretary-General of the Organization for Digital Cooperation ■ President of HKN Energy Oil Company ■ 57 international companies specialized in oil, energy, and other economic fields ■ Interview with Bloomberg website ■ Interview with the Wall Street Journal..

 

 

This is probably the most important article of the day.  Thanks Ron.  Go RV.