CBI Governor Named Deputy Head of Arab Monetary Body

[RJG]

CBI Governor Named Deputy Head of Arab Monetary Body

2nd October 2026 in Iraq Banking & Finance News

By John Lee.

Nizar Nasser Hussein, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), has reportedly been elected Deputy Chair of the Council of Governors of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Institutions.

According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), the position is described as the second-highest in the Arab world in the fields of banking, central banks, and monetary management.

https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2026/10/02/cbi-governor-named-deputy-head-of-arab-monetary-body/

[olivesman]

Things that make you go hmm.

[RJG]

Central Bank Governor elected Vice-Chairman of the Council of Governors of Arab Banks

yesterday

 

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Baghdad – WAA

The Council of Governors of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Institutions elected the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Nizar Nasser Hussein, as Vice-Chairman of the Council of Governors of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Institutions.

The correspondent for the Iraqi News Agency (INA) said that, in a remarkable development in Iraqi monetary policy, the Council of Governors of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Institutions elected the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Nizar Nasser Hussein, as Vice-Chairman of the Council of Governors of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Institutions.

He added, "This position is the second largest in the Arab world in the fields of banking, central banks and monetary management."

 

https://ina.iq/ar/economie/275076-.html

[screwball]

yes you dont appoint this person to the role unless you expect them to play an important role in the region and that means having an internationally tradeable currency...and not on a program rate...