Newshound Guru Jeff update (05-17-2026)
All US banks will begin exchanging dinars as soon as the US Treasury removes Iraq from its OFAC sanctions list. I believe the US...
Newshound Guru Jeff update (05-15-2026)
How quickly may the rate change? That's the big question. Because Iraq has now completed all the requirements to be qualified and prepared for...
Newshound Guru Jeff update (05-11-2026)
They intend to set and schedule a date to finish the government formation during this coming week. There isn't currently a set date. The...
Newshound Guru Jeff update (04-26-2026)
Let me explain how this would work between Forex and the website of the Central Bank of Iraq. First off, there is a three-day...
Newshound Guru Jeff update (05-21-2026)
Zaidi is more pressing than the previous administration since they assured us that the new government will move Iraq into the next step or...
Newshound Guru Jeff update (05-02-2026)
Have you noticed that they are discussing financial reforms and a digital transformation as they approach the formation of the government? Well, hmm. In...
Newshound Guru Jeff update (04-30-2026)
The budget can't get approved till the new currency value exists. It's a law. Since the budget is based on the currency value, all...
TNT – “Tidbits From TNT” Sunday 11-16-2025
Tishwash: US State Department: Elected Iraqi leaders have the authority to form the next government
The US State Department confirmed on Saturday that the parties...
Newshound Guru Jeff update (05-25-2026)
You have to acknowledge that since the current administration took office, there has been a significant rise in the push to implement the rate...
Newshound Guru Jeff update (05-20-2026)
It cannot be simply analyzed as a change in rate. You must consider it in terms of the rate change scale. This rise is...
Newshound Guru Jeff update (05-18-2026)
Compared to his predecessors, this new prime minister is far more assertive.At this point, is it possible for the next prime minister to make...
Newshound Guru Jeff update (05-03-2026)
The United States is the last and only nation that currently imposes sanctions on Iraq. Take note of the fact that Iraq's next prime...
Iraqi News
Gas Investment Plans Reviewed for Nahr Bin Umar Field
Iraq is moving ahead with plans to develop associated gas at the Nahr Bin Umar oil field in Basra province. The project was discussed...
CBI Rebuffs Speculation Over Foreign Currency Reserves
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has confirmed that its foreign currency reserves remain strong and are fully capable of meeting the country's demand...
Al-Saadi: There is no decision to raise the exchange rate at present… but financial...
Former MP Baqir Al-Saadi said there is currently no government decision to raise Iraq’s official dollar exchange rate, despite recent concerns caused by fluctuations...
Parliamentary Finance Committee: Contract regularization is not an achievement without guaranteeing employee salaries
Former Parliamentary Finance Committee member Mohammed Ibrahim has criticized the government's approach to preparing the upcoming budget, saying it appears to be repeating the...
Budget preparation: A repetition of past scenarios or a genuine solution to current crises?
Iraq is getting ready to prepare its 2027 budget and send it to Parliament in October for discussion, changes, and approval. But there are...