Central eliminates amounts of foreign currency ceilings for the purposes of conversion

01/10/2012 02:23

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi Central Bank announced on Monday, to revoke ceilings amounts of foreign currency sold to banks daily for the purposes of conversion, doubling the foreign currency ceilings sold in cash to banks every week, as well as clear the price of buying and selling currency to domestic banks.

A statement of the Central Bank of Iraq, received news agency (Voices of Iraq) a copy of it, the central bank governor and agency appearance of Mohammed Saleh, as saying that the central decided "modify instructions auction of foreign currency as part of his quest to move to drainage system free and open."

According to the statement, the amendments included "cancel roofs amounts of foreign currency sold to banks daily for the purposes of conversion," as was "doubling foreign currency ceilings sold in cash to banks every week."

Also entitled to banks under the new regulations, "determine the price of buying and selling foreign currency to their customers and canceled selections price previous", as well as the "sale of foreign exchange by banks to customers up to five thousand dollars in cash to the customer for highlighting identity card, with cancellation terms and other details previous ".

Central bank in a statement said he will continue to coordinate and cooperate with the concerned authorities in the fight against money laundering and money, crime and terrorism, Wi illegal instructions.

The central bank held the Iraqi auction of five meetings a week starting from Sunday to Thursday for the sale and purchase of foreign currency, and receive a cash commission on the sale and transfers of about 13 dinars per dollar.

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10/03/2012 12:00 am

After the announcement of the amended Central instructions currency auction

BAGHDAD - Haider al-Rubaie Flaih

Select the central bank set of instructions, said it is part of the drainage system free and open society, pointing out that these measures have been taken in order to activate and energize the daily currency auction to sell the dollar, stressing that the instructions included allowing banks and banks set a sale price Dollar customers provided that they do not exceed the rate of sales per capita five thousand dollars, as well as canceling amounts of foreign currency ceilings sold on a daily basis for the banks, and
the center of those actions which sees many specialists in economic affairs importance as part of the monetary policy efforts to improve and revitalize the value of the dinar against other foreign currencies, criticized Attorney Haitham al-Jubouri not specify a certain price to sell the dollar, calling on the central bank to impose specific measures to limit the possibility of the high exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar, which it which reduced the risk of economic expert, Dr. Majid picture which indicated that the central bank has the necessary tools to counter any gains in the U.S. dollar exchange process, as well as its ability to strengthen the market demands of the dollar.


The central bank reiterated its commitment to maintaining the value of the dinar and stability as part of a policy aimed at the protection and growth of the national economy, said through a statement that the bank guarantees to meet the demand for foreign currency in full and not intersect with the anti-money laundering law.

Central announced, according to a statement adjusted for foreign currency auction instructions as part of efforts aimed at moving towards a system free and open exchange, noting that this amendment will ensure cancellation ceilings amounts of foreign currency sold to banks daily for the purposes of conversion, doubling the currency ceilings sold in cash to foreign banks each week, as well as granting banks the right to determine the price of buying or selling foreign currency to their customers, the void at the same time selections previous price listed by the bank earlier.

Central called dollar selling by banks to customers at a rate not to exceed five thousand dollars per person, according to the identity of the civil case, hang at the same time the previous instructions that circulated in this regard to private banks.

Turn, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the appearance of Dr. Mohammed Saleh during his speech for the (morning): that those measures are taken in order to make way for the participation of the widest possible number of private banks in the daily currency auction, pointing out that such participation wide in the interest of meeting the needs of the market of hard currency, and preventing monopoly by speculators who seek to make a price difference between the exchange rate of the dinar and the dollar.

Saleh noted that the Iraqi market stabilized significantly in the past few months, stressing that the exchange rate of the dollar over the stage he called (stage attacks currency) event during which a significant increase in demand for the dollar as a result of increased trade with neighboring countries , noting that the exchange rate of the dinar is in these times within safe Bdil range measures the bank's determination to be taken in order to reduce money laundering and currency smuggling.

Saleh said: that those actions which bent the Central Bank to be taken would be enough to hold significant deviations in the markets and will reduce a lot of selling the currency on the black market, and in response to a question (morning) on ​​make way for private banks put pricing to sell the dollar and the possibility that happens Anfelata it in the exchange rate Saleh said: I have seen previous periods set strict price controls by the central bank to sell the dollar, but that did not witness restrictive controls on sales, This means that the measures can be taken to impose specific pricing for the role may not be implemented optimally by the banks.

The dollar has seen steady gains during the past few months before settling at a price of 1227 dinars to the dollar in the price of special Chierfat, and is led by the many stakeholders to the high values ​​of commodities and goods that are imported to the dollar , thereby increasing the rate of inflation, which called for many of those involved in economic affairs to the central claim to intervene to put an end to the increases, and seek to reduce the value of the dollar against the dinar.

Turn praised MP Haitham al-Jubouri action taken by the central aim of reducing currency smuggling operations, pointing out that the dollar exchange rate controls and seek to sell equation with the dinar is very important for the future of the national economy, is that Jubouri expressed Speaking (morning) fears allow the banks to determine a certain price
To sell the dollar to its customers, saying that this could lead to the control of banks and private banks on the exchange rate of the dollar and thus higher prices.

Jubouri between the central bank works to pump money back to the people first, so it is mainly the foundation trustee of all cases of washing, as well as the central demands of placing a special exchange rate to the dollar, and not leave it to the banks that can sell foreign currency prices as it deems appropriate, especially when it looking for profitability more than anything else.

And detect money laundering office of the Central Bank of Iraq for the preparation of a new draft law to money laundering, according to the actual need for stage requirements and challenges, noting that the project will be forwarded soon to the House of Representatives.

The director of the Office of money laundering Khaled Cltag (Brief Center for the Iraqi Media Network) that his office "under the guidance of the Joint Council for the fight against corruption in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers in 2009 prepared a draft of a new law to combat money laundering and raising Council of Ministers. "

He explained that "the project was discussed and subject to scrutiny for transmission to the House of Representatives," pointing out that "the law currently in force is the law No. 93 for the year 2004." He added that "Iraq joined the United Nations Convention against Corruption thus became a legitimate topic nationally and has the support of presidencies in the country, according to the need in light of the problems and challenges it has become to be preparing a new law.

" And punishes the anti-money laundering law in force a fine not exceeding 40 million Iraqi dinars, or twice the value of the money used in the deal, whichever is greater, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years, or both for each of the runs or trying to manage financial dealings employs revenues somehow illegal activity knowing that the money used is somehow returns to illegal activity or both transmits or sends or transmitting means cash or exaggerated revenues account for some way for illegal activity knowing that This means cash or money somehow representing the proceeds of illegal activity.

The law also punished by a fine of not less than 20 million Iraqi dinars, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, or both for each of the offers money or conceal or gloss over the nature or location, source or ownership of the money, knowing or intending to, that this money is used to create for the purpose of or implementation of breaking the law or for the purpose of setting or implementation to cover up the escape from the commission of any breach in the financing of crime or attempts or conspires to such activity.


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