********** The Central Bank announces the lifting of all global barriers imposed

28/7/2018 12:00 am

Al-Hadithi: They continue to return money smuggled from abroad
Baghdad / conscious / morning

The Central Bank of Iraq revealed that its measures against currency smuggling, money laundering and terrorism financing have been praised by international financial organizations and the International Monetary Fund, calling for lifting all barriers previously imposed on Iraq.

The director of financial operations and debt management at the Central Bank of Iraq Mohammad Dagher told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar is stable for the past six months," denying what some media reported an increase in demand to buy the dollar During the current year to smuggle to some neighboring countries, noting that «in the month of June, sales of the dollar in the Central Bank of Iraq to half of monthly sales for the months preceding (April, March and February)», also confirming the decline in sales of the dollar in the first half of this year 201 8 to one-third of sales last year 2017.

On the other hand, Saad al-Hadithi, a spokesman for the media office of Prime Minister Haider Abadi, confirmed that the government continues its work to recover the smuggled money, in addition to the financial assets found in international banks.

Al-Hadithi said in a press statement: "The government is seeking to recover all the Iraqi funds that are in the international banks, both under the former regime and in the current period." He added that "there has been ongoing work and discussions since last years with governments of countries with financial assets for Iraq before 2003 "He explained that« the government is also seeking to recover money smuggled by corrupt officials, where there is cooperation between Interpol and the World Bank in terms of money smuggled and money laundering ».


http://www.alsabaah.iq/ArticleShow.aspx?ID=160715

The Financial Operations : Lifting All The Barriers Imposed On The Central Bank Of Iraq After Its Actions Against Money Laundering

2018-07-26

Hussein Mohammed Al-Faihan _ Baghdad

The Central Bank of Iraq revealed that its measures against currency smuggling, money laundering and terrorism financing have been praised by the international financial organizations and the International Monetary Fund, (Which called for lifting all the barriers previously imposed on Iraq)  calling for lifting all barriers previously imposed on Iraq.

The director of financial operations and debt management at the Central Bank of Iraq, Dr. Mohammad Dagher told the Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Thursday that the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar is stable for the past six months, denying what some media reported an increase in demand for Buying the dollar during the current year, to smuggle to some neighboring countries,

Noting that during the month of June, the sales of the dollar in the Central Bank of Iraq to half of the monthly sales for the months preceding the April, March and February, and also reduced the dollar sales in the first half of the year M in 2018 to a third of sales last year 2017.



http://ina.iq/archives/51297

Samson: Abadi spokesman: continue to return smuggled money and assets from abroad

27th July, 2018

A spokesman for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office Saad al-Hadithi said on Friday that the government is continuing its work to recover money smuggled by corrupt officials as well as financial assets in international banks.

Al-Hadithi said in a statement to Al-Maaloumah that "the government is seeking to recover all the Iraqi funds that are in the international banks, whether under the former regime or in the current period."
"There has been ongoing work and discussions since last years with governments of countries with financial assets to Iraq before 2003, " he said.

"The government is also seeking to recover the money smuggled by corrupt officials, where there is cooperation from Interpol and the World Bank in terms of money smuggled and money laundering," he said.


http://www.almaalomah.com/2018/07/27/329589/