Expert: Central Bank management has received notifications warning of danger to the Iraqi economy
[ltr]2023.01.28 - 12:42[/ltr]
[ltr]2023.01.28 - 12:42[/ltr]
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On Saturday, the economic expert, Ahmed Al-Hathal, identified two reasons behind the dollar exchange rates reaching levels that are "the highest" in the Iraqi market, while noting that the Central Bank had received notifications of the need to activate the platform, a platform for knowing the truth about documentary credits and the amount of goods and services corresponding to money transfers.
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Al-Hathal said in a statement to the official newspaper, followed by “Nass” (January 28, 2023), that “the exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar has reached high levels, which are the highest, due to two reductions, the first related to the general budget’s need for financial liquidity after the drop in oil prices at the end of the year 2021, The second came due to the significant increase in demand for the internal cash dollar after activating a new mechanism with a platform linked to the US Federal Bank and the global financial system, so the central bank should take new measures to mitigate the impact of that.
He pointed out that "the Central Bank administration received notifications more than two years ago of the need to activate the platform to find out the truth about documentary credits and the amount of goods and services corresponding to financial transfers, due to the existence of suspicions of money laundering and the low indicators of Iraq in the anti-corruption classifications, and this poses a threat to the economy because it will collapse if it is not applied." repair mechanisms seriously.
According to Al-Hathal, "the mechanism of the foreign transfers control platform serves the economy and protects the local currency cover from collapsing as a result of the high volume of transfers, but the government should work to activate more serious measures regarding corruption, overthrow smugglers and banks that receive forged invoices, and close down unlicensed companies because they sell At a price higher than the official exchange rate, which is 11 percent different between them, in addition to protecting social groups from the impact of the parallel exchange rate hike, because this created social problems between the creditor and the debtor, as well as led to market stagnation.
Earlier, the Organized Crime Control Directorate announced the preparation of a strategy for the current year, aimed at reducing the rates of money laundering and industrial fraud crimes, while indicating that it is working on concluding internal memorandums of understanding to form an information network to reduce organized crime.
The Director General of the Directorate affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior, Major General Hamid Majeed Hamid, said in a statement to the official newspaper, “Nass” (January 26, 2023), that “his directorate, in light of its endeavor to reduce the rates of organized crime in the country, money laundering and industrial fraud, has developed a strategy for the current year 2023 targeting Reducing them, warning that "most crimes are related to money."
And he stated that "industrial fraud is one of the crimes that the Directorate is working to reduce, as it causes harm to a large number of citizens, especially the poor class who buy (adulterated) goods as original," pointing out that "the conclusion of internal memorandums of understanding contributed greatly to facing crimes." organization, including the agreement with the Fund Recovery Authority in the Integrity Commission.
Hamid continued, "Directly dealing with these entities has become far from bureaucracy, as well as the rapid exchange of information through electronic programs, in addition to training cadres and logistical support regarding technical equipment related to the work of the Directorate," noting that "there are moves to conclude other memorandums of understanding to form An information network that helps speed up the exchange of information to combat crime and speed up the arrival of information that used to take many steps to reach it.”
With regard to the high prices and the measures taken by the Directorate, he stated that "there are large campaigns carried out by the agencies affiliated with the Directorate through committees that compare prices and purchase invoices for the merchant to reveal the value of the sums he carries over the original price, and if it is above the specified amount, he will be arrested and referred to the judiciary." At the same time, he warned that the citizen has a major role in limiting the rise in prices, by boycotting commodities whose prices are rising, and also informing him of any merchant who raises prices through the free phone number 144 designated for contacting intelligence and combating organized crime.
Earlier, the Secretary-General of the "Enough" movement, Rahim al-Darraji, revealed the content of a letter sent from the US Federal Bank to the Central Bank of Iraq regarding "money laundering" in Iraq.
Al-Daraji said, in an interview conducted with him by colleague Ahmed Al-Tayeb, followed by “NAS” (January 24, 2023), “On 11-28-2022, the US Federal Bank informed the Central Bank of Iraq, thus: We will not stand idly by in front of the expansion of money laundering crimes.” In Iraq, in which political figures, businessmen, and bank owners, in addition to economic bodies, participate, to the extent that it has become one of the worst manifestations of money laundering in the Middle East.
He added, "The former and current central bank governor, who was the former, have full knowledge of the money laundering process and detailed knowledge and knowledge, but no one takes action in this regard."
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