Al-Furat News publishes the international monetary report on Iraq and praises its financial reforms

The report issued by the International Monetary Fund mission for the current year 2024 for Article Four consultations praised the Iraqi government’s measures, including the monetary policy led by the Central Bank of Iraq.

The report, a copy of which was obtained by Al-Furat News, indicated that “the Central Bank of Iraq has taken several measures aimed at stabilizing the national currency and controlling monetary inflation.”

He added, “The Central Bank raised the interest rate on monetary policy tools from 4% to 7.5% and increased the banks’ mandatory reserve requirements from 15% to 18%. These steps were decisive in reducing the inflationary pressures that Iraq suffered from, and this contributed to creating an environment A more stable economy.”

The report stressed that “important reforms in the banking sector, such as the gradual increase in bank capital and mergers between small banks, aim to strengthen the banking sector and increase its efficiency and flexibility in the face of economic shocks.”

The report noted that “Iraq has implemented new compliance measures to improve the transparency of cross-border financial transactions, by launching an electronic platform that imposes the disclosure of financial beneficiaries, which enhances the integrity of financial transfers in accordance with international banking standards, in addition to the role of the Central Bank of Iraq in expanding Correspondent banking relationships, to facilitate smoother international trade financing operations.”

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