IS $3 BILLION THE NEW CARROT? Iraq Is Still Waiting for the Dollars

Podcast: My FX Buddies · Tish Washington

Opublikowano: 2026-10-15

Where are the $3 billion Iraq was expecting? https://www.myfxbuddies.com/2026/10/is-3-billion-new-carrot-iraq-is-still.html A new report from Al-Mada has put another major question on Iraq's dollar market. Parliamentary Finance Committee member Jamal Kojar says the Iraqi government was expecting $3 billion in Iraqi funds held in the United States to be released in one lump sum. But Kojar says he cannot confirm whether the money has arrived yet. He believes the delay may be contributing to the rise in the parallel-market dollar rate. He also says that government intervention and additional dollar availability could help bring the parallel rate...