{"version":"1","article":{"id":"iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026","slug":"iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026?lang=en","title":"Iraq central bank says foreign reserves can meet currency demand","summary":"The bank said it can meet requests for trade payments, card settlement and travellers’ cash dollars at the official rate.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-19","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Central Bank of Iraq","url":"https://cbi.iq/news/view/3330","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-19"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-cbi-foreign-reserves-assurance-september-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Central Bank of Iraq said on September 19 that its foreign-currency reserves were sufficient to meet demand for external trade financing, bank-card settlement and travellers’ cash dollars at the official exchange rate. It said it would continue financing external trade through approved purposes and channels.","The bank attributed the rise in local market exchange rates to speculation and expectations related to regional geopolitical conditions. Its statement did not give a reserve amount or coverage ratio; the sufficiency assessment is the central bank’s claim, not an independently presented reserve measure."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The bank said it can meet requests for trade payments, card settlement and travellers’ cash dollars at the official rate.\n\nThe Central Bank of Iraq said on September 19 that its foreign-currency reserves were sufficient to meet demand for external trade financing, bank-card settlement and travellers’ cash dollars at the official exchange rate. It said it would continue financing external trade through approved purposes and channels.\n\nThe bank attributed the rise in local market exchange rates to speculation and expectations related to regional geopolitical conditions. Its statement did not give a reserve amount or coverage ratio; the sufficiency assessment is the central bank’s claim, not an independently presented reserve measure.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"}}}