Iraqi Dinar Brief - October 8, 2026: The Day the IQD Shut Baghdad's Markets
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The first trading day of Iraq's new dinar rate ended with two of Baghdad's main wholesale markets locked. Shops and warehouses in Shorja and Jamila closed on Wednesday, and exchange houses closed with them, because traders could not put a price on their goods.
The dollar on the street went up, not down. Baghdad closed Wednesday at 167,000 IQD for $100, against just above 163,000 before the decision. The Central Bank's new public price is 152,000.
Baghdad answered by promising to meet every dollar request for trade, bank cards and travelers without restrictions. The state trade bank began supplying foreign currency, and the customs pay-up-front rule was suspended in the same cabinet decision as the rate. Parliament has called the Central Bank governor and the finance minister in to explain.
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