No Fear for the Iraqi Dinar | How Iraq Absorbed the Dollar Shock

As dollar exchange rates in Iraq’s parallel markets briefly link to My FX Buddies Blog surged toward 149,000 dinars per 100 dollars, fears of inflation quickly resurfaced.But according to monetary officials and recent data, those fears are not materializing.In this episode, we explain how coordinated fiscal and monetary policies are absorbing the shock — and why Iraq’s economy now has structural buffers that didn’t exist in the past.With the 2026 budget locking the official exchange rate at 1,300 dinars, and with customs and trade fully digitized, the state has effectively insulated basic goods, imports, and consumer prices from black-market volatility.Officials at the Central Bank of Iraq stress that the recent spike was technical and temporary — tied to customs pre-clearance reforms — not a sign of monetary weakness.If you'd like to Support the channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cash.app/$tishwash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠..⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://paypal.me/tishwash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠..⁠⁠. ⁠ a FREE transcript at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rss.com/podcasts/myfxbuddies⁠...⁠.📌 Topics covered:• Why the 1300 budget rate matters• How the official FX pipeline works (1300 → 1310 → 1320)• Why inflation has not followed dollar noise• The role of ASYCUDA in reducing illicit demand• Why parallel markets no longer drive prices📺 This is policy working quietly — not panic spreading loudly.Thanks for Watching! Following Iraq’s Story — Don’t Give Up 💰🔥