Economist Manar Al-Obaidi explains why the Iraqi dinar dropped in the parallel market, pointing to the upcoming pre-customs ...

Iraq faces a looming economic shock as experts warn that delays, money printing, and rising spending are pushing the country ...

BAGHDAD, July 26 (Reuters) - Iraq's currency has fallen against the U.S. dollar because some traders are sourcing hard currency in the black market instead of using the central bank's official ...

Recent discussions about a supposed shortage of dinars—affecting the November salaries in Iraq’s central and southern ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi protesters rallied Friday in Baghdad, demanding the government take action to stop the economic crisis and the slide of the national currency after the Iraqi dinar plunged further ...

NAJAF, Iraq (AP) – The plunge in Iran’s currency is proving bad for business in neighboring Iraq. Yousif Jassim Mohammed would know. The Iraqi merchant’s gift shop sits on prime real estate opposite ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s currency ended its nosedive after a meeting between the Iraqi Central Bank head and a top U.S. Treasury official. Under Secretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of protesters rallied Wednesday near the Central Bank in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, angered by the recent devaluation of the Iraqi dinar and demanding the government take ...

Iraq has managed to ratchet up oil production to record highs, against what would seem to be insurmountable obstacles. Despite political gridlock, a fight against ISIS militants, and the ongoing need ...

NPR's Bob Edwards talks to Peter McPherson about the introduction of a new currency in Iraq. McPherson is the former financial coordinator for U.S.-led efforts in Iraq, and he believes the new dinars ...