Finance Minister To World Bank Delegation: We Are Proceeding With The Implementation Of Automation Projects And Transforming Them Into Practical Steps To Develop Financial Management And Enhance Oversight And Transparency

Baghdad - One News - 9/17/2026   Finance Minister Faleh Sari discussed with a delegation from the World Bank the files of financial and banking reform and the development of financial management tools, in addition to the automation projects that the ministry is working to implement.  

 Are Central Banks Moving Out of Dollar Assets?

Linda S. Goldberg, Oliver Hannaoui, and Sneha Parthasarathy

The dollar’s share of global official foreign exchange reserves fell from 64 percent in 2015 to 56 percent in 2025. This downward trajectory is sometimes read as evidence that the dollar’s role in international financial markets is eroding.

However, aggregate statistics obscure the composition of changes occurring at the country level. In this post, we show that the aggregate decline is not a systematic global shift away from dollar assets. Rather, the aggregate decline reflects the actions of a handful of large reserve holders, changing either their currency preferences or the size of their reserve portfolio.

Oil Falls As Saudi Arabia Boosts Oman Supply

2026-09-16 17:29   Shafaq News   Oil prices fell on Wednesday after reports that Saudi Arabia was offering additional crude cargoes ​through Oman eased some concerns about Middle East supply disruptions, while a smaller-than-expected draw in US crude inventories added further downward pressure.

Brent crude futures fell $2.92, or ‌2.7%, to settle at $105.83 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate futures fell $3.40, or 3.2%, to close at $102.43.

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FED TURNS HAWKISH: FIRST RATE HIKE IN THREE YEARS OPENS A NEW PHASE FOR THE DOLLAR, DEBT AND GLOBAL CURRENCIES

THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS RAISED INTEREST RATES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2023 WHILE SIGNALING THAT ANOTHER HIKE COULD FOLLOW, ADDING NEW PRESSURE TO DEBT, BONDS, THE DOLLAR AND GLOBAL CURRENCY FLOWS.

Exclusive | News of the dollar cutoff in Iraq fuels speculation and raises the exchange rate

September 16, 2026Last updated: September 16, 2026

The Independent - The Iraqi market has witnessed a new wave of increases in dollar exchange rates in recent days, coinciding with a significant increase in demand for the US currency, amid a state of anxiety fueled by news circulating about the possibility of imposing new restrictions on dollar flows to Iraq in the coming period.