Iraq Economic News and Points To Ponder Late Saturday Evening 10-17-26
Source: Over $11M Missing From Iraqi State Bank
2026-10-17 Shafaq News- Baghdad
More than 17 billion Iraqi dinars ($11.18 million) in collected revenues and funds held in electronic accounts have reportedly gone missing from a state-owned bank, a source familiar with the matter told Shafaq News on Saturday.
Ariel: What is Not Feasible for Iraq (and More)
Ariel: What is Not Feasible for Iraq
10-17-2026
In My Opinion- What Is Not Feasible For Iraq
Iraq cannot formally submit a credible, WTO-compliant 2027 budget using a phantom program rate (1,310) that nobody not the IMF, not the World Bank, not their own central bank governors believes reflects economic reality.
A budget denominated in a currency that has no operational international Forex rate is a fiscal fiction. It cannot be audited. It cannot be stress-tested.
Saturday Iraq News Posted by Tishwash at TNT 10-17-2026
TNT:
Tishwash: President Al-Zaydi: The cabinet formation is complete and we have filled the vacant portfolios.
Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi confirmed on Thursday that the cabinet formation is complete five months after the government was formed, stressing the commitment to implementing the government program's priorities and responding to the aspirations of Iraqis.
Al-Zaydi said in a statement received by Iraq Observer that the government has worked diligently and persistently over the past months under extremely complex internal and external circumstances, explaining that the war in the region has imposed, and continues to impose, exceptional economic challenges on Iraq, in addition to security challenges that require the highest levels of responsibility and vigilance.
Why Are Central Banks Buying So Much Gold in 2026?
Why Are Central Banks Buying So Much Gold in 2026?
Published: 10-05-2026 De-dollarization is the gradual shift by central banks away from holding the US dollar as their dominant reserve asset. In practice, that usually means adding gold and other currencies instead. In 2026, this shift stopped being a theory investors had to take on faith.
Specifically, it is now a documented pattern, visible in the World Gold Council’s own survey data and in the IMF’s own reserve statistics.
Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economics Updates Saturday Afternoon 10-17-26
Good Afternoon Dinar Recaps,
GLOBAL DEBT RESET WATCH: DEVELOPING NATIONS FACE RECORD DEBT AS NEW FINANCING MODELS EMERGE
Record external debt, shrinking foreign aid and rising financing costs are pushing developing nations to seek new ways to fund growth and reshape their relationships with global financial institutions.
You Could Earn 6% On Your ‘Plan B’ Home Abroad
You Could Earn 6% On Your ‘Plan B’ Home Abroad
Note From the Field By James Hickman (Simon Black / Sovereign Man) October 15, 2026
For a lot of Americans, the beachfront condo has become unattainable. In Naples, Florida, the median beachfront condo on the market is listed at about $2 million. And that’s before factoring in condo fees and skyrocketing insurance costs.
Now compare that to an apartment we found during research for members of our flagship service, Plan B Confidential, in João Pessoa, a midsize beach city on Brazil's northeast coast.
Part 2: A Secret Global Monetary Reset Has Started (Watch Before This Video Is Banned)
Part 2: A Secret Global Monetary Reset Has Started (Watch Before This Video Is Banned)
George Gammon: 10-17-2026
Chapter 4: Bank creation of money
I'm going to show you how these banks create the dollars, create the money supply, and how that in and of itself creates a tremendous amount of demand for dollars and treasuries.
What we have is a debt based monetary system. I'm sure you guys have heard that term before. And essentially what that means, whether we like it or not, is money or currency, whichever term you want to use, is really debt.
A Secret Global Monetary Reset Has Started (Watch Before This Video Is Banned) Part 1
A Secret Global Monetary Reset Has Started (Watch Before This Video Is Banned) Part 1
George Gammon: 10-17-2026
Chapter 1: The global monetary reset
A global monetary reset is happening right now. And I can assure you it is nothing like what you've been told. You think it's about oil and the petro dollar, but it's not. It's about debt.
It's about trillions and possibly quadrillions of dollars in debt. This is the biggest monetary reset in the history of the world. It might even be the biggest event the world has ever seen. And it's happening in secret.
Iraq Economic News and Points To Ponder Saturday Morning 10-17-26
The International Monetary Fund pledges financial and economic support to Iraq; a forthcoming loan program opens the door to reforms.
Last updated: October 17, 2026 The Independent / Baghdad – The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, announced on Saturday, October 17, 2026, the Fund’s intention to provide strong support to Iraq through a loan program requested by the Iraqi authorities, in addition to supporting economic and financial policies, in a move that may represent a new phase of cooperation between Baghdad and international financial institutions.
Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economics Updates Saturday Morning 10-17-26
Good Morning Dinar Recaps,
GLOBAL DEBT RESET WATCH: IMF MEMBERS CALL FOR MORE SUPPORT AS WAR AND ENERGY COSTS PRESSURE ECONOMIES
International financial leaders are calling for greater support for vulnerable economies as conflict, rising energy costs, mounting debt and rapid technological change test the resilience of the global financial system.
Ariel: Iraq’s Final Legal Trigger, Three-Zero Deletion, and the Real Rate Architecture
Ariel: Iraq’s Final Legal Trigger, Three-Zero Deletion, and the Real Rate Architecture
10-16-2026
Your Life Is About To Change: Crossing Over Into Another Reality (The Cabinet Is Complete) 555
THE CABINET SEAL — IRAQ’S FINAL LEGAL TRIGGER, THE THREE-ZERO DELETION, AND THE REAL RATE ARCHITECTURE
Here’s what the talking heads miss: Iraq doesn’t run on vibes. It runs on bylaws codified under the 2005 constitution, layered with IMF Article IV consultation commitments, and backstopped by the Central Bank of Iraq Law No. 56 of 2004.