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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Baghdad – Fadhel al-Nashmi

US Dollar Continues Insane Hike at the Expense of Iraqi Dinar

A member of Iraq Bikers, the first Iraqi biker group, drives with an Iraqi flag on his motorbike in Baghdad, Iraq December 28, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

The exchange rate of the US dollar in Iraq continues to skyrocket as the country’s monetary authorities and government fail to curb the devaluation of the Iraqi dinar. On Sunday, the price of the US dollar stood at 1,650 dinars.

The recent slide of the Iraqi dinar against the dollar has disrupted local markets and created turmoil as the price of goods and services hiked to unprecedented levels.

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