On 20 September, Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) reported that the Central Bank of Iraq had adopted measures to narrow the gap between official and parallel exchange rates and restore dollar-price stability. It said the measures followed the parallel rate exceeding IQD 160,000 per $100 on Saturday.
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official20 Sept, 13:24
“The Central Bank of Iraq is taking a package of new measures aimed at reducing the gap between the official and parallel rates and restoring stability to local dollar exchange rates.”
البنك المركزي العراقي يتخذ حزمة من الإجراءات الجديدة الهادفة إلى تقليل الفارق بين السعرين الرسمي والموازي، وإعادة الاستقرار لأسعار صرف الدولار في الأسواق المحلية
Central Bank publication of the measures, a Badr figure demanding specific banking action, or a renewed move above IQD 160,000 per $100 would move the policy, faction-positioning or market-pressure reading; any of these moves this file.