On 22 September, Hoquq MP Hussein al-Darraji (KH) said the dollar rate moved repeatedly each day and alleged that hundreds of millions of dollars passed through exchange, tourism, travel and umrah companies. He said some companies used citizens’ passports or organized groups to obtain dollars at the official rate for resale on the black market, and criticized security and regulatory bodies for offering no clear control mechanism. The named scale and methods have not been acknowledged by the Central Bank or security agencies.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official22 Sept, 21:19
“Hundreds of millions of dollars are involved through exchange, tourism, travel and umrah companies... I have seen no clear solutions to the problem or mechanism to control currency smuggling.”
مئات ملايين الدولارات بسبب شركات الصرافة وشركات السياحة والسفر والعمرة... ماشفت اي حلول واضحة للمشكلة ولا آلية تسيطر بيها ع تهريب العملة
named companies, passport-use investigations, Central Bank rule changes or economic-crime arrests; any of these moves this file.