On 1 October, Reconstruction and Development Bloc deputy head Mansour al-Baiji, speaking on Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media), attributed exchange-rate pressure to dollar smuggling and delayed U.S. Treasury shipments, and called for adequate Central Bank dollar injections. He also predicted a dollar decline and said the Finance Committee had agreed not to pass the next budget unless it made all contract employees permanent.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media01 Oct, 22:54
“Dollar smuggling is one cause of the exchange-rate rise. Delayed dollar shipments from the U.S. Treasury are also among the causes of the exchange-rate rise. The Central Bank should inject adequate amounts of dollars to preserve market stability. The dollar exchange rate will fall against the dinar. All contract employees will be made permanent in the next budget. There is an agreement within the ”
تهريب الدولار احد اسباب ارتفاع سعر الصرف تاخر شحنات الدولار من الخزانة الاميركية ايضا من اسباب ارتفاع سعر الصرف على البنك المركزي ضخ كميات مناسبة من الدولار للحفاظ على استقرار السوق سعر صرف الدولار سيشهد انخفاضا امام الدينار سيتم تثبيت جميع موظفي العقود في الموازنة المقبلة هناك اتفاق داخل اللجنة المالية على عدم تمرير الموازنة الا بتضمينها تثبيت العقود
a Central Bank injection announcement, Finance Committee adoption of the stated condition, or a budget provision covering all contract employees; any of these moves this file.