On 7 October, Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated/aligned media) and Shabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned/non-official media) published matching wording attributed to Standard Chartered. The forecast put Iraq’s foreign reserves at about $60 billion by year-end, compared with about $100 billion at the year’s start, conditional on depletion continuing at its current pace.
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated/aligned media07 Oct, 15:59
“Standard Chartered Bank: Iraq’s foreign reserves could fall to about $60 billion by year-end, compared with about $100 billion at its beginning, if depletion continues at the current pace.”
بنك ستاندرد تشارترد: الاحتياطيات الأجنبية للعراق قد تتراجع إلى نحو 60 مليار دولار بنهاية العام مقارنة بنحو 100 مليار دولار في بدايته، إذا استمر استنزافها بالوتيرة الحالية
- Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned/non-official media07 Oct, 15:59
“Standard Chartered Bank: Iraq’s foreign reserves could fall to about $60 billion by year-end, compared with about $100 billion at its beginning, if depletion continues at the current pace.”
بنك ستاندرد تشارترد: الاحتياطيات الأجنبية للعراق قد تتراجع إلى نحو 60 مليار دولار بنهاية العام مقارنة بنحو 100 مليار دولار في بدايته، إذا استمر استنزافها بالوتيرة الحالية.
Both outlets preserve the forecast’s depletion condition and attribution to Standard Chartered; neither publication turns it into a faction-authored estimate.