Iraq, fighting a booming currency black market, has considerably increased overseas dollar transactions through the official global SWIFT system, the Central Bank vice governor said on Monday.
With dollars dominating the country’s economy, Baghdad has imposed a series of restrictions on the use of American greenbacks domestically.
At the end of 2022 the country’s bankings sector also adopted the international financial messaging system known as SWIFT as part of the reforms, to help tackle money laundering and ensure respect for international sanctions.