CBI Governor meets International Monetary Fund Executive Director
February 10, 2023
His Excellency CBI Governor , Mr. Ali Mohsen Ismail, met with the Executive Director of IMF, Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, on the sidelines of his visit to Washington, DC. During the meeting, they discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation to serve the interest of the Iraqi economy and monetary policy, as well as ways to develop the Iraqi banking sector. For his part, His Excellency said: The Central Bank of Iraq has taken a package of measures to reform the Iraqi banking sector and develop its work in line with international standards, which will reflect positively on Iraq's international trade and the national economy.He added: The Central Bank continues its measures in combating money laundering and terrorist financing, by taking a set of decisions that support these measures, which reflected positively on Iraq's ratings in this field. In turn, IMF Executive Director , Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin said that IMF continues to provide technical support to CBI in various fields. It is noteworthy that CBI Governor is currently visiting Washington, as part of an official government delegation, in order to start official talks with the US Federal Bank.Central Bank of IraqMedia Office10/2/2023
