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"In these two years, there has been a great rise of inflation which has exceeded 7 or 8 percent," Ali Mohsen al-Alaq, governor of Iraq's Central Bank, said in a panel on "Economic Policy: The Dinar & the Challenge of Growth" in the Sulaimani Forum.
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"If our border crossings were organized on a high level and all operations were thoroughly recorded, the Central Bank could monitor the outflow of dollars in a better manner," Alaq added while describing the difficulties of controlling the smuggling of dollars.
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"We had seen, unfortunately, a growing number of suspicious transactions and a large, huge amount of wire transfers leaving the country on a fraudulent basis," Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Iraq David Burger said about dollar smuggling from Iraq.
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Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), begins her speech at the Sulaimani Forum.
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"While these elections were widely recognized as transparent and incredible, which is no small feat for a young democracy, soon after Iraq found itself in an extremely volatile post-electoral environment," Plasschaert said, referring to previous clashes in Baghdad.
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"The patience and resilience of Iraqis will continue to be tested. Why? Because no one can expect the new government - this government - to accomplish miracles overnight," the UNAMI head said.
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Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani opens his speech during the Sulaimani Forum.
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"We have made great efforts to make Halabja into a province, in order for its victims to be compensated," President Barzani said, thanking PM Sudani for approving Halabja's ascension as Iraq's 19th province.
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"This is a completely constitutional and lawful act for the people of Halabja," Barzani said, referring to compensation for the victims of Halabja's chemical attack and its elevation to a province by the Iraqi government.
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"I remember the sufferings, the crime, the poverty, and painful images of the past of the time of the dictatorial regime," Sudani said, recalling his past during the tenure of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
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"We want the West in general to understand the situation in Iraq. We are talking about a nation which has many ethnicities and religions," Sudani said when asked by moderator Jane Arraf about what the West should understand with Iraq.
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"As a government, we operate on many fronts but a main front is seeking employment for youth," PM Sudani said, calling on young people to remain in Iraq and help with its progression.
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"For the first time, we succeeded in a scientific manner to approve the budget for three years," Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani said during the keynote speech at the Sulaimani Forum.
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"The budget is an important key amongst the keys that open the pathways for solution," Sudani said, praising the approval of the budget for the years 2023, 2024, and 2025.
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"We are near the anniversary of a terrible tragedy ... committed by the dictatorial Baathist regime against our oppressed Kurdish people," Sudani said, referring to the anniversary of the Halabja chemical attack on March 16.
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