Key Indicators

Official USD / IQD
1,310 per $1 CBI ↗

Data: Aug 14 · 4:11 AM · Checked: Aug 14 · 4:11 AM No change

Parallel USD / IQD
1,530 per $1 ↑ +16.8% ↗

Data: Aug 14 · 4:11 AM · Checked: Aug 14 · 4:11 AM No change

Gold · 21K Mithqal
IQD 937,527 5g No change

Data: Aug 14 · 4:11 AM · Checked: Aug 14 · 4:11 AM →

Brent
$88.50 / bbl Updated

Data: Aug 14 · 4:22 PM · Checked: Aug 14 · 4:22 PM →

Basrah Medium
$78.37 / bbl No change

Data: Jul 2026 · Checked: Aug 14 · 4:11 AM →

Iraq Crude Production
2.901 M bpd No change

Data: Jul 2026 · Checked: Aug 14 · 4:11 AM →

Iraq Crude Exports
42.5 M barrelsNo change
South / Basrah35.5MNorth / Ceyhan7.0M · 16.5%
May–Jun32.1M · combined
Jul42.5M

Data: Jul 2026 · Checked: Aug 14 · 4:11 AM

Latest Developments

Open-ended Iran blockade threat lifts oil risk (Global)Verified report

Brent rose to $88.50 intraday as an indefinite blockade threat and tanker attacks renewed Hormuz supply fears.

Source: Reuters14 Aug 2026Impact: HighConfidence: High
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Basrah crude offered outside Hormuz (Global)Verified report

Basrah Medium was offered near a $10 premium as buyers avoided Gulf risk.

Source: Reuters13 Aug 2026Impact: HighConfidence: Medium–High
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Government liquidity remains under pressure (Local)Analytical signal

Model inference from elevated oil-export and salary-financing risk; not an official delay announcement.

Source: STRESS analysis14 Aug 2026Impact: HighConfidence: Medium
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Economic Signals

State LiquidityTIGHT ↑

Street PressureHIGH ↑

Market ActivitySLOW —

STRESS Index

LOWMODERATEHIGHCRITICAL
73/100 · HIGH PRESSURE

Oil-export pressure and government liquidity dominate the reading; the parallel FX premium remains the market-based dinar signal.

Scenario Outlook

Low Pressure Scenario

10%

Shipping normalizes, exports recover and public payments stabilize.

Moderate Pressure Scenario

51%

Export friction persists, salaries remain funded with limited delays and markets stay cautious.

High Pressure Scenario

39%

Longer disruption cuts receipts, tightens liquidity and increases dinar pressure.