After the dollar stabilizes, the Sudanese Central Bank directs that price manipulators be held accountable (document)

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani issued an "important" directive today, Monday (June 2, 2025), to the departments responsible for combating economic crime to pursue and hold accountable those who manipulate prices, especially owners of food, medicine, bakeries and ovens.

According to a letter issued by the Prime Minister's Office, received by "Baghdad Today", al-Sudani's directive "comes after Iraqi markets witnessed a noticeable stability in the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar, at a time when some weak-willed people still insist on selling goods at the previous prices, which witnessed a significant increase during the period of the decline in the value of the dinar against the dollar."

He stressed that "this manipulation directly harms the citizen and requires decisive government intervention to impose oversight and enforce the law."

text  of the document

May God's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.

M/Directive

In view of the stability of exchange rates (the dollar versus the Iraqi dinar), it was observed that some companies, merchants, and weak-willed individuals were exploiting prices or keeping them as they were without regard for market stability, especially food and medicine owners, bakeries, and ovens, due to their failure to adjust the selling prices of items that citizens need on a daily basis. There is no clear oversight role by the economic departments to follow up on these cases. After the Prime Minister - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces was informed of the above content, His Excellency ordered the following:

The departments responsible for combating economic crime shall monitor and hold accountable those who manipulate prices and take the necessary legal measures against them.

Coordination with the Ministries of Trade, Agriculture, and Health to ensure the stability of the price ratio of items that affect the lives of citizens on a regular basis. link