Hundreds of Iraqis protest over devaluation of currency

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Hundreds of Iraqis protest over devaluation of currency

STORY: Hundreds of Iraqis protest over devaluation of currency DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of protest STORYLINE: Hundreds of Iraqis rallied on Wednesday near the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) in downtown Baghdad to protest the recent devaluation of the Iraqi dinar and demand the government take action to stabilize the currency. According to a source with the Interior Ministry, the demonstrators gathered outside the CBI complex amid a heavy security presence as riot police cordoned off the area. Many demonstrators carried flags and banners, some of which read, "Enough with promises. Devalue the dollar," and another read, "High prices are killing us." Earlier in the week, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani said that "the government continues its support for the Central Bank of Iraq to restore the dollar exchange rate to the official rate. We have taken several strong decisions to support and stabilize the Iraqi dinar, and we war

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