The Ledger
What the Central Bank refused
From January 2013 to February 2015 the Central Bank's committee turned down $24.6 billion of the banks' requests for dollars, 27% of what they asked for in 2013. The committee wrote down the reason for each refusal in its daily minutes. This page shows those reasons as read from the scanned minutes.
Year by year
| Year | Banks asked for | Committee refused | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $270.2 million | $0.2 million | 0% |
| 2013 | $64.58 billion | $17.70 billion | 27% |
| 2014 | $40.94 billion | $5.97 billion | 15% |
| 2015(January to February) | $2.19 billion | $889.6 million | 41% |
Source: The Central Bank committee's daily minutes; rows that pass the arithmetic checks onlyTier A
The reasons the committee wrote down
A single refusal can carry more than one reason, so the amounts here add up to more than the total refused. 9.9% of the reasons cannot be read in the surviving scans.
- Held back for audit$8.08 billion
- Other reasons$5.33 billion
- Missing or faulty documents$3.46 billion
- No reason given, or unreadable$2.83 billion
- Penalty on, or suspension of, the bank$2.58 billion
- Bank's funds did not cover the request$1.66 billion
- The same customer at more than one bank$1.55 billion
- Withdrawn at the bank's request$1.27 billion
- Customer in breach of anti-money-laundering rules$1.06 billion
- Problem with the import licence$880.4 million
- Names or details do not match$849.5 million
- Company's activity does not match the goods$345 million
- Bank below the capital requirement$335.2 million
- The bank's whole request excluded$328.7 million
- Old or invalid invoice$322.6 million
- Timing or procedure$312.9 million
- Duplicate or reused invoice$200.1 million
- Ministry of Trade letter$59.6 million
- Licence issued in the Kurdistan Region$28.9 million
Every refusal, as read from the scanned minutes
Largest first. Company names are given as read from the scanned minutes. They are not accusations.
193 rows
The reasons were read from scanned pages of the Central Bank's minutes, the reading may contain errors, and the scanned page is the authority.
| Date | Bank | Refused | Of a request for | Reason | As read from the scanned minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $32.7 million | $32.7 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 17 May 2014 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $28.6 million | $28.6 million | Names or details do not match; Penalty on, or suspension of, the bank | الحوالة والنقد لاختلاف اسم المخول لوحدة غسل 28,550,000 الاموال وحسب مذكرة الصيرفة المرقمة 6924/7/9 في 2014/5/6 |
| undated | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $25.3 million | $25.3 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 18 May 2014 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $24 million | $24 million | Names or details do not match; Penalty on, or suspension of, the bank | استبعاد لاختلاف اسم مسؤول وحدة غضل الاموال حسب مذكرة الصيرفة المرقمة 6924 في 2014/5/6 |
| undated | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $23.1 million | $23.1 million | Names or details do not match | 23,100,000 الاختلاف مخول وحدة غل الاسوال عن مذكر صيرفة 6924 فى 014/5/6. |
| 27 February 2014 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $21.5 million | $21.5 million | Other reasons | امتلعة لحمل الأموافيل مراقب الامتثل يدلا من مدير |
| 26 February 2014 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $20.6 million | $20.6 million | Other reasons | لايداعه المبلغ المطلوب قبل يوم واحد خلافا بذلك 20,550,000 للفقرة !أ-15) الاجراءات والضوابط من تعليمات بيع وشراء العملة الاجنبية |
| 3 July 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $20.2 million | $20.2 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| undated | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $19.5 million | $19.5 million | Held back for audit | الا غراض تدقيقية |
| undated | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $18 million | $22 million | The same customer at more than one bank; Missing or faulty documents | ستبعدت الحوالة لعدم ادراج اسم المصرف في استمارة الشراء ستبعد من النقد لتكرار الاسماء ضمن قوائم المصرف نفسه ومع مصارف الخليج واميرالد |
| 19 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $17.1 million | $17.1 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 30 October 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $17.1 million | $21 million | The same customer at more than one bank; Missing or faulty documents; Held back for audit | ستبعدت الحوالة لعدم تقديم معلومات السويفت وتسلسل 2 لاغراض تدقيقية استبعد من النقد لتكرار 12 اسم ضمن قوانم نفس المصرف ومع مصرف الاقتصاد |
| 25 January 2015 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $17 million | $25.3 million | Held back for audit | استبعاد !ت1 وت3) لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 18 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.5 million | $16.5 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 22 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.5 million | $16.5 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 30 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.5 million | $16.5 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 9 July 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.5 million | $16.5 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 13 July 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.5 million | $16.5 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 22 July 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.5 million | $16.5 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 25 November 2014 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.5 million | $16.5 million | Penalty on, or suspension of, the bank | 16,500,000 استبعاد كامل حسب مذكرة الصيرفة |
| 16 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.2 million | $16.2 million | Held back for audit | الاغراض تدقيقية |
| 24 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.2 million | $16.2 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 11 July 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.2 million | $16.2 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 21 July 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.2 million | $16.2 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| undated | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.1 million | $16.1 million | No reason given, or unreadable | |
| 8 January 2014 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16.1 million | $20.6 million | Other reasons | ميتت متطاية |
| 17 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16 million | $16 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 30 November 2014 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $16 million | $16 million | Penalty on, or suspension of, the bank | حسب مذكرة الصيرفة المؤرخة في |
| 9 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $15.9 million | $15.9 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 13 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $15.8 million | $15.8 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 23 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $15.8 million | $15.8 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 2 July 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $15.8 million | $15.8 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 6 July 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $15.8 million | $15.8 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 24 July 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $15.8 million | $15.8 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 11 February 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $14.8 million | $14.8 million | Other reasons | ويعاد تقديم طلب شراء النقد |
| 13 January 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $14.7 million | $14.7 million | Other reasons | كون رقم استمارة الشراء مختلف |
| 24 November 2014 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $14.2 million | $14.2 million | Penalty on, or suspension of, the bank | حسب مذكرة الصيرفة |
| 2 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $14 million | $14 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 11 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $14 million | $14 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 1 December 2014 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $14 million | $14 million | No reason given, or unreadable | |
| 12 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $13.5 million | $13.5 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 3 March 2014 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $13.4 million | $13.4 million | No reason given, or unreadable | |
| 27 June 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $13.1 million | $13.1 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 3 February 2014 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $13 million | $13 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 11 December 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $12.9 million | $21.1 million | No reason given, or unreadable | |
| 9 October 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $12.2 million | $12.2 million | Missing or faulty documents; Held back for audit | استبعدت الحوالة لاغراض تدقيقية ستبعد النقد لعدم توقيع مراقب الامتثال على قوائم البيع |
| undated | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $11.8 million | $18.1 million | Held back for audit | الاغراض تدفيقية |
| undated | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $11.6 million | $17.2 million | Held back for audit | استبعاد جزء من !ت اوت2) لاغراض تداليقية |
| 4 February 2014 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $11 million | $11 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدايقية |
| 18 February 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $10.7 million | $10.7 million | Problem with the import licence; Missing or faulty documents | لعدم وجود رقم وتاريخ اجازة الاستيراد |
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Company names in the Central Bank's notes are shown as read from the scanned minutes. They are not accusations. If a bank appears on this page, it means only that the committee refused part of its request on that day.