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- Withdrawn at the bank's request$1.27 billion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.
145 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $56.8 million | $56.8 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 8 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $41.5 million | $41.5 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 9 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $27.1 million | $27.1 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| undated | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $26 million | $26 million | Other reasons | 2074/0412 26,021,000 الصيرفة العرقمة 41318/2/9 |
| 23 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $24.3 million | $24.3 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 18 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $22.8 million | $22.8 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 10 April 2014 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $22.7 million | $22.7 million | Penalty on, or suspension of, the bank | الحوالة بموجب مذكرة الصيرفة المرقمة 1318/2/9 في 2014/04/02 وهموجب كتاب المصرف المر 2654 في 2014/4/8 النقد بداء على طلب المصرة 2600 في 2014/4/7 |
| 19 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $22.1 million | $22.1 million | Held back for audit | الاغراض تدفيقية |
| 27 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $21.4 million | $21.4 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 20 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $21 million | $21 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 13 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $21 million | $21 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 24 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $21 million | $21 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 29 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $21 million | $21 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 3 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $20.9 million | $20.9 million | Held back for audit | يستبعد لاغراض تدقيقية |
| undated | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $20.9 million | $20.9 million | Other reasons | و يسْع املر 4 دع لمناء عن حي الصال الساعة من فإل الندهر المفرض |
| 12 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $20.3 million | $20.3 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 1 July 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $20.3 million | $20.3 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 11 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $20.3 million | $20.3 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 22 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $20.3 million | $20.3 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 30 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $20.3 million | $20.3 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 26 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $19.5 million | $19.5 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 2 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $19 million | $19 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 25 June 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $18.8 million | $18.8 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 8 January 2014 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $16.7 million | $16.7 million | No reason given, or unreadable | |
| 11 February 2015 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $15.9 million | $15.9 million | Other reasons | 15/2ب المصرف المركم 934 في |
| undated | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $15.9 million | $15.9 million | Other reasons | 15/2ب المصرف المركم 934 في |
| 25 November 2014 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $15.6 million | $15.6 million | Held back for audit | 15,584,000 لاغراض تدقيقية |
| 8 January 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $14.9 million | $14.9 million | Other reasons | كون شركة افاق المستقبل شركة واجهيه لم تقدم اي اوليات عند طلبها من قبل المستوردين |
| 10 January 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $14.7 million | $14.7 million | Other reasons | كون الاختام مستنسخة على الطلبات |
| 9 October 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $13.7 million | $13.7 million | Missing or faulty documents | عدم تقديم معلومات السويفت |
| 6 November 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $13.6 million | $13.6 million | No reason given, or unreadable | |
| undated | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $13 million | $17.2 million | Other reasons | تفل 3و 4 الهم ام مض عالاية |
| 10 April 2014 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $11.7 million | $11.7 million | Penalty on, or suspension of, the bank | بزقة المرقسة 1318/2/9/د موجب مذكرة ال 1127/مزاد في 2014/4/9 |
| 14 March 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $11.4 million | $11.4 million | Problem with the import licence | تاريخ اجازة الاستيراد قديم |
| 24 March 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $11.4 million | $11.4 million | Held back for audit | اوراق تدقيقية تتعلق بالزبون |
| 19 February 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $11.1 million | $11.1 million | Missing or faulty documents | عدم وجود ختم المصرف على اوراق شركتي الصيرفة |
| undated | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $10.6 million | $18.4 million | Held back for audit | استبعاد !ت اوت2) لاغراض تديقية |
| 24 February 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $10.3 million | $10.3 million | Customer in breach of anti-money-laundering rules | وجود زبون مخالف لتعليمات غسيل الاموال |
| 10 March 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $10.3 million | $14.3 million | Customer in breach of anti-money-laundering rules | وجود زبون مخالف لتعليمات غسيل الاموال |
| 21 November 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $10.2 million | $14.5 million | Other reasons | سئصل 1 و 2و 3 لاكراض تكقيقية |
| 7 October 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $10.1 million | $10.1 million | Names or details do not match | لمبلغ المقدم لا يتطابق مع المبلغ في كشف الحوالة |
| 18 March 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $9.9 million | $9.9 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية تتعلق بالزبون |
| 7 April 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $9.7 million | $9.7 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون |
| 19 March 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $9.7 million | $9.9 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية تتعلق بالزبون |
| 14 December 2014 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $9.5 million | $9.5 million | Penalty on, or suspension of, the bank | م* الزبون محروم بحسب مذكرة الصي لمة 4176/2/9 فى 14/10/19 |
| 5 April 2014 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $9.5 million | $9.5 million | Penalty on, or suspension of, the bank | 9,471,000 وفقا لمذكرة الصيرفة المرقمة 1318/2/9 في |
| 28 February 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $9.2 million | $9.2 million | Customer in breach of anti-money-laundering rules | وجود زبون مخالف لتعليمات غسيل الاموال |
| 13 March 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $9.2 million | $9.4 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية تتعلق بالزبون |
| 3 March 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $9.1 million | $9.1 million | Customer in breach of anti-money-laundering rules; Missing or faulty documents | وجود زبون مخالف لتعليمات غسيل الاموال 1-حسب القوائم المرفقة 2-لعدم ورود الطلب |
| 12 March 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $9 million | $9 million | Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية تتعلق بالزبون |
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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.