Iraq's Corruption
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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

YearBanks asked forCommittee refusedShare
2012$270.2 million$0.2 million0%
2013$64.58 billion$17.70 billion27%
2014$40.94 billion$5.97 billion15%
2015(January to February)$2.19 billion$889.6 million41%
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.

Every refusal, as read from the scanned minutes

Largest first. Company names are given as read from the scanned minutes. They are not accusations.

70 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.

DateBankRefusedOf a request forReasonAs read from the scanned minutes
20 June 2013Ashur International Bank for Investment$13.8 million$13.8 millionCompany's activity does not match the goodsسبب الاستبعا لتنوع نشاط الزبون
undatedInternational Development Bank (IDB)$13.1 million$28.9 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match; Withdrawn at the bank's request2-استبعاد مبلغ ,!1542) حسب طلب المصرف ذو العدد 344 في 18/7/2013 تسلسل !1) في كشف الحوالات 3- استبعاد مبلغ ,!225) تسلسل ,7) في كشف الحوالات ,لاختلاف نشاط المستفيد)
21 February 2013Cihan Bank for Islamic Investment & Finance$12.3 million$12.3 millionCompany's activity does not match the goodsكون الشركة المستفيدة لديها اكثر من نشاط ومن عدة مصارف
22 May 2013Commercial Bank of Iraq$10 million$14.5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchلاختلاف نشاط المستفيد تسلسل !4,5)
4 April 2013Iraqi Islamic Bank for Investment & Development$9.9 million$13.9 millionThe same customer at more than one bank; Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match1-اختلاف النشاط التجاري للجهة المستفيدة 2- تكرار الفاتورة لاكثر من مصرف
1 April 2013United Bank for Investment (UBI)$9.8 million$9.8 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري
28 March 2013United Bank for Investment (UBI)$9.8 million$9.8 millionCompany's activity does not match the goodsختلاف نشاط الزبون
7 April 2013North Bank for Finance & Investment$9.7 million$9.7 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون
2 April 2013Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank$9.6 million$9.6 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري
8 April 2013$8.8 million$8.8 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الجهة المستفيدة
10 April 2013Al-Huda Bank$8.7 million$8.7 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف النشاط التجاري للجهة المستفيدة
1 April 2013North Bank for Finance & Investment$8.6 million$8.6 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري
24 February 2013National Islamic Bank$8.5 million$10.8 millionCustomer in breach of anti-money-laundering rules; Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match2-اختلاف البضاعة المستوردة عن نشاط الشركة 1-وجود زبون مخالف لتعليمات غسيل الاموال
31 March 2013Region Trade Bank (RTB, formerly Emerald Bank)$8.5 million$8.5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchلاختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون
31 March 2013Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance$8.5 million$8.5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchلاختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون
3 April 2013Al-Huda Bank$8.3 million$8.3 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري
8 April 2013Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance$8 million$8 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون اختلاف المبلغ المراد تحويلة بين كشف
4 April 2013Cihan Bank for Islamic Investment & Finance$7.8 million$11.8 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف النشاط التجاري للجهة المستفيدة
14 March 2013Investment Bank of Iraq$7.8 million$7.8 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط المحول عن المادة المستوردة
22 May 2013Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank$7.7 million$21.7 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchلاختلاف نشاط المستفيد تسلسل ,4,6,7,9)
undatedIraqi Middle East Investment Bank$7.5 million$12.5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchالاختلاف نشاط المستفيد تسلسل !1,3,5) في كشف الحوالات
30 April 2013Region Trade Bank (RTB, formerly Emerald Bank)$7.5 million$10.5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchفتح الاعتماد 2- اختلاف نشاط الجهة لمستفيدة
5 March 2013Sumer Commercial Bank$7.4 million$10.8 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match2-اختلاف نشاط الشركة عن المادة المستوردة
7 April 2013Union Bank of Iraq$7.3 million$7.3 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون
2 April 2013Union Bank of Iraq$6.4 million$6.4 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري
11 June 2013Dijlah & Furat Bank for Development & Investment$6 million$17.5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchلاختلاف نشاط الشركة المستفيدة تسلسل ,!1)
19 March 2013Iraqi Islamic Bank for Investment & Development$5.9 million$5.9 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchلاختلاف نشاط الشركة التجاري
2 April 2013Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance$5.5 million$5.5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الجهة المستفيدة
3 April 2013Babylon Bank$5.5 million$13.6 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف النشاط الجهة المستفيدة
1 April 2013Union Bank of Iraq$5.4 million$5.9 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري
22 May 2013Bank of Baghdad$5.1 million$6.3 millionProblem with the import licence; Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchلاختلاف نشاط الشركة المستوردة مع ما مثبت مع اجازة التأسيس تسلسل ,1)
4 April 2013Babylon Bank$5 million$9.1 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف النشاط التجاري للجهة المستفيدة
8 April 2013North Bank for Finance & Investment$4.5 million$8.7 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون
31 March 2013North Bank for Finance & Investment$4.1 million$11.6 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الزبون
1 April 2013National Islamic Bank$4.1 million$9.5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري
2 April 2013Babylon Bank$4.1 million$9.7 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match; Held back for auditلاغراض تتدقيقة تتعلق بالجهة المستفيدة ( اختلاف النشاط
7 April 2013Al-Bilad Islamic Bank for Investment & Finance$4 million$9.2 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون
1 April 2013Babylon Bank$4 million$9.9 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري
7 April 2013Babylon Bank$4 million$9.7 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون
5 September 2013Commercial Bank of Iraq$3.9 million$11.5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Held back for auditلاغراض تدقيقية#,!تدقيق نشاطات شركة الانام لتنوعها)
28 March 2013North Bank for Finance & Investment$3.8 million$6.8 millionCompany's activity does not match the goodsختلاف النشاط التجاري الزبون
20 February 2013BankMed SAL (Iraq)$3.7 million$5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الشركة عن المادة المستوردة
18 February 2013BankMed SAL (Iraq)$3 million$5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchلاختلاف نشاط الشركة مع البضاعة المستوردة
3 April 2013National Islamic Bank$3 million$9.5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون
24 April 2013North Bank for Finance & Investment$3 million$11.5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goodsنشاط الشركة المستفيدة
3 April 2013International Development Bank (IDB)$2.9 million$8.9 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match; Held back for audit1- لاغراض تدقيقية تتعلق برقم وتاريخ الفاتورة 2 - اختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري
3 April 2013North Bank for Finance & Investment$2.6 million$6.8 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري
7 April 2013Credit Libanais SAL$2.6 million$2.6 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون
3 April 2013Credit Libanais SAL$2.5 million$2.5 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchاختلاف نشاط الجهة المستفيدة
22 July 2013Iraqi Islamic Bank for Investment & Development$2.1 million$11.2 millionCompany's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not matchلاختلاف نشاط المستفيد عن نوع وغرض البضاعة تسلسل !,!3) في كشف الحوالات
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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.