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- Withdrawn at the bank's request$1.27 billion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.
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.
| Date | Bank | Refused | Of a request for | Reason | As read from the scanned minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2013 | Ashur International Bank for Investment | $13.8 million | $13.8 million | Company's activity does not match the goods | سبب الاستبعا لتنوع نشاط الزبون |
| undated | International Development Bank (IDB) | $13.1 million | $28.9 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match; Withdrawn at the bank's request | 2-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 2013 | Cihan Bank for Islamic Investment & Finance | $12.3 million | $12.3 million | Company's activity does not match the goods | كون الشركة المستفيدة لديها اكثر من نشاط ومن عدة مصارف |
| 22 May 2013 | Commercial Bank of Iraq | $10 million | $14.5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | لاختلاف نشاط المستفيد تسلسل !4,5) |
| 4 April 2013 | Iraqi Islamic Bank for Investment & Development | $9.9 million | $13.9 million | The same customer at more than one bank; Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | 1-اختلاف النشاط التجاري للجهة المستفيدة 2- تكرار الفاتورة لاكثر من مصرف |
| 1 April 2013 | United Bank for Investment (UBI) | $9.8 million | $9.8 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري |
| 28 March 2013 | United Bank for Investment (UBI) | $9.8 million | $9.8 million | Company's activity does not match the goods | ختلاف نشاط الزبون |
| 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 |
| 2 April 2013 | Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank | $9.6 million | $9.6 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري |
| 8 April 2013 | $8.8 million | $8.8 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الجهة المستفيدة | |
| 10 April 2013 | Al-Huda Bank | $8.7 million | $8.7 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف النشاط التجاري للجهة المستفيدة |
| 1 April 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $8.6 million | $8.6 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري |
| 24 February 2013 | National Islamic Bank | $8.5 million | $10.8 million | Customer in breach of anti-money-laundering rules; Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | 2-اختلاف البضاعة المستوردة عن نشاط الشركة 1-وجود زبون مخالف لتعليمات غسيل الاموال |
| 31 March 2013 | Region Trade Bank (RTB, formerly Emerald Bank) | $8.5 million | $8.5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | لاختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون |
| 31 March 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $8.5 million | $8.5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | لاختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون |
| 3 April 2013 | Al-Huda Bank | $8.3 million | $8.3 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري |
| 8 April 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $8 million | $8 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون اختلاف المبلغ المراد تحويلة بين كشف |
| 4 April 2013 | Cihan Bank for Islamic Investment & Finance | $7.8 million | $11.8 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف النشاط التجاري للجهة المستفيدة |
| 14 March 2013 | Investment Bank of Iraq | $7.8 million | $7.8 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط المحول عن المادة المستوردة |
| 22 May 2013 | Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank | $7.7 million | $21.7 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | لاختلاف نشاط المستفيد تسلسل ,4,6,7,9) |
| undated | Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank | $7.5 million | $12.5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | الاختلاف نشاط المستفيد تسلسل !1,3,5) في كشف الحوالات |
| 30 April 2013 | Region Trade Bank (RTB, formerly Emerald Bank) | $7.5 million | $10.5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | فتح الاعتماد 2- اختلاف نشاط الجهة لمستفيدة |
| 5 March 2013 | Sumer Commercial Bank | $7.4 million | $10.8 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | 2-اختلاف نشاط الشركة عن المادة المستوردة |
| 7 April 2013 | Union Bank of Iraq | $7.3 million | $7.3 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون |
| 2 April 2013 | Union Bank of Iraq | $6.4 million | $6.4 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري |
| 11 June 2013 | Dijlah & Furat Bank for Development & Investment | $6 million | $17.5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | لاختلاف نشاط الشركة المستفيدة تسلسل ,!1) |
| 19 March 2013 | Iraqi Islamic Bank for Investment & Development | $5.9 million | $5.9 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | لاختلاف نشاط الشركة التجاري |
| 2 April 2013 | Erbil Bank for Investment & Finance | $5.5 million | $5.5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الجهة المستفيدة |
| 3 April 2013 | Babylon Bank | $5.5 million | $13.6 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف النشاط الجهة المستفيدة |
| 1 April 2013 | Union Bank of Iraq | $5.4 million | $5.9 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري |
| 22 May 2013 | Bank of Baghdad | $5.1 million | $6.3 million | Problem with the import licence; Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | لاختلاف نشاط الشركة المستوردة مع ما مثبت مع اجازة التأسيس تسلسل ,1) |
| 4 April 2013 | Babylon Bank | $5 million | $9.1 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف النشاط التجاري للجهة المستفيدة |
| 8 April 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $4.5 million | $8.7 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون |
| 31 March 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $4.1 million | $11.6 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الزبون |
| 1 April 2013 | National Islamic Bank | $4.1 million | $9.5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري |
| 2 April 2013 | Babylon Bank | $4.1 million | $9.7 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match; Held back for audit | لاغراض تتدقيقة تتعلق بالجهة المستفيدة ( اختلاف النشاط |
| 7 April 2013 | Al-Bilad Islamic Bank for Investment & Finance | $4 million | $9.2 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون |
| 1 April 2013 | Babylon Bank | $4 million | $9.9 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري |
| 7 April 2013 | Babylon Bank | $4 million | $9.7 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون |
| 5 September 2013 | Commercial Bank of Iraq | $3.9 million | $11.5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Held back for audit | لاغراض تدقيقية#,!تدقيق نشاطات شركة الانام لتنوعها) |
| 28 March 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $3.8 million | $6.8 million | Company's activity does not match the goods | ختلاف النشاط التجاري الزبون |
| 20 February 2013 | BankMed SAL (Iraq) | $3.7 million | $5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الشركة عن المادة المستوردة |
| 18 February 2013 | BankMed SAL (Iraq) | $3 million | $5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | لاختلاف نشاط الشركة مع البضاعة المستوردة |
| 3 April 2013 | National Islamic Bank | $3 million | $9.5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون |
| 24 April 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $3 million | $11.5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods | نشاط الشركة المستفيدة |
| 3 April 2013 | International Development Bank (IDB) | $2.9 million | $8.9 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match; Held back for audit | 1- لاغراض تدقيقية تتعلق برقم وتاريخ الفاتورة 2 - اختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري |
| 3 April 2013 | North Bank for Finance & Investment | $2.6 million | $6.8 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الزبون التجاري |
| 7 April 2013 | Credit Libanais SAL | $2.6 million | $2.6 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف النشاط التجاري للزبون |
| 3 April 2013 | Credit Libanais SAL | $2.5 million | $2.5 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | اختلاف نشاط الجهة المستفيدة |
| 22 July 2013 | Iraqi Islamic Bank for Investment & Development | $2.1 million | $11.2 million | Company's activity does not match the goods; Names or details do not match | لاختلاف 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.