On Tuesday, a security source reported a raid on a “unlicensed” enterprise in Baghdad that was buying and selling stocks and trading in foreign currency.
The source told the Shafaq News Agency, “A security force raided one of the companies that carries out trading activities in buying and selling stocks and trading in foreign currencies (Forex) within the Al-Mamoun area / Al-Shawaf Street in Baghdad,” adding that “the company is not licensed by the Central Bank of Iraq.”
According to the report, “7 computers, 3 records, and files containing contracts concluded with traders were seized, and one of those inside the company was arrested.”