Stability in Currency and Precious Metals Markets: Dollar and Gold Prices in Iraq

mesoiraq - Local markets in the capital, Baghdad, recorded on Monday, August 17, 2026, stable exchange rates for the US dollar and gold trading prices. The price of an ounce of gold reached $4,399. Meanwhile, the selling prices per mithqal were 950,000 IQD for 21-karat, 813,000 IQD for 18-karat, 993,000 IQD for 22-karat, and 1.085 million IQD for 24-karat gold. In the currency sector, the US dollar exchange rate in Baghdad stood at 154,150 IQD per $100, whereas in the Kurdistan Region, the rate stabilized at 154,000 IQD per $100.