Central Bank of Iraq Disbursed Nearly $3.2 Billion Under Its Four Trillion Dinar Lending Initiative in 2025

The Central Bank of Iraq said on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 (21 Mordad 1405), according to Shafaq News, that loans issued under its four trillion dinar lending initiative reached about 4.195 trillion dinars ($3.2 billion) in 2025, covering investment projects and personal financing. Large projects worth more than one billion dinars ($763,000) received the largest share, at about 2.211 trillion dinars ($1.69 billion), while small project loans totaled about 249.6 billion dinars ($190.5 million). The report said financing for large projects went mainly to the commercial and industrial sectors, while small business loans were spread across services, industry, agriculture and trade. The initiative also disbursed 5.6 billion dinars ($4.27 million) in concessional personal loans. Earlier this month, the central bank said Iraq's private sector held nearly 65 percent of total outstanding bank credit as of the end of May 2026.