Iraq has launched the fourth edition of Banking Ready 2026, a free banking training program https://www.myfxbuddies.com/2026/09/banking-ready-2026-what-is-iraq.html designed to help young Iraqis develop professional skills and prepare for careers in the banking sector. The program is fully funded by the National Bank of Iraq and is being offered in cooperation with the Center of Excellence for Innovation and Development and the American University of Iraq – Baghdad. On the surface, this may simply look like a youth training initiative. But when we place it alongside Iraq's broader banking reforms, digital payment initiatives, efforts to strengthen financial compliance, and attempts to modernize the country's financial ...