Chapter 127 Central Bank of the Middle East and North Africa

The Tiger tank is not a cold armored machine, and the inside of the tank is even padded with a ring of leather, so that even if there is a collision, it will be safe and sound.

Just look at the clothes of the armored soldiers, the Soviet armored soldiers must wear tank hats, because the inside of the tank is steel, and if you are not careful, you will hit your head into a bag, and the inside of the German tank, it is a luxurious leather package, and the German tanker only needs to wear an ordinary military cap, and then a headset on it, which looks extremely handsome.

Dressed in a marshal's suit, Rommel walked into the Prime Minister's Office.

"Marshal Rommel, welcome." Rashid's face was full of smiles, and this tall and handsome Germanic man in front of him could decide the future of the whole of Iraq with one word!

Rashid also knew how significant Rommel's visit was, so he had no sleep all night, and now, his eyes were a little dark.

"Prime Minister Rashid, you are doing a good job." Sitting down on the throne, Rommel turned to Rashid and said, "You have set up a holy war against the rule of George VI, and Berlin is very satisfied. Führer Chirek also praised you in Berlin, and he was relieved to have you in Iraq. ”

"Thank you for the trust of Führer Shirek, I will certainly live up to the trust of Führer Shirek, we are forming the Workers' Party, and we all have great respect for Führer Shirek." Rashid said.

There is no doubt that Iraq will henceforth completely turn to Germany, and it now depends on how much Iraq will be rewarded for this choice.

"As a result of the corrupt and incompetent former Prime Minister Nuri's lack of eyes, Iraq has suffered heavy losses, especially since a large amount of pounds in Iraq's treasury have been turned into waste paper." Rommel said: "Führer Chirek understands the Iraqi people who are living in dire straits, so he has made a special decision that the existing pound sterling in Iraq can be exchanged for the euro, but the exchange ratio can only be five to one according to the previous exchange." ”

Just now, it was a greeting, and then, finally the most important aspect was involved, first of all, the economy!

Iraq's national currency will undergo a comprehensive replacement, and after the replacement, Iraq will also be included in the entire eurozone!

Iraq was originally a British colony, so Iraq's foreign exchange reserves, mainly the British pound, belong to one of the countries in the sterling zone, which accounts for the majority of the world.

At the same time, Iraq itself issued its own currency, the dinars, which were only available in two types: 1,000 fils and 20 dirhams.

Fighting broke out against British colonization in Iraq, and when Iraq finally became independent, the British government declared that the dinar was worth the same level as the pound sterling.

After all, although Britain ended its colonial rule, it still has troops stationed in Iraq, and Iraq's oil is still controlled by Britain, and Britain will not watch Iraq's economy get out of its control.

The direct correlation between the dinar and the pound sterling is one aspect of this.

In later generations, it was not until 1959, after Iraq's complete independence, that the Iraqi government separated the Iraqi dinar from the pound sterling, but it was customary to compare the value of the Iraqi dinar to the pound sterling, and this continued until the depreciation of the pound in 1967.

Now, the first demand mentioned by Rommel is to completely end the pound and change it to the euro!

"In this way, Iraq's economic growth is the most beneficial, Iraq's main income comes from oil exports, and the exported oil is also settled in euros, and Iraq can directly use the euro to buy various items from Europe, such as food, industrial machinery, such as weapons and equipment."

Speaking of this, Rommel paused for a moment and continued: "The combat effectiveness of the Iraqi army is so poor that tens of thousands of people can't attack an air base, and when Iraq completes its reform, we can export advanced tanks and planes to Iraq, so that Iraq has the ability to maintain the most powerful military force in the Middle East." ”

Originally, when he heard that Iraq wanted to completely abandon its original currency and use the euro, Rashid was still resistant in his heart, after all, any country wants to independently control its own country's economic lifeline, and if the right to issue currency is also handed over to others, it is quite dangerous.

But could he refuse the proposal of the Germans? Of course not, if he refuses, the Germans will come up with a new one as prime minister at any time!

Now it will be up to Iraq to see how much it will benefit.

Now that Germany has promised to sell advanced weapons to Iraq, Rashid is suddenly in the spotlight, and it would be great if there were German weapons to arm them!

"Iraq was the first country to fully promote the euro, and after that, it will quickly transition to the entire Middle East and North Africa region, using the euro as legal tender." Rommel, of course, will not give Rashid any chance to refuse, whatever Germany says, the following can only do it!

In the past, Rommel had been busy with the war, but now, he has finally advanced to Iraq and connected with Iran, and Rommel's actions have come to an end for the time being, and he can also make arrangements in other aspects, starting with Iraq!

"As a country, we will set up a central bank in Baghdad for North Africa and the Middle East, on a par with the London branch." Rommel continued.

Today, the European Central Bank is in normal operation, with its head office in Paris and its branches in London. Now, as German troops advance into the Middle East, a central bank for the Middle East and North Africa will be set up here.

When he heard this, Rashid felt his eyelids keep jumping, and this is a great opportunity for Iraq!

Iraq not only wants to get rid of British colonial rule, but also wants to dominate the entire Middle East! Now, the Germans mean to make Iraq the political, economic, and cultural center of the Middle East and North Africa!

All countries will enter the eurozone, and Iraq will be their leader, and the thought of that is enough is enough to make people excited.

Rashid's eyes lit up, he nodded and said to Rommel: "We in Iraq will fully support this plan." ”

Rashid's statement made Rommel very satisfied, and Rommel continued: "The base camp has made a decision to set up a governor in the Middle East and North Africa, it is an honor, I am the first governor, Baghdad is very good, I have decided to set up the governor's palace in Baghdad. ”