伊拉克已使其货币贬值，将官方汇率从1美元兑1300第纳尔调整为1美元兑1500第纳尔。
Iraq has devalued its currency, changing the official exchange rate from 1,300 to 1,500 dinars to the U.S. dollar.
巴格达——伊拉克于周三使其货币贬值，将官方汇率从约1美元兑1300第纳尔调整为1美元兑1500第纳尔。
BAGHDAD — Iraq devalued its currency Wednesday, changing the official exchange rate from around 1,300 dinars to the U.S. dollar to 1,500 dinars to the dollar.
该国央行在一份声明中表示，新汇率是在前一天晚上的伊拉克内阁会议上决定的，旨在“满足相关的金融、经济和货币需求”。此前的汇率设定于2023年。实际上，官方汇率与兑换店使用的市场汇率之间一直存在差距。
The country’s central bank said in a statement that the new exchange rate had been decided at a meeting of Iraq’s Cabinet the night before “to meet the relevant financial, economic and monetary requirements.”The previous exchange rate was set in 2023. In practice, there has always been a gap between the official rate and the market rate used by exchange shops.
由于美国与伊朗之间的战争——该战争有时蔓延至伊拉克——以及霍尔木兹海峡航运中断的影响，这一差距在近几个月来有所扩大。
That gap had widened in recent months as a result of the U.S.-Iran war — which has sometimes spilled over into Iraq — and disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
伊拉克经济严重依赖石油出口，战前大部分石油均通过该海峡运输。自战争爆发以来，伊拉克转而通过叙利亚陆路出口石油，但该路线成本更高且效率较低。
Iraq’s economy relies heavily on oil exports, most of which were shipped via the strait before the war. Since the war started, Iraq has resorted to shipping oil overland through Syria for export, but the route is more expensive and less efficient.
在官方宣布货币贬值之前，非官方汇率已升至1美元兑1600第纳尔以上。在新官方汇率公布后，市场汇率跳升至1美元兑1700第纳尔以上。
The unofficial rate had risen to more than 1,600 to the dollar before the official devaluation was announced. After the announcement of the new official exchange rate, the market rate jumped to more than 1,700 dinars to the dollar.
按新的官方汇率，伊拉克财政部将以1美元兑1500第纳尔的汇率出售美元，而从银行购买的消费者则需支付1美元兑1520第纳尔。
At the new official rate, Iraq’s Finance Ministry will sell dollars at 1,500 dinars to the dollar, while consumers purchasing from banks will pay 1,520 dinars to the dollar.