5-1-2015 *Kaperoni ~Article quote: "Iraq plans to obtain a sovereign credit rating and is approaching rating agencies as it prepares for a jumbo $5 billion (£3.2 billion) bond issue" needed to cover a budget deficit caused by low oil prices, its finance minister said on Thursday." ...it seems that if they did pursue this credit rating it would have an effect on the exchange rate. More pressure which is what we want.