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RBNZ's foreign currency intervention capacity likely to grow significantly, Westpac NZ's Kelly Eckhold says

Assistant Governor Karen Silk says no clear answer to the question of what the right level of foreign currency reserves the RBNZ should hold is

The $152bn budget is the largest in Iraq’s history

Warning that corruption could reverse gains as government debates a record $152 billion budget

Attack highlights opposing agendas and alliances of semi-autonomous region's two main parties

Adoption of modified Sainte Lague system, which favours established parties, leads to protests

Amendments adopted by parliament favour large parties and blocs

Iraq has begun enforcing a 2016 ban on alcoholic beverages, an official document showed, a move some Iraqis attribute to the growing clout of Islamic religious parties that they fear is threatening social freedoms.

Baghdad-mediated diplomatic talks between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have come to a halt, largely because of Tehran claims the Sunni kingdom has played a role in alleged foreign incitement of the mass anti-government protests underway in Iran, multiple Iraqi officials said.

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