Iraqi politicians and lawmakers are attempting to push the country’s central bank to raise the value of the national currency against the US dollar in a bid to curb the rising prices. Iraq’s central bank in December 2020 devalued the dinar, setting the exchange rate at 1,460 dinars per dollar amid an economic crisis caused by low oil prices and the Covid-19 crisis. Previously, the dollar was traded at 1,182 Iraqi dinars. The impact on Iraq’s import-reliant market was a rise in prices across the board, particularly for food items. State of Law Coalition head and former Prime Minister Nouri Al M…