[Iraqi banking friend Aki update] Why October 1st [to open your bank]? AKI: This date was chosen. That date was based on when the HCL would come out. Also this date was picked to pay the Iraqi citizens their oil sales proceeds through the HCL. As of yesterday [October 1st] all Iraqi citizens past the age of 16 years old should have opened an account or one was opened for them…As of [October 1st] Iraqi citizens from around the world can open in these banks. They’ve been coming in to my bank to open up because of the monetary reform education…