CBI cancels Tue. session due to security measures in capital

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has canceled its today’s session in light of the search measures that have been imposed in the capital Baghdad. “The CBI has called off its foreign currency trading session on Tuesday because of the inability of its employees and the representatives of private banks to reach the bank,” a source from the bank told IraqiNews.com news agency. The source noted that the market would resume its sessions tomorrow if search measures were reduced. A spokesperson for the Baghdad Operations Command (BOC), Maj. Gen. Qassem Ata, said that strict security measures had been implemented in the capital Baghdad following intelligence reports about a planned suicide attack. Some residents of the capital have spoken of a “foiled military coup by Sunni officers” and a curfew that included some areas of Baghdad. The Central Bank of Iraq runs a daily auction from Sunday to Thursday. SS (P) 2