CBI dollar sales down to $137m

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales went down to reach $137.475 million in its daily auction on Sunday, compared to $186.620 in the previous session. “The demand hit $8.080 million in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $129.395 million in foreign transfers outside the country, covered at an exchange rate of 1,173 Iraqi dinars per dollar,” according to a CBI news bulletin received by IraqiNews.com news agency. None of the 14 banks that participated in today’s session offered to sell dollars. The Central Bank of Iraq runs a daily auction from Sunday to Thursday. MH (P)/SR 1