CBI dollar sales down to $168m

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales went down to reach $168.878 million in its daily auction on Tuesday, compared to $176.080 in the previous session. “The demand hit $8.870 million in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $160.008 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 18 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