CBI dollar sales hit $675m this week

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales rose to $675.495 million, compared to $599.694 million during this week. “The demand hit $8 million in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $664.495 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. The Central Bank of Iraq runs a daily auction from Sunday to Thursday. AmR (P) 1