CBI Dollar sales up to $156m

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales went up to reach $156.425 million in its daily auction on Monday, compared to $127.650 in the previous session. “The demand hit $5.400 million in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $151.025 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 17 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