CBI dollar sales up to $194m

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales went up to reach $194.255 million in its daily auction on Wednesday, compared to $154.255 million during the previous session. “The demand hit $1 million in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and 193.255 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 SH (P) 1