CBI’s dollar sales slightly down on Thur.

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales dropped to $128.513 million in its daily auction on Thursday, compared to $133.09 million during the previous session. “The demand was all 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 16 banks that participated in today’s session offered to sell dollars. The Central Bank of Iraq runs a daily auction from Sunday to Thursday. SS (P)/SR 1