Dollar sales reach 171m on Tue.

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales rose to $171.734 million in its daily auction on Tuesday, compared to $169.950 million in the previous session. “The demand hit $15.630 million in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,170 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $156.104 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 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) 1