CBI sells $146m on Monday

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales went down to reach $146.493 million in its daily auction on Monday, compared to $156.485 in the previous session. “The demand hit $2,280 in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $144.213 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 action from Sunday to Thursday. SH (P)/SR 1