CBI dollar sales go down to $155m

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales went down to $155.039 million in its daily auction on Tuesday, compared to $181.193 million in the previous session. “There was no demand on cash, while the foreign transfers outside the country reached $155.039 million, covered at an exchange rate of 1,179 Iraqi dinars per dollar,” according to a CBI news bulletin received by IraqiNews.com news agency. None of the 13 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)/SR 1