Rise in USD sales during CBI Saturday auction session

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Central Bank of Iraq announced an increase in the dollar sales on Saturday auction session compared with the auction session of Thursday where the US Dollar sales reached USD (152,122,000).The CBI reported in statement received by IraqiNews.com ”During the auction session of Saturday, the CBI sold USD (152,487,000) at a price of (1166) with the participation of (20) banks.””The price of the US Dollar cash sale reached (1179) including the commission deducted by the CBI while the price of bank transfers reached (1171),” the statement added.”The CBI will continue selling USD in return to (1166) Iraqi dinar along with same commission,” the statement concluded.Statistics prepared by IraqiNews.com regarding the USD sales of the CBI revealed selling USD (5,275,645,000) during September which is an increase comparing to USD sales during August where it reached (4,563,000,751). \END\