CBI dollar sales cap week with decrease to $87 million

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales went down to $87.124 million in its daily auction on Thursday, compared to $116.511 million in the previous session. “There was no demand on cash, while the foreign transfers outside the country reached $87.124 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 14 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