CBI sells $145 million on Thursday

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales went up to $145.316 million in its daily auction on Thursday, compared to $131.254 million in the previous session. “There was no demand on cash, while the foreign transfers outside the country reached $145.316 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 16 banks that participated in today’s session offered to sell dollars. SH (P)/SR 1