CBI dollar sales up to $86 million

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales went up on Monday to $86 million at an exchange rate of 1170 Iraqi dinars per dollar, compared to the previous session’s $48.359 million. “There was no demand on cash, while the foreign transfers outside the country reached $86 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 nine 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