CBI dollar sales down on Thursday

[Duke]

CBI dollar sales down on Thursday
1/13/2011 6:49 PM

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales went down on Thursday to $128.533 million at an exchange rate of 1170 Iraqi dinars per dollar, compared to the previous session’s $168.841 million.
"The demand hit $1.320 million in cash today, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $127.213 million in foreign transfers outside the country, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar," according to a CBI news bulletin received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
None of the 17 banks that participated in today’s session offered to sell dollars.
The Central Bank of Iraq runs a daily auction from Sunday to Thursday.

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