May 10, 2010 - 10:20:29

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales went up to reach $176.080 million in its daily auction on Monday, compared to $137.475 in the previous session.
“The demand hit $8.660 million in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $167.420 million in foreign transfers outside the country, covered at an exchange rate of 1,173 Iraqi dinars per dollar,” according to a CBI news bulletin received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
None of the 15 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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