2024-02-20T11:47:21+00:00
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/ The Central Bank of Iraq’s sales in today’s currency auction, Tuesday, amounted to more than 200 million dollars.
Agency correspondent stated, “Today, the Central Bank sold during its auction for buying and selling the US dollar 207 million, 430 thousand and 98 dollars, which the bank covered at a basic exchange rate of 1305 dinars per dollar for documentary credits and international settlements for electronic cards and at a rate of 1310 dinars per dollar for foreign transfers, and at a rate of 1310 dinars per dollar in cash.
Our correspondent added that most of the bank’s dollar sales went to boost balances abroad in the form of (transfers, credits) which amounted to 181 million, 350 thousand and 98 dollars, an increase of 86% over cash sales amounting to 26 million and 80 thousand dollars.
Our correspondent pointed out that the number of banks that purchased cash dollars was 6 banks, while the number of banks that met requests to enhance balances abroad was 7 banks, while the total number of exchange and brokerage companies participating in the auction was 159 companies.