The Central Bank of Iraq’s sales of hard currency for the US dollar exceeded the one billion dollar barrier last week.
Shafaq News Agency correspondent reported that the Central Bank sold during the past week, which witnessed five days of auction, a total amount of one billion, 374 million, 986 thousand, and 732 dollars, with a daily average of 274 million, 997 thousand, and 346 dollars.
These figures represent a significant increase compared to the previous week, when sales reached $1,105,258,154.
Sunday recorded the highest dollar sales, amounting to $280,872,080, while Tuesday recorded the lowest sales, amounting to $269,250.
The correspondent added that foreign remittance sales during the past week amounted to 1 billion, 266 million, 156 thousand, and 432 dollars, which represents 91% of total sales, compared to cash sales that amounted to 117 million, 830 thousand, and 300 dollars.
shafaq.com
