Article: “In one day Central Bank of Iraq boosts gold reserves by about 2%” Quote: “the Central Bank Mazen Sabah revealed that Iraq bought 2.5 tons of bullion on Thursday, bringing its reserves to 132.73 tons, pointing out that the strategy aims to obtain more gold in the second half of the year…Iraq resumed gold purchases in 2022 after a four-year hiatus as part of a program to diversify its foreign assets of about $100 billion”.