The Central Bank of Iraq’s total sales of hard currency for the US dollar during the week in which the auction was opened last week amounted to more than one billion dollars.
Shafaq News Agency correspondent stated that the Central Bank sold during the past week and for the 4 days in which the auction was opened, one billion, 105 million, 258 thousand, and 154 dollars, at a daily rate of 276 million, 314 million, and 538 dollars, lower than what was recorded in the week before the Eid holiday, when it amounted to one billion, 378 million, 885 thousand, and 407 dollars.
The highest dollar sales were on Wednesday, when sales amounted to 281 million, 804 thousand and 784 dollars, while the lowest sales were on Sunday, when sales amounted to 273 million, 244 thousand and 330 dollars.
Our correspondent indicated that foreign remittance sales during the past week amounted to one billion, 005 million, 048 thousand and 154 dollars, an increase of 90% compared to cash sales, which amounted to 100 million, 210 thousand dollars.
Our correspondent explained that the sales went in the form of cash and transfers abroad to finance foreign trade, while the selling price of documentary credits and international settlements for electronic cards amounted to 1,310 dinars per dollar, and the selling price of transfers abroad amounted to 1,310 dinars per dollar, while the cash selling price reached 1,305 dinars per dollar. .
shafaq.com
