The Central Bank of Iraq’s total sales of hard currency for the US dollar during the past 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 5 days that the auction was opened, one billion, 338 million, 650 thousand, and 762 dollars, at a daily rate of 267 million, 730 thousand, and 152 dollars, an increase over what was recorded in the previous week, which amounted to one billion, 317 million, 374 thousand, and 259 dollars.
The highest dollar sales were on Monday, when sales reached $290,265,623, while the lowest sales were on Wednesday, when they reached $255,566,587.
The agency’s correspondent indicated that foreign remittance sales during the past week amounted to 1 billion, 292 million, 850 thousand, and 762 dollars, an increase of 97% compared to cash sales, which amounted to 45 million, 800 thousand dollars.
