The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ali Al-Alaq, revealed the amount of the bank’s reserves of US dollars and gold.
Al-Alaq told the CNBC Arabic website that the Central Bank has a foreign reserve of more than 100 billion dollars, indicating that the bank’s gold reserves amount to more than 130 tons, most of which are located in England.
Speaking about Iraqi foreign trade, Al-Alaq pointed out that the volume of trade with the UAE amounts to 17 billion dollars and is paid in UAE dirhams, pointing out that the First Abu Dhabi Bank is the one responsible for the trade transfers in UAE dirhams.
shafaq.com
