12 December 2010
BAGHDAD: The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) opened this week with selling $201.508 million at a stable exchange rate of 1,170 Iraqi dinars per dollar.

"The demand hit $500,000 in cash this week, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $201.008 million in foreign transfers outside the country, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar," according to a CBI news bulletin received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

None of the 21 banks that participated in today's session offered to sell dollars.

The Central Bank of Iraq runs a daily auction from Sundayw to Thursday.

© Aswat Aliraq 2010