The total sales of the Central Bank of Iraq of hard currency, which it opened the auction with 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 5 days in which the auction was opened, one billion, 283 million, 226 thousand, and 926 dollars, at a daily rate of 256 million, 645 thousand, and 385 dollars, lower than what was recorded in the previous week, which amounted to one billion, 286 million, 141 thousand, and 172 dollars.
The highest dollar sales were on Wednesday, when sales reached 262 million, 943 thousand, and 208 dollars, while the lowest sales were on Monday, when sales reached 251 million, 351 thousand, and 976 dollars.
Our correspondent indicated that foreign remittance sales during the past week amounted to 1 billion, 216 million, 326 thousand, and 926 dollars, an increase of 95% compared to cash sales, which amounted to 66 million, 900 thousand dollars.