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Currency Auction Results, 18th May

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 37 banks and 11 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Thursday. A total of $159,547,157 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Currency Auction Results, 17th May

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 36 banks and 11 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Wednesday. A total of $159,812,043 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Currency Auction Results, 16th May

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 38 banks and 11 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Tuesday. A total of $ 169,606,710 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Currency Auction Results, 15th May

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 37 banks and 11 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Monday. A total of $ 152,394,917 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Currency Auction Results, 11th May

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 36 banks and 11 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Thursday. A total of $ 158,948,706 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Currency Auction Results, 10th May

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 38 banks and 11 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Wednesday. A total of $ 159,612,263 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Currency Auction Results, 9th May

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 40 banks and 11 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Tuesday. A total of $159,615,853 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Dinar Counterfeiting Ring Busted

By John Lee. Authorities in Iraq have reportedly announced the arrest a gang believed to have forged Iraqi dinars worth "billions of dollars". According to The New Arab, the mafia-like network with Lebanese links was detained after a woman arrested at the Baghdad Airport confessed to involvement with counterfeiting money. (Source: The New Arab)

Iraq to Loosen Purse Strings?

By John Lee. A new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts more government spending in the current year. In its Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East, the IMF says: "In Iraq, the fiscal stance is expected to loosen somewhat as the receipt of previously delayed donor financing relaxes the cash constraint faced […]

Currency Auction Results, 4th May

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 35 banks and 11 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Thursday. A total of $159,555,532 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Currency Auction Results, 3rd May

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 38 banks and 11 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Wednesday. A total of $159,531,681 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)