Central Bank of Iraq buys over 16.5 billion dollars from finance ministry in Q1 2025
According to an official statistic reviewed by Shafaq News Agency, the Central Bank acquired 16.593 billion Dollars in foreign currency from the Ministry of Finance during Q1 2025. In the same period, the bank sold a total of 20.980 billion Dollars through its daily auction.
The report also noted that during the entirety of last year, 2024, the Central Bank had purchased 68.654 billion Dollars in foreign currency from the Ministry of Finance. In turn, it sold 77.652 billion Dollars through its daily foreign currency auction.
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