US dollar exchange rate rises in Iraq
The US dollar exchange rate rose in Baghdad's Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya stock exchanges, reaching 1,414.5 Iraqi dinars compared to 1,413.5 on Monday morning.
The exchange rate in currency exchange shops in Baghdad ranged between 1,425 dinars and 1,405 dinars, Shafaq News reported.
In Erbil, the US dollar exchange rate increased, fluctuating between 1,415 and 1,414.5 Iraqi dinars.
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) said in February 2023 that it has begun using the new US dollar exchange rate of 1,300 dinars to every US dollar.
The previous official exchange rate was 1,450 dinars to one US dollar, which was being exchanged in the parallel market at a rate of 1,550 dinars.
While the official exchange rate was 1,450 dinars per dollar in January 2023, the US currency was being exchanged at 1,610 dinars during the same month in the parallel market in Iraq. This variation represented a more than 10 percent difference in exchange rates.
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