Central»: $ 4.5 billion bank banks sales

Central»: $ 4.5 billion bank banks sales

February 12th, 2016

Iraqi Central Bank building

Parliamentary Economy: financial and monetary situation dominated

Baghdad's new morning:

Iraqi Central Bank announced a rise in sales for the banks compared to last year to more than a million dollars.

The bank said in a press statement, said that «sales of the dollar banks reached since the beginning of this year until today (yesterday), four billion and 537 758 000 and $ 568».

the bank said that «this amount increased from what it was on the same date last year, 2015 sales were the three billion and 521.129 million dollars».

he noted the bank that «the sale amounts transferred to the accounts of banks abroad, the price is 1190 dinars per dollar, in while cash sales price of 1190 dinars per dollar.

The CBI said its sales to banks during the year 2015 amounted to more than $ 44 billion.

he said the central bank, said that sales of the dollar banks reached since the beginning of last year until the end of last December, 44 billion and 303 799 000 and $ 966 ».

the bank said that« this amount decreased from what it was at the same date last year in 2014 in which sales were 51 billion 537.949 million dollars. »

the bank added that« the sale amounts transferred to the accounts of banks price abroad is 1187 dinars per dollar, including the commission of the Central Bank of 21 dinars per dollar, while cash sales price of 1190 dinars per dollar Dmtha commission of the Central Bank of 24 dinars per dollar ».

on the other hand, chairman of the Committee on economy and investment parliamentary Jawad al-Bolani confirmed that financial and monetary situation in Iraq «controlled», as called for serious cooperation to overcome the current stage.

Bolani said in a press statement, he said that «after reviewing the actions and measures taken by the Central Bank of Iraq in light of the Commission's visit to the bank, the financial and monetary situation of Iraq is controlled it ».

he Bolani,« we found during our visit plans and initiatives of the task of the central bank to achieve its objectives, including the development goals », calling for« a serious and constructive cooperation to overcome the current stage ».

a committee of economy and investment representative attributed the deterioration of the economic situation to the absence of strategies and plans over the past years , indicating that the decision is studied led to cause havoc in all institutions.

the commission said member Najiba Najib, said that «making ill-considered and the absence of strategies is the main reason for the deterioration of the economic situation that Iraq is going through, and the lack of good governance has created a kind of wasting money the chaos in government institutions. »

she said Najib, said that« we failed economic and security led to be serious in taking steps which came from the need, not the desire for change, where the government has caught the reins now and has developed plans and programs in order to solve the economic problems and other » .

Iraq has been going through economic hardship due to the drop in oil prices as a financier of President of the State budget.