Shafaq News/ The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) auctioned more than $229 million in foreign currency today, Monday.

Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that CBI's sales of foreign currency in today’s auction amounted to $229,923,017 up by 1.78%.

Our correspondent explained that 17 banks and 18 exchange companies cashed $49.240 million, while the $180,683,017 went to boost funds abroad in the form of credit and non-cash transactions, with 35 banks meeting those demands.