Net foreign assets at the Central Bank of Iraq decreased
Net foreign assets at the Central Bank of Iraq decreased
2025-05-10 04:34
Shafaq News/ The Central Bank of Iraq revealed, on Saturday, a decline in the bank’s net foreign assets, in addition to a slight decrease in domestic debt for January 2025.
The bank said in a report on financial and monetary indicators in Iraq, which Shafaq News Agency reviewed, that “the net foreign assets of the Central Bank for the month of January 2025 amounted to 128.97 trillion dinars, a decrease of 1.41% compared to December of last year, which amounted to 130.180 trillion dinars, and a decrease compared to January of last year, which amounted to 140.77 trillion dinars.”
He added, “The domestic public debt for January of this year decreased slightly to reach 80.4 trillion dinars, compared to December of last year, which amounted to 80.5 trillion dinars, and increased from January of last year, which amounted to 73.25 trillion dinars.”
According to the report, “the decline in debt for January of this year is due to a decrease in the Ministry of Finance’s debt,” noting that “discounted treasury bonds and transfers have settled at the Central Bank, which means the government has met a portion of its financial obligations.”
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