With an 8.8% increase, the Central Bank of Iraq’s sales exceeded $4 billion in September.
With an 8.8% increase, the Central Bank of Iraq’s sales exceeded $4 billion in September.
2026-10-25
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The Central Bank of Iraq’s sales of foreign currency rose during September 2026 to $4.021 billion, an increase of $324 million, or 8.8%, compared to last August.
Central Bank data seen by Shafaq News Agency showed that sales during September were distributed between $249 million in cash and $3.772 billion to boost banks’ balances outside the foreign currency sale window.
Last August, sales amounted to $3.697 billion, of which $270 million was in cash, and $3.427 billion was used to bolster banks’ off-window balances.
According to the data, the total sales of foreign currency by the Central Bank of Iraq during the first nine months of 2026 amounted to about $39.294 billion, distributed between $1.988 billion in cash, and $37.306 billion to boost banks’ balances outside the foreign currency sales window.
The central bank’s sales amounted to $80.363 billion during 2025, compared to $77.652 billion in 2024.
shafaq.com
