The Central Bank of Iraq reveals a decrease in foreign currency reserves.

The Central Bank of Iraq revealed on Thursday that its foreign currency reserves will decrease by the end of 2025.

The bank said in an official statistic seen by Shafaq News Agency that its foreign currency reserves at the end of last year amounted to $97.433 billion, or the equivalent of 126.661 trillion dinars, down from 2024 when they amounted to $100.367 billion, or the equivalent of 130.347 trillion dinars.

He pointed out that the reserves for 2024 also decreased compared to 2023, reaching $111.736 billion, or the equivalent of 145.257 trillion dinars.

He indicated that the value of gold within these reserves amounted to 31.488 trillion dinars, while foreign investments amounted to 93.266 trillion, while the cash holdings in the Central Bank’s vaults amounted to 1 trillion and 907 billion dinars.

Shafaq.com