Parliamentary Finance: Iraq 's currency reserves of $ 55 billion and 80 tons of gold


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Economy News / Baghdad

He revealed the parliamentary finance committee member Ahmed Sarhan, from reaching Iraq 's reserves of cash currency of $ 55 billion and amounted to 80 tons of gold .

Sarhan said in a press statement shared it with the "Economy News," that Iraq 's wealth of currency reserves and gold year after year decline gradually, especially the dollar reserves.

He added that Iraq 's currency reserves totaled $ 55 billion in the Central Bank of Iraq, while Iraq 's reserves of gold and 80 tonnes only ".

It is noteworthy that the central bank revealed, earlier that the bank reserves of between 57-61 billion dollars, as he emphasized that the bank can not lend to the government of the Treasury or Reserve.

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