Foreign currency markets witnessed a notable upward trend in exchange rates of the dollar against the dinar during the morning transactions on Wednesday within the economic sector. The capital, Baghdad, recorded an increase in the exchange rate of the dollar
to reach the level of 178 thousand dinars per 100 dollars for purchasing operations. In the same context, the selling price of the dollar against the dinar in Erbil reached 180 thousand dinars while the buying price settled at 166
thousand and 500 dinars per 100 dollars. Specialized experts pointed out that the purchasing power of employees' salaries declined clearly following previous government measures represented by adopting the official exchange rate set at 152 thousand dinars.
