For one thing, your quote said he has access to, that doesn't mean he's selling that much? and, The CBI brought in 803.385 billion dinar in this last weeks foreign cuurency auctions. 27.173 billion dinar cash, the rest foriegn transfers. **************************************************************************************************** http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=133068 CBI sells $684m this week June 11, 2010 - 08:48:58 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales in auctions for this week increased to $684.898 million compared to $617.800 million last week. “The demand hit $22.970 million in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, compared to last week’s $10.070 million, while foreign transfers outside the country registered $661.928 million, covered at an exchange rate of 1,173 Iraqi dinars per dollar, compared to last week’s $607.730 million,” according to a CBI news bulletin received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. None of the banks that participated in this week’s sessions offered to sell dollars. The Central Bank of Iraq runs a daily auction from Sunday to Thursday. SH (P)