Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Banking the Iraqi fortune

The Iraqi central bank has built up five billion dollars in reserves in recent months which have been deposited with the US Federal Reserve, a top US treasury official said Tuesday.

The sum will earn the Iraqi government about 100 million dollars of much needed interest each year, John Taylor, US treasury under secretary for international affairs, told a press conference after talks with Iraqi officials.
  Hispanic Business article
Yes, and how much for the Fed in New York that's using (investing) the five bil?

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