28 Mar 2024
Tuesday 2 December 2014 - 12:04
Story Code : 133977

Iran daily: Another currency crisis in Tehran?

More than two years after a currency crisis threatened to break the economy, Irans officials are facing another shock following the failure to reach a comprehensive nuclear agreement with the 5+1 Powers.
Since November 24, when the talks in Vienna ended, the Iranian Rial has lost about 15% of its value versus the US dollar, trading at about 35000:1.

The official Central Bank rate, established in 2012 in an attempt to stabilize the Rial, is about 26000:1.

Economy Minister Ali Tayyebnia insisted on Monday that stability would be restored:
Changes in the recent days mainly originate from some excitement and psychological factors in the market. We expect the trend to end soon and we can witness a positive and stable trend in the market again.
Tayyebnia said the rate changes were transient and positive measures had been taken to boost the Iranian market.

During 2012, as US-led sanctions crippled its oil exports and amid Government mismanagement, the Iranian Rial plummeted almost 75 percent reaching a level of about 45000:1 before Central Bank intervention was able to pull back the slide.

By EA WorldView

 

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