CBI governor vows improving foreign currency market conditions
FNA – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati said despite the US maximum pressures, the country expects improving…
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Iran’s economy regaining balance after COVID-19 shock: Top banker
Tasnim – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said the country’s economy has begun to recover after the shock of…
Iran crawling out of coronavirus-led recession: CBI gov.
MNA – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran announced on Tuesday that the country’s economy is incrementally stepping out of…
Central Bank of Iran sees reason in Gov’t oil presale proposal
Financial Tribune – The governor of Central Bank of Iran has backed a government crude oil presale plan of action for domestic…
Iran’s central bank injects cash to lift rial, governor says
Reuters – Iran’s Central Bank has injected hundreds of millions of dollars to stabilise the currency market, bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said…
CBI chief dismisses IMF’s forecast of Iran’s economy
FNA – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati categorically dismissed a recent forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
Banks told to shed assets, fix balance sheets
Financial Tribune – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati has again called on lenders to tap into the stock…
Iraqi PM vows to stand by Iran in hard times
MNA – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said that Baghdad will stand by Tehran during the hard times as Tehran did the…
Iran to use joint mechanism with Iraq for foreign purchases: CBI Chief
Tasnim – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) unveiled plans for using a joint mechanism with Iraq to purchase basic…
Iran pushes South Korea to release trapped billions: Q&A
Bloomberg | Golnar Motevalli: The head of Iran’s central bank, Abdolnaser Hemmati, provided written answers to questions from Bloomberg about the Islamic…
Iran to take legal action if S Korean banks fail to release funds: CBI chief
Tasnim – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran called on South Korean banks to release Iran’s oil money frozen under US…
Unblocking Iran’s resources in foreign banks must be seriously pursued: Rouhani
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appreciated the efforts by the Central Bank of Iran for unblocking Iran’s resources in foreign banks…
As Iran’s exports drop, pressure rises on its currency reserves
Radio Farda – The Islamic Republic customs data for the first two months of the new Iranian calendar year (beginning March 20,…
CBI chief says Iran’s forex reserves are satisfactory
IRNA – Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati said on Tuesday that the CBI forex reserves are satisfactory and at…
Central Bank of Iran sets 22% inflation target
Financial Tribune – The Central Bank of Iran says based on “realistic assumptions and scenarios” it will set the inflation target at…
Merger of 2 military banks finalized
Financial Tribune – The process of merging two of five military banks and credit institutions with the state-owned Bank Sepah will be…
Rouhani stresses efforts to curb inflation, coronavirus
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed the relevant organizations’ efforts to control coronavirus and inflation on separate phone calls with the…
Iran non-oil exports rising: CBI chief
Tasnim – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said the country’s export of non-oil products has begun to grow as the…
Iran chief banker says forex prices will be restored to normal levels
Press TV – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati says he is sure foreign currency prices will return…
Iran’s biggest banking merger to take place soon: Chief banker
Press TV – The Central Bank of Iran governor Abdolnasser Hemmati says a planned merger of several of the country’s major banks…
Iran to roll out cheap loans for businesses in late May: Top banker
Press TV – Iran’s chief banker says cheap loans for businesses struggling with the new coronavirus pandemic will be available in late…
Central Bank of Iran: Slight decline in producer inflation
Financial Tribune – The monthly producer inflation decreased from 1.6% in the month ending March 19 to -0.8% in the month ending…
President lauds Iran Central Bank’s efforts to meet basic demands
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) for its efforts to cope with the domestic demands…
Tehran stock market can help banks cede excess assets
Financial Tribune – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran on Monday urged lenders to tap into the stock market to…
Q&A: Iran’s Central Bank governor comments on IMF loan request
Bloomberg | Golnar Motevalli: The Head of Iran’s central bank, Abdolnaser Hemmati, provided written answers to questions from Bloomberg about the Islamic Republic’s…
Bleak estimates of economic impact spur Iran to end virus lockdown
Bourse and Bazaar – Following two years of recession triggered by the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign, Iran was showing signs…
Iran’s top banker urges IMF to resist US pressure as loan request lingers
Press TV – Iran’s Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should approve Tehran’s request for a loan without…
Tehran low-risk shops reopen
Financial Tribune – As per the Smart Distancing Initiative, low-risk businesses were allowed to resume activities on April 11 in all provinces,…
Iran’s CB hopes to tame inflation to 22%
Financial Tribune – Governor of Central Bank of Iran is hopeful that the inflation rate could be brought down to around 22%…
Iran’s Top Banker: IMF loan unconditional
Tasnim – The loan that Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund for in order to deal with the coronavirus outbreak is…
CBI governor announces banking plans to help people in combat against coronavirus
FNA – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati said the banking system has developed supportive plans to control the…
US attempt to block Iranian funds in Europe nullified: Iran
Press TV – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), also known as Bank Markazi, says the country has won a…
CBI Chief briefs IMF on Iran’s rights, US obstructions
IRNA – Governor of Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati in a letter to International Monetary Fund on Thursday elaborated on Iran’s…
President Rouhani: IMF must fulfill its duties without bias against Iran
Press TV – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must fulfill its duties toward all member countries, including…
Iran plans massive liquidity injection to fix economic woes
Press TV – The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says it is ready for massive liquidity injections into the banking system as…
Top banker: Iran may get part of frozen assets
Tasnim – A portion of Iran’s frozen financial assets will likely be freed for the purchase of medicine and basic commodities, the…
Central Bank of Iran: Q3 growth at 1.2%
Financial Tribune – Iran’s gross domestic product in the third quarter of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21, 2019) stood at…
Hemmati announces loan scheme for businesses hit by coronavirus
Financial Tribune – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran on Wednesday outlined financial aid to help mitigate economic losses arising…
Iran applies for $5 billion loan from IMF to battle coronavirus
Tasnim – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said he has asked the International Monetary Fund for a $5 billion…
CBI reviews recent FATF black list decision
IRNA – Central Bank of Iran in a meeting here on Tuesday evening discussed the CBI plans for stabilizing the forex market,…