CBI calls on Europe to buy Iran’s oil or create financial line
MNA – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran has called on Europeans to purchase Iranian oil or establish a financial…
Tag Archives: Central Bank of Iran (CBI)
Central bank of Iran says bank deposits growing
Financial Tribune – Deposits in Iranian banks and credit institutions totaled 20,223 trillion rials ($155 billion) during the eleven-months to Feb 19,…
Iran blocks 1,300 overseas POS terminals
Financial Tribune – More than 1,300 point of sale terminals operating outside Iran have been blocked after the Central Bank of Iran…
Regulated Forex Market to be formed by June. 21: MP
MNA – The CBI’s planned Regulated Foreign Exchange Market will be formed by the end of the present Iranian month, Khordad, (June…
Will open market operations signal new chapter in Iran’s financial leadership?
Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: Under the leadership of Abdolnaser Hemmati, the Central Bank of Iran has recently secured a fresh financial tool…
CBI to create personal forex profile for each Iranian
MNA – An official from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced on Wednesday that the central bank plans to create a…
CBI chief: Iran has ample forex reserves
Tasnim – There are sufficient amounts of foreign currency in Iran, the Central Bank of Iran’s chief said, adding that the CBI…
Iran’s foreign trade conducted mainly in Euro, Yuan
Financial Tribune – Euro and the Chinese yuan topped the Central Bank of Iran’s list of subsidized currencies allocated for imports in…
No excuses for not having INSTEX operational: CBI gov.
MNA – In a meeting with the Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Stephen Scholz, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI)…
Iran’s forex policy mismatch: Analysis
Financial Tribune – It has become abundantly clear that the government and Central Bank of Iran appeals have fallen on deaf ears…
Central Bank of Iran: €2.2 billion sold via Nima
Financial Tribune – Since the beginning of the current fiscal (March 21) over 2.2 billion has been sold via the Integrated Forex…
CBI to launch new mechanism next week to curb rising prices in foreign currency market
MNA – An official with central bank of Iran (CBI) says that the previously announced one single organized foreign currency market will…
CBI alloted €2bn for necessity goods, medicine since March
MNA – The Central Bank of Iran has allotted €2 billion for the purchase of necessity goods and medicine since the start…
CBI head outlines steps taken to overcome US sanctions
IRNA – Governor of Central Bank (CBI) of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati outlined the measures implemented to confront the outcomes of US economic…
Tehran home sales drop as prices rise 104 percent YOY
Financial Tribune – New data released by the Central Bank of Iran indicate 3,423 homes were sold in Tehran in the first…
CBI gov. announces plan to curb inflation
MNA – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati announced the bank’s plan for controlling the fluctuating macroeconomic…
China’s Bank of Kunlun to continue coop. with Iran
MNA – China’s Bank of Kunlun on Monday announced that it will continue cooperation with non-sanctioned Iranian banks for transactions and also…
Hemmati signals interest rate cuts
Financial Tribune – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati has announced the bank’s decision to alter the liquidity structure…
Iran central bank chief to visit Iraq in near future
MNA – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) will visit Iraq in the near future to complete and pave…
Iran registers STFI mechanism commensurate with INSTEX
Tasnim – A mechanism similar to the European Union’s mechanism for trade with Iran (the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges or…
Iranian mechanism proportionate to INSTEX to be registered soon
IRNA – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati announced late on Friday that the mechanism proportionate to the channel…
Top banker announces evolution of Iran’s foreign trade policy
Tasnim – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran highlighted a major change in the country’s export items and destinations, saying Iran…
Shaparak transactions surge, again
Financial Tribune – In the calendar month Bahman (Jan.21-Feb.19) close to 1,972 million transactions worth 2,385 trillion ($15.4 billion) were processed via…
CBI, British delegation focus on INSTEX
IRNA – The British Embassy in Tehran on Tuesday announced the meeting of a delegation headed by British Ambassador Rob Macaire with…
Iran’s military steps back from economy with six-way bank merger
Bloomberg | Ladane Nasseri and Golnar Motevalli: Iran is combining six local banks as President Hassan Rouhani looks to curb the military’s role…
Central Bank of Iran: $38b allocated for imports
Financial Tribune – The governor of Central Bank of Iran says the CBI has so far allocated $38 billion in foreign currency…
CBI to launch new mechanism next month to keep control over forex market
MNA – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has announced the launch of an organized market to keep the…
5 Armed Forces-linked banks to merge
Financial Tribune – The Central Bank of Iran said Saturday that plans for merging five banks and credit institutions affiliated to armed…
Iran’s Central Bank bans POS devices overseas
Financial Tribune – As part of efforts by the Central Bank of Iran to crack down on capital flight which the banks…
Envoy: Japan to maintain economic ties with Iran
Tasnim – Japan’s ambassador to Tehran expressed his country’s resolve to proceed with economic cooperation with Iran. In a meeting with governor…
Central bank chief: Nothing but ‘psychological atmosphere’ can affect currency market
MNA – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said Tue. that except for a ‘psychological atmosphere’, nothing can negatively affect…
Iran parliament approves $400m capital boost for home lender
Financial Tribune – Lawmakers ratified another section of next year’s (March 2019-20) budget bill that allows Bank Maskan – the main housing…
Banks lend $42 billion in 10 months
Financial Tribune – In the first ten months of the current fiscal to January 20, lenders granted 5,380 trillion rials ($ 42…
Iran’s central bank under pressure to print money, weaken rial
Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: A disagreement between the Central Bank of Iran and factions of the government, backed by lawmakers, over profits…
Iran’s CB announces new incentives for currency repatriation
Financial Tribune – In a bid to encourage companies to return their export earnings to the country, the Central Bank of Iran…
Iran’s foreign debt drops to $10.03 billion
Financial Tribune – According to central bank data, Iran’s foreign debt was $10.03 billion by the end of first nine months of…
CBI governor defends joining FATF, warns of consequences otherwise
MNA – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Abdolnaser Hemmati, said Wednesday that joining the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) would…
Iran’s liquidity climbs to $150 billion
Financial Tribune – A monthly report by the Central Bank of Iran released on Sunday, showed liquidity reached 17,645 trillion rials ($150.8 billion) in…
CBI chief in Iraq for trade talks
February 7, The Iran Project – Governor of Iran’s central bank Abdolnaser Hemmati arrived in the Iraqi capital on a two-day visit…
Central Bank of Iran says will pay tax only on realized profit
Financial Tribune – In the wake of a single urgency bill approved this week by the Majlis to tax the income of…