Iran chief banker heads to Washington to meet IMF officials
The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Mohammad-Reza Farzin left Tehran for Washington to meet with the officials of the…
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Tehran seriously pursuing policy of de-dollarization: CBI governor
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is seriously pursuing the policy of de-dollarization and intends to use alternative options to accelerate the…
Former Iran Central Bank officials convicted by court
An Iranian court has convicted the former top officials of the Central Bank of Iran, including ex-Governor Valiollah Seif, in relation to…
Iran denies it suffered any losses in conversion of Iraqi debt to dinar
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has denied reports it suffered any losses because of converting its dollar debts from Iraq to…
Iran’s foreign debt down 25.1% in year to March: CBI
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) in its latest figures has put the country’s foreign debt at $6.497 billion, down by more…
Iran’s economy grew by 5.3% in December quarter: CBI
Figures by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) show the country’s economy grew by 5.3% year on year in the three calendar…
Iran’s rial rebounds from historic low amid heavier CBI intervention
Iran’s rial currency has rebounded from historic lows reported in recent days after the country’s central bank intervened to control the prices…
Iran allocates €400mln to importers from blocked funds in Iraq
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has offered some €400 million ($427 million) from its resources blocked in Iraq because of US…
Iran officially raises interest rate to 23%
Iran has officially raised the cap on interest rates that banks in the country can charge weeks after media reports suggested the…
Report: Russia, Iran mull launching joint cryptocurrency
Russia and Iran are exploring the development of a joint stablecoin that would be backed by gold, two Russian officials have been…
Iran chief banker, deputy FM in UAE for economic talks
A high-ranking delegation of Iranian officials comprised of the country’s top banker and a deputy foreign minister have travelled to the United…
Iran, Qatar urge developing monetary, banking cooperation
The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Mohammad-Reza Farzin in a meeting with his Qatari counterpart on Thursday stressed developing…
Iran reports 6.6% rise in manufacturing activity in H1 calendar year
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) figures show manufacturing activity in the country rose by 6.6% in the two quarters to late September…
US dollar sinks vs rial after Iran appoints new central bank governor
The US dollar tumbled against the rial on Saturday as it logged its biggest daily drop against the Iranian currency in months…
Iran appoints new c.bank governor amid currency market turmoil
The Iranian government has appointed a new governor for the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) in an apparent effort to contain rising…
Iran’s economy expanded 3.6% in September quarter: Chief banker
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Ali Salehabadi says the country’s economy grew by 3.6% in the quarter to September 22. Salehabadi…
Iran central bank denies governor change as forex prices keep rising
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has dismissed rumors about an imminent change in the bank’s leadership by saying that Ali Salehabadi…
Iran says jail sentences for bounced checks down by over 80% in 5 years
A Central Bank of Iran (CBI) official says the number of people jailed in the country for bouncing checks has declined by…
Iran blocks 2,300 foreign currency bank accounts as dollar price surges
The Iranian intelligence ministry (WAJA) has identified and blocked more than 2,300 foreign currency bank accounts that were used to trigger instability…
Iran’s chief banker signals foreign funds could be unfrozen soon
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Ali Salehabadi has signaled that billions of dollars in Iranian funds blocked in other countries because…
SEO unveils support package to encourage investment in stock market
Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) has unveiled a comprehensive support package to encourage activities in the capital market as shareholders are…
Using cryptocurrencies, Iran takes new step to nullify U.S. sanctions
last week, Iran announced placing its first official import order using cryptocurrencies, a move that would help the Islamic Republic get around…
Iran to include more currencies in its new pairing system
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) officials say they plan to include more currencies in a new system that allows exporters and importers…
Trading in iranian Rial/Ruble launched at tehran exchange
The Governor of central bank of Iran on Tuesday announced the launch of rial/Russian ruble trading at the Tehran exchange. “The launching…
Iran’s Bank Melli and Russia’s Sberbank sign MoUs
Iran’s largest lender Bank Melli has signed some major memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, amid efforts by Iran…
Iran’s non-oil exports up 40% in Q1: TPOI chief
The Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said that country’s non-oil export has increased 40 percent in the first three…
Iran’s cenbank vows to restore calm to foreign exchange market
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) governor Ali Salehabadi says the top lender will intervene in the country’s foreign exchange market to control…
Iran hands out $1.5bn worth of cash subsidy to over 23.6 million households
The Iranian government has granted around $1.5 billion worth of cash subsidies to more than 23.6 million households in the country as…
Iranian economy grew by 5.7% in Q3 last fiscal year: CBI
Figures by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) show that the Iranian economy grew by 5.7% in the third quarter of the…
Iran says hard currency supply rose to $57bn in year to March despite sanctions
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Ali Salehabadi says hard currency supply to the economy rose by more than a half in…
Bank loans to economic sectors increase nearly 55%
Iranian banking system has paid 25.433 quadrillion rials (over $97.819 billion) of facilities to domestic economic sectors in the first 11 months…
EX-Iranian chief banker sentenced to 10 years over mismanagement
A former governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and one of his deputies along with other government officials have been…
Iran to let Central Bank sue S Korea if it fails to act on frozen funds, Amir-Abdollahian warns
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that Tehran will not stop the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) from filing a lawsuit against…
Iran to issue deposit bonds to tame inflation: Chief banker
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) governor says the bank is planning to issue deposit bonds, a new type of security approved…
CBI launches legal campaign against Bahrain to restore Iran assets
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has invoked a previously signed agreement between Iran and Bahrain to retrieve investments it did in…
Spokesman rejects Bahrain’s Ruling against Central Bank of Iran
The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry vehemently rejected the accusations that a Bahraini court has leveled against the Central Bank of…
Akbar Komijani takes over as Iran central bank chief
ran’s Cabinet has assigned Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Akbar Komijani with the responsibility to run the bank…
Wall Street Journal says US decides to lift sanctions on Central Bank of Iran
The US has decided to lift sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the National Iranian Oil Company, oil tankers, and…
Iran’s chief banker says economy grew 1.3% in H1 fiscal year
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) governor Abdolnasser Hemmati says raw data related to the country’s economic performance in the first half of…