Central Bank of Iran steps in to support rial
Financial Tribune – The rial regained some lost territory against the US dollar on Wednesday after the Central Bank of Iran intervened…
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Iran’s CB enhances anti-money laundering rules
Financial Tribune – In line with provisions of anti-money laundering guidelines, the Central Bank of Iran has further tightened rules for daily…
Iranian banks selling $1.4bn in assets amid overhaul: Report
Press TV – Nearly $1.4 billion in assets owned by 18 Iranian banks are being sold as the banking system in the…
10% decline in bounced checks
Financial Tribune – During the calendar month to October 22, approximately 618,000 checks worth 103 trillion rials ($845 million) bounced, according to…
New CBI platform to oversee open banking, regulated forex operations
Financial Tribune – The Central Bank of Iran has developed a new platform, Diba, to supervise open banking operations, says Aboutaleb Najafi,…
Economic, political climate will govern forex market stability
Financial Tribune – Except for brief volatility in the first weeks of the new fiscal year (started March 2019), the currency market…
Iranian banks balance sheet grew by %27.4 to hit $188bn in August: CBI
Press TV – The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has said that the total balance sheet of the banks operating in the…
€10.6 billion in non-oil export revenues repatriated via Nima
Financial Tribune – Since the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 20), more than €10.6 billion earned from exporting non-oil goods…
Lower cosmetics consumption despite growth in spending
Financial Tribune – Iranian households’ spending on cosmetics increased in the last Iranian year {ended March 20, 2019] compared with the year…
Iran’s CB catalogs forex given for imports
Financial Tribune – Soon after a call by President Hassan Rouhani, the Central Bank of Iran has published a report on its…
Gov’t enhances transparency of financial systems
Financial Tribune – Following efforts to improve the financial transparency and discipline administrative bodies, the Central Bank of Iran has connected its…
Central Bank of Iran further tightens anti-money laundering rules
Financial Tribune – The CBI bylaw obliges non-bank credit institutions and moneychangers to participate in risk identification and risk management processes by…
Central Bank of Iran applauds private firms for helping resist US sanctions
Financial Tribune – Hemmati: Had it not been for the dedication and efforts of the private sector, surviving the current difficult conditions…
CBI continues its work through ‘unsanctionable’ networks: Hemmati
MNA – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said that the body continues its work despite the US’s sanctions…
Importers buy forex worth €7.8b at Iran’s secondary forex market
Financial Tribune – The total value of foreign currencies sold by exporters of non-oil goods at Iran’s secondary market amounted to €9.2…
Zarif raps US sanction on Iran Central Bank as war crime
Tasnim – The US move to impose new sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran amounts to a war crime, Iranian Foreign…
Central Bank of Iran restricts ownership of banks’ shares
Financial Tribune – In line with efforts to help promote corporate governance and protect the rights of bank depositors and shareholders, the…
Lenders under Central Bank of Iran scrutiny for ratings
Financial Tribune – The Central Bank of Iran has resumed rating lenders based on their performance in corporate governance and the level…
Tehran home prices, sales dip for 2nd month in row
Financial Tribune – The number of property deals, together with home prices in Tehran decreased, for the second consecutive month, in the…
Iranian non-oil exporters repatriate €8b in H1
Financial Tribune – An estimated €7.98 billion in non-oil export revenues was repatriated through the Central Bank of Iran’s secondary market in…
CBI governor: Foreign countries keen on establishing banking ties with Iran despite US sanctions
MNA – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said that foreign countries are interested in establishing banking relationships with…
New sanctions on Central Bank of Iran show US’ empty hands: CBI chief
Tasnim – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdonnaser Hemmati said the new sanctions imposed against the CBI prove the…
Top economic council extends CBI authorities to manage foreign currencies market
MNA – The Supreme Council of Economic Coordination Sat. decided to extend the authorities of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) for…
CBI mainly focuses on controlling liquidity, supporting domestic production: Hemmati
Tehran Times – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said the bank’s current programs are mainly focused on controlling liquidity and…
Economy returning to normalcy as a result of CBI proper measures: Hemmati
MNA – Governor of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati says the country’s economy is more…
Central bank governor claims 40% recovery in value of Iran’s currency
Radio Farda – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati says the value of the Iranian currency rial…
CBI sees stable currency market after turbulent year
Tehran Times – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said the currency market is moving toward stability and predictability after a…
Cost of money declines 1.5% in Iran
Financial Tribune – T he cost of money has declined up to 1.5% following a government decision to scrap the overnight interest…
Inauguration of integrated forex market deferred due to software problems
MNA – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said on Wednesday that official inauguration of integrated forex market is…
Tehran City’s real estate deals down 64.6% in a month on year
Tehran Times – The number of real estate deals in Tehran City fell 64.6 percent in the fourth Iranian calendar month of…
Iran, Australia stress expansion of banking, trade coop.
MNA – Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Akbar Komijani held talks with Australian ambassador to Tehran Ian Biggs…
$27.5bn of forex offered at NIMA in a year: CBI gov.
MNA – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati announced on Tuesday that as of July 23, 2018…
CBI to launch Integrated Forex Market by mid-August
MNA – The Central Bank of Iran is planning to launch the Integrated Forex Deals System (Persian acronym for Nima) by mid-August.…
Iran defused plots for collapse of national currency: Chief banker
Press TV – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says plots for a massive devaluation of Iran’s national currency…
Launching integrated forex market in last stages: CBI
Tehran Times – Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced that launching integrated forex market in the country is in the last stages,…
CBI gov. arrives in Ankara to hold banking, monetary talks
MNA – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is now in the Turkish capital to hold mutual talks on…
Currency, gold lose luster in Tehran market
Financial Tribune – Currency rates in Tehran have been of the descending order over the past two weeks amid noticeable decline in…
Liquidity crossed $144 billion by March 20
Financial Tribune – The latest data released by the Central Bank of Iran indicate that total liquidity crossed 18,828 trillion rials ($144.8…
Iran’s foreign debt drops 17% in a year: CBI
Tehran Times – Iran’s foreign debt fell to $9.339 billion at the end of the last Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019),…
Tehran home sales dip 59% as prices increase 104% YOY
Tehran Times – Home prices in Tehran continued to increase while the number of property deals declined in the third month of…