FATF’s blacklisting has no impact on Iran’s economic transactions: MP
MNA – A member of Iranian Parliament’s economic commission says the move by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to place Tehran…
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FATF blacklist raises cost of foreign trade
Financial Tribune – The Financial Action Task Force blacklist means significantly increasing the cost of doing business with the outside world, a…
Iran issues statement on FATF blacklisting
Tasnim – Iran’s administration issued an official statement about the Financial Action Task Force’s recent decision to put the country on its…
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,…
Vaezi: Govt. has taken drastic measures to neutralize FATF aftereffects
MNA – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said that the government in its recent session has taken decisive measures to…
There is a way out from FATF blacklist
Financial Tribune – To get out of the dreaded blacklist of the Financial Action Task Force, Iran does not need to start…
Trump administration pressures global financial watchdog to ‘Blacklist’ Iran
Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global body that sets standards to combat money laundering…
FATF blacklisting to serve as justification for inhumane sanctions on Iran: Rouhani
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned the Financial Action Task Force’s decision to blacklist Iran, saying the move will be used…
Mixed reactions to FATF blacklisting
Financial Tribune – Placing Iran on the global anti-money laundering watchdog’s list will have mixed results on economic sectors, says the head…
FATF ruling pushes Iran’s rial to fresh lows in unofficial trade
Press TV – Iran’s rial has hit new lows in unofficial trade after a decision by the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) to…
Iran faces long-term banking woes under FATF action
The Wall Street Journal | Ian Talley and Kristin Broughton: Iran is facing long-term financial isolation under new sanctions levied by the…
Iran on FATF blacklist
Financial Tribune – Financial Action Task Force, the global anti-money laundering watchdog on Friday put Iran on its blacklist after Tehran failed…
No reason for Iran to fear FATF blacklisting: Official
Tasnim – Head of the Iran World Trade Center Mohammad Reza Sabzalipour shrugged off a decision by the Financial Action Task Force…
FATF puts Iran on its blacklist
MNA – Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has put Iran on its blacklist after Iran allegedly failed to comply with international anti-terrorism…
Iran slams FATF’s politically-motivated move to place Iran on terrorism financing blacklist
Press TV – Iran says the move by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to place the country on its blacklist was…
FM blames US policies for FATF’s possible blacklisting of Iran
FNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Tehran would blame the US policies if the Financial Action Task Force…
Top banker: FATF unlikely to blacklist Iran, but non-issue if it does
MNA – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Tuesday that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)…
Chief banker denies FATF ruling would impact Iran forex market
Press TV – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has ruled out speculations that a pending decision by an…
Ratification of FATF-related bills no more on agenda
MNA – Today, Iran Expediency Council passed the set deadline for it to announce its verdict on the ratification of FATF-related bills…
CFT threat to national security, worse than JCPOA: Amoli Larijani
MNA – Expressing his view about ratification of the bill on joining the Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), Ayatollah Amoli Larijani,…
FATF-related bills still on Expediency Council’s agenda: Zonnour
MNA – Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s security commission said the evaluation of the two remaining FATF-related bills, namely the Palermo and…
Senior cleric warns officials against joining FATF
MNA – Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers leader Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi warned senior officials against the negative consequences of endorsement and implementation of…
MPs write to leader on FATF issue
IRNA – A number of Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday asked the Supreme Leader to order facilitation of approval of the four bills…
Rezaei says any hasty decision on CFT not advisable
MNA – Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said that the Council does not consider hasty joining of the country to Combating the…
Russia, China want Iran to adopt FATF rules: Chief banker
Press TV – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has said that China and Russia have urged Tehran to adopt…
Joining FATF advantage for banking system: Hemmati
MNA – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati admitted on Wednesday that joining FATF is an advantage…
Being backlisted by FATF sever damage to domestic economy: Vaezi
MNA – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi, in a tweeter message, announced that being in enlisted in the black list…
MPs write to leader on FATF issue
IRNA – A number of Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday asked the Supreme Leader to order facilitation of approval of the four bills…
Expediency Council rejects rumors on FATF-bills endorsement
MNA – The Public Relations of the Expediency Council in a statement has rejected rumors that the two remaining FATF-related bills, namely…
‘Palermo’ bill pushed off agenda, says Expediency Council member
MNA – A member of the Expediency Council, the body in charge of deciding on FATF-related bills, said Wed. that the ‘Palermo’…
Respecting multilateralism; opportunity to deal with US unilateralism
IRNA – Completing the process of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Action Plan and making decisions on the Palermo and Combating…
Critical role of FATF reiterated
Financial Tribune – Gholamreza Ansari, deputy foreign minister for economic affairs, has warned against the ramifications of non-compliance with FATF norms, saying…
Joining FATF means surrender to enemy: MP
MNA – MP Ahmad Salek said Sun. that Iran has obtained self-sufficnecy in many areas while under sanctions for 40 years, adding…
Gov’t: Need to comply with FATF rules
Financial Tribune – Addressing a weekly Cabinet meeting in Tehran on Wednesday, the government spokesman, Ali Rabiei, said complying with FATF rules…
Iran has no plans to join FATF: President chief of staff
MNA – Chief of Staff of Iranian President Mahmoud Vaezi said that Islamic Republic of Iran has no plans to join the…
Iranian administration has passed regulations required by FATF, minister says
Tasnim – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said the country’s administration has passed regulations required by the Financial Action Task Force…
FATF’s anti-Iran decision totally political: Zarif
MNA – Referring to FATF’s recent warning to Iran, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters on Monday that the decision of…
FATF extends suspension of anti-Iran measures until February
Tasnim – The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gave Iran a final deadline of February 2020 to tighten its rules against…
FATF gives Iran until Oct. to complete reforms
Tasnim – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said Iran had until October to meet international standards against money-laundering and terror financing.…
Expediency Council reviews ratification of CFT, Palermo bills
MNA – The Sun. meeting of the Expediency Council was dedicated to addressing the ratification of two controversial FATF-related treaties, namely the…