Iran's President Hassan Rouhani pointed to the illegal intervention of Washington in the process of IMF's $5 billion loan to Iran, noting that Tehran expected more from the three European countries in that case. He made the remarks on Tuesday while receiving the credentials of the new German envoy to Tehran Hans-Udo Muzel. Rouhani hailed the ...

FNA - Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati categorically dismissed a recent forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about Iran's economy. "Even CBI's most negative scenarios cannot confirm the forecast of minus six percent economic growth for Iran," Hemmati said in reaction to IMF's forecast. In its very recent forecast ...

Press TV - Irans Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should approve Tehran'srequest for a loan without delay and to resist US pressure amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Last month, the Islamic Republic asked the IMFfor $5 billion in loans to help finance its efforts to combat the disease.IMF officials ...

Reuters |David Lawder, Andrea Shalal: U.S. opposition to opening new avenues of funding for Iran and China is preventing the International Monetary Fund from deploying a powerful tool to help countries fight the economic impact of the coronavirus, according to two sources familiar with the matter. A massive IMF liquidity injection through issuance ...

Reuters - The International Monetary Fund is still assessing Irans request for $5 billion in emergency financing in a process which is taking time partly because of the IMFs limited engagement with Tehran in recent times, a senior IMF official told Reuters. Iran, the Middle East country worst affected by the new coronavirus outbreak, approached ...

Forbes | Dominic Dudley: Middle East economies are set to suffer a huge economic hit this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Their situation is being exacerbated by domestic political turmoil and the collapse in oil prices, but economists say some countries look far more resilient than others. The latest predictions from the IMF, released today,...

Tasnim The loan that Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund for in order to deal with the coronavirus outbreak is totally unconditional and must be given immediately, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said. Speaking to IRIB on Tuesday night, Abdolnaser Hemmati said the CBI is familiar with all legal processes in the IMF. On a ...

Press TV - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expected that the Iranian economy would do better in the wake of the current coronavirus pandemic compared to the previous fiscal year. The IMF said in a report published Tuesday that the Iranian economy would shrink by 6 percent this year, up from 7.6 percent in 2019. It said the slight growth ...

Press TV | Yasir Ali Mirza: Iran is among the worst-hit countries affected by the novel Coronavirus pandemic. As per the World Health Organizations report, as of April 13, the COVID-19 confirmed cases have skyrocketed to 71, 686 and death toll to 4,474 marks. The situation is very grim in the country and the next few days are very crucial in fighting ...

IRNA The United States' unilateral, extraterritorial sanctions are in contradiction with the principles of international law, including territoriality, non-intervention, free trade, equal sovereignty and democracy; because the sanctions target companies, banks and traders in other countries, cause intervention in internal affairs of third countries ...

Tasnim The spokesman for Irans administration lashed out at the US for its attempts to block Tehrans request for an emergency International Monetary Fund loan to fight the coronavirus, saying the US is legally in no position to obstruct the activities of international organizations. Speaking at a weekly press conference on Monday, Ali Rabiee said ...

Bloomberg | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: The coronavirus epidemic has hammered Irans economy. Like many developing countries around the world that have seen export revenues fall, Iran faces a balance of payments crunchbut one that has been uniquely exacerbated by the Trump administrations maximum pressure sanctions campaign. Brian Hook, the State Departments ...

Middle East Eye - Dianne Feinstein says it is in interest of United States to help Iran contain disease A senior Democratic senator has urged President Donald Trump to approve Iran's request for a $5bn loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying that it is "in the interest of international security" to help Iran contain the spread of ...

IRNA Governor of Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati in a letter to International Monetary Fund on Thursday elaborated on Irans rights to enjoy IMFs financial aid followed by US obstructions. About a month ago after IMF announcement to provide quick and unconditional aid to those countries which are involved with coronavirus, I declared Irans ...

Press TV - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must fulfill its duties toward all member countries, including Iran, without any bias. Rouhani made the remarks in a phone conversation with Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati on Thursday, during which the CBI official briefed the ...

Al-Monitor | Bryant Harris: The United States opposes Irans request for a $5 billion emergency loan request from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help it cope with the coronavirus pandemic, Al-Monitor has learned. The worlds leading state sponsor of terrorism is seeking cash to fund its adventurism abroad, not to buy medicine for Iranians,...

Bourse and Bazaar | Amir Havasi: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the InternationalMonetary Fund on Wednesday to give the sanctions-hit country a $5 billion emergency loan to combat its novel coronavirus outbreak. The Islamic republic is battling one of the world's deadliest coronavirus outbreaks which it says has killed more than 3,800 people ...

FNA - Iranian Vice President for Economic Affairs Mohammad Nahavandian said that no country, including the US, has the right to veto Iran's request for a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). "IMF's policy is to act fairly in assessing and approving loan applications," Nahavandian said while noting that the US is devoid of right of veto ...

Reuters - Irans President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday the International Monetary Fund would be guilty of discriminatory behaviour unless it provides $5 billion in emergency funding to help Tehran fight the coronavirus outbreak. I urge international organisations to fulfil their duties ... we are a member of the IMF ... There should be no discrimination ...

IRNA Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shankhani said in a Twitter message on Sunday that US sabotage of $5 billion loan bid from International Monetary Fund to fight the coronavirus outbreak amounts to "Crimes Against Humanity". Ali Shamkhani wrote in his tweet that sanctioning medical items is an illegal act, an ...