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Iran's CB Struggling to Control Bank Balance Sheets

CBI says that banks failing to control their balance sheets as per CBI rules are penalized. Penalties include increasing their reserve requirement and sending CEOs of dysfunctional banks to the CBI “disciplinary board”
Iran's CB Struggling to Control Bank Balance Sheets
Iran's CB Struggling to Control Bank Balance Sheets

Disciplinary measures taken by the Central Bank of Iran has to some degree improved the balance sheets of banks, head of the CBI Department for Health Assessment said. 
“Regular monitoring of the CBI and its disciplinary measures has helped curb the growth of bank balance sheets,” Aliakbar Miremadi was quoted as saying by the CBI website.  
Earlier restrictions banned lenders from allowing more than 2% growth in their balance sheets. 
“That paved the way for accelerating money supply growth,” Miremadi said. 

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