Iran's biggest annual insurance event played host to two ministers on Monday, one of whom vowed that he will be a catalyst rather than an impediment to insurance privatization for the country to…

The development of Islamic financial system in the Muslim world and the use of science, technology and innovation within the framework of Islamic finance to boost sustainable development were…

Financial institutions throughout the world have historically–voluntarily or otherwise–relied on mergers and acquisitions to adapt to an ever-evolving climate that has only surged following the…

A specialized conference was recently held at the headquarters of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in Tehran with the aim of offering practical insights on how to…

Iranian banks remain devoid of ties with major European counterparts who understandably err on the side of caution for fear of having to pay millions of dollars courtesy of potential US…

Banks, fintechs, financial solution vendors and startups were present in full force at the Third Iran Transaction Exhibition (ITE) in Tehran on Tuesday.

Virtual currencies are slowly but steadily gaining traction across the world, as many are lured by their decentralized and somewhat exotic qualities once they get past the initial opaqueness.…

Bank Maskan–as the agent lender of the housing industry–plans to fund the construction of 1.3 million houses in the next four years.

Announcing the above, Bank Maskan CEO Mohammad Hashem…

Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi believes that instilling a change in the outlook toward devising the housing policy and looking at life qualitatively, rather than…

In what could be another step toward bolstering efforts to reduce the tenaciously high bank interest rates and balance markets, investment funds owned by banks and credit institutions have been…

Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Masoud Karbasian and Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif have jointly signed a directive regarding bank balance sheets that could finally…

The member states of BRICS, the association of five major emerging economies, have each upgraded Iran's risk rating to pre-sanctions levels, the deputy head of Export Guarantee Fund of Iran said…

Saturday was the implementation day for the Central Bank of Iran’s latest major directive on bank interest rates, which has already created a momentum in the banking system as lenders are…

Foreign finance deals worth about $30 billion will be clinched soon, the head of the Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran announced at a major economic event.…

Iran is in dire need of foreign finance after years of hard-hitting sanctions and more than glad to wrap up deals worth $40 billion negotiated or agreed upon in the post-sanctions era.

A key change in President Hassan Rouhani's Cabinet for his second tenure will potentially impact both state-owned and private lenders, and subsequently influence the outcome of his central…

Iran-China Chamber of Commerce has denied reports of Iranian traders’ bank accounts being closed by Chinese lenders as part of new restrictions imposed on the country by Beijing–an important…

Farshid A’raabi, a pioneering and long-standing figure in the Iranian heavy metal and hard rock music scene mixes the thick, massive sound of guitar riffs with elements of traditional Iranian…

The highly consequential issue of Iranian bank interest rates was the main topic of discussion in the latest event held in Tehran with a broad focus on financial stability. 

In what was another auspicious development for Iran, Euler Hermes has offered to cover Iranian projects, which move is expected to ease the flow of investment into Iran and enhance the country’s…

In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank has slightly lowered its forecast for Iran's real GDP growth up until 2019, while putting the inflation rate at double digits for…

In light of the World Bank Doing Business 2017 report that indicated Iran has slightly regressed in improving its entrepreneurial climate following years of lackluster performance, Majlis Research…

Iran is reviewing two major projects to engage in further leasing activities to develop its rail and air fleet, the minister of roads and urban development announced.

Empowering the Iranian banking system in terms of lending, capital buffer and bad debt recovery took center-stage at the latest major economic conference focused on investment and financing, which…

Top banking officials and pundits gathered on Tuesday to discuss matters vital to the future prosperity of the Iranian banking system and as an extension, the Iranian economy, underscoring the…