The rial continued its charge against foreign currencies on Wednesday, as speculation that talks between Iran and six world powers known as the P5+1 would come culminate in a deal wilted safe…

T he Azadi bullion coin rebounded from a three-month low on Monday due to gold’s rise in the global arena as the dollar rally paused.

But gold and Azadi remained near a three-month low…

C entral bankers are the lords of economy and finance. This is true for the world’s top central banks like the Fed, ECB, BOJ and BOE or the SNB. The Swiss National Bank’s recent move to abandon a…

Microfinancing is an untapped field in Iran’s financial industry. But regardless of the industry’s long term challenges like high amount of toxic debt circulating within the banking system and the…

Benchmark bullion coin, the Azadi, had a rough trading week. It ended the Iranian week lower on account of a sharp drop on Saturday (Feb. 7), as international price fluctuations and Iran’s foreign…

Foreign assets of Iran’s banking system is on the rise, according to central bank statistics, as easing sanctions boost the banking sector.

Benchmark Azadi soared to a nine-month high on Saturday, as Tehran caught up with the rise in demand for bullion on Swiss National Bank’s decision to abandon its self-imposed peg of the Swiss…

The dollar, the euro and the British pound cut their losses versus the rial on Sunday as the foreign ministry denied late Saturday evening a breakthrough in nuclear talks with the West.

The Azadi bullion coin steadied below the 10 million rial per coin mark on Thursday after a four-week rally amid fears of economic hardships due to plummeting oil prices.  

“The gold…

The rial fell against all major currencies on Monday as stocks tumbled to fresh lows on investor fears that the recent sharp drop in oil prices will damage the Iranian economy’s recovery.

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The Azadi gold coin advanced to a seven-month high driven by gold’s five-week rally as safe haven demand increased.

The Azadi benchmark surged 1.24 percent and hit 9,800,000 rials by 13:57…

The Financial Tribune has conducted a field research on premium services offered by commercial banks in Tehran. It has found that not all the banks offer premium services and that some services…

The Iranian rial plunged against all major currencies on Sunday as the US dollar surged to a 2-1/2 year high as rial’s selloff accelerated into its second week.

The banking sector’s outstanding loans have risen markedly for the past two years. Of all the loans given, most have gone to the private sector and a smaller portion to the government.

Oil prices have fallen off a cliff. This has raised concerns that the Iranian government could run a deficit this year. Sanctions and a faltering economy mean that if a deficit is run, the…

Mutual funds have historically offered safety and diversification, and they spare you the responsibility of picking individual stocks. In Tehran, there were a few money managers who picked stocks…

The Azadi gold coin rose for the second consecutive day, after it declined on Saturday on speculation that a decline to an eight-month low will spur more purchases.

The US dollar rose to a six year high against the yen, while gold held near a three month low, after disappointing US jobs data gave rise to speculation that the Federal Reserve will increase…