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  • Payment Industry Awaiting Currency Allocation
    After the unification of the US dollar’s exchange rate, the payment industry has yet to receive hard currency at the rate of 42,000 rials for importing equipment and hardware. The CEO of Beh...
  • TEDPIX Gains 537 Points
    Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 537.65 points or 0.57% on Monday compared to the day before to end trade at 94,703.5. About 795 million shares valued at $39.96 million changed hands at...
  • 144% Rise in Trade With Indonesia
    Iran traded $909.02 million worth of non-oil goods with Indonesia in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2018), which was 144% more compared to the year before, making the Southeast Asian...
  • CAR is one of the biggest weak points of the country, as the Central Bank of Iran still operates on the  more than two-decade old Basel I standards.
    After reviewing Iran’s conformance to a host of international banking regulations and standards, the research arm of the parliament has noted that the country’s banking woes are rooted internally...
  • AML Law Amendment Underway
    In view of the Financial Action Task Force’s next plenary meeting in June, Iran is updating its Anti-Money Laundering Law, along with other ongoing reforms to fulfill the body’s action plan.  Last...
  • The Bulgarian economic delegation met Iranian officials  in Tehran on May 13.
    Minister of Economic and Finance Affairs Masoud Karbasian called for increasing banking cooperation with Bulgaria, proposing that the EU member state open bank branches in Iran for facilitating...
  • The conditions for getting Housing Savings Account loans have consistently eased since the initiative was launched in June 2016.
    The number of people, mostly first-time homebuyers who have registered to receive government facilities for boosting their purchasing power in the housing market, is drawing closer to half a...
  • Rial’s Devaluation Makes Room for Stocks Growth
    The market capitalization of companies listed on Tehran's two stock exchanges has dropped by about 33% in US dollar terms in the past 14 months due to the rial's sharp devaluation against the US...
  • MSC Sees Double-Digit Growth in Output, Sales
    Iran’s largest flat steel producer Mobarakeh Steel Company ended the first month of the current fiscal year (started March 21), with double-digit upticks in production and sales value while sales...
  • Most State Entities Barred From Receiving Bank Interests
    The Central Bank of Iran has notified rules concerning interest paid to state bodies on their bank deposits.  According to the IBENA report on Sunday, most state entities cannot receive any...
  • Travel Currency Rules Updated
    The Central Bank of Iran has updated rules concerning the forex ceiling for travelers when entering or exiting the country.  According to a directive published on CBI’s website, travelers who...
  • Non-Oil Trade With Belgium Rises 53%
    Iran traded $756.65 million worth of non-oil goods with Belgium in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2018), which is 53.5% more compared to the year before, making the European country Iran’s...
  • Chewing Gum Market Replete With Contraband
    Some 75% of the Iranian chewing gum market is dominated by foreign brands, most of which have been smuggled into the country while only 25% of the market is supplied by domestic brands, the...
  • BMI Loans for Turkey Business
    Bank Melli Iran, the nation’s biggest state-owned lender, has called on Iran and Turkey’s businesspeople to tap into special letters of credit facilities offered as part of the nations’ currency...
  • TEDPIX Ends Sunday Trade 0.29 Percent Higher
    Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 274.54 points or 0.29% on Sunday compared to the day before to end trade at 94,165.6. About 704 million shares valued at $34.15 million changed hands at...
  • BMI Targets Lower Lending Rates
    One of Iran’s top bankers has renewed the beleaguered banking system’s call for service fees to emerge as the main source of income instead of interests. “Bank Melli Iran has started charging...
  • Banks’ purchase of hard currency held by foreigners and others would have to be approved by the Organization  for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran.
    The Central Bank of Iran has allowed lenders to purchase the hard currency held by foreign tourists, transit drivers, foreign diplomatic missions based in Iran and representative offices of foreign...
  • Iran is expected to turn increasingly to Chinese technology for steel and metal development projects, if it is unable to work with the Europeans.
    Major Iranian steelmakers exported 420,944 tons of semi-finished and finished steel products during the first month of the current fiscal year (March 21-April 20) to register a 6% growth year-on-...
  • About 1.05 billion shares valued at $51.4 million changed hands at TSE on May 12.
    Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 199.94 points or 0.21% on Saturday compared to the day before to end trade at 93,891.12. About 1.05 billion shares valued at $51.4 million changed hands...
  • Housing Rent Index Grows
    The Central Bank of Iran has released its latest report on the index of housing rent across the country for the fourth quarter of the previous fiscal year (ended March 20, 2018), which shows an...
  • Banking Sector to Take No Hit From US JCPOA Exit
    Iran’s banking sector has rebounded in the absence of sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal and will continue to rebuild its foreign correspondent relations despite the recent US withdrawal...
  • LME Keeps Status Quo on IRALCO After US Sanctions Snapback
    The London Metal Exchange is maintaining the status quo on its treatment of Iranian aluminum brand...
  • Non-Oil Trade With Singapore Increases by 36%
    Iran traded $992.34 million worth of non-oil goods with Singapore during the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2018) which is 36.59% more compared to the year before, making the Southeast Asian...
  • Impact of JCPOA Pullout on Housing Sector Uncertain
    Iran’s housing sector has been showing signs of exiting a deep recession that had undermined the country’s overall growth for more than five years, but US President Donald Trump’s pullout on May 8...
  • CBI Underscores Support for Agricultural Sector
    Central Bank of Iran Vice Governor Akbar Komijani underscored the banking system’s contribution to the implementation of a national policy to promote domestic production by providing substantial...

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