Central Bank of Iran (CBI) News
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May 29,2019In a meeting with South Korean Ambassador Ryu Jeong-hyun, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran faulted banks in that country for blocking Iranian assets and creating financial difficulties for... -
May 21,2019The Central Bank of Iran supplied over $6 billion in foreign currency for importing goods in two months since the beginning of the current fiscal on March 21. CBI Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati...
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May 20,2019The Central Bank of Iran has announced a new set of rules for repatriation of export earnings in the current fiscal (March 2019-20). In a directive published on the CBI website Monday, it...
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May 11,2019The Central Bank of Iran is strongly opposed to the policy of printing money to plug budget holes, Abdolnasser Hemmati, the CBI boss, said. He said the government is stepping up efforts to find...
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May 05,2019Lawmakers on Sunday decided to look into the performance of the Central Bank of Iran during the past five years. The bank’s seemingly poor performance in regulating the currency market and the...
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May 03,2019Governor of the Central Bank of Iran has outlined six monetary and banking plans to help fend off the new US economic sanctions. Abdolnasser Hemmati in an Instagram post Friday said the CBI is...
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April 28,2019The Central Bank of Iran is striving to find solutions to curb the galloping inflation rates with the help of workable and viable monetary policies. In an Instagram post on Sunday the CBI boss...
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April 21,2019The governor of the Central Bank of Iran discussed bilateral banking and monetary cooperation with senior Swiss and Turkish diplomats on Thursday. In the meeting with Abdolnasser Hemmati, the...
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April 17,2019The Central Bank of Iran’s policy to launch Open Market Operation was officially approved by the Money and Credit Council – a major monetary decision-making body – on Tuesday. The policy was...
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April 14,2019Conditions have never been as favorable as they are now for the Central Bank of Iran to launch the much-touted Open Market Operation policy, a financial expert says. Kamran Nadri said the market...
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April 14,2019The Central Bank of Iran and the prosecutor general have agreed to freeze fraudulent bank accounts that collect people's donations for the flood victims, the spokeswoman of Majlis Economic...
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April 14,2019After previously limiting foreign exchange transactions in the United Arab Emirates, the Central Bank of Iran has reportedly reactivated the remaining channels there to help increase hard currency...
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April 13,2019Governor of the Central Bank of Iran says the government decision to withdraw money from the National Development Fund of Iran, the country's sovereign wealth fund, could be an opportunity to help...
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April 10,2019The Central Bank of Iran has put in place the infrastructure for launching a new mechanism to distribute essential goods eligible for subsidized currency. The system operates using only national ID...
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April 07,2019Governor of the Central Bank of Iran says Iraq has paid a large part of its debt to Iran. The debts are mainly related to Iranian gas and electricity export to the neighboring country. The...
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March 28,2019A Luxembourg court rejected a US request to compensate victims of the Twin Tower attacks by seizing assets from Iran.
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March 16,2019Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said the corresponding entity to the Special Purpose Vehicle known as INSTEX created by the European Union to enable non-dollar trade with Iran will be...
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March 06,2019In a move to stimulate the sluggish housing market and increase homeownership, the Money and Credit Council - a major monetary decision making body - agreed to raise the ceiling of house...
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March 04,2019To help again rescue the dysfunctional local auto industry, the Central Bank of Iran agreed last month to lend €844 million to the two main companies, Iran Khodro and SAIPA. Now the two sides are...
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March 03,2019The governor of Central Bank of Iran says the CBI has so far allocated $38 billion in foreign currency for imports. Out of this amount, $9.3 billion was allocated via Nima (the integrated forex...
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March 01,2019Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati says recommendations of the anti-money laundering body, the Financial Action Task Force, are part and parcel of international banking norms...
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February 27,2019As part of efforts by the Central Bank of Iran to crack down on capital flight which the banks partly blame for the currency market volatility, the CBI is enforcing its decision to ban all Iranian...
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February 26,2019The parliament approved the section of next year’s (March 2019-20) budget bill that allows the Central Bank of Iran to launch secondary markets for trading Islamic bonds issued by the government....
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February 26,2019President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday strongly defended his government's initiative to comply with global anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism standards, saying failure to do...
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February 15,2019In a bid to encourage companies to return their export earnings to the country, the Central Bank of Iran has offered a new incentive package. Depending on the exporters’ earnings and their...
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