Central Bank of Iran (CBI) News

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran says besides the importance for the national currency to regain more of its value, the CBI remains focused also on the stability of the rial. 

Iran and Iraq signed an agreement Tuesday to establish a monetary channel for facilitating payments between the two countries.  The agreement was signed by the governors of the Central…

In the wake of a single urgency bill approved this week by the Majlis to tax the income of the Central Bank of Iran, the bank issued a statement late Monday, indicating that the legislation…

The Central Bank of Iran unveiled a draft of its cryptocurrency policy late on Monday, calling on experts and stakeholders in the area of virtual currencies to comment and send their views on…

Lawmakers on Monday put on hold a decision to tax the foreign exchange revenues of the Central Bank of Iran after the CBI governor asked them to rethink the move. 

The Central Bank of Iran is working on the legal framework to launch the promised regulated foreign exchange market in two weeks, the CBI governor said.  In a primetime interview with…

The Central Bank of Iran is going to launch a mechanism for tracking forex allocated to the import of essential goods to ensure importers fulfill their commitments for which they acquired…

The Central Bank of Iran has sent a directive to banks and credit institutions obliging agent banks to accept Islamic bonds as collateral from contractors of development projects.  …

In its latest directive, the Central Bank of Iran, on Tuesday urged exporters to return their export earnings to "the country's economic cycle'' as their three-month deadline comes to an end.…

According to a report by the Central Bank of Iran, about 6.3 million checks worth 619 trillion rials ($5.6 billion) were cleared by banks in the Iranian month Aban (Oct. 23-Nov.21) -- showing 0.…

Total assets of the Central Bank of Iran reached 7.1 quadrillion rials ($ 70.1 billion) in the first seven months  of current fiscal year, registering 27.8% growth year-on- year and 16.1%…

Establishing a supervisory body within the Central Bank of Iran is a significant aspect of the new banking reform bill, says the head of the Majlis Economic Commission.  Mohammad Reza Pour…

The Central Bank of Iran is ready to buy at negotiated rates the foreign currency of exporters whose earnings are blocked in other countries due to the US sanctions, says the CBI deputy chief…

Independence of the Central Bank of Iran lies at the heart of a new set of regulations known as Central Bank Bill, says the head of the Majlis Economic Commission.  The bill is part of…

Economic experts have commended the monetary and banking measures taken by the Central Bank of Iran to augment transparency and stability in the foreign exchange market, emphasizing that such…

The Central Bank of Iran in a directive on Saturday announced rules and regulations for selling and buying foreign currency of export earnings at authorized exchange bureaus.   It…

The Central Bank of Iran in its latest report said debts of banks and credit institutions to the CBI totaled 1.5 quadrillion rials ($11.32 billion) in the calendar month September 22, up 37.3%…

Foreign assets of the Central Bank of Iran increased by 29.6% in the calendar month ending September 22, the regulator’s website reported. According to the monetary and banking indicator report…

Data released by the Central Bank of Iran show that the total liquidity stood at 16.72 quadrillion rials ($122.96 billion) on Sept. 22, a 20.3% jump compared to the same month last year. The…

Deputy Secretary of the US Treasury, Sigal Mandelker, announced that SWIFT had cut-off Iranian financial institutions targeted by the US sanctions, Sputnik reported.

The government on Saturday authorized the central bank to intervene in the foreign exchange market to prop the rial after the currency fell to record lows in recent weeks against major…

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said on Saturday that since his bank allowed the import of hard currency by money exchange houses and other legal and natural persons, the inflow has been…

Following the recent passage of the law banning the employment of retired people in state bodies, three deputies at the Central Bank of Iran are set to leave.

Members of Majlis Economic Commission on Sunday approved the formation of new specialized committees within the Central Bank of Iran for reviewing articles related to long-awaited bank reforms…

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati late Saturday sat down with a group of economic experts and university professors to review the country’s latest economic developments,…