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February 19,2022
The National Informatics Corporation, the Central Bank of Iran's arm for developing financial solutions, is finalizing the long-awaited regulatory sandbox, the company's CEO said.
"The government...
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February 12,2022
The supply of foreign currency for import needs improved substantially in the past five months, head of the Central Bank of Iran public relations office said.
In a note on his social media...
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January 31,2022
Trade at the wholesale forex market, known as the regulated market, has declined sharply due mainly to restrictive currency trade policies.
Value of currency deals in the market has dropped to $2...
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January 30,2022
The Central Bank of Iran issued instructions on Saturday to banks to return seized properties to the original owners.
The decision was made in a meeting of the Money and Credit Council and...
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January 23,2022
Banks will no longer demand collateral for loans below 1 billion rials, a deputy with Economy Ministry said.
Abbas Hosseini, the ministry’s deputy for banking, insurance and state company affairs...
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January 21,2022
Central bank Governor Ali Salehabadi said Tuesday the regulator is in the process of reforming regulations to help ease the people's access to financial services.
"Banks must prioritize funding...
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January 18,2022
The Money and Credit Council has approved a proposal by the Central Bank of Iran for minting a digital rial as a central bank digital currency (CBDC), CBI deputy governor for innovation...
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January 11,2022
The Central Bank of Iran and the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade have reached agreement to link the CBI crypto platform to the Comprehensive Trade System, which allows businesses make use...
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December 31,2021
The Central Bank of Iran has launched a new framework to help finance the supply chain, a senior bank official said.
Mostafa Qamari-Vafa, head of CBI public relations, made the announcement in a...
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December 28,2021
Data released by the Central Bank of Iran show that money supply grew at a slower pace in the Iranian calendar month ending Nov 21 compared to the month before.
Broad money stood at 43,159.5...
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December 18,2021
The Industries Ministry and Central Bank of Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to coordinate the foreign trade programs of the former with the forex policy of the latter.
According to a...
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December 11,2021
The Central Bank of Iran said it has put into effect major parts of the Check Issuance Law, outlining a timeline for enforcing the remaining segments.
The new legislation was passed by parliament...
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December 07,2021
The Central Bank of Iran will launch an electronic trade platform to register retail demand for foreign currency, the governor Ali Salehabadi said.
Salehabadi was speaking during a rare tour of...
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December 03,2021
The Central Bank of Iran said its next step toward controlling broad money will be robust monitoring of lending by banks.
The regulator wants to tap existing electronic platforms to control...
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November 16,2021
The Central Bank of Iran issued new gaudiness to further limit banking services to and transactions by minors and the legally incapacitated.
Banks are banned from “granting any type of payment...
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November 16,2021
The Central Bank of Iran is to launch an instant payment platform in late December, a deputy governor of the bank said.
"Development of the instant payment platform is in accord with global...
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November 03,2021
Central bank officials from Iran and Iraq met Wednesday in Baghdad to review issues related to the extended delays in the repayment of Iraqi government's debts.
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October 30,2021
The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Ali Salehabadi says foreign currency revenue of the bank has increased in recent months and improved its leverage to curb volatility in the forex market...
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October 12,2021
The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Ali Salehabadi said equal access to Covid-19 vaccine is a priority of the G24.
He was addressing members of Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four, held...
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October 09,2021
Money supply has jumped to unprecedented levels as government borrowing from the Central Bank of Iran takes on extraordinary proportions.
CBI data on Saturday show the net value of government’s...
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October 08,2021
Ali Salehabadi was appointed Wednesday as the new governor of Central Bank of Iran. He replaces Akbar Komijani.
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September 25,2021
The Governor of Central Bank of Iran Akbar Komijani conferred with Udaya Prabath Gammanpila, the visiting Sri Lankan energy minister on Saturday.
Recalling the longstanding commercial relations...
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September 22,2021
Governor of Central Bank of Iran, Akbar Komijani, has instructed relevant officials to reconsider new rules set for transferring money via bank cards.
The move came after concerns that the new...
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September 22,2021
The Central Bank of Iran is working on several measures aimed at combating online betting and gambling websites.
"We have been monitoring online casinos to detect and block the common payment...
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September 21,2021
The Central Bank of Iran has imposed new limits on money transfer via bank cards in a renewed bid to control and curb suspicious transactions.
In a bylaw to banks, the CBI has required them to...