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The Central Bank of Iran governor on Sunday has urged the Majlis to approve provisions of the 2022-23 budget with minimal revenue deficit.
Ali Salehabadi said an unbalanced fiscal budget will...
The Central Bank of Iran's executive board has approved a framework for the regulatory sandbox.
The sandbox will operate under the supervision of a strategic council in charge of setting...
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...
Head of the Iran Chamber of Commerce Industries Mining and Agriculture (ICCIMA) says banking restrictions are impeding funds for the struggling production sector.
In letters to the governor of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...