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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The Central Bank of Iran is working on several measures aimed at combating online betting and gambling websites.
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…
Four members of President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration were sworn in on Wednesday for the Money and Credit Council, the top monetary and banking decision-making body. The council convened…
The governor of the Central Bank of Iran said the banking sector is saddled with high and rising legal obligations to grant loans, which has led to agonizing macroeconomic consequences. …
Former governors of the Central Bank of Iran called on policymakers to recognize the independence of the central bank, otherwise it will not be able to play its mandate in managing monetary…
The Central Bank of Iran in a statement Wednesday said it so far has no plan to issue the so-called “Wadia” or depository bonds. The statement, seen on the CBI website, came in the follow-up to…
The judiciary and Central Bank of Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to facilitate information exchange and help detect and prevent fraud and financial crime. As per the…
The Central Bank of Iran allocated $7.2 billion for importing essential goods in the first five mounts of the current fiscal year that started in March.
The Central Bank of Iran says it will revise its policy interest rate in the interbank market if it discerns that inflation expectations are rising. In a report analyzing macroeconomic…
The Central Bank of Iran continues to implement open market operation to curb the excess liquidity of lenders in the interbank market. During its weekly implementation of OMO, the CBI conducted…
On the 61st anniversary of foundation of Central Bank of Iran, its governor Akbar Komijani hailed the efforts to counter what he described as an “economic war”.
The Central Bank of Iran says broad money supply and the monetary base increased sharply in the first quarter (March 21-June 21) of this fiscal year largely due to the omnipresent deficits and…
The Central Bank of Iran has provided $15 billion for the import of essential goods in the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), 27% more than the corresponding…
The Central Bank of Iran in a statement strongly condemned a Bahraini court’s ruling against Iranian banks, asking the kingdom’s judicial authorities to stop legal action in the case.
A Central Bank of Iran report said the government’s debt to the banking sector increased by 50.8% in the last fiscal year that ended in March. Government debt to the central bank reached 1,152.…
President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday instructed the Central Bank of Iran to improve transparency in allocating foreign currency for imports. “The CBI must make public data on forex…
The Central Bank of Iran says it is restraining surplus liquidity of banks in the interbank market. In a press release posted on its website, the CBI said it implemented the reverse repurchase…
The Central Bank of Iran in a statement asked the Majlis to approve banking rules that are drafted and developed by the government. Board of directors of the CBI sent a letter to the speaker,…
The Central Bank of Iran has called on banks and credit institutions to prioritize lending to small and medium-sized enterprises. Top priority should be given to SMEs introduced by…
Iran’s external debt increased slightly to $9.14 billion by the end of the previous fiscal year on March 20, the Central Bank of Iran reported. The country’s foreign debt is 1.2% or $111…
Iranian banking system held a total of 75,569.1 trillion rials ($328billion) in assets by the end of the previous fiscal year on March 20, up 39.4% on a year-on-year basis.
In its weekly implementation of open market operations, the Central Bank of Iran conducted reverse repurchase agreement (reverse repo) operation for the first time.
The Central Bank of Iran set out plans of action to address assorted banking and monetary issues in a bid to promote its contribution to economic growth. The package of measures includes…
The Central Bank of Iran’s Innovative Technologies Department has performed well in developing infrastructures to improve the transparency of banking transactions, the department said. In a…
