Central Bank of Iran (CBI) News
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March 15,2020Iran's gross domestic product in the third quarter of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21, 2019) stood at +1.2%, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati wrote in an... -
March 15,2020The Central Bank of Iran has released a list of businesses that have been directly affected by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. These businesses can apply to receive support and...
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March 13,2020The governor of the Central Bank of Iran said he has asked the International Monetary Fund last week for $5 billion in emergency loans to help the country contain the spreading virus and mitigate...
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March 09,2020The Central Bank of Iran will decide about using the payment channel devised by the Swiss government for sending humanitarian goods to Iran, head of the Iran-Switzerland Joint Chamber of Commerce...
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March 03,2020The Supreme Council of Economic Coordination on Tuesday extended the authority of the Central Bank of Iran for one more year to control the currency market and regulate exchange rates. ...
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February 24,2020Debs of banks and credit institutions to the Central Bank of Iran declined 25.6% year-on-year to Dec. 21. Arrears to the CBI reached 1,113.9 trillion rials ($7.3 billion based on Monday’s...
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February 23,2020The development of technology ecosystem and realization of digital economy have been high on the Iranian government’s agenda, such that the Central Bank of Iran recently announced its full support...
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February 09,2020Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said whatever the anti-money laundering Financial Action Task Force decides on February 21, the decision will not affect the currency market. The Paris-based...
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February 07,2020The Central Bank of Iran is committed to fighting money laundering, speculative activities and unaccountable transactions, the CBI Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati said. Addressing senior bankers in...
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February 04,2020The Central Bank of Iran’s new scheme to fund manufactures, known as Productive Credit Certificate, was launched Tuesday at the central branch of Bank Melli Iran. Known by its Persian acronym...
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January 22,2020Central Bank of Iran has allocated up to 700 trillion rials ($5.3 billion) to companies via the CBI’s new funding scheme dubbed the ‘Productive Credit Certificate’, the bank’s governor said. The...
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January 19,2020Having accomplished one goal of bringing a semblance of stability to currency market, the Central Bank of Iran will now concentrate on controlling inflation, the governor said. “From now on,...
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January 18,2020The first transactions were reported under the newly unveiled Open Market Operation on Saturday when 10,000 treasury bills were traded between the Central Bank of Iran and a bank in need of...
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January 17,2020Governor of the Central Bank of Iran says the bank has had at its disposal few policy options to address problems that have plagued the economy for years and came to the surface after the US...
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January 15,2020Iran’s central bank said an Italian court has rejected a lawsuit filed by American plaintiffs over seizure of the bank’s assets in the country worth $5.99 billion.
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January 14,2020With the aim to facilitate trade in the anticipated regulated foreign exchange market, the Central Bank of Iran raised the ceiling of planned daily forex trade fivefold. According to a CBI notice...
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January 11,2020The Central Bank of Iran officially started open market operations as part of its monetary policy to curb inflation, control interest rates in the interbank market and manage liquidity. As per a...
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January 10,2020Following sharp falls in the Tehran stock markets throughout last week, a senior bank official spoke about a plan to help support the market by granting loans to investors for purchasing shares....
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January 03,2020Intervention of central banks in currency markets does not happen only in Iran, says a former head of Tehran Stock Exchange. "Central bankers around the world use a variety of methods to control...
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December 28,2019Central Bank of Iran is committed to control inflation and improve macroeconomic variables, the CBI Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati said. “We [central bank] are steadfast in implementing measures...
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December 17,2019Majlis ratified the outlines of banking rules under the “Comprehensive Islamic Banking Bill” umbrella on Tuesday. The package of rules includes the Islamic Banking Bill, Central Bank of Iran Bill...
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December 15,2019The Central Bank of Iran will continue to promote non-oil trade with foreign countries, the bank’s deputy governor for currency affairs said. “CBI advocates the policy of managing foreign trade...
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December 11,2019The rial regained some lost territory against the US dollar on Wednesday after the Central Bank of Iran intervened through its affiliated moneychangers. CBI’s role was conspicuous from the early...
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December 10,2019The Central Bank of Iran has offered 70 trillion rials ($500 million) in loans since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21) to help emerging startups and knowledge-based companies...
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December 10,2019In line with provisions of anti-money laundering guidelines, the Central Bank of Iran has further tightened rules for daily bank transactions. As per the new regulations, transactions via all...
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