Iran Banking News
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09/24/2018The Central Bank of Iran issued 20 permits as of Saturday for banks and credit institutions to hold their annual general meetings for the previous financial year that ended in March. According to... -
09/23/2018Governor 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... -
09/18/2018Following 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. According to Boursepress.com, these... -
09/15/2018Bank lending increased 3.3% in volume during the four months to July 22, the latest figures showed. IRIB News reported that Iranian banks and credit institutions granted 1.1 quadrillion rials ($8.... -
09/12/2018Members of the economic commission of Iran’s Parliament on Tuesday concluded the review of reform measures concerning the Central Bank of Iran, which is part of wider reforms aimed at overhauling... -
09/12/2018Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati late Monday met with chief executives of banks and credit institutions to evaluate the country’s monetary and banking developments and... -
09/11/2018Members 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.... -
09/10/2018The past year has been especially difficult for Iranians working or studying in China due to financial... -
09/10/2018Governor 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,... -
09/09/2018Members of the Iranian Parliament’s economic commission on Saturday continued reviewing articles of long-awaited reform bills targeting the country’s ailing banking system in addition to its... -
09/06/2018The Central Bank of Iran has recognized leasing firms as separate entities from monetary players, potentially opening a new chapter in the country’s lending sector. According to the secretary-... -
09/04/2018Abdolnasser Hemmati, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran, on Monday officially appointed Farhad Hanifi the new deputy for supervisory affairs. He replaces Farshad Heidari who was selected as... -
09/03/2018The 29th edition of the Islamic Banking Conference came to a close with the release of an official statement on Sunday. Several high-ranking officials, including the Central Bank of Iran Governor... -
09/02/2018The Central Bank of Iran has vowed to curb the rising tide of liquidity, which he blamed as the source of all market volatility, including a currency crisis that has seen the rial drop to record... -
08/27/2018When the Central Bank of Iran announces its new regulatory frameworks concerning virtual currencies, it is expected to lift a previous blanket ban on cryptocurrencies. Nasser Hakimi, CBI's deputy... -
08/27/2018More than a month has passed since the July 22 deadline set for Iran’s banks and credit institutions to finalize their financial statements and hold their annual general meetings, but only a... -
08/26/2018The Central Bank of Iran on Saturday notified a directive to the banking system, which sets foreign currency deposit interest rates and doubles down on the previous promise of guaranteed returns... -
08/25/2018Albeit facing many barriers at a low level, banking ties between Iran and Italy have not been fully severed despite the fact that the first round of US sanctions has snapped back, the president of... -
08/21/2018As part of the latest measure to ditch the US dollar from the country's transactions, the Central Bank of Iran has removed the American currency from the list of Sanarate.ir, the website reporting... -
08/19/2018The governor of the Central Bank of Iran, who took the reins of the policymaking body late last month, has outlined his top priorities for solving the problems and instilling stability in the... -
08/16/2018Central Bank of Iran's Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati said the regulator's policy under his watch continues to be non-intervention in the foreign exchange market. "We have said repeatedly that we do... -
08/13/2018The Central Bank of Iran seeks to halt an increase in the number of banks and is open to merger proposals, a deputy governor of CBI said. “Based on the country’s large-scale policies, there are... -
08/09/2018Italy’s biggest bank UniCredit expects to reach a deal with the United States in a dispute over alleged sanctions violations in Iran in the coming months, its CEO said on Tuesday. “We are... -
08/08/2018Capital Intelligence Ratings, the international credit rating agency, announced that it has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of the Export Development Bank of Iran at ‘BB-’ with a negative... -
08/06/2018The Export Development Bank of Iran has signed a deal with Moscow’s Mir Business Bank to finance the import of essential goods from Russia.The contract provides Iran with €10 million, covering the...
