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2020-07-29 14:56
9th round of govt. bond auctions brings CBI over $1b
TEHRAN – The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) on Tuesday held the ninth round of its weekly government bond auctions through which it sold 44 trillion rials (about $1.04 billion) of bonds to banks and financial institutions, IRNA reported.
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2020-07-29 12:04
Bank loans to economic sectors up 50% in a quarter on year
TEHRAN- Iranian banking system has paid 2.247 quadrillion rials (about $53.5 billion) of facilities to domestic economic sectors during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-June 20), which was 50.5 percent more than the figure of the first quarter of the previous year.
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2020-07-28 12:39
Iran’s foreign debt falls 4.1%: CBI
TEHRAN – The latest report published by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) puts the country’s foreign debt at $8.655 billion at the end of the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (June 20), down 4.16 percent from $9.031 billion at the end of the previous year, IRNA reported.
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2020-07-01 13:36
Iran’s Q1 liquidity up 7.3%
TEHRAN - Iran’s liquidity reached 26.514 quadrillion rials (about $631.28 billion) in the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-June 20), to register a 7.3-percent growth from the figure for the end of the past year, IRNA reported.
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2020-05-26 15:38
CBI targets annual inflation rate of 22%
TEHRAN- Central Bank of Iran (CBI) in a statement on Tuesday announced that the annual inflation rate for the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021) is set to be 22 percent.
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2020-05-15 14:06
Foreign currency supply from NIMA up 48% in a week
TEHRAN – Supply of foreign currency by Iran’s Forex Management Integrated System, locally known as NIMA, in the week ended on May 13, increased by 48 percent compared to the previous week, IRNA reported.
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2020-05-10 16:09
‘Supporting domestic production is priority of banking system’
TEHRAN – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says promoting domestic production is the main priority of the country’s banking system in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 19), the bank’s portal reported.
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2020-04-29 13:48
Bank loans to economic sectors up 26% in a year
TEHRAN- Iranian banking system has paid 9.749 quadrillion rials (over $232 billion) of facilities to domestic economic sectors in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), registering a 26-percent rise from its preceding year, IRNA reported.
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2020-03-25 16:04
Integrated forex market to start operation officially in spring
TEHRAN- Iran’s integrated forex market, which has been operating in a trial stage, will be officially launched during summer, IRNA reported, quoting an official with the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).
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2020-02-28 13:40
‘Iran establishes intl. banking ties beyond FATF’
TEHRAN - The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says the country has established international banking ties that are unsanctionable and also do not relate to FATF, Mehr news agency reported.
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2020-02-15 14:18
Iranian banks’ foreign assets up over 17%
TEHRAN - The total value of Iranian banks’ foreign assets by December 21, 2019, stood at 10.034 quadrillion rials (about $246.19 billion), registering a 17.3-percent rise compared with the corresponding period of last year.
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2020-02-12 16:50
Iranian economy emerging from recession: central bank
TEHRAN - The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said CBI’s major economic indicators show that the economy is emerging from a recession that began nearly two years ago when the United States imposed sanctions on Tehran.
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2020-01-25 14:00
‘OMO to control, not to lower liquidity growth’
TEHRAN- Ali Eslami Bidgoli, a member of Iran’s Securities and Exchange High Council, says that Open Market Operation (OMO) system, recently launched by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), should not be expected to reduce the inflow of liquidity into the market, while it is to control it.
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2020-01-22 12:58
Inflation rate slides 1.4%: SCI
TEHRAN- The Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) announced that the inflation rate in the twelve-month period ended on January 20, which marks the end of the tenth Iranian calendar month of Dey, stood at 38.6 percent.
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2020-01-20 17:26
Comprehensive Islamic banking bill should be modified: former CBI governor
TEHRAN- A former governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says that the country’s comprehensive Islamic banking bill requires some modifications, IRNA reported.
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2020-01-19 14:56
Open market to stabilize liquidity: banking expert
TEHRAN- Liquidity stabilization in the country will be the major result of launching open market operation (OMO) system in the banking system, Seyed Bahaeddin Hosseini Hashemi, a banking and monetary expert, stated.
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2020-01-17 14:23
CBI officially launches open market operation system
TEHRAN - The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) officially launched an open market operation (OMO) system on Thursday, as part of its monetary policy to curb inflation, control interest rates in the interbank market and manage liquidity, IRIB reported.
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2020-01-07 16:01
Currency market fully under control: CBI governor
TEHRAN – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says the bank is fully controlling the foreign currency market and people should not have any worries over the exchange rates.
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2019-12-25 16:46
Joining FATF is in line with national interests: CBI governor
TEHRAN – The governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says joining the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is in line with the interests of the country’s banking system, IRNA reported.
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2019-12-25 13:37
Bank loans to economic sectors rise 27% in 8 months yr/yr
TEHRAN- Iranian banking system has paid 5.31 quadrillion rials (about $126.42 billion) of facilities to domestic economic sectors in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 23), registering a 27.6-percent rise from the previous year’s same period, IRNA reported citing the data released by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).
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2019-12-22 18:22
Budget bill envisages 10% more income for government-owned banks
TEHRAN- The national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year (starts on March 20, 2020) has predicted a 10.2-percent more income for the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and the government-owned banks, IRNA reported.
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2019-12-15 15:27
Forex market re-stabilized: CBI governor
TEHRAN –Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said the forex market has been re-stabilized in the country.
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2019-12-11 17:58
CBI governor meets with Iranian bankers
TEHRAN – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) held talks with the managing directors of the country’s banks in a CBI’s periodic meeting, IRIB reported on Tuesday, citing CBI public relations office.
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2019-11-02 17:45
Bank loans to economic sectors up 26% in H1
TEHRAN- Iranian banking system has offered 3.821 quadrillion rials (about $90.97 billion) to domestic economic sectors in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Spetember 22), registering a 26-percent rise from the previous year’s same period, IRNA reported.
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2019-10-30 18:13
CBI orders banks to establish anti-money laundering units
TEHRAN – Central Bank of Iran has obliged all the country’s banks and credit institutions to establish anti-money laundering units, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2019-10-20 18:21
Iran’s economy moving forward: CBI governor
TEHRAN –Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said that the positive balance in Iran’s non-oil trade is an indication that the country’s economy is moving forward, Mehr news agency reported.
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2019-10-02 20:21
Iranian rial regains value by 40% in a year: CBI
TEHRAN – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said the value of Iranian currency, rial, has recovered by over 40 percent against U.S. dollar in the past 12 months, IRIB reported.
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2019-10-01 21:46
Over $6b of loans paid to SMEs in 5 months
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade announced that in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), some 264.943 trillion rials (nearly $6.3 billion) worth of bank loans have been offered to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to complete semi-finished projects with an over 60 percent physical progress.
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2019-10-01 18:21
IMF to support all members including CBI: Georgieva
TEHRAN – International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s New Head Kristalina Georgieva said the fund will do its best to provide its support and technical services to all members including Central Bank of Iran (CBI) equally, IRNA reported.
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2019-09-28 19:40
Iran imports over $19b of basic goods in H1
TEHRAN – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said the country imported over $19 billion worth of basic goods in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.
