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2021-01-20 12:26
Iran urges S. Korea to compensate for 2-year delay in oil payments
TEHRAN – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati has said that South Korean banks must compensate for the damages caused by the two years of delay in freeing Iran’s oil money.
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2020-12-13 15:34
GDP growth turns positive in H1
TEHRAN – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati announced that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth (both with and without oil) has become positive, IRIB reported.
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2020-10-26 12:45
CBI governor calls controlling inflation 'a major priority'
TEHRAN – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati stressed controlling inflation as a major priority of the bank in the current economic condition, IRIB reported.
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2020-10-13 21:51
Strengthening ties despite pressures
TEHRAN – From China through Russia to Iraq, Iran proactively takes measures to boost its economic ties with countries around the world as the United States doubles down on its renewed efforts to isolate Iran from the global financial system.
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2020-10-12 14:26
Iran’s central banker visits Baghdad, meets Iraqi counterpart
TEHRAN – Abdolnasser Hemmati, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), visited Baghdad on Monday morning to resolve “complicated banking issues” between Iran and Iraq.
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2020-09-14 11:12
CBI governor, private sector representatives discuss forex issues
TEHRAN – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) held a meeting with the board of directors of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) to discuss issues related to the reinjection of the private sector’s foreign currency incomes into the economy.
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2020-06-19 14:30
Iran to use its financial resources in Iraq to import basic goods: CBI governor
TEHRAN - Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati says Iran and Iraq are going to implement an agreement in the coming weeks based on which Iran is going to use its energy export revenues in Iraq for supplying basic goods, IRNA reported.
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2020-05-29 17:04
Over $3b allocated to supply basic goods in 2 months
TEHRAN – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said the bank has managed to supply over $3 billion foreign currency for importing basic goods in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-April 19).
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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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2020-04-25 21:45
EU’s Borrell chides U.S. for blocking Iran loan from IMF
Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, on Wednesday criticized the U.S. for blocking an Iranian request for a loan from the International Monetary Fund, Politico reported on April 22
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2020-04-05 10:23
Tourism minister proposes days off after coronavirus crisis ends
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Saturday proposed the government to announce days off after the country overcomes the coronavirus crisis in a bid to help the battered tourism sector make a rebound.
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2020-03-25 21:51
Part of Iran’s assets in foreign countries may be released: central banker
TEHRAN – Central bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati announced on Wednesday that part of the Iranian assets that had been illegally frozen in foreign banks because the U.S. sanctions may be gradually unblocked.
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2020-03-15 14:36
Iran’s 9-month non-oil GDP growth at 1.3%: CBI
TEHRAN – Iran's gross domestic product, excluding the oil sector, has registered a positive growth rate of 1.3 percent in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 -December 21, 2019), IRIB reported, quoting the governor of 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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2020-02-04 19:01
Iran not relying on Swiss mechanism for supplying medicine, basic goods
TEHRAN – Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati has said Iran is not relying on the recently launched Swiss-based mechanism for supplying agricultural commodities and medicine.
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2020-01-05 13:31
‘Thwarting U.S. economic pressure best way to follow martyr Soleimani’s path’
TEHRAN – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says neutralizing U.S. plans for economic pressure on the country is the best way to follow the path of Martyr Soleimani, IRIB reported on Saturday.
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2019-10-21 21:24
NIMA supplies over €20b for imports of goods, services since April 2018
TEHRAN - Iran’s domestic Forex Management Integrated System (locally known as NIMA) has supplied over €20 billion for imports of goods and services since it was launched in April 2018 up to October 20, 2019, IRNA 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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2019-09-23 17:34
CBI governor visits Kuwait to attend intl. banking conference
TEHRAN – The governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) traveled to Kuwait on Monday to attend an international banking conference in the neighboring country, IRNA reported.
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2019-09-22 22:18
CBI forms Open Market Operations executive committee
TEHRAN – The governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has officially announced the formation of an executive committee on Open Market Operations (OMO), introducing the committee members.
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2019-08-21 01:04
Europe should pre-purchase Iran’s oil through INSTEX first: CBI chief
TEHRAN – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has said that the Europeans should show their sincerity about their Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) by ordering Iran’s crude.
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2019-08-16 18:12
CBI sees stable currency market after turbulent year
TEHRAN – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said the currency market is moving toward stability and predictability after a year of turmoil, IRNA reported.
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2019-06-22 21:15
CBI unveils plans to compensate oil budget deficit in sanctions era
TEHRAN – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has said three plans have been developed aimed to compensate the probable budget deficit resulted from the U.S. sanctions on the country’s oil industry, Tasnim news agency reported.
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2019-05-25 21:20
NIMA will not be omitted: CBI governor
TEHRAN- Central Bank of Iran (CBI)’s governor dismissed the news that the domestic Forex Management Integrated System (locally known as NIMA) would stop activity, IRIB reported.
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2019-05-17 19:26
‘Exporters re-inject 60% of their foreign currency earnings into economy’
TEHRAN- The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said so far the country’s exporters have re-injected 60 percent of their total exports revenues in the form of foreign currency into the country’s financial system, IRNA reported on Friday.
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2019-05-14 22:06
CBI admonishes EU for being all words on INSTEX
TEHRAN – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) criticized the European parties of the Iran nuclear deal for repeating ‘threadbare’ remarks over their promised trade mechanism for Iran (INSTEX) and failing in realizing their promises.
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2019-05-03 20:10
CBI drafts plans for shielding economy against sanctions
TEHRAN - Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati announced on Friday some of CBI plans for neutralizing or relieving the impact of U.S. sanctions on the country’s economy, IRNA reported.
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2019-04-24 20:30
‘Forex reserves enough to stabilize domestic market amid U.S. pressures’
TEHRAN - Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said the country’s foreign currency reserves are enough to stabilize the country’s forex market after U.S. ended the waivers for Iranian oil buyers.
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2019-04-23 21:42
CBI governor discusses expansion of banking ties with Iraqi officials
TEHRAN- Central Bank of Iran Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati met some Iraqi senior officials during a visit to Baghdad to explore the ways for the expansion of banking relations between the two countries, IRIB reported.
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2019-04-15 19:58
Natural disasters insurance fund to be established: CBI governor
TEHRAN- Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati announced that a natural disaster insurance fund will be set up in the country, IRIB reported.
