The World Bank Group (WBG) is expected to launch health emergency programs in over 100 countries by the end of April to support the fight against COVID-19, with 64 already in operation, President David Malpass said Friday.
News ID: 9188 Publish Date : 2020/04/18
The CBI vice governor for economic affairs, Peyman Ghorbani, has been appointed first vice chair of International Monetary Fund’s Group of Twenty-Four (G-24).
News ID: 9181 Publish Date : 2020/04/17
The loan that Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund for in order to deal with the coronavirus outbreak is totally unconditional and must be given immediately, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said.
News ID: 9166 Publish Date : 2020/04/15
The spokesman for Iran’s administration lashed out at the US for its attempts to block Tehran’s request for an emergency International Monetary Fund loan to fight the coronavirus, saying the US is legally in no position to obstruct the activities of international organizations.
News ID: 9131 Publish Date : 2020/04/13
The central governor says Iran is determined to use its legal right for receiving a loan from the International Monetary Fund to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 9105 Publish Date : 2020/04/10
It would be unacceptable for the International Monetary Fund to unfairly refuse Iran’s application for a loan that it needs for the fight against the coronavirus, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.
News ID: 9085 Publish Date : 2020/04/08
Saudi Arabia, Russia and other large oil producers are racing to negotiate a deal to stem the historic price crash as diplomats said some progress was made on Sunday.
News ID: 9082 Publish Date : 2020/04/07
Iranian banking system will offer 750 trillion rials (about $17.85 billion) of facilities to the production units hurt by the current economic condition in the country, the governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced.
News ID: 8947 Publish Date : 2020/03/30
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).
News ID: 8935 Publish Date : 2020/03/25
The Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) announced that the inflation rate in the twelve-month period ended on March 19, which marks the end of the past Iranian calendar year, stood at 34.8 percent.
News ID: 8932 Publish Date : 2020/03/22
More than $1.5 billion of foreign currency has been provided in the country’s foreign exchange secondary market (locally known as NIMA) for the imports of basic goods since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar month of Esfand (February 20, 2020), IRIB reported.
News ID: 8924 Publish Date : 2020/03/16
The governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says blacklisting Iran by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is not going to cause any problem for the country’s foreign trade and stability of foreign currency market.
News ID: 8914 Publish Date : 2020/02/22
The Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) announced that the inflation rate in the twelve-month period ended on February 19, which marks the end of the eleventh Iranian calendar month of Bahman, stood at 37 percent.
News ID: 8912 Publish Date : 2020/02/21
Around the world, central banks and supranational organizations – such as the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of International Settlements – currently hold nearly 34,000 tonnes of gold as reserve assets, the World Gold Council reported in a market primer on Thursday.
News ID: 8904 Publish Date : 2020/03/27
A portion of Iran’s frozen financial assets will likely be freed for the purchase of medicine and basic commodities, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran said.
News ID: 8870 Publish Date : 2020/03/25
Iran lashed out at the World Bank for not inviting the country to an initiative by the WB and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to coordinate efforts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 8836 Publish Date : 2020/03/23
Head of Iran’s Customs Office Mehdi Mir Ashrafi announced that the country’s volume of exports and imports hit a record high despite the harsh US sanctions.
News ID: 8819 Publish Date : 2020/03/22
A group of Iranian nationals are suing troubled British lender Metro Bank for suspending their accounts without prior notice or explanation.
News ID: 8773 Publish Date : 2020/03/18
Banks have slashed their global and U.S.-specific growth forecasts due to the COVID-19 outbreak, stating that recession is on its way.
News ID: 8752 Publish Date : 2020/03/17
Iran'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 Instagram post.
News ID: 8737 Publish Date : 2020/03/16
