Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
US sanctions Iranian central bank governor
Valiollah Seif and another senior official accused of transferring funds to militant group
Iran seeks to unify exchange rates amid rial plunge
New rate is meant to eliminate gulf between official rate and market, but it remains unclear whether the measure will succeed
Money market revamp would help transmit policy in Iran – IMF
Central bank currently struggles to conduct open-market operations; new policy framework would aid transmission and deepen markets, fund says
Iran makes fresh attempt to free frozen assets
Central bank files complaint against Clearstream demanding assets worth $4.9 billion plus interest
Iran needs financial sector reform – IMF staff
Central bank should have greater independence and supervisory powers, urge IMF staff
Iran needs to overhaul monetary operating framework – IMF
Absence of policy rate and emergency lending facilities is creating instability, fund warns; central bank council “dominated” by representatives from other government agencies
IMF: Central Bank of Iran should ‘streamline’ committee membership
IMF assessment warns of committees “dominated” by government agencies; fund stresses the central bank should limit membership to its senior officials and independent experts
Iran’s Seif details banking sector clean-up operation
Iranian central bank is working to improve the transmission of its monetary policy, stabilise the banking system and bring itself in line with international standards, governor says
Iran must contain liquidity growth to safeguard inflation success, IMF’s Lipton says
Speaking at the Iranian central bank, David Lipton discusses how inflation can be anchored in single digits, after steadily declining in past year
End of sanctions offers chance to fix Iran’s banking sector
Iranian banks struggling with high levels of non-performing loans may see their situation improve, but deep reforms are needed and the political situation remains complex
Iranian banks may reconnect to Swift as sanctions lift
Reconnection ends four-year exclusion from the global payments messaging service and should make sending international payments considerably less costly
Iranian central bank should not recover assets, US government argues
The department of justice has argued in a submission to the Supreme Court that Iran’s central bank should not recover $1.75 billion in assets awarded to the families of terrorism victims
Iranian deputy points to economic turnaround since Rouhani took office
Deputy governor says central bank has managed to impose new discipline on the economy, but sees room for improvement in the broader Islamic world
End of sanctions could be double-edged sword for Iranian banks
Iran central bank vice-governor warns domestic banks have work to do before they are opened up to international competition, but Iranian investors see end of sanctions as broadly positive
Iranian governor floats plan for new IMF training centre
Valiollah Seif puts plan for new Iran-based IMF regional training centre to Christine Lagarde; says inflation outlook has improved since president Hassan Rouhani took office
Iran nuclear deal paves way to lift central bank sanctions
Deal struck between Iran and UN paves way for tough sanctions on the central bank to be lifted and Iranian banks to return to Swift payments system
EU court throws out Syrian governor’s sanctions challenge
Adib Mayaleh will remain under EU sanctions after court rejects his challenge to restrictions imposed in 2012; Central Bank of Iran court case ongoing
IMF mission to Iran urges monetary tightening to ‘entrench' recent disinflation
Article IV statement calls for simplified central bank mandate and greater focus on price stability; says new authorities are ‘well aware of challenges and need to advance reforms'
Iran central bank appoints new governor
New Iranian president names commercial bank veteran to take over at the top of the central bank; priority will be taming inflation now running at around 40% a year
Iran parliament votes to investigate central bank
Iranian central bank governor reportedly dismissed by Supreme Court over illegal withdrawals from the banking system; investigation to look into conduct in forex market and 'other issues'
Iranian central bank struggles to support plummeting rial
‘Foreign exchange centre’ set up by Central Bank of Iran to regulate exchange rate as rial falls sharply in value; fears emerge that currency free-fall could cause hyperinflation
Iranian central bank escapes Swiss sanctions
Swiss authorities stop short of freezing assets of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran; note the institution's importance to the country's economy in reaching the decision
Central Bank of Iran reacts to major debit card security breach
Central Bank of Iran urges debit card users to change personal identification codes after hacker publishes security details of millions of accounts on internet
US Treasury clarifies sanctions on Central Bank of Iran
US issues detailed list of frequently asked questions; says assessment of which transactions fall under sanctions will be done on case-by-case basis