Abdolnaser Hemmati

CBI governor:

Iran's STFI, proportionate to INSTEX, to be registered in near future

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati said late on Fri. that a mechanism proportionate to EU's INSTEX channel, known as Special Trade and Finance Institute (STFI), will soon be registered in Tehran.
2019-03-16 14:31
CBI to launch new mechanism next month to keep control over forex market

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has announced the launch of an organized market to keep the prices in the foreign currencies exchange market down.
2019-03-03 16:54
CBI governor:

Maintaining limited banking ties with foreign banks, ‘essential’

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Friday that the country should maintain its limited banking ties with foreign banks.
2019-03-01 18:04
Iran, Japan to launch bilateral banking activities: envoy

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Japanese ambassador to Tehran Mitsuo Saito said that Iran and Japan will soon start bilateral banking activities.
2019-02-27 09:52
Central bank chief:

Nothing but ‘psychological atmosphere’ can affect currency market

EHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said Tue. that except for a ‘psychological atmosphere’, nothing can negatively affect the country’s foreign currency market.
2019-02-26 12:59
Rouhani:

Zarif, Zanganeh, Hemmati, at front line of fighting US

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the country's foreign ministry, oil ministry, and the Central Bank are standing at the front line of the fight against Washington.
2019-02-26 12:16
CBI governor defends joining FATF, warns of consequences otherwise

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Abdolnaser Hemmati, said Wednesday that joining the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) would be beneficial to Iran.
2019-02-13 12:55
Iraq’s political leadership supports banking agreements with Iran: Pres. Salih

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – The Iraqi president expressed his support for continuation of banking negotiations with Iran to remove barriers to bilateral economic and trade cooperation, adding that Iraq’s political leadership supports the talks.
2019-02-06 22:51
CBI governor, Iraqi PM discuss boosting financial coop.

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati Iraq’s Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi met in Baghdad on Wednesday to discuss a host of issues, including the financial transactions between the two countries.
2019-02-06 12:51
Iran, Iraq agree on mechanism to remove payment obstacles

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – Iran and Iraq signed an agreement late Tuesday on a payment mechanism to remove the obstacles blocking the settlement of Baghdad’s debts to Tehran.
2019-02-06 09:11
Iran central bank chief arrives in Baghdad to discuss banking relations, Iraq debts

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati has travelled to neighboring Iraq for negotiations on expansion of bilateral banking relations.
2019-02-05 20:41
Iran, Syria sign agreement on banking cooperation

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – The Central Bank of Iran and Syria’s Central Bank signed a banking cooperation agreement on Tuesday with the aim of boosting cooperation and coordination between the two institutes.
2019-01-29 21:43
CBI governor:

Lopping four zeros off rial to take about 2 years

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Mon. that removing four zeros off national currency ‘rial’ will take about two years.
2019-01-07 10:59
CBI offers plan to cabinet to lop four zeros off rial

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said Sun. a bill to slice four zeros off the national currency 'the rial' has been offered to the cabinet, expressing hope that the bill would be approved and put into force soon.
2019-01-06 17:49
CBI seeks to slice four zeros off currency: Hemmati

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is looking to take four zeros off the national currency in a bid to curb the rising tide of liquidity and help the rial regain part of its lost value, an MP quoted the CBI governor as saying on Sunday.
2019-01-06 10:54
CBI governor:

Oil forex revenues to be used for necessity goods import

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said Sat. that the foreign currency generated from oil revenues will be allocated to the import of necessity and strategic goods.
2019-01-06 09:57
Iran, India prepare mechanism for banking transactions

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati met with the India’s Ambassador to Iran Saurabh Kumar to discuss the latest developments in bilateral banking and trade relations.
2019-01-01 02:08
Banking transactions between Iran, Syria to be facilitated

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – In a meeting with Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil held this morning on Mon. Dec. 31 in Tehran, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati emphasized on broadening and enhancing banking ties between the two countries based on economic cooperation agreement inked in this respect.
2018-12-31 18:18
CBI governor to discuss banking ties with Turkish counterpart

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Governor of Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati will hold a meeting with his Turkish counterpart on Thu. in Ankara to discuss ways to expand banking relations between the two sides.
2018-12-20 11:23
CBI governor:

Iran opens financial channels with some countries

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said Tue. that Iran has opened financial channels with a number of countries, ditching dollars in trade transactions with them.
2018-12-11 19:48
Iran, China discuss ways to enhance banking ties

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati and Chinese Ambassador to Iran Pang Sen held a meeting on Tuesday in Tehran, conferring on ways to boost banking relations.
2018-12-04 15:11
Iran Central Bank chief says foreign currencies’ prices to decline further

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati said Wed. that the declining trend of the foreign currencies’ prices against Iranian rial will continue as the Iranian exporters increase their forex supplies to official market.
2018-11-28 17:33
CBI to issue new foreign exchange directive for exports

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati announced that a new foreign exchange directive for exports will be introduced in the near future.
2018-11-10 15:03
Iranian banks ready to get around sanctions: CBI governor

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said Tuesday that Iran’s banking system is ready to bypass US sanctions and neutralize their pressures.
2018-11-06 13:19
CBI governor:

US fails in fully sanctioning Iranian oil

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said that the United States failed in sanctioning Iranian oil.
2018-11-03 10:48
Rouhani orders to form 4 expert panels to contribute to govt. economic policies

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered formation of four panels of experts to make the participation of economists in government’s economic policies realized.
2018-10-31 21:40
CBI governor:

EU payments channel for Iran to act as monetary agreement

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said Fri. that the EU’s financial mechanism to ease trade transactions with Iran will act as a bilateral monetary agreement, allowing exporters to receive their foreign exchange earnings through it.
2018-10-27 09:25
CBI head says major part of US sanctions rendered ‘ineffective’

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Governor of Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati said a major part of US economic sanctions against Tehran has been rendered ineffective due to CBI’s efforts and policies.
2018-10-09 10:58
Iran, Russia confer on using national currencies in trade

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Heads of Iran and Russia central banks met in Moscow Thursday, and discussed various issues related to banking cooperation, particularity the use of national currencies in trade transactions.
2018-10-05 10:52
Governor of Iran Central Bank to set off for Russia

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati will depart for Moscow on Wednesday to work on the implementation of agreements signed during the recent visit of President Putin to Tehran.
2018-10-03 10:26