Banking Cooperation

Iran, Oman stress removing banking barriers

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Iranian and Omani officials have called for removing banking barriers in a bid to further expand mutual ties.
2023-03-04 17:35
Iran banking exchanges with 100 world banks unsanctionable

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – With connecting financial messaging infrastructures of Iran and Russia, the banking exchanges of the country with 100 world banks became unsanctionable, an official said.
2023-01-30 16:40
Iran-Russia banking SWIFT-like system launched

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – An official with the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said Sunday that Iran and Russia signed an MoU to connect their banking messaging systems through which financial and banking exchanges will be facilitated.
2023-01-29 17:53
Iran, UAE confer on bilateral financial, banking cooperation

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Mohammad Reza Farzin held a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Minister of Presidential Affairs Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
2023-01-11 16:00
CBI governor visiting UAE to facilitate banking interactions

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) left Tehran for the United Arab Emirates to facilitate the monetary and banking relations with the country.
2023-01-10 10:16
Iran, Qatar urge developing monetary, banking cooperation

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Mohammad-Reza Farzin in a meeting with his Qatari counterpart on Thursday stressed developing monetary and banking cooperation between Iran and Qatar.
2023-01-05 12:30
Iranian banking official:

Iran-China officials reach financial and banking agreement

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – An Iranian banking official said that the facilitation of trade exchanges, joint investments in the fields of industry, railway, and science were stressed in a meeting with the Chinese financial and banking officials.
2022-12-13 22:20
Russian diplomat:

Iran-Russia SWIFT-like financial system to be launched soon

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – The Russian trade representative in Iran says that during the meeting of the Joint Economic Commission of Iran and Russia, the two sides will agree to launch a SWIFT-like system for bilateral banking relations.
2022-10-18 18:40
Iran, Russia remove dollar, replace ruble for transactions

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Saying that the dollar has been removed from commercial transactions between Iran and Russia, Iran's Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs added that the ruble has entered the trade transactions between two countries.
2022-07-26 14:35
Lawmaker:

Expanding Iran-Russia banking coop. to neutralize sanctions

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – The Vice Chairman of Plan and Budget Commission of Iranian Parliament said that the expansion of economic, monetary and banking ties between Iran and Russia is an important measure to neutralize economic and banking sanctions.
2022-07-16 13:20
CBI governor:

Iran-Russia monetary-banking MoUs to put into effect soon

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Referring to political will of two countries of Iran and Russia for developing economic ties, Governor of Central Bank of Iran said that monetary and banking Memoranda of Understanding will be put into operation soon.
2022-07-09 13:05
Tehran, Moscosw agree to boost banking, monetary coop.

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Russian and Iranian central banks have agreed to broaden banking and monetary collaborations, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Ali Salehabadi said.
2022-07-08 14:58
Iran, Russia emphasize enhancing trade-economic relations

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation stressed the need to increase bilateral relations in the fields of trade and economy.
2022-07-01 21:30
TPO head:

Iran, Russia central banks hold serious talks to cooperate

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Alireza Peymanpak said on a Russia visit Friday that the central banks of Iran and Russia are holding serious talks to discuss cooperation amid sanctions on both nations.
2022-06-17 18:27
Iran, Iraq officials discuss enhancing coop. in banking field

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Governor of Iraq's Central Bank held talks with Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad on Monday to discuss various issues including banking cooperation and also paying back Iraq’s debt for gas imports.
2022-06-06 20:00
Boosting banking coop. to facilitate Iran-Qatar trade ties

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – The development of banking and trade relations between Iran and Qatar can help facilitate relations between traders and investors of the two countries, Iranian First Vice President told the Emir of Qatar in Tehran.
2022-05-12 15:47
Iran opens trade center in Istanbul to boost its businesses

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – The head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Alireza Peyman-Pak reported on Wednesday the opening of the trade center of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Istanbul, Turkey.
2021-10-20 17:10
Tehran, Moscow ink roadmap for banking, financial coop.

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – In the ninth meeting of Iran- Russia joint working group on banking and financial cooperation, the two sides stressed the continuation and development of cooperation.
2021-09-18 16:50
CBI launches legal campaign against Bahrain to restore assets

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has invoked a previously signed agreement between Iran and Bahrain to retrieve investments it did in the tiny Kingdom in 2004.
2021-08-03 23:59
World Bank signs loan agreement with Uzbekistan

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Uzbekistan and the World Bank have signed a $239 million loan agreement.
2021-05-18 13:00
Russian bank in talks with Iran to boost currency exchanges

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Referring to the growth of Iran-Russia trade relations despite the sanctions, the head of the Russian Embassy's Trade Representation said a Russian bank was in Tehran last week to expand monetary exchanges with the country.
2021-01-27 19:00
Tehran, Muscat underline expansion of banking ties

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – During the meeting between the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and the Foreign Minister of Oman, the development of economic and banking relations between the two countries was emphasized.
2021-01-26 16:20
S. Korea puts Iranain frozen assets at $9.2bn

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Iranian funds frozen at South Korean banks under US sanctions hovers around 10 trillion won (US$9.2 billion), South Korea says.
2021-01-05 13:13
Iranian Energy Min. meets Iraqi Central Bank Governor

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian met and held talks with the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mustafa Ghalib Makhif in Baghdad on Tuesday.
2020-12-29 14:21
Removing banking barrier activates Iran-Iraq border capacity

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – First Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament said that removal of banking barrier will activate border capacities between Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq.
2020-10-26 21:31
Iraqi CBI Gov. :

Baghdad keen on boosting financial coop. with Tehran

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – In a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, the governor of the Central Bank of Iraq said, “Iraq is trying to improve banking cooperation with Iran via adopting some mechanisms in order to resolve the current banking issues."
2020-10-12 12:38
Indian bank eyes non-oil imports from Iran to sustain rupee-rial trade

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – India’s UCO Bank is exploring the avenues to keep the rupee payment mechanism with Iran alive, amid the challenges made by the US' unilateral sanctions.
2020-06-27 16:00
Capital of Iran-Venezuela Bi-National Bank to increase: official

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – The capital of Iran-Venezuela Bi-National Bank will increase by $66.7 million.
2020-06-01 21:29
Iranians faced with abrupt closures of their accounts in Italy

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – Due to US sanctions, some Italian banks have reportedly closed or imposed restrictions on accounts held by Iranian citizens.
2020-02-14 11:49