Plan and Budget Organization (PBO)

$750mn worth of fund allocated out of NDFI for shipbuilding: Nobakht

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – It was proposed that $750 million worth of money, out of financial resources of the National Development Fund of Iran (NDFI), will be earmarked for manufacturing ship in the country.

PBO reports on govt. measures to deal with flood damage

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – The 45th Session of the Supreme Council of Economic Coordination was chaired by President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday, attended by heads of legislative and judicial branches and other members of the council.

Nobakht:

Basic goods imports still on official exchange rate for next year

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Head of Plan and Budget Organization of Iran said Sunday that the country’s budget for the next fiscal year still defines the official exchange rate of 4200 tomans to $1 for the import of basic and staple goods.

Iran’s 2020 Budget Bill to be submitted to Parl. on Dec. 6: Nobakht

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – The Head of Plan and Budget Organization Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said that the Budget Bill for the next Iranian calendar year (to start March 21, 2020) will be submitted to the Parliament (Majlis) on Dec. 6

Tehran Metro to have 630 new carriages

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – In a joint session held between head of the budget organization and mayor of Tehran on Wed., it was decided to have 630 new carriages added to Tehran’s subway system.

Iran to cut budget dependency on oil revenues to zero: Nobakht

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Head of the Plan and Budget Organization Mohammad-Bagher Nobakht said Sun. that the new reforms in the structure of the country’s budget aim at cutting direct dependency on oil revenues to zero.

Rouhani presents budget bill for implementation in next fiscal year

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday submitted the budget bill for next Iranian year of 1398 (from March 21, 2019, to March 20, 2020) to the Plan and Budget Organization of Iran.

Head of Budget Organization:

Next year’s oil revenues predicted to drop by 28%

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Head of Planning and Budget Organization Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said next year’s oil revenues (starting Mar. 21) are predicted to drop by 28%, amounting to $21 billion.

Central bank’s policies to fight money laundering approved

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Supreme Council of Economic Coordination chaired by President Rouhani approved Iranian Central Bank’s suggestions to have more transparent banking transactions and to fight against money laundering more effectively.

Nobakht:

Iran’s seven-month revenues up by 20%

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Management and Planning Organization (MPO) Mohammad-Bagher Nobakht said that country revenues in the seven-month period of the current year (March 21 – Oct. 21) experienced a considerable 20 percent growth as compared to the same period of last year.

Govt. launches 12 support packages to neutralize US sanctions

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The Head of Management and Planning Organization Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said Sat. the Iranian government has prepared 12 support packages in the face of looming US sanctions.

Nobakht resigns as Government Spokesman

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – In a twitter message on Tuesday, Mohammad Bagher Nobakhkt announced that President Rouhani has accepted his resignation as Government Spokesman.

Nobakht:

'Iran will successfully overcome challenge of new sanctions'

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Head of Plan and Budget Organization Mohammad-Bagher Nobakht said that the country can overcome sanctions successfully due to its high capabilities and potentials.

Parliament starts re-working on budget bill

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – While the next year’s budget bill failed to win the votes of the Iranian MPs on its last try on Sunday, the Wednesday meeting of the legislators opened with the objective to re-work on the bill again.

Govt. spox:

APDIM center in Iran to promote national interests

TEHRAN, Jan. 30(MNA) – Establishment of the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) office in Tehran is expected to significantly promote national interests, said Iran's head of the Plan and Budget Organization.

Plan and Budget Chief:

Iran’s economic growth at 8% in coming year

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Head of Plan and Budget Organization Mohammad-Bagher Nobakht put the country’s economic growth in the next Iranian calendar year in 1397 (to start March 21, 2018) at eight percent.

Budget bill to fulfill election promises: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – After delivering his administration’s budget bill to the speaker of the parliament, Rouhani hoped that next year’s budget bill will fulfill the promises he had made during his presidential campaign including reducing unemployment rate, increasing economic growth, and reducing poverty.