Bonds Worth $384m Issued in 8 Months in Iran

EghtesadOnline: Head of the Security and Exchange Organization Shapour Mohammadi said Monday the capital market issued 45 trillion rials ($384 billion) worth of bonds since the beginning of the current fiscal in March to help meet the financial needs of companies.

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04 December 2018

The money market and capital market play a crucial role in financing companies and deserve  higher priority, he said.

In his opinion high liquidity is a merit for the capital markets and not a negative feature as some economic experts imply. "Efficient financial instruments and incentives as well as large volumes of tax-free deposits are other merits of such markets."

Financing companies through banks or capital markets via stable lending rates is important for which a special committee has been created in the parliament to determine finance rates on a negotiated basis, Mohammadi told the first National Conference on Corporate Banking.

According to Financial Tribune, he said issuing short term Murabahah bonds - an Islamic financing structure in which the seller provides the cost and profit margin of a commodity - is another avenue for providing liquidity, noting  that some companies are not fully aware of the benefits of Islamic financial  instruments.