EghtesadOnline: Shaparak, the payment settlement network and watchdog affiliated with the Central Bank of Iran, processed more than 1.44 billion transactions worth 1.53 quadrillion rials ($32.7 billion) in the 10th Iranian month ending Jan. 20.

EghtesadOnline: After Iran ditched the US dollar in its financial reporting and the Central Bank of Iran is pursuing the policy to sideline the greenback in its forex transactions in response to US restrictions, Iran's Economy Minister Ali Tayyebnia said the lion's share of the country's dealings are now conducted with euro.

EghtesadOnline: Japanese banks are moving to stop handling all Iran-related transactions to meet a November deadline set by the United States, after president, Donald Trump, in May pulled out of the nuclear program agreement with Tehran.