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Gov’t Raises $287m in 8th Bond Auction

EghtesadOnline: Islamic bonds worth 61.7 trillion rials ($287 million) were sold during the weekly bond auction on Tuesday. The auctions are in line with the government ’s efforts to access funds for fixing its budget deficit.
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Publish Date:23/July/2020 | 08:59

Bond Auctions Resilient

EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran said the initiative to hold bond auctions has been positive so far in that it is helping the government fund its deficit spending without the need to expand the monetary base by overborrowing from the CBI.
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Publish Date:18/July/2020 | 15:47

Iran Gov’t Bond Yield Edges Up

EghtesadOnline; The government sold Murabaha bonds worth 79 trillion rials ($343 million) in the weekly bond auction Tuesday, marking the highest bond sale since the auctions commenced in May.
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Publish Date:15/July/2020 | 08:10

Gov’t Raises $2 32m in Bond Sale

EghtesadOnline: The government raised 49.9 trillion rials ($232 million) by selling Islamic bonds in the debt market on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:08/July/2020 | 09:23

Expert Criticize Gov’t Intervention in Tenancy Market

EghtesadOnline: A housing expert believes the government ’s intervention in the lease market would cause confusion, as it can increase the share of unregistered, unofficial deals and price rises in the long term.
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Publish Date:01/July/2020 | 24:53

Majority of Jobholders Lack Health, Retirement Benefits

EghtesadOnline: Sixty percent of jobs in Iran lack health and retirement benefits, which are also not entitled to government support offered to businesses during the coronavirus crisis.
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Publish Date:28/June/2020 | 08:58

Value of Bank-Based ETF Doubles

EghtesadOnline: Trade in exchange-traded fund that holds government shares in three banks and two insurance companies commenced on Saturday.
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Publish Date:28/June/2020 | 08:17

Iran Covid-19 Tally: 210,000 Infections, 10,000 Deaths

EghtesadOnline: Coronavirus cases in Iran and its related fatalities neared 210,000 and 10,000 respectively on Tuesday, as government officials urged residents to avoid complacency.
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Publish Date:24/June/2020 | 24:02

New Measures to Ease Financial Procedures for Export Firms

EghtesadOnline: The Government-Private Sector Dialogue Council on Tuesday approved seven proposals out of nine to ease rules and procedures for repatriation of exporters’ overseas earnings and help promote the key sector.
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Publish Date:12/June/2020 | 18:22

Tehran Stocks Extend 4-Session Winning Streak

EghtesadOnline: Tehran stocks experienced one of its best days on Sunday climbing more than 4.4% as sentiments were boosted by new government pledges to support the market.
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Publish Date:09/June/2020 | 11:39

Justice Shares, Divestures Saved the Day

EghtesadOnline: The government ’s decision to offer its stakes in several companies in the stock market and allow the so-called ‘Justice Shares’ to be tradable saved the bourse from a potential bubble burst, says Saeed Laylaz.
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Publish Date:08/June/2020 | 07:49

Tehran Stocks Extend 4-Session Winning Streak

EghtesadOnline: Tehran stocks experienced one of its best days on Sunday climbing more than 4.4% as sentiments were boosted by new government pledges to support the market.
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Publish Date:08/June/2020 | 07:47

Iran Gov’t Unveils Draft of Fiscal 2020-21 Budget Overhaul

EghtesadOnline: The government unveiled the draft plan for the overhaul of the current fiscal year’s budget law (March 2020-21) on Saturday, which “entails a major surgery of the economic and administrative systems and requires consensus”, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the head of Plan and Budget Organization of Iran, said on Wednesday.
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Publish Date:07/June/2020 | 07:01

Iran Gov’t Earns $300m in First Bond Auction

EghtesadOnline: In the first Central Bank of Iran auction of Islamic bonds on Tuesday, the government generated 51 trillion rials ($300 million).
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Publish Date:06/June/2020 | 24:50

Divestments to Help Development Projects

EghtesadOnline: Earnings from the first phase of the government ’s disinvestment plan will be used for development projects stated in the fiscal 2020-21 budget, a deputy minister of economy said.
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Publish Date:20/May/2020 | 07:02

Divestiture Policy on Thin Ice

EghtesadOnline: The government ’s plan to divest its shares in state-run companies via exchange-traded funds can neither be called privatization nor a realistic move toward a market economy, says Davoud Soori, an economist.
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Publish Date:17/May/2020 | 05:41

Central Bank of Iran to Hold Bond Auctions

EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran said it plans to open a primary interbank market for auctioning bonds to help the government raise funds for budgetary needs.
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Publish Date:14/May/2020 | 17:12

30% Rise in Essential Goods Rail Transport

EghtesadOnline: A total of 220,000 tons of essential goods have been transported via railroads since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 20, registering a 30% rise compared with the similar period of last year, the director general of Commercial Services Coordination Bureau with the Government Trading Corporation said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:07/May/2020 | 15:38