EghtesadOnline: Municipalities in big cities issued a total of 49 trillion rials ($355 million) in participatory bonds during the first nine months (March 20-Dec 21) of current fiscal year.

EghtesadOnline: As projected in the draft budget bill for the fiscal 2020-21, the Iranian government has permitted municipalities to issue sukuk (Islamic bonds) to the tune of 50 trillion rials ($357 million) for expanding urban public transportation.

EghtesadOnline: On the occasion of the world car-free days, municipalities in Iran are holding nationwide events from Sept. 20-22 to underscore the necessity of protecting the environment and promoting the culture of using public transportation, especially in major cities.

EghtesadOnline: Iranian municipalities sold 11.99 trillion rials ($150 million) worth of Islamic debt securities during the first quarter of the current fiscal year (March 21-June 21), indicating a near doubling in sales compared with the last fiscal year’s corresponding period.

EghtesadOnline: Municipalities in the big cities sold “participatory bonds” worth 100 trillion rials ($333 million) in the first four months of current fiscal year that started in March.

EghtesadOnline: As per a memorandum of understanding recently signed between Iranian Municipalities Organization and Urban Regeneration Corporate Holding Company, affiliated to the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, building permits in slum areas will be granted free of charge.

EghtesadOnline: A report by the Central Bank of Iran on the participatory bond market said municipalities in major urban areas sold more than 12.5 trillion rials ($110 million) worth of participatory bonds up until the end of first quarter of the present fiscal year to June 21.

EghtesadOnline: The latest data on the participatory bonds market in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2019) indicate that government and municipalities sold about half of the bonds issued during the yearlong period.

EghtesadOnline: The widespread clash between ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft on one side and authorities and old-school cabbies around the globe has made its way to Iran, with municipalities across the country calling on the government and Parliament to "regulate" the online services, while ride-hailing firms oppose such interventions arguing that such moves would certainly create a conflict of interests involving authorities.