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Iran’s largest credit institution placed into administration

Iran’s largest credit institution has gone into administration amid the government’s continued push to reform the country’s banking and financial system.

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Publish Date: 17/November/2025 | 22:21

Iran’s largest lender takes control of failed private bank

Iran’s largest lender, Bank Melli, has officially taken control of the assets and operations of one of the biggest private banks in the country after regulatory authorities announced its dissolution.

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Publish Date: 26/October/2025 | 22:21

Iran reports 20% cut in subsidized currency allocation for imports

Iran has cut its allocation of subsidized currency for imports of goods and equipment.

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Publish Date: 19/October/2025 | 20:16

Iranian banks report significant increase in capital adequacy ratios

Iranian state and private banks have significantly increased their capital adequacy ratios in the past four years, according to a statement by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).

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Publish Date: 10/August/2025 | 15:16

Iran’s CBI includes intangible assets in its list of acceptable collaterals

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has expanded the list of collaterals acceptable to the country’s banks for lending purposes, allowing technology firms to use their intangible assets as securities for loans.

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Publish Date: 05/August/2025 | 16:23

Bank Borrowing From CBI Pushes Up Monetary Base

EghtesadOnline: The monetary base expanded to unprecedented levels in the calendar month to Dec. 31 due mainly to banks’ excessive borrowing from the Central Bank of Iran.

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Publish Date: 22/January/2022 | 14:17

Bank Lending Surges to $53b in 7 Months

EghtesadOnline: Loans by banks and credit institutions reached 14,828.9 trillion rials ($52.9 billion) in the first seven months of current fiscal year (March 21-Oct 22).

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Publish Date: 21/November/2021 | 15:44

Compound Interest on Loans Is Still Contentious

EghtesadOnline: New rules governing bank loans passed by the Majlis this week, legally ban lenders from charging compound interest and is designed to help boost the business environment, lawmakers say.

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Publish Date: 20/October/2021 | 14:21

Banks’ Assets Rise 43%

EghtesadOnline: Banks held 75,206.8 trillion rials ($278 billion) in assets by the end of the month to August 22, indicating 43.8% increase compared to the same period last year.

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Publish Date: 11/October/2021 | 24:41

30,000 Bank Accounts, SIM Cards Blacklisted

EghtesadOnline: Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) said it has blocked 30,000 bank accounts and SIM cards suspected of fraud and illegal activities.

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Publish Date: 28/September/2021 | 19:41

BMI Boss Urges Fair Appraisal of Bank’s Mounting Problems

EghtesadOnline: After financial statements of Bank Melli Iran became public last week, the chief executive, Mohammad Reza Hosseinzadeh, responded to criticism and defended the performance of the lender.

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Publish Date: 28/September/2021 | 19:35

Bank Gift Card Rules Revised in Concord With AML Law

EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of has announced new regulations for issuing gift cards by banks compatible with the Anti-Money Laundering law.

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Publish Date: 19/September/2021 | 24:17

Bank Maskan Raises Youth Home Loan Ceilings

EghtesadOnline: Bank Maskan, the state agent bank of the housing sector, has raised the ceiling on home loans paid under the so-called Youth Savings Account.

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Publish Date: 12/September/2021 | 13:56

$37m in Bank Loans for Iranian Startups

EghtesadOnline: Four local banks have reached a multilateral deal with the state-backed Iran National Innovation Fund to provide low-interest loans worth 10 trillion rials ($37 million) to emerging knowledge-based firms and startups.

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Publish Date: 07/September/2021 | 13:48

$125m in Bank Loans for Mazandaran Agriculture Sector

EghtesadOnline: Mazandaran Province’s agriculture sector received a total of 30 trillion rials ($125 million) in bank loans during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2020-Jan. 19), according to an executive with the Agriculture Bank of Iran, also known as Agribank.

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Publish Date: 08/February/2021 | 14:08

Bad Checks Pile Up

EghtesadOnline: The number of bad checks shot up in the month to Dec.20 reaching 893,000 or 31.1% higher compared with a month earlier.

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Publish Date: 06/February/2021 | 13:38

Bank Loans Almost Double

EghtesadOnline: Banks and credit institutions gave 12,199.4 trillion rials ($53 billion) in loans to economic sectors in the nine months since the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 20-Dec.20, 2020).

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Publish Date: 29/January/2021 | 11:30

Bank Loans Post 30% Growth

EghtesadOnline: Banks and credit institutions paid 6,262.7 trillion rials ($47 billion) in loans during the first nine months (March 20-Dec 21, 2019) of current fiscal year.

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Publish Date: 27/January/2020 | 24:24

Increase in Active Debit Cards in Iran

EghtesadOnline: The number of active bank debit cards, used for at least one transaction, increased by 1.3 million from Sep.23 to Nov.21.

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Publish Date: 23/December/2019 | 11:06

Tehran Stocks Nudge 0.8% Higher

EghtesadOnline: Tehran stocks closed trading in positive territory on Tuesday amid rising demands for equities mainly in bank, chemical, auto and base metal group.

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Publish Date: 13/November/2019 | 10:09