EghtesadOnline: Since the beginning of the calendar year in late March banks and credit institutions gave 1,080 trillion rials ($3.22 billion) loans to low-income people , namely to bolster youth marriage and childbirth and support citizens wanting to rent a home.

EghtesadOnline: The import of all necessity goods, except corn, has declined this year compared with last year, Domestic Commerce Commission of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture reported, citing figures released by the Central Bank of Iran.

EghtesadOnline: The government has discontinued the allocation of subsidized foreign currency for the import of eyed eggs, the head of Iran Fisheries Organization said.

EghtesadOnline: The government will no longer allocate subsidized foreign currency for sugar import, as per the letter forwarded to the Central Bank of Iran by the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade.

EghtesadOnline: In a report to the decision-making Money and Credit Council, the Central Bank of Iran outlined the effects of subsidized foreign exchange on the price of essential goods and food.