EghtesadOnline: Confirming rumors of an imminent change in the Central Bank of Iran’s policy to allocate subsidized currency to outbound tourists, the head of CBI’s Forex Policies & Regulations Department has said the decision on travel currency will be finalized in the next few days.

EghtesadOnline: The government will not change its current policy to subsidize imported essential goods and food up until next March, the government spokesman said.

EghtesadOnline: The head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture has again urged the government to scrap the controversial subsidized currency policy and focus on creating the long-delayed single forex rate mechanism.