EghtesadOnline: The government paid 360 trillion rials ($2.8 billion) to compensate losses incurred by the misconduct of shadow banks and unruly lenders in recent years, said Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the head of Plan and Budget Organization.

EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers on Sunday decided to look into the performance of the Central Bank of Iran during the past five years. The bank’s seemingly poor performance in regulating the currency market and the questionable activities of shadow banks are among the main motives behind the parliamentary move.