EghtesadOnline: Nine new private companies have been granted a permit by the National Rating Center of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture to officially operate in the area of credit rating other private companies, bringing the total number of active firms in the field to 10.

EghtesadOnline: In a directive to banks and credit institutions, the Central Bank of Iran has obliged borrowers to submit credit rating reports from relevant rating companies.