EghtesadOnline: Head of the Management and Planning Organization said Iran is aiming for an average annual growth of 8% over the course of the next five years and to achieve this ambitious goal, the banking sector needs to extend 1.8 quadrillion rials ($ 57.6 billion ) in credits to private firms.

EghtesadOnline: Managing Director of Exports Development Bank of Iran Ali Salehabadi said Iran has established relations with a number of foreign banks after the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).