EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran has released the names of 40 registered banks and credit institutions active in the country, which include the names of five foreign banks mostly based in Tehran and Kish Free Trade Zone.

EghtesadOnline: The government’s new tax bill–sent to the parliament in March–to enlarge the value added tax exemption list to include insurance firms and foreign banks’ services has now been taken up by the legislature’s specialized commissions.