EghtesadOnline: The government is planning to repay its debts to private companies by selling its stakes in state-controlled petrochemical and refinery companies, according to a member of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture.

EghtesadOnline: Italy’s top bank UniCredit SpA and two subsidiaries have agreed to pay $1.3 billion to US authorities to settle probes of violations of US sanctions on Iran and other countries, US authorities said on Monday.