EghtesadOnline: Iran's sovereign wealth fund entrusted $15 billion in foreign currency resources to state-run and private banks in the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22).

EghtesadOnline: The governor the Central Bank of Iran and lawmakers discussed the government’s proposed amendments to 2016-17 annual budget law. The amendment, if passed, would allow the government to recapitalize banks by clearing its debts to lenders by drawing on foreign currency resources .