EghtesadOnline: The first Money and Credit Council meeting after the commencement of President Hassan Rouhani’s second term convened late Tuesday with two new members joining the decision-making body responsible for setting the country’s banking and financial market regulations.

EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran has called on banks and credit institutions to cease any involvement in investment funds as well as the purchase of any kind of securities and bonds, which the regulator has deemed as "non-banking activity".