EghtesadOnline: Calls on the Iranian government to cut interest rates are getting louder, with critics of the current monetary policy arguing that the gap between inflation and interest rates will undermine the manufacturing sector and exacerbate a longstanding recession in industries.

EghtesadOnline: The 27th annual Conference on Monetary and Foreign Exchange Policies will be held in Tehran on July 1-2 with a focus on financial stability, the head of Monetary and Banking Research Institute—the main organizer of the event—said.

EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran issued a new directive less than a week ago requiring banks to rigidly observe interest rates lowered a year ago by the Money and Credit Council in the latest move to loosen monetary policy.

EghtesadOnline: The Center for Economic Research and Studies with the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture in a comprehensive report, has explored the role of monetary policy in economic decision-making, comparing the different tools employed by central banks throughout the world and Iran's status among them.