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Mandatory Insurance Tax Irks Industry Chief

EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers have forced the insurance industry to pay millions of dollars more in taxes to the government in a move that has irked the head of Central Insurance of Iran, the entity in charge of regulating the industry.
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Publish Date:07/February/2018 | 06:59

MPs Approve New Budget Outlines

EghtesadOnline: Iranian lawmakers approved the revised outlines of the budget for the next fiscal year (March 2018-19) on Wednesday, clearing the way for its detailed sectoral voting in the weeks ahead.
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Publish Date:03/February/2018 | 11:56

Zarif tweets: Constructive engagement with world will continue

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s reinstated Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday tweeted that his endorsement by the Iranian lawmakers means that the country is to go on with its positive interaction with the world.
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Publish Date:21/August/2017 | 07:20

Iran's Rouhani Buoyed as Lawmakers Approve Second-Term Cabinet

EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won lawmakers’ approval for all but one of his new cabinet, in an overwhelming show of support for an agenda criticized by some conservatives at home and threatened by an increasingly confrontational U.S.
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Publish Date:21/August/2017 | 05:38

Iranian Lawmakers Start Scrutinizing Banking Reform Bill

EghtesadOnline: Members of Majlis Economic Commission have commenced the process of reviewing articles of the Majlis motion to undertake long-awaited reforms in Iran's banking system and bestow the central bank with independence.
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Publish Date:05/August/2018 | 05:15

Vote on CFT Bill Delayed

EghtesadOnline: As lawmakers discussed the amendment bill related to Iran’s Law of Combating the Financing of Terrorism, disagreements over certain issues, including the definition of terrorism and support for liberation movements, delayed its approval.
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Publish Date:23/May/2018 | 09:54

Iran Budget's Banking Measures Approved

EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers on Tuesday passed a number of measures related to the banking system and the National Development Fund of Iran while reviewing articles of the fiscal 2018-19 budget.
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Publish Date:14/February/2018 | 10:04

Iran Parliament Sets Cap on Government Borrowing

EghtesadOnline: Iranian lawmakers set the ceiling on Sunday for government, ministries, universities and municipalities' bond issuance as part of the next year’s (March 2018-19) budget at an aggregate of 1.78 quadrillion rials (about $38.86 billion at current exchange rate).
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Publish Date:05/February/2018 | 14:41

Iranian Lawmakers to Discuss Bitcoin

EghtesadOnline: Majlis Economic Commission is to hold a top-level multilateral meeting to discuss the fast-growing cryptocurrency Bitcoin in the coming days, the head of the parliamentary commission said.
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Publish Date:19/December/2017 | 05:32

Lawmakers, Bank CEOs Will Discuss Interest Rate Cuts

EghtesadOnline: A top parliamentary economic commission will soon hold a joint session with CEOs of banks to brainstorm and decide new bank interest rates, announced the head of the commission.
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Publish Date:01/August/2017 | 06:13