Valiollah Seif
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CBI’s Six-Point Roadmap on Foreign Finance Projects
EghtesadOnline: In his latest directive to the chief executives of banks, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif has laid down guidelines on how to spend any absorbed foreign finance…
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Central Bank of Iran Puts 2017-18 Growth at 5%
EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran has forecast an economic growth of at least 5% for the current Iranian year that ends on March 20, 2018.
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CBI Tapping Capital Markets to Moderate Interest Rates
EghtesadOnline: CBI Governor Valiollah Seif has named the newly-formed cordial relationship between the country's monetary and capital markets as a factor for moderating bank interest rates,…
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CBI Reiterates Support for SMEs
EghtesadOnline: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif in a letter called on the chief executives of banks to prioritize financing small- and medium-sized enterprises in the current…
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Rate Unification Tops New CBI Deputy’s To-Do List
EghtesadOnline: Following last week’s appointment of Seyyed Ahmad Araqchi as the head of Foreign Exchange Department at the Central Bank of Iran, the new deputy is expected to oversee the long…
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New Forex Deputy at CBI
EghtesadOnline: In an official decree, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif has appointed Seyyed Ahmad Araqchi as the new CBI deputy for foreign exchange affairs.
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Pakistan’s Biggest Lender Eager to Open Iran Branch
EghtesadOnline: Iran and Pakistan’s biggest lenders are interested in opening branches in each other’s country, which was announced in a meeting between the governor of the Central Bank of Iran…
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CBI: Shadow Banks on the Way Out
EghtesadOnline: Illegal credit institutions that mushroomed during the tenure of the former administration and whose malevolent effects continue to dog the country’s financial system are on their…
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Tehran, Beijing to Expand Banking Relations
EghtesadOnline: In view of the scale of Chinese finance coming from Iran, China’s Ambassador to Iran Pang Sen and Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif in a meeting on Wednesday…
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CBI Favors IT Level Playing Field
EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran is ready to provide a competitive environment when it comes to banks’ information technology, CBI’s governor announced at the inauguration ceremony for…
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Tehran Hosts 1st Banking Meeting With Hanoi
EghtesadOnline: Central Bank of Iran’s Governor Valiollah Seif met with Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong on Sunday in Tehran, during which he called for establishing…
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Majlis Discusses Shadow Banks
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers on Tuesday had a closed-door meeting with the Governor of Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif, as the regulator’s actions had become a talking point in the controversy…
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Rate Unification This Year
EghtesadOnline: The administration of President Hassan Rouhani will implement the longstanding policy of unifying Iran’s dual foreign exchange regime “at the first possible opportunity”, which…
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Iran: Monetary Confab Debates Interest Rate Cuts
EghtesadOnline: The highly consequential issue of Iranian bank interest rates was the main topic of discussion in the latest event held in Tehran with a broad focus on financial stability.
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Liquidity of Iran Shadow Banks Dips Under 10%
EghtesadOnline: The share of uncertified financial institutions in the Iranian market significantly shrunk in the first four years of President Hassan Rouhani’s term, as government policies to…
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CBI Credit Line to Protect Shadow Banks’ Depositors
EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran is bound to protect people’s investments and in line with that, the bank has so far paid 22 trillion rials ($586.6 million) from its resources to Samen…
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22 Iranian Banks Link Up With Oberbank
EghtesadOnline: Banking ties with two major Austrian banks are being established, with Iranian banks establishing 22 correspondent relations only with Oberbank, the governor of the Central Bank…
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Iran Denies Banking Troubles With Turkey
EghtesadOnline: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif has denied reports about Iranians having any problems regarding their bank accounts in Turkey, stressing that banking relations…
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Iran, Syria to Strengthen Banking Ties
EghtesadOnline: Central Bank of Iran’s Governor Valiollah Seif met with his Syrian counterpart on Sunday to review banking ties and discuss further cooperation to finance economic projects.
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Wide Support for Iran's Bank Mergers
EghtesadOnline: The possibility of mergers in the Iranian banking system accelerated with the recent announcement by the Central Bank of Iran’s Governor Valiollah Seif that the motion could be…
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Upbeat Prospects for Iran-Australia Ties
EghtesadOnline: Recent improvements in the Iranian banking system such as the adoption of Financial Action Task Force regulations, positive forecasts by the International Monetary Fund and the…
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CBI Chief: Int’l banks cautious due to unfamiliarity with Iran’s economy
EghtesadOnline: Governor of Central bank of Iran (CBI) Valiollah Seif in a meeting with Australian Ambassador to Iran Ian Biggs in Tehran on Thursday underlined that the caution practiced by…
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Bank Mergers Possible
EghtesadOnline: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif has confirmed the possibility of merging banks, saying it will help the financial statements of Iranian banks comply with internatio…
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Banks Urged to Prioritize Bad Loan Recovery
EghtesadOnline: As the Iranian banking system continues to grapple with the growing problem of sour loans, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran has urged lenders to direct the bulk of their…
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Iran to Tap Int'l Debt Market After Risk Improvement
EghtesadOnline: The possibility of Iran entering the international debt market hinges on a number of reasons, namely its risk factor in the eyes of global entities, which the country expects…
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Reliability of Monetary Data Underscored
EghtesadOnline: Data released by the Central Bank of Iran are routinely monitored by the International Monetary Fund, therefore it must be compatible with international standards, announced the…
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Iran Currency Market Unaffected by Presidential Election
EghtesadOnline: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran has dismissed claims that Friday's presidential election would trigger fluctuations in the foreign exchange market, reassuring the public…
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Banking Bill to Reach Parliament in Two Months
EghtesadOnline: The first major step to implement much-needed reforms in the Iranian banking sector is to be taken by the government in summer when it submits the Banking Reform Bill to the Parliament…
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CBI Underscores Support for Production
EghtesadOnline: The governor of the Central Bank of Iran emphasized the importance of supporting production, referring to the entity he leads and the banking system as the main bodies backing…
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CBI Governor Downplays Gov't Debts
EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran's governor has fended off criticism over government payment arrears to the banking sector, stressing that Iran is doing better than a number of other…