Lawmakers
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Rial Redenomination Undecided
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers are studying a proposal by the government and the Central Bank of Iran to slash four zeros off the national currency and switch the national currency from the rial to…
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Lawmakers Approve Outlines of Capital Gains Tax Bill
EghtesadOnline: Iranian lawmakers approved the outlines of capital gains tax bill on Wednesday with 132 votes in favor, 60 votes against and eight abstentions.
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MPs Finally Approve Outline of Fiscal 2021-22 Budget Bill
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers finally approved the outlines of the fiscal 2021-22 budget revised by the government on Tuesday with 211 votes in favor and 28 against, while six MPs abstained from…
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MPs Visit Nagorno-Karabakh Border
EghtesadOnline: A group of Iranian lawmakers paid a visit to the country’s border areas near the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where fighting has broken out between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan…
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MPs Highlight Significance of Rouhani's Possible Visit to Japan
EghtesadOnline: Iranian lawmakers underlined the significance of improving economic relations with Japan as the most important aspect of President Hassan Rouhani's possible visit to Tokyo this…
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Majlis Plans to Impeach Agriculture Minister on Tuesday
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers plan to hold a session on Tuesday to impeach Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati for his "poor" track record and failure to address major problems facing the sector.
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Bankers Want to Delay Reforms
EghtesadOnline: In a recent meeting with lawmakers, chief executives of banks expressed their opposition towards implementation of banking sector reforms.
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€2.3b NDFI Resources for National Projects
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers allowed the government on Sunday to withdraw €2.37 billion from the National Development Fund of Iran to be paid in foreign currency for completing national projects…
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Iran Parliament OKs Budget Bill Outlines
EghtesadOnline: Iranian lawmakers approved the outlines of the next fiscal year's (March 2019-20) budget bill in an open session of the parliament on Saturday.
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Iranian Lawmakers Adopt Wait-and-See Approach Toward INSTEX
EghtesadOnline: The European Union's newly-created special purpose vehicle aimed at facilitating legitimate trade with Iran needs time to prove effective in rescuing Iran's troubled economy under…
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Majlis Will Not Tax CBI
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers on Monday put on hold a decision to tax the foreign exchange revenues of the Central Bank of Iran after the CBI governor asked them to rethink the move.
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Iran Parliament Sends CFT Bill to Expediency Council
EghtesadOnline: With lawmakers insisting on their own version of anti-terror finance (known as CFT) bill, the legislation on Sunday was sent to the arbitration Expediency Council for a final…
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Majlis Considers Funds for Education Equity
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers discussed a bill about financial and administrative regulations for the Education Ministry and voted to allocate one percent of revenues earned by state-owned banks…
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Zarif, Lawmakers Discuss FATF Affairs
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a closed session briefed lawmakers Tuesday about the ‘Iran Action Plan’ with the global anti-money laundering body the Financial Action…
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Iranian Lawmakers Expected to Approve CFT Bill
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers will deliver their final view Sunday on a government bill allowing Iran to join the international Convention for Combating Financing of Terrorism, said the Majlis National…
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Iranian Lawmakers Conclude Review of Central Bank Bill
EghtesadOnline: Members of the economic commission of Iran’s Parliament on Tuesday concluded the review of reform measures concerning the Central Bank of Iran, which is part of wider reforms…
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Outline of New Check Processing Mechanism Approved
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve the outline of new reforms to the check processing system.