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    • About the Bank

      The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) was established in 1960 (1339 solar year). As stated in the Monetary and Banking Act of Iran (MBAI), CBI is responsible for the design and implementation of the monetary and credit policies... more

      • General Information
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    • Organization

      The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran is composed of the following organs:
      1- The General Assembly
      2- The Monetary and Credit Council
      3- The Executive Board
      4- The Note Reserve Control Board
      5- The Supervisory Board

    • The Treasury of National Jewels

      The National Jewelry Treasury is housed within the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, at the heart of the City of Tehran. Here is the most dazzling collection of gemstones and jewelry known in the world.

  • Monetary Policy
    • Monetary Policy

      The main objectives of macroeconomic policies, in general, and monetary policies, in particular, are price stability, economic growth and a favorable employment level.... more

      • Monetary Policy Instruments in Iran
      • Banking System and the FYDP
      • Monetary Policies in Recent Years
      • Banking Profit Rates
      • Sectoral Credit Allocation
    • Monetary Policy Instruments in Iran

      Two different monetary policy instruments are being utilized: direct instruments (with no reliance on market conditions) and indirect instruments (market-oriented).

    • Monetary Policies in Recent Years

  • Publications
    • Publications

      Here you can find all of the Central Bank’s publications, including Economic Trends, Annual Review and Economic Report & Balance Sheet.... more

      • Economic Trends
      • Annual Review
      • Economic Report and Balance Sheet
      • Occasional Papers and Reports
      • Other Publications
    • Economic Trends

    • Economic Report and Balance Sheet

  • Laws & Regulations
    • Laws & Regulations

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    • Laws

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  • Statistics
    • Statistics

      The Bank compiles and publishes a range of monetary, financial and economic statistics.... more

      • Economic Statistics
      • National Accounts of Iran
      • Foreign Exchange Rates
      • Selected Economic Indicators
      • Economic Time Series Database
      • CPI and Inflation
      • Policy Rates
    • Economic Statistics

      The general directorate of economic statistics is responsible for preparing and publishing a wide range of statistics and economic indices.

    • National Accounts of Iran

      "National Accounts of Iran" include statistics about gross domestic product (GDP), national investment, consumption, export and import, income and saving,

  • Bank Supervision
    • Bank Supervision

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      • Structure
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    • Banks and Credit Institutions

      Government owned and private banks management and contact information.

    • Prudential Regulations

  • Payments & Infrastructure
    • Payments & Infrastructure

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      • Payment & Clearance Systems
      • Infrustructures
      • Operational Statistics
    • Payment & Clearance Systems

      Large-value and retail payments and settlement systems play a critical role in electronic banking industry. Any type of electronic payment could be feasible to get processed through these systems

    • Infrustructures

      Technology infrastructures include systems and communication networks, which all provide a safe and secure basement of messaging, data transfer and internal communications.

  • Banknotes & Coins
    • Banknotes & Coins

      The unit of Iranian currency is The Rial. The currencies of Iran are issued in the form of banknotes and coins. According to The Monetary and Banking Act of Iran(MBAI),The government is the sole authority having the right of issuing notes and coins and this right is hereby vested exclusively in Bank Markazi Iran(Central Bank of The Islamic Republic of Iran) subject to the provisions of this Act.... more

      • Current Banknotes
      • withdrawn banknotes
      • Iran Cheque
      • Coins
      • Security Features
      • Security Paper Mill (TAKAB)
      • Security printing and Minting Organization
    • Security Paper Mill (TAKAB)

      Today, paper banknotes, cheques, passport pages are produced by security paper Mill.

    • Security printing and Minting Organization

      All phases of designing and printing of banknotes, cheques, Iran cheques , participation papers in Rial and exchange, paper of current account cheques, and other security papers requested by other organization are (being) executed by SPMO.

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  • Anti-Money Laundering
  • Circulars

Circulars

  • Circular 1172 dated 31/3/1386(21 June 2007); Minimum Requirements for Effective Internal Control System in Credit Institutions (Persian version) 370 KB -   PDF icon
  • Circular No. 349 dated 2/2/1387(22 April 2008); Regulations on documentation of cash flow in the country (Persian version) 491 KB -   PDF icon
  • Circular No. 348 dated 2/2/1387(22 April 2008); Regulations for Credit Rating System (Persian version) 1.27 MB -   PDF icon
  • Circular No. 210068 dated 8/10/1388(29 December 2009); Anti-Money Laundering Implementing Regulations (Persian version) 107 KB -   PDF icon
  • Circular No. 92805 dated 2/5/1389(24 july 2010); Prohibition of Foreign Exchange Transactions outside the Banking System and Licensed Exchanges; Banks (Persian version) 36 KB -   PDF icon
  • Circular No. 92816 dated 2/5/1389(24 july 2010); Prohibition of Foreign Exchange Transactions outside the Banking System and Licensed Exchanges; Exchanges (Persian version) 34 KB -   PDF icon
  • Circular No. 128003 dated 15/6/1389(6 September 2010); Requiring of Establishment an Organisational Unit for AML in Banks and Credit Institutions (Persian version) 35 KB -   PDF icon
  • Circular No. 41478 dated 26/2/1390(16 May 2011); Directives for AML in Credit Institutions (See Instructions for English version) 1018 KB -   PDF icon
  • Circular No. 13571 dated 23/1/1396 (12 April 2017); Emphasis on compliance with the AML/CFT laws and regulations on domestic and cross-border wire transfers 113 KB -   PDF icon
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