Iran AML Bill Amendment Approved

Iran AML Bill Amendment Approved

Reported by HPMM Group according to FINANCIAL TRIBUNE ;    The draft of the amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Bill has been approved by Majlis Judiciary Commission, the body’s rapporteur announced. Hassan Norouzi also told Fars News Agency on Tuesday that as part of the reform measures, all transactions are considered healthy unless the opposite is […]

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Iran’s Exports to EU Jump 109 Percent

Iran’s Exports to EU Jump 109 Percent

Reported by HPMM Group according to FINANCIAL TRIBUNE ;    Iran exported more than €۸٫۲۴ billion worth of commodities to the 28 member states of the European Union during the 10 months to Oct. 31, 2017, indicating a 109% hike compared with the similar period of 2016, according to Eurostat statistics shared with Financial Tribune. Italy, […]

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Delegation to Address High Indian Agro Tariffs

Delegation to Address High Indian Agro Tariffs

Reported by HPMM Group according to FINANCIAL TRIBUNE ;    Adelegation from the Ministry of Agriculture is due to visit India on Jan. 16 to hold talks with Indian officials for lowering tariffs on Iranian agricultural products, the chairman of the National Union of Agricultural Products announced. According to Reza Nourani, New Delhi is currently levying […]

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Iran Private Sector Fetes Zarif With Entrepreneurship Award

Iran Private Sector Fetes Zarif With Entrepreneurship Award

Reported by HPMM Group according to FINANCIAL TRIBUNE ;     Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, as a leading private sector entity, on Monday announced the annual Amin al-Zarb awards and decided to present the entrepreneurship excellence award to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in recognition of his instrumental role in achieving Iran’s nuclear […]

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Iran Capital Market Hosted 200 New Foreign Investors in 2017

Iran Capital Market Hosted 200 New Foreign Investors in 2017

Reported by HPMM Group according to FINANCIAL TRIBUNE ;     The Central Securities Depository of Iran issued 200 trading codes for foreign investors in 2017, the deputy head of CSDI, Fariba Akhavan, announced.The newcomers included 95 institutional and 105 non-institutional investors from regional countries and Europe, bringing the total number of foreign investors in Iran’s capital […]

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Plan to Monitor Banks’ IT Performance

Plan to Monitor Banks’ IT Performance

Reported by HPMM Group according to FINANCIAL TRIBUNE ;     The Monetary and Banking Research Institute, affiliated with the Central Bank of Iran, has in the works a new plan to exert constant supervision over the performance of banks in terms of information technology and communications, the head of research group at the institute said. “All […]

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۱۱% More Tax Revenues Expected in Iran’s Next Year Budget

۱۱% More Tax Revenues Expected in Iran’s Next Year Budget

Revenues from VAT, tax on legal entities, income tax, wealth tax, tax on imports and tax on goods and services are expected to see an 8% rise, 2% decline, 13%, 18%, 32% and 11% growth respectively The VAT rate is expected to remain unchanged compared with the current year’s rate to stand at 9% Reported […]

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Tehran to Host Confab on Makran Coast Development

Tehran to Host Confab on Makran Coast Development

Reported by HPMM Group according to FINANCIAL TRIBUNE ;     Tehran will host a conference on development of Makran, a stretch of coast southeast of Iran emerging as a major naval base and commercial hub of maritime trade, the Iranian defense minister announced. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Brigadier General Amir Hatami added that the major […]

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Iran’s CB Proposes Deferral of Deposit Interest Tax

Iran’s CB Proposes Deferral of Deposit Interest Tax

Even as the scheme to levy taxes on bank deposit interest has many intrinsic advantages that have been proven in other countries, the Central Bank of Iran wants to postpone the scheme until after its banking reforms are implemented Major bank depositors boast a higher lobbying power and can transfer the tax pressure resulting from […]

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Mortgage Monopoly Ends as New Players Enter

Mortgage Monopoly Ends as New Players Enter

Reported by HPMM Group according to FINANCIAL TRIBUNE ;     The entry of new banks in the housing sector–formerly monopolized by Bank Maskan–will foster competition and lower mortgage rates, a member of Majlis Development Commission said. “It is not right that a bank exclusively holds the right to allocate housing loans since it slows the process […]

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