Posts Tagged: Iran Central Bank
Iran Removes Central Bank Head Who Is Running for President
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed the central bank governor, Abdolnaser Hemmati, one of the few moderates running in a June 18 presidential election, who said he accepted the decision that he must step aside...
Iran’s Central Bank to Challenge US Lawsuit to Seize $1.7 Billion Held By Deutsche Börse
JNS.org - Iran’s central bank announced on Saturday that it will fight a lawsuit filed in a US court by creditors seeking to seize $1.7...
Iran’s Central Bank Proposes Slashing Four Zeros From Falling Currency: IRNA
Iran's central bank has proposed slashing four zeros from the rial, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, after the currency plunged in a year...
EU Considers Iran Central Bank Transfers to Beat US Sanctions
The European Commission is proposing that EU governments make direct money transfers to Iran's central bank to avoid US penalties, an EU official said, in...
Iran’s Central Bank Expects $29 Billion of Frozen Funds to Be Released by January
Iran expects about $29 billion of funds to be unfrozen and repatriated to its central bank by January, 2016 at the latest, as economic sanctions...
Standard Chartered Bank and Iran. Yawn?
Americans are jaded by the size and shape of the financial crisis that ripped through banking in 2008. Bernie Madoff, AIG, "too big to...
China to Use Gold for Purchase of Iranian Oil, Avoiding U.S. Financial Sanctions
As countries around the world and the banks that operate within them attempt to avoid American financial sanctions aimed at deterring Iran's nuclear program -...
Iranian Woman Jumps onto Ahmadinejad’s Car to Protest Economic Plight (VIDEO)
During a trip through the city of Bandar-Abbas last week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was confronted first hand by citizens of his country who were...
The Possible Impact of the New Iran Sanctions
Almost two decades ago, a financial minister of a small Gulf country was asked how he could employ the use of Israeli technology...
Israel Can’t Rely on President Obama for Support in Iran Strike
By some accounts, most American Jews are planning to vote for President Barack Obama in 2012. At the same time, Democrats are mounting a massive...
Don’t Let Iran Benefit From EU Financial Crisis
The European financial crisis and the ineffective effort to stop Iran's nuclear-weapons program are crashing into each other. As the European Union adopts new restrictions...
Obama’s Covert Cover?
Since Nov. 12, Iran has been struck by three different explosions at facilities tied to its missile and nuclear capabilities. This week a...
Obama’s Response to Iranian Nukes Is Far From Serious
By Gary E. Erlbaum and Benyamin Korn Supporters of President Barack Obama may take comfort from his newfound push for tighter United Nations sanctions against...