Iran and Armenia discussed the possibility of establishing a special-purpose vehicle for conducting trade between the two neighboring countries, Financial Tribune reports
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Iran asks Russia for a loan after protests
Amid a harsh crackdown on protesters that has killed more than a hundred people since November 15, Iran has asked Russia to provide an additional $2 billion loan
Suspects in $165 million bank fraud in Iran fled to Britain and Switzerland
A Revolutionary Court judge in Iran says three suspects in a legal case involving financial corruption at Bank Mellat (Nation Bank) have fled Iran and currently live in London and somewhere in Switzerland.
Iran says dollar eliminated from trade with Russia and Turkey
Iran’s central bank chief has said all trade with Russia takes place in national currencies and 30-40 percent of trade with Turkey also is in national currencies, with the rest in euros
Four Khamenei linked institutions own more then a half of Iranian national assets
In unprecedented remarks by a regime insider, reformist activist and veteran politician Behzad Nabavi has said four financial institutions linked to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei control 60 percent of Iran’s national wealth
Turkish businessman sentenced over 2 years prison for evading U.S. Sanctions on Iran
A Turkish citizen was sentenced to 27 months jail time in connection with his conviction for conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions by exporting specialized marine equipment from the United States to Iran between 2013 to 2015, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) said on Tuesday
Standard Chartered faces fine for sanctions breaches
Banking group Standard Chartered (STAN.L) is facing a fine for failing to prevent sanctions breaches, Sky News reported on Saturday
Bank of China accused of terrorism finance with Iran and Hamas
Bank of China is being sued for cooperating with and wiring money for Hamas and Iran, resulting in terrorist attack and death. The complaint states that the Chinese government was informed but the wiring continued
German bank reports potential breaches of U.S. sanctions on Iran
Several fuel vessels were temporarily arrested in Singapore towards the end of last month on suspicion of breaching US sanctions on Iran
Billions of dollars keep vanishing in Iran
The Iranian minister of health and medical education, Saeed Namaki, has a big problem with Twitter. In an interview with the Iranian Labor News Agency, he claimed that his opponents pay $4,000 for each tweet critical of him and the Health Ministry
Regime interest in bitcoin should have the world concerned
Some observers have warned that cryptocurrencies could be used to bypass the Trump administration’s sanctions targeting Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal with world powers
