Skip to main content

Iran imposes FX controls as currency falls again

Commodities inflation bites ahead of upcoming new year

Rial banknotes
Rial banknotes
Adam Jones

The Central Bank of Iran restricted foreign exchange purchases on February 21, as the rial’s value plummeted on the unofficial market.

The unofficial exchange rate has fallen from 410,000 rials to the dollar on January 1 to 498,000 by February 21. On February 22, the rial reached 513,000 to the dollar.

Media reports said that the central bank had suspended allowances that permit Iranians to buy certain sums of foreign exchange. Wire service Tasnim said officials had suspended a €5,000 ($5,295)

Solo los usuarios que tengan una suscripción de pago o formen parte de una suscripción corporativa pueden imprimir o copiar contenido.

Para acceder a estas opciones, junto con todas las demás ventajas de la suscripción, póngase en contacto con info@centralbanking.com o consulte nuestras opciones de suscripción aquí: subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

Actualmente no puede copiar este contenido. Póngase en contacto con info@centralbanking.com para obtener más información.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Regístrese en Central Banking

Todos los campos son obligatorios, salvo que se indique lo contrario.

Mostrar contraseña
Ocultar contraseña

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Iniciar sesión
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.