Fertility Rate on Decline
The fertility rate in Iran has been on decline in recent years.
According to the Statistical Center of Iran, the fertility rate of women in Iran (both Iranian and non-Iranian nationals) was 2.09 in the fiscal 2017-18, 1.95 in 2018-19, 1.74 in 2019-20, 1.65 in 2020-21 and 1.65 in 2021-22.
The total fertility rate of Iranian women was 2.07 in 2017-18, 1.97 in 2018-19, 1.77 in 2019-20, 1.71 in 2020-21 and 1.74 in 2021-22.
The total fertility rate in Iran increased slightly in 2021-22, thanks to the rise in the fertility rate of non-Iranians.
The fertility rate of Iranian women has been the same in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
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The fertility rate in Iran has been on decline in recent years.
According to the Statistical Center of Iran, the fertility rate of women in Iran (both Iranian and non-Iranian nationals) was 2.09 in the fiscal 2017-18, 1.95 in 2018-19, 1.74 in 2019-20, 1.65 in 2020-21 and 1.65 in 2021-22.
The total fertility rate of Iranian women was 2.07 in 2017-18, 1.97 in 2018-19, 1.77 in 2019-20, 1.71 in 2020-21 and 1.74 in 2021-22.
The total fertility rate in Iran increased slightly in 2021-22, thanks to the rise in the fertility rate of non-Iranians.
The fertility rate of Iranian women has been the same in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
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18% Growth in Banks’ Overseas Assets: CBI
Iranian banks held foreign assets worth 23,833.1 trillion rials ($79.4 billion) by the end of the fourth calendar month on July 22. This was up 18.2% compared to the similar period last year.
Data released by Central Bank of Iran show that the pace of growth foreign assets declined noticeably. Banks’ annualized growth in overseas assets was 54.6% in July 2021.
CBI’s foreign assets were in the region of 7,289.6 trillion rials ($24.3b) in the period, up 10.5% y/y but down 0.4% in the first four months of the present fiscal year.
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Iranian banks held foreign assets worth 23,833.1 trillion rials ($79.4 billion) by the end of the fourth calendar month on July 22. This was up 18.2% compared to the similar period last year.
Data released by Central Bank of Iran show that the pace of growth foreign assets declined noticeably. Banks’ annualized growth in overseas assets was 54.6% in July 2021.
CBI’s foreign assets were in the region of 7,289.6 trillion rials ($24.3b) in the period, up 10.5% y/y but down 0.4% in the first four months of the present fiscal year.
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POS Terminal Users Told to Gradually Go Paperless
Shaparak Company, regulator of Iran’s domestic payment network, said payment service providers need not issue POS terminal receipts for transactions worth 2 million rials or less, to help save trees (protect the environment) and cut costs.
According to Kazem Dehghan, the CEO, Shaparak network processes more than 40 billion transactions a year, 90% via POS terminals. Printing the transaction receipts costs nearly 7 trillion rials ($23.2 million), the company website quoted him as saying.
“Printing transaction receipts was optional for transactions worth 500,000 rials or less accounting for almost 40% of the total transactions,” he said. “As per the new measure, the cap is raised to 2 million rials or less, accounting for 80% of transactions.”
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Shaparak Company, regulator of Iran’s domestic payment network, said payment service providers need not issue POS terminal receipts for transactions worth 2 million rials or less, to help save trees (protect the environment) and cut costs.
According to Kazem Dehghan, the CEO, Shaparak network processes more than 40 billion transactions a year, 90% via POS terminals. Printing the transaction receipts costs nearly 7 trillion rials ($23.2 million), the company website quoted him as saying.
“Printing transaction receipts was optional for transactions worth 500,000 rials or less accounting for almost 40% of the total transactions,” he said. “As per the new measure, the cap is raised to 2 million rials or less, accounting for 80% of transactions.”
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Iran's Transactions With China Up 22% YOY to $9.6 Billion in 7 Months
Iran’s transactions with its leading trade partner, China, stood at $9.66 billion in the first seven months of 2022, registering a 22.4% rise compared with the corresponding period of the year before.
Latest data released by China’s General Administration of Customs show Iran’s exports totaled $4.48 billion during the period, indicating a 23.3% year-on-year increase.
In return, China exported $5.18 billion worth of goods to Iran, registering a 21.7% YOY rise.
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Iran’s transactions with its leading trade partner, China, stood at $9.66 billion in the first seven months of 2022, registering a 22.4% rise compared with the corresponding period of the year before.
Latest data released by China’s General Administration of Customs show Iran’s exports totaled $4.48 billion during the period, indicating a 23.3% year-on-year increase.
In return, China exported $5.18 billion worth of goods to Iran, registering a 21.7% YOY rise.
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Gov’t Bond Sale Plunges by Half
Bond sale by the government was around 13 trillion rials ($43.3 million) in the last Iranian week – down 43% on the week before.
Bond auctions are held every week to help plug the government’s budget deficits. The main buyers are banks, non-bank credit institutions, investment funds and institutional investors in the stock market.
According to data published by the Economy Ministry, lenders in the interbank market and stock investors each contributed to half of the debt offer.
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Bond sale by the government was around 13 trillion rials ($43.3 million) in the last Iranian week – down 43% on the week before.
Bond auctions are held every week to help plug the government’s budget deficits. The main buyers are banks, non-bank credit institutions, investment funds and institutional investors in the stock market.
According to data published by the Economy Ministry, lenders in the interbank market and stock investors each contributed to half of the debt offer.
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Q1 PPI Inflation at 49.7%: SCI
The Producer Price Index in the four-quarter period ending June 21, 2022, which marks the end of the first quarter of the current Iranian year, grew by 49.7% compared with the corresponding period of last year, data released by the Statistical Center of Iran show.
The lowest and highest annualized producer inflation was registered for “production, transmission and distribution of electricity” and “agriculture" with 13.8% and 63.6%, respectively.
PPI (using fiscal 2016-17 as the base year) stood at 626.4 in Q1 (March 21-June 21), indicating a 15.8% increase compared with the previous quarter and a 49.3% growth over the same quarter of last year.
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The Producer Price Index in the four-quarter period ending June 21, 2022, which marks the end of the first quarter of the current Iranian year, grew by 49.7% compared with the corresponding period of last year, data released by the Statistical Center of Iran show.
The lowest and highest annualized producer inflation was registered for “production, transmission and distribution of electricity” and “agriculture" with 13.8% and 63.6%, respectively.
PPI (using fiscal 2016-17 as the base year) stood at 626.4 in Q1 (March 21-June 21), indicating a 15.8% increase compared with the previous quarter and a 49.3% growth over the same quarter of last year.
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M1 Growth Surging
Data released by the Central Bank of Iran show higher growth in assets in the financial system that can be readily changed into cash, compared with growth of less liquid assets.
Value of money, or M1, stood at 11,820 trillion rials ($39.4 billion), up 57.6% by end of fourth calendar month to July 22. It rose 19.8% in four months since the beginning of fiscal year in late March.
This is while quasi-money, or M2, which reflects less liquid assets, grew at a slower rate. M2 was 40,681.4 trillion rials ($135.6b), increasing 32.5% annually. It climbed 5.8% in the first four months – a slower pace compared with M2.
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Data released by the Central Bank of Iran show higher growth in assets in the financial system that can be readily changed into cash, compared with growth of less liquid assets.
Value of money, or M1, stood at 11,820 trillion rials ($39.4 billion), up 57.6% by end of fourth calendar month to July 22. It rose 19.8% in four months since the beginning of fiscal year in late March.
This is while quasi-money, or M2, which reflects less liquid assets, grew at a slower rate. M2 was 40,681.4 trillion rials ($135.6b), increasing 32.5% annually. It climbed 5.8% in the first four months – a slower pace compared with M2.
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Iran’s Pistachio Exports to EU Top €78 Million in H1
A total of €78.6 million worth of pistachio were exported from Iran to the European Union member states during the first half of 2022.
Data released by Eurostat's database show the volume of exports registered a 26% decline compared with the similar period of last year.
The export of in-shell pistachio stood at €31.6 million during the period, registering a 53% year-on-year decline, while that of shelled pistachio stood at €47 million to register a 23% YOY rise, IRNA reported.
Germany and Italy were the main destinations of Iranian pistachio among EU members.
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A total of €78.6 million worth of pistachio were exported from Iran to the European Union member states during the first half of 2022.
Data released by Eurostat's database show the volume of exports registered a 26% decline compared with the similar period of last year.
The export of in-shell pistachio stood at €31.6 million during the period, registering a 53% year-on-year decline, while that of shelled pistachio stood at €47 million to register a 23% YOY rise, IRNA reported.
Germany and Italy were the main destinations of Iranian pistachio among EU members.
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Iran's CB Rules to Increase Lending Transparency
The Central Bank of Iran announced new rules on Sunday based on which banks and credit institutions are required to provide borrowers with access to lending contracts and changes thereto via electronic platforms.
Lenders have until next May to develop electronic platforms to launch e-platforms and develop existing ones.
According to a press statement seen on the CBI website, the platforms must enable borrowers’ full access to loan contract data.
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The Central Bank of Iran announced new rules on Sunday based on which banks and credit institutions are required to provide borrowers with access to lending contracts and changes thereto via electronic platforms.
Lenders have until next May to develop electronic platforms to launch e-platforms and develop existing ones.
According to a press statement seen on the CBI website, the platforms must enable borrowers’ full access to loan contract data.
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Iranian PMI Declines for Third Consecutive Month
The Purchasing Managers' Index for Iran’s economy has declined for the third consecutive month to break below the 50-mark threshold.
The latest survey of the Statistics and Economic Analysis Center of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture — the sponsor and coordinator of PMI reports in Iran — shows the index (known by its Farsi acronym Shamekh) settled at 48.06 in the fifth month of the current Iranian year (July 23-Aug. 22), down from 50.10 registered in the previous month, indicating a 2.04-point or 4.07% decline.
PMI indicates the prevailing direction of economic trends in the manufacturing and service sectors. The headline PMI is a number from 0 to 100, such that over 50 indicates an economic expansion compared with the previous month. A PMI reading under 50 indicates contraction and a reading of 50 implies no change.
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The Purchasing Managers' Index for Iran’s economy has declined for the third consecutive month to break below the 50-mark threshold.
The latest survey of the Statistics and Economic Analysis Center of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture — the sponsor and coordinator of PMI reports in Iran — shows the index (known by its Farsi acronym Shamekh) settled at 48.06 in the fifth month of the current Iranian year (July 23-Aug. 22), down from 50.10 registered in the previous month, indicating a 2.04-point or 4.07% decline.
PMI indicates the prevailing direction of economic trends in the manufacturing and service sectors. The headline PMI is a number from 0 to 100, such that over 50 indicates an economic expansion compared with the previous month. A PMI reading under 50 indicates contraction and a reading of 50 implies no change.
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Savers Are Less Inclined to Park Money in Banks
Data released by the Central Bank of Iran show term deposits increased at a much slower pace than sight deposits, another sign that savers are less inclined to park their money for longer periods in banks.
Total sight deposits reached 10,935 trillion rials ($36.4 billion) by the end of the fourth calendar month to July 22. This was 61.4% higher on the same period last year. Sight deposits increased by 21.5% compared to the end of last fiscal year in March.
Term deposits lagged rising 32.5% to reach 40,681.4 trillion rials ($135.6b) by July 22. The rise was a fifth of sight deposits in the four months.
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Data released by the Central Bank of Iran show term deposits increased at a much slower pace than sight deposits, another sign that savers are less inclined to park their money for longer periods in banks.
Total sight deposits reached 10,935 trillion rials ($36.4 billion) by the end of the fourth calendar month to July 22. This was 61.4% higher on the same period last year. Sight deposits increased by 21.5% compared to the end of last fiscal year in March.
Term deposits lagged rising 32.5% to reach 40,681.4 trillion rials ($135.6b) by July 22. The rise was a fifth of sight deposits in the four months.
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Tehran’s Real-Estate Market in Q4 of Fiscal 2021-22 Surveyed
The Statistical Center of Iran has published a new report on home and land prices, as well as rent levels in Tehran’s urban areas, during the fourth quarter of last fiscal year (Dec. 22, 2021-March 20).
According to the report published on SCI’s website, the average price of each square meter of land or land of a rundown residential property (residential units that are considered old to a degree that only the underlying land is useful for construction) in Tehran went up by 17.1% in Q4 compared with the corresponding period of the year before. Prices increased by 4.8% against the preceding quarter (Q3).
The minimum price of each square meter of land or land of a rundown property stood at 46.05 million rials ($151) and the maximum was 2.62 billion rials ($8,641), bringing the average to about 521.74 million rials ($1,720).
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The Statistical Center of Iran has published a new report on home and land prices, as well as rent levels in Tehran’s urban areas, during the fourth quarter of last fiscal year (Dec. 22, 2021-March 20).
According to the report published on SCI’s website, the average price of each square meter of land or land of a rundown residential property (residential units that are considered old to a degree that only the underlying land is useful for construction) in Tehran went up by 17.1% in Q4 compared with the corresponding period of the year before. Prices increased by 4.8% against the preceding quarter (Q3).
The minimum price of each square meter of land or land of a rundown property stood at 46.05 million rials ($151) and the maximum was 2.62 billion rials ($8,641), bringing the average to about 521.74 million rials ($1,720).
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Concern Over CBI’s Crypto-Rial Agenda
While the Central Bank of Iran plans to pilot its long-awaited central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, the Crypto-Rial, by November, experts has expressed strong reservations about the practicality of the move and its anticipated positive impact on the economy.
According to Ali Salehabadi, the CBI boss, the bank has in place infrastructure and rules for the Crypto-Rial. The cryptocurrency is planned as a new type of national currency, like banknotes and coins, but fully digital.
Based on what is known about the CBI crypto agenda, the digital currency is not designed to compete with global cryptocurrencies. Unlike bitcoin and other cryptos, CBDCs are centralized, not anonymous and in accord with anti-money laundering requirements.
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While the Central Bank of Iran plans to pilot its long-awaited central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, the Crypto-Rial, by November, experts has expressed strong reservations about the practicality of the move and its anticipated positive impact on the economy.
According to Ali Salehabadi, the CBI boss, the bank has in place infrastructure and rules for the Crypto-Rial. The cryptocurrency is planned as a new type of national currency, like banknotes and coins, but fully digital.
Based on what is known about the CBI crypto agenda, the digital currency is not designed to compete with global cryptocurrencies. Unlike bitcoin and other cryptos, CBDCs are centralized, not anonymous and in accord with anti-money laundering requirements.
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Cellphone Registry Disruption Troubles Buyers, Businesses
Some cellphone buyers could not register their devices via the system named Hamta, which caused problems for both buyers and sellers.
Recently, Hamta notifications faced wide-scale disruptions, which created financial and legal risks for cellphone buyers, ICT News Agency reported.
Operators of the cellphone registry system have admitted that the problem mainly concerns the SIM cards of Hamrahe Aval, the brand name used by the Mobile Communications Company of Iran, which is a subsidiary of the Telecommunications Company of Iran.
Apparently, TCI’s financial disputes with the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade and the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology have given rise to such a problem.
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Some cellphone buyers could not register their devices via the system named Hamta, which caused problems for both buyers and sellers.
Recently, Hamta notifications faced wide-scale disruptions, which created financial and legal risks for cellphone buyers, ICT News Agency reported.
Operators of the cellphone registry system have admitted that the problem mainly concerns the SIM cards of Hamrahe Aval, the brand name used by the Mobile Communications Company of Iran, which is a subsidiary of the Telecommunications Company of Iran.
Apparently, TCI’s financial disputes with the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade and the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology have given rise to such a problem.
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