The value of these cards corresponds to the amount of foreign currency that an applicant deposits with a participating bank or exchange bureau, either inside or outside Iran, based on the ...

Out of the total, 17 quadrillion rials ($34 billion), or 22.2 percent, went to end consumers, including households, with a portion issued via credit cards. The remaining 59.7 quadrillion rials ($119.3 ...

Switzerland’s central bank lowered its key interest for a fifth straight meeting of its policy makers, while its Swedish counterpart left rates unchanged Thursday for the first time since mid-2024.

The Central Bank has published a new consumer protection code aimed at modernising the set of rules that businesses must abide by when dealing with consumers. The regulator said the code "reflects ...

Romantic TV shows have earned their place as the coziest, most cathartic kind of binge. Whether it’s a period drama filled with longing glances, or a nostalgic rom-com with unforgettable meet ...

SYDNEY, April 3 (Reuters) - Australia's central bank warned on Thursday that U.S. trade policies could pose significant headwinds for the global economy, causing a sharp rise in risk aversion in ...

On Thursday, as widely expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) reduced its key rates by 25 basis points at the March policy meeting. This move puts the main refinancing operations rate at 2.65% ...

MOSCOW, March 24 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank has warned the Kremlin's policy makers the United States and OPEC have the capacity to flood the oil market and cause a repeat of the prolonged ...

The Central Bank has cut its economic growth forecasts for 2025 and 2026 in response to the threat of US tariffs while warning an even bigger downgrade could be on the way if an all-out trade war ...

Originally, the money was in short-term government bonds held as reserves for the Russian central bank. By now ... of Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait and Iran's 1979 seizure of the US Embassy ...

Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they ... in Iranian affairs in RFE/RL's Central Newsroom in Prague.

The flag of Iran is seen overlayed atop a map of Sweden (illustrative) (photo credit: CANVA/ronniechua, Tuangtong via Getty Images) Iran is allegedly using criminal gangs in Sweden to target ...