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Iran, Turkey stress preserving bilateral trade ties under coronavirus pandemic guidelines
Apr 23, 2020 04:09Iran and Turkey have called for maintaining bilateral trade relations while sticking to the health guidelines issued to rein in a new coronavirus pandemic, which has hit the two neighbors hard.
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EU regrets US attempts to block Iran’s IMF loan request
Apr 23, 2020 01:35The European Union has censured the United States for refusing to ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic and blocking an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Iran to help it fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Time to act, Iran says, urging IMF to provide loan via INSTEX, SHTA
Apr 20, 2020 01:47The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran called on the International Monetary Fund to make use of the EU-Iran trading mechanism ‘INSTEX’ or the Swiss humanitarian channel for Iran ‘SHTA’ to make a $5 billion loan that Tehran has applied for to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
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IMF predicts lower contraction for Iran’s economy after pandemic
Apr 15, 2020 02:24The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expected that the Iranian economy would do better in the wake of the current coronavirus pandemic compared to the previous fiscal year.
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Iran’s top banker: IMF loan unconditional
Apr 15, 2020 02:06The loan that Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund for in order to deal with the coronavirus outbreak is totally unconditional and must be given immediately, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said.
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US cannot treat world countries, intl. bodies as its subordinates: Iran
Apr 13, 2020 08:11Iran says the United States cannot treat world countries and international institutions as its property, and subject them to subordination.
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US has no veto power in IMF to block Iran’s request: VP
Apr 13, 2020 01:40Iranian Vice-President for Economic Affairs Mohammad Nahavandian said no country, including the US, has the veto power in the International Monterey Fund to block another country’s loan request.
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President Rouhani: IMF must fulfill its duties without bias against Iran
Apr 09, 2020 23:55President Hassan Rouhani says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must fulfill its duties toward all member countries, including Iran, without any bias.
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IMF says virus pandemic to unleash worst recession since Great Depression
Apr 09, 2020 13:38The coronavirus pandemic will trigger the worst fallout since the 1930s Great Depression, warns the IMF head.
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Iran warns IMF, says US cannot veto its request for loan
Apr 08, 2020 05:19President Hassan Rouhani has warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to consider Iran’s request for $5 billion without “discrimination” after reports said the US was seeking to block the loan.