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    Central Bank of Iran

    Central Bank of Iran (the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran) is the country's central bank. It was established in 1960 under the Iranian Banking and Monetary Act. It has the exclusive right to issue banknotes and coinage and is tasked with maintaining the value of the Iranian rial.

    Governor
    Abdolnasser Hemmati

    Key facts

    established
    1960source
    headquarters
    CBI Tower, Tehransource
    mandate
    maintaining the value of the Iranian rial and supervision of banks and credit institutionssource
    governor
    Abdolnasser Hemmati, who replaced Mohammad-Reza Farzinsource
    reserves
    $130 billion (2017)source

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