BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 13. The volume of loans issued by banks and financial institutions in Iran elevated by 33.5 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through July 22, 2025) compared to the same period last year (from March 20 through July 21, 2024).
The data obtained by Trend from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) shows that the banks and financial institutions issued loans worth 17.7 quadrillion rials (approximately $30.4 billion) across various sectors during the reporting period against 13.3 quadrillion rials (around $22.8 billion) in the four months of last year.
Credit facilities amounting to 7.48 quadrillion rials
(approximately $12.8 billion) were allocated to the industrial and
mining sectors.
Approximately 6.54 quadrillion rials, equating to roughly $11.2
billion, were allocated in the form of loans to the services
sector.
The commercial domain secured a substantial infusion of 2.19
quadrillion rials (roughly $3.76 billion) in financing over the
span of four months.
Within the agrarian domain, a substantial allocation of 911
trillion rials (approximately $1.56 billion) in financial
instruments was disseminated.
During the specified timeframe, a substantial volume of 618
trillion rials, equivalent to approximately $1.06 billion, was
allocated in the form of loans to the housing and construction
sector.
Moreover, a total of 1.57 trillion rials (approximately $2.7
million) in financing was allocated across various non-specific
sectors.
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