BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. Loans issued by Iranian banks to the trade sector rose by 23.8 percent in the first two months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through May 21, 2025) compared to the same period last year (from March 20 through May 20, 2024).
The data obtained by Trend from the Central Bank of Iran shows that during this two-month period, Iranian banks issued approximately 926 trillion rials (around $1.54 billion) in loans to the trade sector against 667 trillion rials (around $1.1 billion) in the same period last year.
As many as 816 trillion rials (nearly $1.36 billion) of the total were issued as working capital loans to the trade sector.
Furthermore, 67.9 trillion rials (around $113 million) were allocated for the establishment of businesses and related infrastructure, while 39.7 trillion rials (around $66 million) were granted for business development.
A total of 735 billion rials (roughly $1.22 million) were provided for self-employment in the trade sector.
Additionally, during the same period, Iranian banks issued 1.18 trillion rials (around $1.96 million) in loans for the purchase of personal goods within the trade sector.
To note, in the two-month period, Iranian banks and financial institutions issued a total of approximately 8.5 quadrillion rials (around $13.7 billion) in loans across various sectors, representing a 48.3 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
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