Allocation of 3.3 billion dollars of foreign exchange for the import of medicine and medical equipment

According to the financial news report According to the public relations of the Central Bank, providing foreign exchange needed for the import of basic and essential goods of the country has always been one of the priorities of the Central Bank, and among them, the goods in the field of health, including medicine and medical equipment, are more important.

In this regard and in order to assist and accelerate the provision of items related to health and community health, a memorandum of understanding was signed on 28.1.1401 between the Central Bank, the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education and other relevant institutions, and based on that The Central Bank committed to allocate and supply currency from its sources to the goods announced by the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, and so far, the Central Bank has allocated 1.3 billion dollars of currency from this location to register the orders announced by the Ministry of Health.

Also, due to the sensitivity and urgency of supplying goods in the health and medical field, the allocation of foreign currency from the Nima system is also done without interruption, and so far, more than 2.04 billion dollars of foreign currency has been allocated from this location.

In view of the urgency and priority in providing foreign currency for healthcare products, the central bank has approved the currency requests registered by the applicants in the relevant system within 24 hours and in the course of its continuous cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, it has always provided foreign currency for goods From this point of view, this area and as a result, creating security and peace of society, has a special attention.