Continuous increase in the number of suppliers in the currency exchange center / 2.1 billion dollars of currency was provided in 8 days

According to the economic correspondent of Fars news agency, Shiva Ravoshi, stating that the gold and currency exchange center was started in Korea with a much wider goal and approach than what it currently serves, stated: in addition to managing the country’s service expenses, providing The currency needed for goods from this portal has increased transparency and better management.

He said about the supply of foreign currency for basic goods at the rate of 28,500 Tomans: When basic goods such as livestock and agricultural inputs are supplied with foreign currency at the rate of 28,500 Tomans, these goods form the main basket of the household and this action ensures that The price of these goods will be available to the public at a managed rate. These goods include medicine, medical equipment, powdered milk and essential items.

The Director General of Foreign Trade Affairs of the Central Bank clarified: Of course, some intermediate goods and raw materials needed by the Jat factory are priced at 28,500 Tomans. For example, some factories charge 28,500 Tomans for rubber and primary parts at the discretion of the Ministry of Industry.

He added: Determining the goods subject to the currency of 28,500 Tomans or transferring them to the second hall of the currency exchange market is done at an interactive price. A series of goods may be gradually transferred to the second hall from the point of view of supply. This support is done according to the country’s foreign exchange resources in the field of oil and gas, and the Ministry of Security may direct some goods to the second hall in the near future.

Ravashi stated that in the first and second halls we had a total of 2.9 billion dollars in currency supply, and more than 2 billion dollars of that led to transactions, and said: Every day, the supply is stronger than the previous day and the number of transactions is also increasing. be; In addition, both the type of currency and the exchange rate are transparent in this market, and for this reason, the transaction is done much faster.

He stated: Since the beginning of the gold and currency exchange center, 1.5 billion dollars have been provided in the first hall (at the rate of 28,500 Tomans) and more than 600 million dollars in the second hall, and this trend is continuously increasing.

The Director General of Foreign Trade Affairs of Central Bank added: The main suppliers in the first hall are oil and gas and foreign exchange revenues of the government, and the suppliers in the second hall are petrochemical companies, steel and metal exporters, dried fruit exporters and other producers, and continuously the number of exporters and supply Participants in the currency exchange center are increasing.

He stated: Before the opening of the hall, a slowness might have been seen, but with the opening of the hall, this transparency helped economic activists so much that the speed of foreign exchange supply increased significantly. Nearly 700 million dollars have been provided for the goods required by the Ministry of Security in the 8 days of the hall’s activity.

Ravashi stated that one of the powers given to the central bank is in the field of return of foreign exchange from exports, and said: The situation of return of foreign exchange from exports has improved much compared to previous years, so that for major exporters, more than We have had 75% return of foreign exchange from exports. There are cases due to sanctions issues or other related cases that the central bank helps to increase the percentage of return of foreign exchange from exports.

The Director General of Foreign Trade Affairs of the Central Bank, stating that we have many years of experience in managing the country’s foreign exchange resources in the field of sanctions, said: Despite the sanctions, the country’s trade capacity has increased significantly, and this shows that we have had ways to transfer funds in the field of real trade. And we have increased by 20% and 30% in the provision of currency. From the point of view of remittance, the routes have been identified and by the way, we have had new openings in the area of ​​China and Iraq, the statistics of which are clearly visible in the country’s import process.

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