Iran Gains $5 Bln By Taking Dollar Out Of FX Basket

Iran Gains $5 Bln By Taking Dollar Out Of FX Basket
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Δευ, 23 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 17:45
The head of Iran's Central Bank says the country has gained $5 billion by excluding the U.S. dollar from its currency basket and replacing it with the euro, Iran's state-controlled news agency Press TV reports on its Web site Monday.
The head of Iran 's Central Bank says the country has gained $5 billion by excluding the U.S. dollar from its currency basket and replacing it with the euro, Iran 's state-controlled news agency Press TV reports on its Web site Monday.

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Iran has considerably reduced the total of U.S. dollars in its currency basket," Mahmoud Bahmani is quoted as saying at the 3rd Seminar on Banking Services and Export in Tehran .

Since October 2007,
Iran has received 85% of its oil revenues in currencies other than the dollar, and it has said it wants to find a substitute for the dollar for the remaining 15% of its oil revenues, Press TV reports.

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