BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 1
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
A total of 191 trillion rials (about $4.54 billion) worth of loans were issued to 763 startups in Iran during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 20 through December 20, 2020), Trend reports citing Central Bank of Iran (CBI).
According to the report, the amount of loans issued to startups in Iran increased by 128 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year.
“Bank Saderat Iran issued loans worth 35.3 trillion rials (about $840 million), Mellat Bank - 33.2 trillion rials (about $790 million) and the Bank Melli Iran - 30.5 trillion rials (about $726 million) to startups in Iran,” the report said.
The following table shows the loans issued in Iran for the first 9 months of the current Iranian year:
|
Iranian months |
Amount of loans ($) |
|
The 1st month (March 20-April 19, 2020) |
155 million |
|
The 2nd month (April 20 through May 20, 2020) |
348 million |
|
The 3rd month (May 21 through June 20, 2020) |
365 million |
|
The 4th month (June 21 through July 21, 2020) |
341 million |
|
The 5th month (July 22 through August 21, 2020) |
404 million |
|
The 6th month (August 22 through September 21, 2020) |
716 million |
|
The 7th month (September 22 through October 21, 2020) |
631 million |
|
The 8th month (October 22 through November 20, 2020) |
672 million |
|
The 9th month (November 21 through December 20, 2020) |
897 million |