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Senior Iranian banker denies bankruptcy report

9 June 2016 16:16 (UTC+04:00)
Senior Iranian banker denies bankruptcy report

A senior Iranian banker has dismissed a recent report by the research center of the country's parliament, which suggested that most of banks in the Islamic Republic are on the verge of bankruptcy.

Esmaeel Lalehgani, Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Bank Saderat Iran, has said that the country enjoys a strong banking structure and the banking system is not on the verge of bankruptcy, IRNA news agency reported.

He further confirmed that there are some shortcomings in the country's banking system regarding the government's debts, low capital and overdue debts.

The shortcomings, however, do not mean that the banks are on the verge of the bankruptcy, he added.

The Islamic Parliament Research Centre, earlier this week, after considering the state of the balance sheets, liquidity and banking regulatory in Iran, announced that most of the banks in the country are in a poor situation and are on the verge of bankruptcy.

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