Separating personal and business accounts

Separating personal and business accounts
  • 2020-01-28
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The head of the central bank announced the separation of personal and commercial accounts and said: "In any country a bank supervisor does not allow bank transfers without documentation and bank information on origin and destination and the reason for transferring funds and beneficiaries.

According to the International Stone Exhibition of Iran, Abdol Nasser Hemmati on Tuesday published a note on Instagram: "With the aim of continuing to support and support the banking system of economic activists and the development of transparent businesses and activities in the country, one of the many remaining measures on the ground" It is important for the central bank to prevent money laundering and speculation by exercising effective oversight based on the principles of modern banking on the volume, reason and beneficiaries of monetary transactions in the banking network.

He added: "After successfully implementing necessary controls on bank transactions, restricting the backing of guaranteed checks, setting the ceiling for non-banking inter-bank transactions (Satna) and intra-bank transactions, yesterday and following corrective measures to counter money laundering, the Bank's decision The central bank was notified of the need for positive documentation to transfer more than one billion USD in bank and interbank (Satna) funds to all banks.

Hemmati added: "These measures will continue to regulate money transfers and complete monitoring of the rial cycle."

He added that the next step of the central bank is the separation of personal and business accounts, adding that with the tightening of supervision, the degree of monetary policy will improve.

* IRNA