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Tehran Chamber of Commerce cautions against undesired currency redenomination results

The idea of removing zeros from the rial has been floated several times in Iran over the past years. This may come true during the two years remaining in President Hassan Ruhani’s tenure. His government drafted a bill to this effect and sent it to the Parliament on Wednesday to be debated.

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Toman: Iran government passes bill to slash four zeros from currency

Tehran has been planning since 2008 to redenominate the national currency as it continued devaluation. Now, the government is pushing the plan forward following the drastic loss of the currency value last year after the restoration of economic sanctions on Tehran in 2018.

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