Mohammad Reza Farzin
Mohammad Reza Farzin is an Iranian economist who has served as governor of the Central Bank of Iran since December 2022.
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Oct 12, 2026
Lean Left
Central Bank governor not directly mentioned, but inflation and currency instability remain the backdrop to all economic news.
Moderates view his monetary policies as too slow to tame inflation, and blame the lack of coordination between the CBI and the government's economic team.
Sep 22, 2026
Center
The Central Bank of Iran reported 19 percent liquidity growth in the first five months of 1405, but analysts question the full picture.
Pragmatists are critical: Farzin's claims of controlling money creation ring hollow when liquidity growth hits 53 percent annually and the rial stays weak, squeezing households.
Sep 14, 2026
Lean Left
Central Bank governor left Tehran for Istanbul to attend the summit of central bank governors of Islamic countries.
Moderates view his trip as a positive step for financial diplomacy, but criticize the lack of transparency on Iran's banking ties.
Sep 6, 2026
Lean Left
Central bank chief orders new currency tools including 'standard parallel salam coin bonds' and is intervening to manage dollar without naming specific action.
Moderates see his interventions as pragmatic but doubt they can fix structural inflation without broader fiscal reforms.
Aug 30, 2026
Lean Right
As Governor of the Central Bank, he is behind the announcement of a $500 million dollar allocation window that saw only $20 million taken up.
Conservatives interpret this as a success of their anti-dollarization policies, showing reduced speculative demand for hard currency.
Aug 28, 2026
Center
The governor of the Central Bank is implicitly responsible for the rising dollar and gold prices reported today, and for the government's reliance on the debt market.
Pragmatists judge Farzin harshly: he must stabilize the currency and control inflation, but he is constrained by fiscal deficits and Western sanctions, leaving him with few tools beyond issuing costly bonds.
Jul 28, 2026
Center
As Central Bank Governor, his policies are implicated in a report showing that minimum wage purchasing power has fallen to one-fourth of 2013 levels.
Pragmatists criticize him for failing to curb inflation or stabilize the currency, seeing his policies as insufficient against structural economic problems.