intend to update this regularly - as it is blind spot that shouldn't be allowed to persist. we should all be keeping an eye on the real governments/rulers. no more blind spot on gsus
starting off with iran article -- strong evidence that it fell to skype some time ago. likely the reason the war drums stopped.
note the same b.s. propaganda from skype central banks: their absolute demand that everything be done in secret. hardly the trait of a central bank owned by the people or gov of the host country. iran is dead
https://financialtribune.com/article...nking-monopoly
The Central Bank of Iran is against monopolizing electronic banking and supports banks or entities that provide efficient services, the bank's governor said.
"The central bank backs the electronic services of all banks, on condition that they do not damage people's finances," Valiollah Seif was also quoted as saying by Banker.ir.
CBI Performance
Asked about CBI's refusal to disclose the precise number of bank transactions, Seif said the figures have been officially published and if anyone finds them lacking, the matter will be followed up "and there will be no exceptions".
"The central bank knows what it is going to do to continuously improve services offered by banks and the part concerning information technology is also supported by CBI," he added.
According to the latest data released by Shaparak, the body in charge of Iran’s payment network, Iranians made 1.06 billion successful digital payment transactions worth 1.19 quadrillion rials ($30.8 billion) in the month ending December 20.
The report indicated a 31.17% growth in the number of successful digital transactions and a 46.7% growth in the value of electronic operations compared with the same period of last year.
According to Shaparak, 253,358 online gateways were active by December 21.
Questioned about CBI's nondisclosure of financial statements, Seif said, "I am surprised by this expectation because the central bank is not a commercial enterprise. Therefore, it does not need to publish its earnings report."
He noted that the bank is a state entity in charge of managing the country's monetary policies, stressing that the "central banks' revenues and losses are not commonly deemed as a barometer of its performance".
Seif, who also heads the Money and Credit Council, emphasized that if the performance of the central bank is linked to its incomes, it would undermine the bank and hurt the economy.
The annual meeting of CBI was held late February after an eight-month delay, during which the bank's balance sheet was approved.