Iranian banks issued 32.1 quadrillion rials in industrial and mining loans between March 21 and October 22, 2026, local media report, citing central bank statistics. Lending rose 81.6% year on year.
Working capital accounted for 28.5 quadrillion rials, almost 89% of the total. Another 2.2 quadrillion went towards establishing businesses.
These are nominal lending figures in current rials. They do not measure production growth or inflation-adjusted changes in financing.
