In its latest report released on Wednesday, the BIS put the rate of Iran’s deposits with foreign banks and finance-credit institutions at the end of the 4^th quarter of 2022 at more than $19.8 billion, showing a 13 percent hike compared to the same period of a year earlier.

Of that amount, over $11.1 billion had been kept in foreign banks while the rest was in non-banking finance-credit institutions.

Moreover, Iran’s deposits in foreign banks and finance-credit associations had announced over $17.558 billion in 2021.

According to this report, Iran’s commitments with foreign banks and finance-credit institutions at the end of the fourth three months of 2022 exceeded $1.768 billion, registering a five percent growth compared to the previous year’s corresponding period.