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Russia, Iran Complete Merger of Mir, Shetab Payment Systems - Head of Iranian Central Bank
Russia, Iran Complete Merger of Mir, Shetab Payment Systems - Head of Iranian Central Bank
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Foreigners in Iran will be able to start using Russia's Mir payment system by the end of August as the project of unifying the payment systems was completed, Iranian Central Bank governor Mohammad-Reza Farzin said.
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"At the bilateral meeting of the delegations of specialists of the two countries, along with the finalization of the requirements for linking the Russian payment system Mir to the Iranian system SHETAB, the project reached the practical level, the first stage of which will be available to foreign citizens by the end of the next month per the Gregorian calendar (at the beginning of the Iranian month of Shahrivar) [August 22]," Farzin was quoted by Iranian news agency Tasnim as saying. Iranian citizens will also be able to will be able to withdraw rubles from their Shetab cards using ATMs in Russia and pay with their cards in Russian shops, he added.At the same time, Moscow and Tehran have signed a currency agreement to ensure the liquidity of the ruble and the rial in commercial transactions, Farzin said.
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Russia, Iran Complete Merger of Mir, Shetab Payment Systems - Head of Iranian Central Bank
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Foreigners in Iran will be able to start using Russia's Mir cards of the eponymous payment system by the end of August as the project of unifying the payment systems of the two countries has been completed and reached the practical level, Iranian Central Bank governor Mohammad-Reza Farzin said on Saturday.
"At the bilateral meeting of the delegations of specialists of the two countries, along with the finalization of the requirements for linking the Russian payment system Mir to the Iranian system SHETAB, the project reached the practical level, the first stage of which will be available to foreign citizens by the end of the next month per the Gregorian calendar (at the beginning of the Iranian month of Shahrivar) [August 22]," Farzin was quoted by Iranian news agency Tasnim as saying.
Iranian citizens will also be able to will be able to withdraw rubles from their Shetab cards using ATMs in Russia and pay with their cards in Russian shops, he added.
At the same time, Moscow and Tehran have signed a currency agreement to ensure the liquidity of the ruble and the rial in commercial transactions, Farzin said.
