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Iranian Banks' Agricultural Loans Increase 87% in Six Months

Iranian banks' loans to the agricultural sector increased by 87% compared to the same period last year during the period of 21 March to 22 September 2026, reaching 3.09 quadrillion rials. According to Trend's calculation based on the statistics of the Central Bank of Iran, the loan amount was 1.65 quadrillion rials during the same period last year. The period covering the first six months of the Iranian year corresponds to the first half of 1405.

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Agricultural loans of 2.36 quadrillion rials were used for operating capital. Banks also granted 458 trillion rials to establish agricultural enterprises, develop orchards and cultivated land. The development of the agricultural sector was allocated 97.1 trillion rials, and 72 trillion rials were allocated for non-refundable loans.

During the same period, 65.7 trillion rials were used for personal equipment purchases, 38.7 trillion rials for freelance activities, and 197 billion rials for repair work. The total loans provided by banks and financial institutions in Iran to all sectors amounted to 55.3 quadrillion rials, representing a year-on-year increase of 57.3%.

Sources

English translation of AgroAjans’s Turkish report. Original publishers are linked above.

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