Hemmati Calls on the IMF to Reflect Constraints on Iran's Economy in Its Assessments

In a meeting reported on Friday, October 16, 2026, Central Bank of Iran governor Abdolnaser Hemmati told IMF regional official Jihad Azour on the sidelines of the Fund's annual meetings that its assessments should account for restrictions, geopolitical shocks and obstacles to trade and international payments. The Iranian government's information office announced the meeting, and Mehr published its account.

Hemmati also raised Iran's access to technical and credit facilities and Special Drawing Rights resources as entitlements at the Fund. According to the report, Azour stressed continued dialogue and technical cooperation. No decision to allocate resources to Iran was announced.