BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 15. Iranian
state-owned and private banks increased lending to startup
companies by 92.2% year-on-year to 1.56 quadrillion rials (about
$864 million) during the period from August 23 through September
22, 2026.
According to Trend's analysis of statistics from the Central Bank
of Iran, the banks extended approximately 814 trillion rials (about
$449 million) in loans to startup companies during the same period
in 2025.
Private banks provided 1.42 quadrillion rials (about $785
million) in loans to startup companies during the period from
August 23 through September 22, 2026, up 94.3% compared with the
corresponding period in 2025. In the same period last year, private
banks extended approximately 732 trillion rials (about $404
million) in loans to startups.
State-owned banks provided 142 trillion rials (about $78.7
million) in loans to startup companies during the period, an
increase of 73.4% year-on-year. During the corresponding period in
2025, lending by state-owned banks totaled approximately 82.2
trillion rials (about $45.4 million).
During the preceding period, from July 23 through August 22,
2026, state-owned and private banks provided approximately 1.32
quadrillion rials (about $727 million) in loans to startup
companies.
