Iran top Central Bank official removed as unrest triggers currency crash
The dismissal of Iran's foreign exchange head follows the unprecedented depreciation of rial, following three months of anti-government protests.
Afshin Khani, the top foreign exchange official in the Central Bank of Iran, was removed from his post this week, less than one-year into his turbulent tenure.
Khani has been replaced by Mohammad Aram on Wednesday. He will be inheriting a fragile Iranian forex market, with the national currency, the rial, falling to an all-time low over the past few weeks.
