Turbulent fluctuations in the value of the Iranian currency on the open market in 2018 led to the establishment of the Supreme Economic Coordination Council. Economic pundits at the time were of the opinion that this new body — bringing together the heads of the three branches of power — would prepare the ground for major and broad long-awaited economic reforms, as this entity was deemed to foster the convergence of uniform policymaking among the country's three branches of power to save the downbeat economy from tanking deeper. Nonetheless, it opted to grant more regulatory and supervisory authority to an old state agency called the Consumers and Producers Protection Organization (CPPO).
Historically, Iranian governments have been reluctant to fix the ailing domestic economic system. Instead, they have been more keen on adopting conventional impractical tools to curb liquidity growth, e.g., by intervening directly in the markets, albeit in the process ruining market economy efficiency.