Rouhani says critics of Government need to give proposals for betterment of economy
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani defended the economic record of his government on Wednesday, saying that the critics need to give proposals…
Tag Archives: Iran’s economic crisis
Iran to replace $11 billion of imports as economic crisis bites
Bloomberg | Abbas Al Lawati: Iran plans to manufacture $11 billion worth of products in the next two years to replace some…
Why Iran must seriously act to address rent seeking
Al-Monitor | Bijan Khajehpour : The major economic downturn over the past few months poses the question of whether Iran will ever…
Nowruz holiday highlights impact of sanctions on Iran
TEHRAN // As the Iranian New Year approaches, residents across Tehran are busy washing their windows, buying fireworks, and sending their handmade…
Iran’s inflation rate hits 33.7%, says Statistical Center
TEHRAN – The Statistical Center of Iran has announced that the inflation rate for the 12-month period ended the eleventh Iranian calendar month…
President’s deputy reveals Iran’s economy shrinking
Iran’s rate of economic growth is at minus two percent, according to the Iranian president’s Deputy of Strategic Planning and Control. The…
Iran plans to establish ‘bad bank’ to curb ‘bad loans’
The Iran Project- The Central Bank of Iran(CBI) is studying a plan to set up a ‘bad bank’, tasked with buying the bad loans of other banks,…
Minister predicts high rate of firm closures
TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s minister of Industry, Trade, and Mines has predicted a high rate of firm closures for the next…
I.M.F. study details perils of Iranian economy
The International Monetary Fund issued a sobering appraisal of Iran’s economy on Wednesday, warning that the impact of the West’s antinuclear sanctions had…
Nuclear deal keeps Iran’s floundering economy afloat
Iran has halted some of the most controversial elements of its nuclear programme in return for temporary relief from sanctions estimated to…
Iran viable investment with 29% in poll as Rouhani visits Davos
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani faces a tough sell as he presents his nation’s economic prospects before business leaders this week in Davos, Switzerland,…
Positive economic prospects in sight
Tehran, Dec 18, INA – Declining trend of economic indices such as decrease in the rate of foreign currencies, gold and inflation…
Heads of three branches discuss economic problems
Tehran, Dec 10, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that economic problems and the ways to remove them were the…
Iran president Rouhani targets stagflation in first budget
(Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said bringing down inflation and boosting growth were his government’s economic priorities as he presented his…
Sanctions: How much is Iran hurting?
Sanctions are costing Iran some $5 billion a month —or $120 billion since 2008— according to senior U.S. officials. Overall, Tehran’s economy…
MP: People demand improvement of economic situation, not talks with US
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – People’s main demand is improvement of the country’s economic situation, not talks with the US and establishment of relations…
Iran’s new government considers slashing cash handouts
Iran’s cash-strapped government is looking to slash monthly handouts given to almost all Iranians in a move that could provoke popular anger…
President: People best judges on government’s performance
The President Rouhani said in his first live TV report to the people that they are the best judges on his government’s…
Iran today: Rouhani addresses the nation about the economy
SUMMARY: International attention to President Rouhani’s speech on State TV on Tuesday night is likely to focus on the issues of Syria and…
Iran’s rugmakers struggle to keep centuries-old industry alive
TEHRAN — This capital’s vast bazaar is home to, by most estimates, the highest concentration of handmade rugs in the world, with…
Iranian economists call for ‘civil movement’ to counter U.S.-led sanctions
Three prominent Iranian economists have called for the creation of a “civil movement” against U.S.-led sanctions that have been imposed on Tehran…
Former Iran agriculture minister says new president to inherit economic challenges
A former Iranian agriculture minister and current member of the advising committee helping Hassan Rohani select his cabinet has warned that the…
Strategic market consultant: Iran at the crossroads
Tehran, YJC. — Chris Cook a former director of the International Petroleum Exchange believes that the election of President Rouhani represents a…
Iran’s international problems cannot be solved promptly
TEHRAN, July. 9 (MNA) – It is naive to think that Iran’s international problems can be resolved straight away, Majlis Speaker Ali…
Iran today: Rouhani — The economy needs experts
President-elect Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that the government should avoid a planned economy, instead bringing in economic experts to manage the situation. Rouhani made…
Iran news round up July 3, 2013
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Will Fulton and…
Alternatives to Iran sanctions ‘are worse’: US
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has expressed hope the economic sanctions aimed at stopping Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program will work, because “the…
Majlis committee to discuss economy with Iran president-elect
The Economic Committee of Iran’s Majlis plans to hold a meeting with President-elect Hassan Rouhani to discuss the country’s economic problems and…
More economic turmoil in Iran after presidential election
Iran is suffering a new round of economic instability after the unexpected victory of moderate president-elect Hassan Rohani earlier this month. Although the national currency, the…
Iran expects economic recovery with Rouhani
The value of the Iranian currency should increase when compared to the U.S. dollar if President-elect Hassan Rouhani moves closer to the…
Iranian rial gains as Rohani pledges to seek sanctions relief
The Iranian rial, whose plunge triggered an inflation crisis, is gaining in the unregulated market after President-elect Hassan Rohani said he would…
Iran’s president-elect says economy will take time
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s newly elected reformist-backed president said Sunday that the country’s dire economic problems cannot be solved “overnight,” as…
Economic troubles loom over Iran presidential election
As Iran prepares to elect a new president, the country’s economy is in its worst state for decades, with high inflation, soaring…
Jalili urges proper management of national potentialities
Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili has stressed the importance of managing national potentialities to resolve the ongoing problems in the country. “Today,…
Rohani says he will boost business, production
Iranian presidential candidate Hassan Rohani says he will improve the situation of business and production in the country if elected in the…
Iran to maintain import subsidies for staples as prices rise
Iran’s government said it will continue providing U.S. dollars at a preferential rate to exporters of essential goods, contradicting earlier comments by…
Iran parliament to probe central bank over response to rial’s fall
(Reuters) – Iran’s parliament voted 171 to 36 to investigate the country’s central bank over its response to last year’s currency crisis, parliamentary…