Will Iran merge banks owned by military institutions?
Al-Arabia - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei instructed the armed forces and security institutions in January to divest from…
Economy
New Unemployment Figures ‘Alarming,’ Says Iranian Parliament
Radiofarda - A study conducted by the Research Center of the Iranian Parliament says that the current unemployment figures in…
Rouhani: Iran Will Export Crude Oil Despite US Pressure
Radiofarda - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country will continue exporting crude oil despite U.S. efforts to stop it…
Iranian rial hits record low at 138,000 to the dollar
Al-Arabia - The Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar on the unofficial market on Tuesday, a…
Students Protest End of Special Foreign Currency Exchange Rate
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- A group of students assembled on September 1, 2018, in front of Iran’s Central Bank…
Rial Plummets to Record Low
Radiofarda - Iran’s national currency, the rial, has once again passed the record-breaking point of 120,000 against the U.S. dollar.…
ANALYSIS: To resurrect the Iran nuclear deal or contain the economic storm?
Al-Arabia - Iran is careening closer and closer to level of internal unrest that will require an extreme domestic reaction.…
Japanese Oil Wholesalers ‘Prepare To Suspend’ Iranian Imports
RFL/RE - Japanese news media are reporting that the country's major oil wholesalers are preparing to suspend crude imports next…
Iran turns to economic zones to encourage balanced growth
Al-Monitor - The Iranian government is trying to address the issue of uneven economic development, which is most obvious in…
Unhappy with US bans UK trying to maintain trade with Iran
payvand -Britain is reportedly trying to maintain trade with Iran in face of returning US sanctions and is even seeking…