Iran’s absence at Davos sparks speculation
Al-Monitor - Despite reports that Iran’s foreign minister had canceled a scheduled trip to Davos to attend the World Economic…
Economy
Tehran police move in to restore normalcy in exchange market
PayvandNews - Police in Tehran have shut down several currency exchange shops and arrested a number of money changers suspected…
Iran: Protests and threat of renewed sanctions focus economic thinking
PayvandNews - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears in the wake of recent anti-government protests to have put his…
Rouhani moves to leverage unrest to loosen IRGC grip on economy
Al-Monitor - In the aftermath of the recent protests in Iran, public announcements about a concerted effort to get the…
Iran may try to loosen Revolutionary Guard’s grip on economy
AP — Iran's supreme leader has ordered the Revolutionary Guard to loosen its hold on the economy, the country's defense…
Iran exports over $8.5B petrochemicals in 9 months
PayvandNews - Iran exported over 16.4 million tons of petrochemical products worth $8.581 billion during the first nine months of…
Renault’s production in Iran hits a record high in 2017
PayvandNews - Through manufacturing of over 160,000 vehicles in Iran, Renault hit a record high in 2017, according to a…
Italy signs EU’s biggest ever credit deal with Iran
PayvandNews - Iran and Italy have signed a major framework credit agreement worth 5 billion Euros which Tehran says is…
Iran’s Working Class on Front Lines of Protests
VOA - The Iranian town of Doroud should be a prosperous place — nestled in a valley at the junction…
Cryptocurrencies could offer Iran way around sanctions
Al- Monitor - Post-sanctions integration in the international financial sector has been one of the main challenges in the Iranian…