Iranian Currency Market Ignores Raisi’s Claim of a Coming Reprieve
Iranwire - On August 25, on a day in Iran when the price of the US dollar broke the dreaded…
Economy
Record-Breaking Inflation Confronts Raisi’s New Presidency
Iranwire - President Ebrahim Raisi starts his presidency this month as Iran’s inflation rate has exceeded 45 percent – a record over…
Iran President Says His Proposed Cabinet Will Focus On Coronavirus, Economy
RFL/RE - Recently elected Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said his government will place a priority on fighting COVID-19. "The…
The Iranian Government’s Debt Problem Can Only Get Worse Under Raisi
Iranwire - Recently there's been a lot of discussion about budget reform in Iran: it's in the news, debated in parliament, and…
Can Iran Withstand the New Dollar Price Hike?
Iranwire - On Tuesday, August 17, a single US dollar was trading for around 26,900 tomans on Tehran’s open market.…
Iran’s imminent accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
NOURNEWS - Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, announced today his conversation with Secretary of the Security Council…
Intel: US sanctions oil broker reportedly linked to Iran’s Quds Force
Al-Monitor - The United States unveiled terrorism-related sanctions on an oil-smuggling operation with alleged links to Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary…
Hassan Rouhani’s Iranian Presidency Has Been an Abject Failure
gatestoneinstitute.org - [W]ith the Iranian economy on its knees and the country facing further international isolation, Mr Rouhani finds himself…
Iran’s Raisi Faces Early Tests on Economy, Tension With West
VOA - Ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi is to be inaugurated Tuesday as the new president of Iran, a country facing economic…
Middle East economic outlook hinges on vaccinations
Al-Monitor - The headline from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook update this week is that the keystone of any…