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2015-12-31 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Sanctions removal unlikely to help Iran’s economy
Despite the expectations for the removal of international sanctions against Tehran, leading indexes like the Tehran Stock Exchange Index (TEPIX) don’t predict optimistic future for business conditions in Iran, says Hamid Mirmoeini, an Iranian market expert.

As 70 percent of economic activities in Iran is undertaken by the government, and given the fact that most of the government’s revenues depend on oil income, the sharp decline in oil prices has caused economic difficulties in the country, Mirmoeini told Trend Dec. 29.

The expert explained that although the removal of sanctions may increase the volume of Iran’s exports, it won’t have a considerable impact on the country’s income as the prices have fallen dramatically. Mirmoeini believes the plunging oil revenue will have a crippling effect on the government’s development projects, resulting in general slowdown in economic activities and finally worsening the recession.

President Hassan Rouhani, after assuming office in August 2013, pursued contractionary policies to bring down the 35 percent inflation in Iran.

“Apparently the government will continue its contractionary policies in the near future aimed at combating inflation,” said Mirmoeini.

“However, it is difficult to estimate how it [the release of frozen assets] will impact the economy as the value of the assets remains unclear and the government hasn’t announced any plan on spending them,” he added.
Posted by Steve White 2015-12-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 As 70 percent of economic activities in Iran is undertaken by the government

To be more accurate, members of the IRGC run a significant part of that 70 percent; the mullahs and "veterans charities" have the rest.
Posted by Pappy 2015-12-31 08:21||   2015-12-31 08:21|| Front Page Top

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