Iran

Iran is ready to revive talks with the U.S. and other world powers on its nuclear programme, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on January 26. Talks broke off over a year ago.... 2012-01-30

We forecast headline inflation to come in at 26.3% y-o-y in 2011/12, (Iran's fiscal year ends on March 20). According to official figures, inflation currently stands at 20.6% y-o-y.... 2012-01-30

Despite undertaking several notable reforms over the past few quarters aimed at promoting longer-term sustainable growth, in the near term we expect the Iranian economy to remain a... 2012-01-11

Iran's upcoming March 2012 parliamentary elections will amplify disaffection among wide swathes of the population and increase political in-fighting among the conservative establishment.... 2011-09-23

The Iranian government has released two US citizens, who were arrested in 2009, from an Iranian prison on September 21. The two prisoners, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were released... 2011-09-21

The Iranian government launched two long-range missiles into the Indian Ocean in February, according to reports by local news agencies on July 12 citing Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander... 2011-07-15

On June 23, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan in Tehran to discuss the futures of their countries when NATO forces leave Afghanistan,... 2011-06-27

BMI View: The continuation of the subsidy reform programme, which began in December 2010, will result in sustained high inflation over the coming quarters. While the January consumer... 2011-05-26

An Iranian flotilla comprising 120 students, clerics and activists, which had been planning to travel to Bahrain to support protesters there in May, abandoned its mission following... 2011-05-26

In line with our view, Western countries have sought to convince Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment programme through economic means rather than military intervention, and we maintain... 2011-05-25