Iran

Iran's battle against inflation has taken a knock with the news that Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Tahmasb Mazaheri was dismissed on Saturday (September 20) by President Mahmoud... 2008-09-22

While the raison d'être of the meeting of senior officials from the US, the UK, France and Germany in Washington today (September 19) may be to lay the groundwork for a fourth round... 2008-09-19

Most of Iran's export revenues come from the oil sector and with little capacity to increase production levels, the global oil price is of crucial significance to the balance of payments... 2008-09-19

UN sanctions are having their desired effect of isolating Iran economically and the pressure is set to increase. High oil prices have helped to prop up the faltering economy and Tehran... 2008-09-12

Having risen to 26.4% y-o-y in June - the latest figures available from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) - we expect consumer price inflation (CPI) to come down slightly in the medium... 2008-08-22

The US recently sent Under Secretary of State William Burns to talks in Geneva between Iran and major world powers in order to receive Iran's response to a recent offer of economic... 2008-07-22

We are forecasting real GDP growth of 5.0% and 4.6% for 2008 and 2009 respectively, as high oil prices will ensure adequate fiscal revenues and oil export earnings.

BMI View: International sanctions are continuing to overshadow the Iranian economy, and while we expect economic growth to hold up above 3.5% over the forecast period, there are now... 2008-07-09

BMI View: We are forecasting annual real GDP growth of 4.1% by 2012, and 3.3% by 2017, on the back of slowing oil production growth, a long-term easing in oil prices and economic... 2008-07-08

BMI View: With the Iranian government recently stepping up its efforts to control media freedoms, we expect the press to remain tightly controlled over the coming years, especially... 2008-07-02