Iran

Iranian police have launched a more extensive crackdown on 'social corruption' according to the Farhang-e Ashti newspaper, confronting individuals who appear in public dressed in... 2008-06-20

Recent months has seen some extraordinary moves in the Iranian Rial, as the government looked to have intervened to halt the unit's long-held depreciatory crawl, and instead support... 2008-06-20

We continue to see accelerating inflation as the Iran's key macroeconomic challenge, after recent figures released by the Central Bank of Iran noted that consumer price inflation... 2008-06-09

Iran and Venezuela have said that they will launch a joint bank to fund development projects in both countries, in a move that highlights the growing economic and political ties between... 2008-05-29

Real GDP growth will continue to slow slightly over 2008 and 2009, coming in around 5.0% and 4.6% respectively, on the back of a fall in oil export revenues

BMI View: We are becoming increasingly worried about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent cabinet reshuffles and ongoing conflict with the central bank over monetary policy.... 2008-05-16

BMI View: While Iran is unlikely to follow President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent comments and cut oil production, given the negative impact it would have on the domestic economy,... 2008-05-14

We are seriously worried about recent comments from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad indicating that he wants to cut interest rates in line with the promise he made in 2005 to delivering... 2008-04-25

Real GDP growth will continue to slow over the next two years, coming in around 5.0% in 2008 and 4.6% in 2009, on the back of a decline in private consumption growth rates. Ahmadinejad's... 2008-04-25

BMI View: We expect inflation to remain high over the forecast period with the recent dismissal of Economy and Finance Minister Davoud Danesh Jaafari a clear sign of President Mahmoud... 2008-04-15