Iran

Although we forecast real GDP growth to slow to 4.7% in 2008, down from a projected 5.3% a year earlier, high oil prices

In line with our downbeat view of social stability in Iran the Defender of Human Rights Centre, an Iranian rights group, said recently that the government has cracked down on political... 2007-11-27

nflation is forecast to increase in 2007 and 2008 - up to 20.0% y-o-y and 22.0% y-o-y respectively

With the European Union (EU) looking increasingly likely to implement new sanctions on Iran we believe that, in the short-term, such measures will have a limited effect on the Iranian... 2007-11-15

We are encouraged by recent news that Iran's state owned oil refining firm and India's Essar Group are expected to start building a 300,000 b/d refinery in southern Iran early next... 2007-10-29

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, abruptly resigned on October 20th citing no reason for his departure, a move that led to speculation that he was forced out as a result... 2007-10-26

BMI View: We remain confident that there is still potential for a diplomatic situation to the Iranian nuclear issue, in spite of the US introducing new sanctions and the recent resignation... 2007-10-26

We see the upward trend in inflation continuing into 2008, forecasting the CPI to average 22.0% y-o-y next year, with upside risks coming from rising import costs and high

The region covered in this publication scores reasonably well in our new business environment ratings, with an average overall score of 49.6, slightly higher than the world average... 2007-10-03

The ongoing international crisis over Iran's nuclear programme has been in the spotlight recently with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visiting New York to speak to the UN General Assembly... 2007-09-26