Iran

Tensions over Tehran's nuclear ambitions have escalated dramatically with the US military build-up in the Middle East region, reports of an Israeli plan to attack Iran, and President... 2007-01-18

Having promised to share the oil wealth with the masses, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has embarked on a spending spree that has not only stoked already high levels of inflation,... 2007-01-16

It is not just with Washington that Tehran has tense relations. Despite public declarations to the contrary, the Arab world - and particularly the Arab states in the Persian Gulf... 2007-01-12

Sanctions against Iran were finally unanimously adopted by the UN Security Council in December, though the actual resolution is weak and minimal as we expected, given the need to... 2007-01-09

Iran's total external debt burden stood at US$24.3bn in 2005, and according to our estimates it will have reached US$25.9bn by end-2006. In the first three months of the Iranian calendar,... 2007-01-09

Preliminary results from two separate polls held simultaneously on December 15 indicate a decline in support for the President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose allies appear to be trailing... 2006-12-19

With the impasse over its nuclear programme, Iran remains in political limbo. UN Security Council powers Britain and France as well as Germany have circulated a draft resolution,... 2006-11-28

Iran looks set to achieve a 7.52% current account surplus in 2006, only marginally higher than last year's 7.44%. This is largely based on rising oil export revenues - on account... 2006-11-28

We anticipate real GDP growth of 5.85% in 2006, up from 5.4% in 2005, underpinned largely by growth in the non-oil sector which will be boosted by expansionary fiscal policy. Indeed,... 2006-11-15

Real GDP growth, underpinned by government spending, should come in at 5.8% this year and hover above the 5% mark over the forecast period. Despite the inflow of record oil revenues... 2006-11-01