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  Iran's Economy
Iran was forced to reschedule much of its foreign debt in 1 992.
Iran's chief source of foreign currency is the sale of oil and gas; as a result, the health of its economy depends upon prices for those commodities and on the size of its oil quotas under OPEC.
Iran is one of the fastest growing telecommunications markets in the Middle East and aims to become a Middle Eastern market leader.
www.iraniantrade.org /doinbiz/econ.asp   (690 words)

  
  Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Economy of Iran
Iran is bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and the Caspian Sea; on the east by Afghanistan and...
It borders on Afghanistan and Iran in the south, Uzbekistan in the east and northeast, Kazakhstan in the northwest, and the Caspian Sea in the west.
Afghanistan is bordered by Iran on the west, by Pakistan on the east and south, and by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan on the north; a narrow strip, the Vakhan (Wakhan), extends in the northeast along...
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Economy+of+Iran   (1228 words)

  
 The Economic History and Economy of Iran
The Scythian settled in the northwest in the Zagros Mountains.
The Medes settled in central Iran and the Parsa settled in several areas including the southwest north of the kingdom of Elam.
During the 1960's and early 1970's Iran experience rates of growth in GDP and consumption in the 10 to 12 percent range.
www.sjsu.edu /faculty/watkins/iran.htm   (2404 words)

  
 The Left Coaster: The Economy And Iran
Either Iran would conduct an operation against US or Israeli targets, or there would be an event that is blamed on Iran.
Folks, this isn’t about nukes, it is about taking control of Iran and its oil, and stopping the Iranians from setting up their own oil market separate from the New York and London oil trading markets that would be denominated in Euros and not dollars.
The issue of Iran’s nuclear capabilities, which many agree is years away from being an imminent national security threat to those in the region, is simply a replay of the scare tactic used to mislead the country into the war against Iraq.
www.theleftcoaster.com /archives/007684.php   (810 words)

  
  The Struggle for Iran - Geography, Government, Economy, The People - The Iran Project
Armenia and Azerbaijan border Iran on the north, Afghanistan and Pakistan on the east, and Iraq and Turkey on the west.
Iran's economy was growing until the 1979 Revolution and ensuing wars with Iraq.
Iran's economy is closely tied to its natural resources since 80 percent of the country's export revenues are derived from oil and gas.
www.iranproject.org /iran/iran.html   (1241 words)

  
  Economy of Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iran's economy is a mixture of central planning, state ownership of oil and other large enterprises, village agriculture, and small-scale private trading and service ventures.
Iran is expected to attract billions of dollars worth of foreign investment while creating a more favorable investment climate, such as reduced restrictions and duties on imports and the creation of free-trade zones like in Chabahar and the Island of Kish.
Iran's current difficulties can be traced to a combination of factors: Economic activity, severely disrupted by the revolution, was further depressed by the war with Iraq and by the decline of oil prices beginning in late 1985.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Iran   (1909 words)

  
 meepas - Iran country profile: Economy and Politics   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Iran is a religious theocracy where the population are allowed only one political choice and that is the Hezbollah party.
The lack of political freedom in Iran has hampered the development of the country's social and economic laws in line with the public's needs and demands, thus causing large number of Iranians (especially the young and educated) to leave the country.
One of the major problems affecting Iran's economy is the fact that every year thousands of young educated Iranians leave their homeland, in many cases never to return.
www.meepas.com /Iranweaknesses.htm   (892 words)

  
 The Samii Family - The Economy of Iran
Iran's economy, which relies heavily on oil export revenues, was hit hard by record-low oil prices during 1998 and early 1999, but with the rebound in oil prices over the past year, has begun to recover somewhat.
Iran's current sustainable production capacity is estimated as high as 4 million bbl/d, but this figure is controversial since Iran may have maintained production levels at some older fields only by using methods which have permanently damaged the fields.
Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
www.thesamiis.com /iran/economy.html   (3594 words)

  
 Iran - ECONOMY
Iran was the world's fourth largest producer of crude oil and the second largest exporter of petroleum at the peak of its oil industry in the mid-1970s.
Iran's total chromite reserves were estimated at 20 to 30 million tons in 1987.
Iran was the largest world supplier of pistachios, with 95,000 tons produced in 1982 to 1983 and 97,000 tons in 1986.
www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/iran/ECONOMY.html   (10648 words)

  
 Green Party of Iran - Our Program
Iran is currently constructing nuclear power reactors in Bushehr with Russian assistance and has plans to construct 15 nuclear power reactors and two nuclear research reactors.
In last two decades, Iran has experienced increased levels of poverty, misery, homelessness, prostitution and inflation, and has seen a general reduction in the quality of life and in the strength of the economy as a result of its bloody eight-year war with Iraq and of its interference in the internal struggles of foreign countries.
The Green Party of Iran believes that the current Islamic Republic of Iran and its undemocratically elected government is unable to solve the mounting problems facing the country today such as its devastated ecology, faltering economy, the reduction in the standard of living, and the lack of freedom of speech and of human rights.
www.iran-e-sabz.org /program/program.html   (2224 words)

  
 Iran Economy
Iran's economy is a non-homogeneous mixture of state ownership of large enterprises, village based farming, low tech private manufacturing, and small-scale private trading.
Iran was unable to meet its obligations on short-term debt in 1993; by the end of the year, it was $8- $9 billion in arrears on payments.
Iran's financial situation remained tight in 1996 because the bulk of payments due under its rescheduling agreements in 1993-94 became due.
www.iranonline.com /iran/iran-info/economy/index.html   (495 words)

  
 Persian Journal Economy Iran Economy Oil Bourse News and Iranian Business news oil bourse business Tehran Persian oil ...
Iran and Pakistan finalised the text of $7.4 billion gas pipeline project contract in Tehran without the participation of India, which is the third partner in the project.
Pakistan and Iran have agreed to revise the pricing formula of the gas pipeline project in 2015, paving the way to seal what is being described as a landmark deal, the official Iranian news agency said on November 10.
Iran may be brimming with crude oil, but it can't convert enough of the raw product into refined fuels like diesel, kerosene, or gasoline.
www.iranian.ws /iran_news/publish/economy.shtml   (1270 words)

  
 Asia Times Online :: Asian news and current affairs
Given that Iran is seen as a hostile country by the current US administration for its intention to build its own nuclear reactors, one wonders whether the new IOB will not try to attract buyers other than Americans.
With the world economy depending so much on oil, the fl gold itself can be seen as a reserve currency that will be handed out against only the best collateral in the future.
A global economy driven by tough efficiency demands in the light of thin profit margins almost everywhere is a good primer for accounting changes in other commodity markets as well.
www.atimes.com /atimes/Global_Economy/GH26Dj01.html   (1444 words)

  
 Iran Focus-Iran (General) - Iran asks Interpol to arrest five Argentines-agency - News
Reuters: Iran has made a request to Interpol for the arrest of five Argentines, a news agency said on Tuesday, in the latest development in a tit-for-tat row over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires.
The Guardian: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, raised domestic tensions over the country's nuclear policy to higher levels yesterday by labelling his opponents "traitors" who are working for the west and threatened to expose them in a political witch-hunt.
Reuters: Iran's OPEC governor said on Monday OPEC ministers were not due to discuss a possible output rise at a meeting this month in Saudi Arabia but the idea would be raised at a December meeting in the United Arab Emirates.
www.iranfocus.com   (1549 words)

  
 World Economy, World Largest Economies
Dependency among the countries of the world economy have increased very fast giving birth a more economic relationship.
The performance of the world economy in the era of market friendliness have become more dynamic from time to time.
The area of the coverage on the countries include the key economic indicators, structure of the economy covering almost all the sectors, major exports and imports and performance of the economy in the international scenario.
www.economywatch.com /world_economy   (103 words)

  
 Iran's Oil Bourse: A Threat to the U.S. Economy? - Worldpress.org
While Iran's nuclear program has become a major focus of the international media, there are many who strongly believe that the program is only a cover for the U.S. government's true motive in a possible attack against Iran.
There is speculation that the IOB represents Iran's plan to escape any possible future economic sanctions spearheaded by the U.S. However, some postulate that the plan could also endanger the continued existence of Iran's regime.
However the IOB, to be located in the free trade zone of Iran's Kish Island on the Persian Gulf, remains a potential destabilizing factor for the U.S. economy.
www.worldpress.org /Mideast/2314.cfm   (1007 words)

  
 Iran Economy
The government of Iran practices the so called Islamic economy, based upon three sectors: public, cooperative and private providing the most essential needs: housing, food, clothing, public health, medical treatment, education and the necessary conditions for establishing a family for all.
Iran has about 4,847 kilometers of network of main roads and about 1,184 kilometers of secondary commercial and industrial roads that traverse 16 provinces.
Iran also has gas-export facilities and annual revenue of $3 billion from gas exports to neighboring countries and Europe is expected.
www.iranembassy.org.nz /iran-economy.htm   (765 words)

  
 Iran’s Underground Economy
Iran’s underground economy resembles a vast arena stage where not only the performing actors but also some of the spectators all play a part – legally or otherwise.
The underground economy has had a long history in Iran both as a legal source of finance within the bazaar as well as a vast arena for both tax dodging and unlawful activities.
Data published by Iran’s Central Bank show that the ratio of liquidity to real GDP which stood at 15.8 in 1979 (when a parallel economy was probably at its lowest level) rose to 244.35 in 1991 and reached 573.3 in 2001.
www.mees.com /postedarticles/oped/a46n36d01.htm   (2526 words)

  
 Economy of Iran
After the war with Iraq ended, the situation began to improve: Iran's GDP grew for 2 years running, partly from an oil windfall in 1990, and there was a substantial increase in imports.
Today, Iran's economy is a mixture of central planning, state ownership of oil and other large enterprises, village agriculture, and smallscale private trading and service ventures.
Iran's economy is marked by a bloated, inefficient state sector, over reliance on the oil sector, and statist policies that create major distortions throughout.
infotut.com /geography/Iran/Economy   (1009 words)

  
 Articles - Economy of Iran   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Iran is also hoping to attract billions of dollars worth of foreign investment by creating a more favorable investment climate, such as reduced restrictions and duties on imports and the creation of free-trade zones like in Chabahar and the Island of Kish.
Modern Iran has a solid middle class and a growing economy but continues to be plagued with high inflation and unemployment.
Iran´s non-accession to copyright laws is in fact the cause of international companies´ refusing to carry out investment projects in Iran.
www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Economy_of_Iran   (1442 words)

  
 Iranian Foreign Relations - NCBuy Country Reference for Iran
Iran's regional goals are dominated by wanting to establish a leadership role, curtail the presence of the United States and other outside powers, and build trade ties.
Iran demanded the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Iranian territory and the return to the status quo ante for the Shatt al-Arab as established under the 1975 Algiers Agreement signed by Iraq and Iran.
Iran is trying to modernize its military and acquire weapons of mass destruction; it does not yet have, but continues to seek, nuclear capabilities.
www.ncbuy.com /reference/country/backgrounds.html?code=ir&sec=backforeignrelations   (534 words)

  
 Economy of Iran - WikIran   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The economy of Iran is a mixture of central planning, state ownership of oil and other large enterprises, village agriculture, and small-scale private trading and service ventures.
Iran is also hoping to attract billions of dollars worth of foreign investment by creating a more favorable investment climate, such as reduced restrictions and duties on imports and the creation of free-trade zones like in Chabahar and the Island of Kish.
Iran's current difficulties can be traced to a combination of factors: Economic activity, severely disrupted by the revolution, was further depressed by the war with Iraq and by the decline of oil prices beginning in late 1985.
www.wikiran.org /wiki/Economy_of_Iran   (2266 words)

  
 Iran News - Interaction with global economy continues: Iran   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He said Iran is unlikely to face economic sanctions, stressing that in the international arena, it is rare for countries to arrive at a consensus on imposing sanctions on a certain country.
However, Vafa Ghaffarian, who heads the Telecommunications Company of Iran, said that if Iran’s nuclear dossier is referred to the United Nations’ Security Council, possible sanctions will not affect the economy given the proper infrastructure created in the country.
Massoud Daneshmand, a member of the ICCIM Presiding Board, also said Iran is a vast and powerful country and has the capability of developing its economic interaction with other countries in defiance of possible sanctions.
iranmania.com /News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=36652&...+Affairs   (726 words)

  
 What Sanctions Mean for Iran’s Economy - Council on Foreign Relations
Iran's unemployment level remains around 11 percent (Reuters says it could be as high as 25 percent).
That is in stark contrast to Iran's pre-revolution era.
That is their great nightmare." It is the economy, not Iran's nuclear program, which is most on the minds of everyday Iranians, says Karim Sadjadpour, an expert on Iran at the International Crisis Group.
www.cfr.org /publication/10590/what_sanctions_mean_for_irans_economy.html   (2049 words)

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