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2018-08-26 13:20
Economy minister voted out over handling economy
TEHRAN – Economy Minister Massoud Karbasian failed to secure the parliament’s vote of confidence on Sunday following an impeachment in the wake of skyrocketing prices in the country and devaluation of the local currency.
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2018-08-19 10:48
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
For Pakistan’s new PM, the biggest challenge is tottering economy
TEHRAN - The long cherished dream of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan finally became a reality on Saturday when he was sworn in as the new prime minister of Pakistan, more than 20 years after joining active politics. It is believed to be one of the most challenging roles in world politics but Khan has appeared confident and has vowed to build the foundation of ‘Naya Pakistan’ (New Pakistan).
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2018-08-09 10:27
5 to 20 years prison sentence await economy disruptors: Tehran prosecutor
TEHRAN – Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said on Wednesday five to twenty years in prison awaits those who disrupt national economy through profiteering, hoarding and other types of financial corruption.
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2018-07-28 09:16
Cleric: Young and energetic people needed to manage economy
TEHRAN – Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani, Tehran’s interim Friday Prayer preacher, has called on the Rouhani administration to handle the economic problems with a unified voice.
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2018-07-27 20:30
VP advises foreign firms to avoid mistake of leaving Iran
TEHRAN – Vice President for Economic Affairs Mohammad Nahavandian has advised foreign companies to avoid the mistake of pulling out of Iran’s market, saying Tehran will shape its cooperation with foreign companies in regard to their current decision.
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2018-07-23 10:12
300 arrested for disrupting gold coin, currency markets
TEHRAN – The police have arrested 300 individuals for their role in disrupting the gold coin and foreign currency markets, Deputy Police Chief Eskandar Momeni said on Sunday.
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2018-07-18 10:44
Supreme Council for Economic Coordination tasks govt bodies to fight sanctions
TEHRAN – The Supreme Council for Economic Coordination has assigned different duties to governmental bodies to fight the looming U.S. sanctions and stabilize the economy, according to a report by Mehr news agency.
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2018-07-15 19:07
Ayatollah Khamenei calls for boosting ties with countries in the East and West with exception of a few states like the U.S.
Leader: Stable economic roadmap is answer to fluctuations
TEHRAN – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution on Sunday urged the administration to prepare a “stable economic roadmap” to stop fluctuations in the business market, saying in that situation “people and economic activists will know their duty and will hurry to help the government under a sense of stability and tranquility.”
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2018-07-11 20:42
Parliament assessing impeachment of some ministers: Aref
TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Aref, chairman of the pro-reform Hope faction in the parliament, said on Wednesday that the parliament is assessing the impeachment of some economic ministers, urging President Rouhani to make changes to his economic team.
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2018-07-10 10:24
India has taken a quantum jump in wrong direction, says top economist
TEHRAN - Despite being hailed as a fastest growing economy, India has taken a “quantum jump in a wrong direction” since 2014, and because of the backward movement, it is now the second worst in the region, the world-renowned economist Amartya Sen said.
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2018-06-30 21:09
122 arrested in Tehran province for disrupting economy
TEHRAN – Secretary of the commission to combat smuggling of goods and foreign currency in Tehran Province said on Saturday that 122 people have been arrested since the start of the Iranian calendar year (starting March 21) for disrupting the commodity market and currency value in Tehran.
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2018-06-27 20:38
Heavy sentences await economy disruptors: Iranian Judiciary
TEHRAN – Mohammad Mosaddegh, the deputy to Iranian prosecutor general, announced on Wednesday that heavy sentences, including death penalty and up to 20 years in prison, await those who seek to disrupt the national economy and agitate the foreign currency market.
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2018-06-26 10:35
Indian PM Modi pitches for double-digit GDP growth
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for targeting double-digit GDP growth rate for breaking into the $5 trillion economy club and expressed hope that India’s share in world trade will double to 3.4 percent.
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2018-06-24 15:50
U.S. has delusions, says Chinese media, as trade war intensifies
U.S. protectionism is self-defeating and a “symptom of paranoid delusions” that must not distract China from its path to modernization, Chinese state media said on Friday, as the war of words intensifies between the two countries over trade.