by Steven Terner | Jun 11, 2021 | Analysis
Iran’s economic recovery will require an independent central bank By Steven Terner 11/06/2021 On May 25, the Guardian Council narrowed down the field of candidates for Iran’s June 18 presidential election from the several hundred who registered to seven who...
by Steven Terner | Apr 1, 2021 | Analysis
Does Iran want to be removed from the FATF blacklist? By Steven Terner 01/04/2021 When Hassan Rouhani was elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2013, he was given a mandate to set the Iranian economy on the road to recovery. Since then, he has...
by Steven Terner | Feb 10, 2021 | Analysis
Political rivalries complicate Iran’s data policies and banking regulations By Steven Terner 10/02/2021 In early January, the veteran US diplomat Dennis Ross published a report about Iran-related challenges facing the Biden administration. Ross said both...
by Hassan Jivraj | Mar 30, 2020 | Analysis
What’s in store for the Iraqi economy? By Hassan Jivraj 30/3/2020 The outbreak of COVID-19 (a.k.a. coronavirus) and sliding global oil prices will push Iraq into a deep financial crisis. These challenges come as Baghdad continues to deal with political...
by Dina al-Shibeeb | Jun 19, 2019 | Analysis
By Dina al-Shibeeb19/6/2019 Pragmatic countries eyeing long-term economic sustainability know they must invest in technology amid an expected explosion of artificial intelligence (AI). According to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), AI adoption will account for...