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The cost of building housing in rural areas is 10 million Toman per square meter / Provide statistics and documentation for the inability of the Housing Foundation
The head of Maskan Foundation raised in an interview with EghtesadOnline:

The cost of building housing in rural areas is 10 million Toman per square meter / Provide statistics and documentation for the inability of the Housing Foundation

In an interview with *Eghtesad Online*, the head of the Housing Foundation emphasized that the dissolution of the foundation is impossible due to the clear responsibilities outlined for it in the Seventh Development Plan. He also revealed that the average cost of housing construction in rural areas has now reached 10 million rials per square meter.

Member of Parliament Discusses Tax Evasion and Targeted Tax Exemptions in 2024 Budget

Member of Parliament Discusses Tax Evasion and Targeted Tax Exemptions in 2024 Budget

In an interview with Eghtesad Online, Abolfazl Abutorabi, a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Internal Affairs and Councils, expressed hope for a reduction in the tax burden on vulnerable groups and small businesses in the 2024 budget. He emphasized that one of the key decisions in the 2024 budget proposal is the increased focus on identifying tax evaders while easing the tax pressure on the lower-income groups and small businesses, particularly by doubling the tax exemption for salaried workers and small enterprises.

Interest Rates Should Align with Inflation/ Some Banks Have Gone Beyond Holding Companies and Become Speculators
Hossein Selahevarzi, Economic Activist:

Interest Rates Should Align with Inflation/ Some Banks Have Gone Beyond Holding Companies and Become Speculators

In an interview with Eghtesad Online, Hussein Selahevarzi, an economic activist, discussed the challenges within Iran's banking system, particularly focusing on the issue of banks operating as holding companies. According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, efforts are underway to eliminate this practice. The Minister of Economic Affairs has announced that "bank holding companies will be phased out within the next two years," but achieving this goal requires policies that prevent banks from continuing or intensifying this approach. Some economic analysts believe that in order to reduce the incentives for banks to engage in holding company activities, the government should bring interest rates closer to inflation rates. This is especially important given the difficulties banks have faced under sanctions and the accumulation of non-performing loans from businesses that took significant risks but failed to repay their debts on time.

Instrumental use of human right to jeopardize its credibility
Iranian FM ministry spox:

Instrumental use of human right to jeopardize its credibility

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says instrumental of human rights discourses for political interest plus double standards and selective treatment continue to pose the most consequential threat to human rights.

Bitcoin’s Sharp Decline / Microsoft Shareholders Reject Bitcoin Purchase Proposal
The Impact of Major Companies' Decisions on Cryptocurrency Prices:

Bitcoin’s Sharp Decline / Microsoft Shareholders Reject Bitcoin Purchase Proposal

Last night, Microsoft shareholders voted against the proposal to purchase Bitcoin and allocate 1% of the company’s cash reserves to this cryptocurrency. This decision came amid Bitcoin’s volatility and differing views on the investment risk involved, which played a key role in the vote.

Trump's deadline for Hamas/a step towards a ceasefire or strengthening Israel's war machine?
EghtesadOnline reports;

Trump's deadline for Hamas/a step towards a ceasefire or strengthening Israel's war machine?

For Trump, the Middle East region is neither particularly important nor a special priority. In the thinking system of Trump and his team, in the first place, current issues in the domestic and peripheral environment of America and then the geostrategic competition with China have priority and importance. Based on this, the end of the current wars and tensions in the region is very important as the starting point of the new American government. Benjamin Netanyahu also plans to take advantage of Trump's request to gain key points in the West Bank-Gaza annexation and to weaken Iran by reviving the maximum pressure campaign. If this premise is true, it is possible that Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates will once again conquer America's "Middle East policy" by giving economic-security concessions to Trump.

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