EghtesadOnline: Some governments have nurtured the disingenuous idea that they know the interest of the people better than the people themselves and, therefore, interfere in every issue. But at present, the impact of this type of administration can be seen vividly.

EghtesadOnline: Mohammad Reza Pour-Ebrahimi, the head of the Majlis Economic Commission has warned against the return of the command economy saying that the country can no more bear with the seemingly unending trial and error policies.

EghtesadOnline: The issue of wage increase preoccupies the mind of workers and employers at the end of each Iranian year [late March]; it has particularly become a pressing concern in recent years, thanks to the ever-increasing inflation rate.

EghtesadOnline: Bulls at Tehran stock market are exhausted, as bears keep swiping indices and prices down. Last month's meteoric rally seems like a bygone memory after a huge plunge, an unsuccessful rebound and now two weeks of consecutive losses and steadily shrinking trade value.