Majlis Research Center

MRC: Gov’t Should Be Responsible for Sale of Excess Assets of Banks

EghtesadOnline: The Majlis Research Center has proposed amendments to rules to help ease the sale of excess assets of state-owned banks.
2023-02-28 22:29
MRC Finds Faults With Gov’t Divestiture Plans

EghtesadOnline: I n a report appraising government plans to divest its shares in state-run companies, the Majlis Research Center says it needs more in-depth studies and the plan should be suspended,…
2020-05-02 08:45
Think Tank Explores Poverty Trap in Iran

EghtesadOnline: In its latest report, Majlis Research Center, the influential research arm of the Iranian Parliament, has singled out a set of potential deterrents to poverty reduction in Iran’s…
2019-08-27 10:19
MRC Castigates Evasion of NDFI Lending Rules

EghtesadOnline: In a report on the misuse of the National Development Fund of Iran, the Majlis Research Center says a large part of the sovereign wealth fund has been used in sectors outside…
2019-08-17 10:24
Iran's Investment Climate Less Secure Last Autumn

EghtesadOnline: Results of a study by the Majlis Research Center, the research arm of the parliament, indicate a decline in the security climate for investment and business last autumn (Sept-Dec…
2019-07-21 10:00
On Currency Repatriation Rules MRC Asks Gov’t to Rethink Policy

EghtesadOnline: The Majlis Research Center holds the view that the government can significantly boost its foreign currency earnings by rewriting the Central Bank of Iran’s controversial policy…
2019-06-18 09:49
Iran Business Climate Lethargic

EghtesadOnline: A study by the Majlis Research Center, the R&D wing of the legislature, shows the security of investment declined slightly during the second quarter (June 21-Sep. 22, 2018) of…
2019-04-27 13:32
Businesses Decry Self-Imposed Sanctions

EghtesadOnline: The Majlis Research Center, the research arm of the parliament, has published the results of three meetings with representatives from the private sector and business owners in…
2019-03-19 12:08
Iranian Banks Need to Boost Capital: MRC

EghtesadOnline: The Majlis Research Center has called on the government and monetary regulators to boost the capital buffers of banks to help them cope with recession that observers predict will…
2019-01-28 15:28
Iran Investment Climate Riskier in Spring 2018

EghtesadOnline: A survey by the Majlis Research Center, the parliamentary research arm, says security of investments declined slightly in the first quarter of the current fiscal that ends in…
2018-12-29 10:48
Iran Parliament's Think Tank Outlines Plan to Improve Forex Situation

EghtesadOnline: Majlis Research Center, the parliamentary think tank, has released its first comprehensive report on the current foreign exchange market situation and the reasons it was gripped…
2018-05-28 06:31
Majlis Forecasts Oil to Average $54 Next Year

EghtesadOnline: The Majlis Research Center has predicted Iranian crude oil to sell at an average price of $54 per barrel in the next fiscal year that starts in March.
2018-01-14 16:15
Think Tank Downgrades GDP Growth, Inflation Forecasts

EghtesadOnline: Majlis Research Center has forecast a 3% economic growth and an 11.5% inflation rate for the next Iranian year (starting March 21).
2018-01-14 07:31
Roads Sector Top in Job Potential in Iran

EghtesadOnline: The results of a study by Majlis Research Center show out of six subcategories of transportation, “road transport” has the highest direct job creation coefficient among 35 economic…
2017-11-25 09:38
Think Tank Revises Up GDP Growth Forecast

EghtesadOnline: Majlis Research Center has revised up the current fiscal year’s (March 2017-18) economic growth estimate by 0.2%.
2017-09-13 12:49
Majlis Think Tank Explores Lackluster Economy

EghtesadOnline: In its latest report mapping out the economic performance of the country during the previous fiscal year that ended in March, the Majlis Research Center has identified three major…
2016-09-13 12:14