Policy
-
Asia First Policy Underscored
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s top diplomat highlighted the importance of Asia as a first priority of the government’s foreign policy.
-
CBI’s Inflation Control Policy Withers
EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran says inability of meeting the inflation target it announced earlier is likely but the CBI is doing all it can to achieve the goal, the vice governor for…
-
American Pressure Campaign Against Iran a Miscalculation
EghtesadOnline: The United States’ policy of imposing pressure on Iran to win concessions out of it was a miscalculation and will never be successful, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday.
-
Abfa Wants Municipality To Rewrite Water Policy
EghtesadOnline: Tehran Municipality takes out 180 million cubic meters of water from depleting underground resources in the sprawling capital per year, director of the National Water and Wastewater…
-
Reward and Punishment Policy for Unruly Exporters
EghtesadOnline: Export companies have refused to return $27 billion in overseas earnings in the past two years and the government is struggling to bring the money back by resorting to a mix of…
-
‘No Mask, No Service’ Policy Adopted
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said government offices and the public transport system are to reject customers and passengers not wearing face coverings starting Sunday, when a nationwide…
-
Changes in Iran's CB Forex Market Policy
EghtesadOnline: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran says the bank has put an end to the unreasonable practice of injecting foreign currency into the market to control forex rates.
-
Iran's CB Monetary Policy Is Evolving
EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran said it will implement more aspects of open market operation that involves regulating the borrowing of lenders from the CBI by obliging them to put up…
-
Anti-Inflationary Moves Commended
EghtesadOnline: The Plan and Budget Organization says role of the stock market and the Central Bank of Iran monetary policy is pivotal to curbing inflation.
-
Iran Gov’t Reviving ‘Import Without Forex’ Policy
EghtesadOnline: Following reports that the Central Bank of Iran has allowed companies to import goods “without transferring foreign currency”, the CBI outlined conditions for doing so.
-
Divestiture Policy on Thin Ice
EghtesadOnline: The government’s plan to divest its shares in state-run companies via exchange-traded funds can neither be called privatization nor a realistic move toward a market economy, says…
-
Senator Urges Trump to Shift Iran Policy Amid Pandemic
EghtesadOnline: Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy warned on Monday that the Trump administration could be partially responsible for “the death of innocent people” if it continues its current…
-
Iran’s Energy Subsidy Policy Is Dysfunctional; Clean Energy a Far Cry
EghtesadOnline: Given the highly contentious policy of subsidizing fossil fuels, clean energy will not get the voice and space it deserves, a board member of Iran Renewable Energy Association…
-
Larijani Visits Allied States to Reinforce Ties
EghtesadOnline: Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani reiterated Iran’s policy to support war-stricken Syria and said the close cooperation between the two countries is deep-rooted and not “a tactical…
-
Europe to US: Bullying Tactics Over Iran Will Not Work
EghtesadOnline: European diplomats drew a line in the sand last month, telling American officials their bullying tactics would not help marshal support for US President Donald Trump’s Iran policy.
-
Talks Still Possible If US Changes Sanctions Policy
EghtesadOnline: Iran is still ready to engage in negotiations with the United States despite the recent escalation, if Washington changes its approach and lifts the sanctions, the Iranian top…
-
Hemmati Defends Currency Control Policy
EghtesadOnline: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran says the bank has had at its disposal few policy options to address problems that have plagued the economy for years and came to the surface…
-
Moscow’s JCPOA Policy ‘Unchanging’
EghtesadOnline: The Russian premier reaffirmed support for the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, saying Moscow's policy regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is "consistent"…