The new Iranian government appears to be thinking to reduce multi-billion dollar fuel and food subsidies, replacing them with direct assistance only to needy groups.
07 Sep 2021
Raisi and the economy
Iran’s new president Ebrahim Raisi (Raeesi) has claimed to have achieved important success in securing supplies of essential goods, mainly food, amid rising prices.
05 Sep 2021
Iran's new president Ebrahim Raisi has pleadged to build four million housing units in four years, but some in the media and ordinary Iranians skeptical if Iran can afford it.
05 Sep 2021
Iran's President-elect met a group of economic professors to get advice, but none of them dared to mention the main problem with the economy - openness to the world.
16 Jul 2021