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In societies like Iran with a long history of despotism and arbitrary rule, it is clear why democracy is so desirable. To a large extent it reflects a natural reaction to the constraints imposed by the... | ||
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The pro-government site Fars News recently claimed: “The growth of Foreign Direct Investment [hereafter FDI] in Iran is the sixth highest in the world” [1]. It is an interesting and an important cl... | ||
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I have written about this on other occasions and I think that I should revisit this issue here. Life without a firm belief in conspiracy is not worth living in this lively country of mine. The governme... | ||
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In recent months, for a second time, the government tried to impose a value added tax of 3% but the traders and merchants went on strike and there were clashes here and there. Eventually, the Economic ... | ||
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In a speech in October 2010 in Tehran, Ahmadinejad said that “the lion of Iran is awake and mice can no longer show off”[i]. I am not sure if I understand why he says this and what he actually mean... | ||
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Until recently, hardly any day will pass without the index of Tehran Stock Exchange [hereafter, TSE] setting a new record[i]. Some commentators have even claimed that the movements of this index show t... | ||
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Tehran daily, Hamshahri reported in August 2010 that “in the past few years, the highest unemployment rate was 11.5%, giving a total number of 2.5 million out or work. But in this spring [2010] this ... | ||
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