Story of the Week

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  Onions continue burning the eyes; This time farmers’ eyes

  May 7, 2021 0

  If you need some onions, how do you get them? Naturally you go to a supermarket or a vegetable shop and buy some, right? Or since the spread of Corona Virus, you may simply pickup [...]

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  Which cities spend more on clothes & shoes?

  April 23, 2021 0

  On normal years, the first few weeks after Norouz holidays, are usually quiet with very little interesting economic news. This year, it is particularly slow as the government has ordered national lock-down (which in fact [...]

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  40% increase in salaries and still not enough

  April 4, 2021 0

  We are back! I know, when we sent the last issue of Iran Economy in Brief in 2020, we promised to be back in January 2021. However, life got very tough (all of a sudden) [...]

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  30% of Iranian Top Exporters Are Homeless, claims the Central Bank

  October 30, 2020 0

  Since the formation of the Silk Road, Persians established themselves as very talented merchants. If ancient Chinese and Indians struggled to sell their products, they were advised to give it to a Persian trader. “They [...]