Banking
Real Robbers in Bank Melli
There was a time when we wrote “living in Iran is like being inside a video game”. Now it is rather like being in a Hollywood movie. As a kid, watching action robbery movies, my […]
Articles by Dr. Mahya Karbalaii
Story of the Week
Chaotic housing market in Iran: the result of a bad strategy
As a result of another wrong strategy, the housing market in Iran faces chaos once again. The tenants who have to look for a lower quality housing and the landlords who increases the rates too […]
Story of the Week
A quick overview to Iran’s Economy in the past 20 years
We are back with our bi-weekly Iran Economy Briefs and hope that you can enjoy reading it again. For the past year, we have faced a new level of exchange rate. Nearly 300,000 rials for […]
Industries
Iranian airlines struggle to survive
When you normally visit a travel agency website to find the best flight, you may face various advertisements, announcing the cheapest solutions. Some other airlines may offer the best business seats for the best price. […]
Energy
Power Outage Developments: From Scattered to Regular
Preparing the previous issue of this newsletter, I was discussing few topics with a friend of mine. “What about the scattered power outages?” suggested he. “Have you experienced it yourself?” I asked him. “Not yet”, […]
Week in Brief
Not caring about governmental warnings becomes a norm
During the Norouz holidays, the government allowed people to travel almost all over the country. As people returned to their cities, the number of Covid-19 cases grew dramatically; a fact which could have been guessed […]
Agriculture
Onions continue burning the eyes; This time farmers’ eyes
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 […]
Week in Brief
Which cities spend more on clothes & shoes?
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 […]
Story of the Week
40% increase in salaries and still not enough
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) […]
Bonus Briefings
We are 5 years old!
Despite all these news pieces, some good, some bad and some strange, we would like to share our joy with you that our newsletter, Iran Economy in Brief, has become five years old! We started […]