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A picture taken on September 30, 2012 shows an Iranian woman paying with a 20000 rial banknote, bearing a portrait of Iran’s late founder of islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, to a grocer in the Iranian capital Tehran. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
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A picture taken on September 30, 2012 shows an Iranian woman paying with a 20000 rial banknote, bearing a portrait of Iran’s late founder of islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, to a grocer in the Iranian capital Tehran. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
Iranian rial rises against dollar on back of Obama–Rouhani phone call
London, Asharq Al-Alwsat—Iran’s turbulent currency market has reacted cautiously but positively to Iranian president Hassan Rouhani’s recent visit to New York and his telephone conversation with his American counterpart, US president Barack Obama. Domestic media...Caption:
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks in his first press conference since taking office, at the presidency compound in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013 (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iran: Finance minister blames Ahmadinejad housing scheme for economic problems
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s finance minister blamed the housing policies of the previous administration for Iran’s runaway inflation and serious budget problems in his first official statement on Sunday. Ali Tayebnia, the Iranian Minister of Economy and Finance,...Caption:
A picture taken on September 30, 2012, shows an Iranian woman paying with an IRR 20,000 bill bearing a portrait of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. (AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE)
Iranian currency reform hits healthcare system
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Attempts by the Iranian government to reverse the collapsing value of the Iranian rial have led to serious impacts on the national healthcare system, leaving many Iranians struggling to pay for medicines in the wake of reforms to Iran’s subsidy...Caption:
In this photo released by the official website of the office of Iranian President-elect Hasan Rouhani, Rouhani speaks in a conference in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 29, 2013 (AP Photo/Office of the President-elect, Hojjat Sepahvand)