Iran

For the past four months, depreciation of the Iranian rial has followed a clear channel and we expect it to continue along this path. At the time of writing it was trading at IRR10,097/US$,... 2008-11-12

Commodity markets recouped some of their losses yesterday as the US Fed moved to rescue the beleaguered insurance giant AIG. While such a move may provide some respite for commodity... 2008-09-17

In spite of recent volatility, we expect the Iranian Rial to continue to gradually depreciate against the dollar, as the government seeks to ensure non-oil exports remain competitive.... 2008-06-25

We continue to see accelerating inflation as the Iran's key macroeconomic challenge, after recent figures released by the Central Bank of Iran noted that consumer price inflation... 2008-06-09

BMI View: In spite of the UN imposing a third package of sanctions against Iran on Monday, we still believe economic growth will hold up in the short term as a result of high oil... 2008-03-04

In line with our view that Iran will weather the storm of international sanctions in the short-term, Bank Mellat has announced that is it going ahead with a long-standing privatisation... 2007-12-12

The latest conciliatory comments by Iran's chief international negotiator, Ali Larijani, on the standoff over the 15 British navy personnel back-up our view that a diplomatic resolution... 2007-04-03

The US outlook is as mixed as ever. The Fed's more dovish language in the middle of last week suggested little chance of a rate hike this year. However, strong data for existing home... 2007-03-26

Regardless of who wins Iran's June 17 Presidential elections, the challenges the position entails are formidable. For a pro-regime conservative, the need to defend the Islamic Republic's... 2005-05-17

Brent crude has come off the May 7 thirteen year highs of US$40.05/b in the wake of Saudi Arabia having called on Opec to raise its output limit by at least 1.5mn b/d. For now, Saudi... 2004-05-11