In the past two months, the Iranian government has sold parts of Saderat, Mellat and Tejarat, three of the biggest financial institutions in the Islamic Republic. In Iran, bank privatization is accelerating. Is this part of the power grab, the conservative coup, that might have occurred during this summer’s disputed presidential election?
One might even suggest that the privatizations were even accelerated so that the Basij, the Revolutionary Guards and other entities with an interest in preserving the leadership could consolidate their power, just at the point when the conservative rule of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad...
Please log in now to view.
Enter your username (email address) and password at the top right-hand side of euromoney.com.
If you do not currently have access to this content, visit the subscription page or call our hotline on +44 (0)207 779 8999.
Subscribe online now and save up to 30%
If you are a trialist or subscriber, please enter your username and password at the top right-hand side of euromoney.com
Subscribers to Euromoney benefit from:
- 12 months access in print and online - on euromoney.com, read the latest issue early online, search for specific developments by region or sector, interrogate the results of Euromoney's benchmark polls, and view the archive dating back to 1996
- More than 30 specialist research guides free
- The results of Euromoney’s polls and surveys
- Tailored RSS news feeds direct to your desktop
- News delivered directly to your mobile device or PC
- Personalised email newsfeed of 'Top stories' and 'Breaking news'
Click here to subscribe