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May 15, 2020

Iran to remain key energy source for Iraq, says former electricity minister Luay Al-Khatteeb

By Larry Luxner

“The only available option we have at the moment right now is Iran—and let’s be frank. I couldn’t care less as a client from the receiving end about whether this molecule of gas comes from Iran or Saudi Arabia. What really matters to me is that this gas is competitive pricewise, can be delivered as soon as possible, and meets my volume demands," said Luay Al-Khatteeb

Energy Markets & Governance Iran

The future is here

May 15, 2020

US retail sales fall at record rate in April, Germany in recession; Wuhan tests 3 million residents

By Atlantic Council

Spending by US consumers dropped more than experts had forecast. Germany, Europe’s largest economy, entered recession but performed better than its neighbors after keeping some industry open through the pandemic. Wuhan, the Chinese city that was at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, has tested three million of its eleven million residents so far, state media said.

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May 15, 2020

Income inequality and life after coronavirus: Flattening the spread

By Alexis Crow

This will be a “crisis wasted” if we do not acknowledge and instill the principles of solidarity and subsidiarity, the dignity of work, and the recognition that each person matters and has something unique to contribute to society.

Coronavirus Future of Work

IranSource

May 15, 2020

Afghan migrants: Unwanted in Iran and at home

By Fatemeh Aman

Tensions between Iran and Afghanistan are rising over the alleged drowning of Afghan migrants in the Harirud River by Iranian border guards in early May.

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May 14, 2020

Investor, philanthropist David Rubenstein analyzes where post COVID-19 world is headed

By Larry Luxner

Rubenstein predicted the US economy will continue shrinking “for at least six months, maybe nine months, or maybe even longer.” Yet one consequence of that is an explosion of national debt in order to help the American people through the current crisis.

Coronavirus Economy & Business

The future is here

May 14, 2020

US jobless claims in millions for eighth straight week, global leaders call for accessible vaccine

By Atlantic Council

US unemployment registered in the millions for an eighth week in a row as the economy reeled from the impact of coronavirus shutdowns. Patents were in the news as a roster of leaders past and present called for any vaccine to be widely produced and freely available.

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New Atlanticist

May 14, 2020

Iran’s stock market: Growth in the midst of a recession?

By Sara Bazoobandi

Given the overall economic conditions in Iran (i.e. low growth, production and consumption) maintaining the growth of the stock exchange will be challenging both for the companies and the government.

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May 14, 2020

Can India make an opportunity out of crisis?

By Ajay Chhibber

India is between a rock and a hard place. The lockdowns have not reduced the increase in coronavirus spread and its economy has cratered. Modi's new stimulus package is intended to save lives and livelihoods and reset the economy. But, if it will be enough will depend on what it contains and more importantly on how it is implemented.

Coronavirus Inclusive Growth

IranSource

May 14, 2020

Five reasons why US ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran has backfired

By Barbara Slavin

Sanctions imposed by the Trump administration have contributed to a disastrous contraction of the Iranian economy, but they have failed to alter Iranian policies for the better; indeed, they have made things much worse.

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gtc field of wheat growing in the dusk or dawn

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May 13, 2020

We can strengthen the global food system: Here is how

By David Bray

The world recently has experienced large-scale collapse of bread-basket food sources, multiple areas of humanitarian crises, price spikes causing rapid destabilization of national governments, and, with the COVID-19 pandemic, global food supply chain disruptions and food shortages throughout the world.

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