Economics
Iran Fails to Publish Statistics, Avoids Criticism, Shargh Says
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Iranian official bodies are withholding publication of economic indicators, preventing analysis of the country’s performance, Shargh reported, citing economists.
The central bank hasn’t announced gross domestic product or economic growth in about two years and the last time Iran’s statistics center published the unemployment rate was 12 months ago, when it stood at 14.6 percent, the newspaper said.