Monday, November 10, 2008

Iranian Economists Slam Ahmadinejad's `Tension-Creating' Policy

From Bloomberg:

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's foreign and domestic policies are exacerbating the country's economic troubles in a time of ``crisis,'' according to an open letter from 60 economists cited on state-run television.

The economists, including professors from universities and institutions around the country, criticized Ahmadinejad's ``tension-creating foreign policy,'' which has ``deprived the country of trade and foreign investment opportunities,'' satellite channel Press TV said on its Web site, citing extracts from the letter posted late yesterday.

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