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Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

Bijan Khajehpour is an economist and a managing partner at Eurasian Nexus Partners, a Vienna-based international strategic consulting firm. On Twitter: @BijanKK

TEHRAN, IRAN: A partial view shows Tehran Stock Market 26 June 2005. Iran's president-elect Mahmood Ahmadinejad intends to offer Iranians free shares in state-owned enterprises and slash interest rates for corporate investment, a close aide said. The aide also played down the importance of fluctuating price movements on the Iranian bourse, where investors have been jittered by the lack of a concrete economic plan offered by Ahmadinejad. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK BAZ (Photo credit should read PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty

Six keys to economic reform in Iran

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

An aerial view of Khalifa Port is seen in Abu Dhabi April 10, 2014. State-owned Abu Dhabi Ports Co (ADPC) expects a surge in shipping traffic towards the end of this year as work on major infrastructure projects in the United Arab Emirates capital gathers pace, the company's chief executive said. Khalifa Port, built on a man-made island roughly half-way between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, came on stream in 2012 after Zayed Port, which had been serving Abu Dhabi for over 40 years, reached full capacity. Picture tak

Iran-UAE trade talks another sign of Gulf thaw

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.
The front of the new Iranian 100,000 Rials (about $10) bank note, bearing a picture of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, is seen in this handout picture released to Reuters June 22, 2010. REUTERS/ISNA/Handout (IRAN - Tags: BUSINESS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - RTR2FJQN

Iranian currency on downward trend

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran.

The sun sets as a labourer works on the grounds of Tehran's Milad Tower October 19, 2010. Picture taken October 19. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN - Tags: CITYSCAPE EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) - RTXTMW5

New administrative regions could boost Iran's economy

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

-PHOTO TAKEN 10JAN06- A general view of the Khagoo bridge on the Zayandeh-Rood river in Isfahan, 450 km (280 miles) south of [Tehran], January 10, 2006. Isfahan was designated 'Cultural Capital of the World of Islam' by the Organization of the Islamic Conference for 2006. PICTURE TAKEN JANUARY 10, 2006. - RTXO487

Iran sinks in water crisis

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

Young Iranian boys play under a tree beside a well outside Zabol in
south eastern Iran, July 17, 2001. Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province
is suffering from a third consecutive year of drought which the United
Nations says has cost the country $2.6 billion in dammages this year,
up from $1.7 billion last year. Local officials say without rain
remaining water sources will dry up by December.

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Sistan-Baluchistan: Rouhani’s challenge

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.

A vendor hangs vegetables in front of a shop in a bazaar in northern Tehran February 29, 2012. For months now, Iranians have endured economic hardship, political repression and international isolation as the authorities refuse to halt sensitive nuclear work as demanded by the U.N. Security Council. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS SOC

Can Iran finally pass subsidy reform?

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran.

A woman works on a traditional embroidery at a handicraft exhibition in Tehran June 13, 2011. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN - Tags: SOCIETY) - RTR2NMBK

Women can play larger role in Iranian economy

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

A tourist visits the the Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat near Susa, in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran September 29, 2011. Picture taken September 29, 2011. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) - RTR2S198

Growth in Iran's non-oil exports linked to sanctions relief

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

A picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency shows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaking during an open session in the parliament in Tehran on November 10, 2013. Rouhani said Iran will not abandon its nuclear rights, including uranium enrichment, media reported a day after a fresh round of talks with world powers. AFP PHOTO/ ISNA / BORNA GHASEMI (Photo credit should read BORNA GHASEMI/AFP/Getty Images)

Rouhani calls for media to focus on corruption

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif (L) and Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari attend a joint news conference in Baghdad January 14, 2014. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX17DOX

Rouhani deepens Iran’s ties with Iraq

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

A picture taken on February 3, 2014 shows low-income Iranians lining up to receive food supplies in southern Tehran. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani faced harsh criticism from conservatives today over what they say is a poorly implemented scheme to distribute food to low-income families in the sanctions-hit Islamic republic. The programme aims to hand out packages of frozen chicken, rice, vegetable oil, cheese and eggs to poor families ahead of Iranian New Year celebrations in mid-March. AFP PHOTO/ISNA/DA

Decoding Iran’s 'resistance economy'

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics