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NCRI –\u00a0Claims of high economic growth made by Hassan Rouhani\u2019s government have been severely attacked by political figures and media close to Iranian regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n
Following the claim of an11.6 percent economic growth made by Rouhani\u2019s Central Bank, economic experts described it as unbelievable while the rival band has doubted it as an election move.<\/p>\n
According to state-run media on March 13, unlike last year in which the Central Bank refused to release any report on country\u2019s economic growth, this year, however, the Central Bank released in the final days of the year the details of the economic growth, for current year as well as the past four years while changing the calculation method. According to Central Bank\u2019s report, economic growth has been fluctuating between 3 percent in 2012 to 11.6 percent in the first six months of this year.<\/p>\n
Khamenei\u2019s Kayhan dedicated its main story to this issue, writing \u201conce again the government broke the record, announcing an 11.6 percent economic growth on paper. The claim of economic growth and moving past recession is a repetitive, controversial story delivered by government officials to people every once in a while. According to Rouhani, we have repeatedly moved past recession! Comparing the announced figure with economic realities is contradictory and, of course, ridiculous enough to make people simply shook their heads in regret.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile state-run Nasim-Online news agency writes in this regard \u201can 11.6 percent economic growth is not credible. While 60 percent of the country\u2019s industry is shutting down, economic growth without oil is meaningless. How is it that after 12 months, the Central Bank\u2019s officials have all of a sudden remembered to announce last year\u2019s negative growth?\u201d<\/p>\n
Also another newspaper close to the Revolutionary Guards writes \u201cless than 70 days to presidential election, people still can\u2019t feel nuclear deal\u2019s concrete achievements.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Rouhani\u2019s government spokesman Nobakht responded to correspondents\u2019 questions on the 11.6 percent economic growth, saying \u201cyou may ask how this growth has been achieved, but making kilos of generalized, irrelevant comments about it is not a scientific, expert approach.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the meantime, Rouhani\u2019s vice president Eshaq Jahangiri confessed on Monday that \u201clifting sanctions was coincided with a sharp drop in oil prices last year, which has heavily affected government budget. The country is currently faced with major challenges in at least six areas, including unemployment, banking system, budget, and water resources.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also Rouhani\u2019s economic advisor had said a while ago that despite increased oil exports following the lifting of sanctions, foreign exchange earnings have not increased significantly compared to last year.<\/p>\n
Inconsistency between the released figures of economic growth and the regime\u2019s economic realities has fueled the increased conflicts within the regime on the eve of the election show, demonstrating regime\u2019s economic crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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