Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 41

10-Oct-2011

IRAN

More Charged As Supreme Leader Weighs Into Banking Scandal Debate

The number of individuals charged for their alleged involvement in the banking scandal identified by Iranian authorities as the biggest embezzlement scam in the countrys banking history has risen once again, as Irans state prosecutor Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeihi confirmed on 4 October that 35 people were now being considered as suspects in the case. Irans state-owned...