Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 43

24-October-2005

IRAN

Irans Corruption Probe Gathers Further Momentum

Irans crackdown on alleged corruption in the oil and gas sector gathered further momentum last week, as security services presented a report to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claiming corrupt practices in 11 companies affiliated to the Ministry of Petroleum. A spokesman for the Task Force for Combating Economic Corruption said on 14 October: The State Inspectorate Organization...