VOL. XLV

No 24

17-June-2002

IRAN

Compromise Reached Over Irans Foreign Investment Law

Following a year ofdebate between the reformist-dominated parliament and the conservative Councilof Guardians (CG) over the Law on the Attraction and Protection of ForeignInvestment (LAPFI), a compromise appears to have been reached at the end of Mayover the final version of the law, thanks to the efforts of the Expediency Council(EC), an arbitration body which mediates between parliament and the CG. A draft...