VOL. XLIII

No. 36

4-September-2000

IRAN

Iranian Parliament Gives Initial Green Light For Foreign Investment Law...

The Iranian Majlis (parliament) on 23 August overwhelmingly approved the first reading of a draft law aimed at attracting direct foreign investment into the country. The bill, which seeks to encourage and protect foreign investment, still needs to be debated in a second reading in the reformist-dominated parliament before obtaining final approval from the conservative Council of...