VOL.XXXIXNo.65/66

23/30-December-1996IRAN

IMFCautiously Optimistic About Iran's Growth Prospects In 1996-97 According to officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who haverecently met with a visiting Iranian delegation in Washington,better economic times await Iran in 1996-97. This cautious optimism wasexpressed despite the current US sanctions imposed against Iran. Theofficials also noted that although the economy has weathered the debtproblem, it remains fragile, too dependent on...