Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2016 : Towards Reintegration

The economy-wide positive impact of the JCPOA since January 2016 is proving to be slower than expected. Iran’s economy moderated to an estimated annual growth rate of 0.6 percent in 2015 ahead of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan o...

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spelling okr-10986-258652022-08-02T18:33:42Z Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2016 : Towards Reintegration World Bank Group economic growth economic outlook unemployment labor market public finance monetary policy fiscal trends external position poverty trends shared prosperity inequality poverty air pollution inflation The economy-wide positive impact of the JCPOA since January 2016 is proving to be slower than expected. Iran’s economy moderated to an estimated annual growth rate of 0.6 percent in 2015 ahead of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Following the removal of nuclear-related sanctions in January 2016, the growth rate is projected to average 4.5 percent in 2016–2018, up from a 0.5 percent average in 2013–2015. Thisprojected recovery which will rely on favorable external factors, is expected to be driven by (i) a significant increase in energy sector activity thanks to the removal of sanctions; (ii) increased inflows of foreigninvestment; and (iii) lower trade and financing costs that will help the non-oil sector contribute significantlyto overall growth and job creation. However, there are significant downsiderisks to Iran’s medium-term outlook. While the January 2016 lifting of the nuclear-related sanctions is expected to reveal the dynamism of the Iranian economy, a large structural reform agenda remains key in moving towards the ambitious growth target under the 6th five year development plan. The plan envisages the implementation of reforms of state-owned enterprises, the financial and banking sector, and a greater emphasis on the allocation and management of oil revenues to productive investments among the main priorities of the government during the five-year period. 2017-01-17T20:12:43Z 2017-01-17T20:12:43Z 2016-09 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/741891483046725613/Iran-economic-monitor-towards-reintegration http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25865 English en_US Iran Economic Monitor CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa Iran, Islamic Republic of
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topic economic growth
economic outlook
unemployment
labor market
public finance
monetary policy
fiscal trends
external position
poverty trends
shared prosperity
inequality
poverty
air pollution
inflation
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economic outlook
unemployment
labor market
public finance
monetary policy
fiscal trends
external position
poverty trends
shared prosperity
inequality
poverty
air pollution
inflation
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Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2016 : Towards Reintegration
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description The economy-wide positive impact of the JCPOA since January 2016 is proving to be slower than expected. Iran’s economy moderated to an estimated annual growth rate of 0.6 percent in 2015 ahead of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Following the removal of nuclear-related sanctions in January 2016, the growth rate is projected to average 4.5 percent in 2016–2018, up from a 0.5 percent average in 2013–2015. Thisprojected recovery which will rely on favorable external factors, is expected to be driven by (i) a significant increase in energy sector activity thanks to the removal of sanctions; (ii) increased inflows of foreigninvestment; and (iii) lower trade and financing costs that will help the non-oil sector contribute significantlyto overall growth and job creation. However, there are significant downsiderisks to Iran’s medium-term outlook. While the January 2016 lifting of the nuclear-related sanctions is expected to reveal the dynamism of the Iranian economy, a large structural reform agenda remains key in moving towards the ambitious growth target under the 6th five year development plan. The plan envisages the implementation of reforms of state-owned enterprises, the financial and banking sector, and a greater emphasis on the allocation and management of oil revenues to productive investments among the main priorities of the government during the five-year period.
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title Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2016 : Towards Reintegration
title_short Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2016 : Towards Reintegration
title_full Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2016 : Towards Reintegration
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