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Rouhani underlines need for greater judicial transparency

Iran's president wages an uphill battle against an anti-capitalist ideology that dominated the postrevolutionary era in Iran.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrives at Pudong International Airport, ahead of the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit in Shanghai May 20, 2014.  REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3Q000

During a June 21 speech to judicial officials in Tehran, President Hassan Rouhani hinted at the need for a number of structural and cultural reforms required to promote private-sector activity in the Iranian economy.

Most significantly, Rouhani pointed to the fact that some regime constituents viewed private wealth and investments as a problem. Rouhani said, “Some still view an investor as a negative phenomenon and believe capital is immoral and see poverty as an honorable status. As long as such beliefs exist, we won’t reach our objectives.”

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