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Alireza Ramezani is a commentator on issues related to the Iranian economy and its business environment. As a strategic communications consultant, he advises financial services firms, startups and automotive companies in Iran. On Twitter: @AlirezaTehran
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![Valiollah Seif, Governor of Central Bank of Iran, waits to start a meeting with Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (unseen) in Tehran, Iran August 23, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Staples - RTX1PBAT](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/10/RTX1PBAT.jpg/RTX1PBAT.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=AOf8iqry)
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![A picture taken on September 17, 2014 shows a partial view of Lar dam's reservoir located some 70 kms northeast of the capital Tehran, at the foot of Damavand mountain, in the town of Damavand. The Iranian authorities have warned and urged the people of Tehran to drastically reduce their water consumption, as three of the five dams supplying the capital are almost empty. AFP PHOTO/ISNA/HAMIDREZA DASJJERDI (Photo credit should read HAMIDREZA DASTJERDI/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/09/GettyImages-455849352.jpg/GettyImages-455849352.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=0NHGLxIk)
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![EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.
A woman walks past a currency exchange shop at a shopping centre in northern Tehran October 3, 2010. Iran's currency, the rial, defied central bank attempts to revive its value on Sunday, remaining weak after falling 13 percent against the dollar last week. Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) - RTXSZAF](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/08/RTXSZAF.jpg/RTXSZAF.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=9Ku2iAKe)
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![A gas flare on an oil production platform is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf July 25, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo - RTSIGQ1](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/08/RTSIGQ1.jpg/RTSIGQ1.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=BDCZPuxS)
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![TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ALI NOORANI - A picture taken on September 12, 2015 shows cars driving past a sales office of Iranian auto manufacturer SAIPA group in the capital Tehran. A campaign to boycott "substandard and expensive" Iranian-made cars has fired up social media in the Islamic republic, where its supporters have been accused of anti-revolutionary treason. AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/08/GettyImages-487872610.jpg/GettyImages-487872610.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=m4bgH3zt)
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![EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.
Construction cranes work on a high rise buildings in the foothills of the Alborz mountains in north Tehran April 15, 2010. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has asked 5 million Tehranis to evacuate the capital since they know their sprawling metropolis is due for a massive earthquake. When the last major earthquake hit, in 1831, Tehran was tiny compared to the metropo](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/08/RTXS4SF.jpg/RTXS4SF.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=TkLLwMEV)
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![An Iranian dealer checks her mobile phone next to stock market activity boards at the stock exchange in the capital Tehran on July 27, 2015. Iran's central bank chief said that Iran has assets of $29 billion in overseas banks that could be unlocked under a nuclear deal struck on July 14, far less than reported estimates of over $100 billion. AFP PHOTO / BEHROUZ MEHRI (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/07/GettyImages-482121126.jpg/GettyImages-482121126.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=gwjkvlV_)
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![The Union Jack (bottom) and the European Union flag are seen flying, at the border of Gibraltar with Spain, in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, historically claimed by Spain, June 27, 2016, after Britain voted to leave the European Union in the EU Brexit referendum. REUTERS/Jon Nazca - RTX2IK2D](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/07/RTX2IK2D.jpg/RTX2IK2D.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=ZrUrmybK)
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