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Iran

09 Jan 2020

'Middle East tensions unlikely to result in war'

By Janice Roberts

Following the US drone strike that killed Iranian military leader, Qasem Soleimani, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration in the US) has banned flights over Iraq, Iran and the Gulf of Oman after Iran launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq. Subsequently, South Africans are continuing to question how rising tensions in the Middle East will...
08 Jan 2020

Markets roil on Iran attack: Investors urged to be cautious and consistent

By Janice Roberts

Investors should remain “cautious and consistent” as Iran retaliates against the U.S. for killing one of its most revered military generals. The message from Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group, comes as global financial markets roil on the news that an Iranian rocket attacked U.S. forces based in Iraq.   Mr Green comments:...
04 Jun 2018

Who needs enemies when you’ve got friends like the US?

By Janice Roberts

By Arno Lawrenz, Global Investment Strategist at Ashburton Investments. EU and Canada steel themselves for a trade fight after news breaks of US tariffs on steel and aluminium. It was in March 2018 that the Trump Administration announced that for national security reasons, tariffs would be levied on imports of steel and aluminium. Given that the...
26 Apr 2016

Symrise opens new site in Iran

By Staff Writer

Symrise Parsian, the global company’s new site in Tehran, Iran, was inaugurated during an opening ceremony on 14 April 2016. Local and international guests as well as company representatives attended the ceremony. The official welcome was carried out by the German ambassador Michael von Ungern-Sternberg. The Board of the German Chamber of Commerce and senior representatives from the German consulate were also present.