Type Newspaper Owner(s) Alireza Bakhtiari Editor-in-chief Khosro Ghadiri | Format Broadsheet Publisher DEN Group Staff writers 50 | |
Financial Tribune is a non-governmental newspaper in Iran opened in 2014. Its purpose is to cover a variety of political, economic, technology, and social stories.
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Profile
The Financial Tribune's Editor-in-Chief is Khosro Ghadiri, the paper's Senior Editor is Amin Sabooni, formerly the Editor-in-Chief of Iran Daily newspaper. Financial Tribune’s License Holder is “Donyaye Eghtesad Taban Co.” and its owner is Alireza Bakhtiari who also runs the Donya-e-Eqtesad newspaper, Tejarat-e-Farda magazine and Eghtesad News website.
The paper currently has two economic writers who cover topics such as the equity market (e.g. Tehran Stock Exchange or Iran Fara Bourse) and the Iran Mercantile Exchange.
Many of the newspapers senior staff are former members of Iran's other English language media including the state owned Press TV channel. As of 2014, the Financial Tribune's main headquarters are located in the central business district in Iran's capital Tehran.
The newspaper covers a host of up and coming sectors in Iran's economy. In recent months its technology and new business experts have covered subjects from the first EU-Iran Forum hosted in London to new online startup businesses operating in the country.
In April 2015, the newspaper became a 16-page newspaper with the edition of alternating pages between local and international automotive stories, science and technology developments, and environment-tourism articles. Being the first English language paper in the country to do the variable format of sections.
In June 2015, Financial Tribune became the first newspaper to use the term, Sharqzadegi a term to describe the influence of China in Iran. It has been repeated on multiple occasions by the paper since its inception with some noting the company having an issue with Chinese imports.
Notable Stories
Financial Tribune was the first English language newspaper in Iran to write about the 2015 Iran National Auto Loan, a financial service offered by the Central Bank of Iran to prompt car buyers to buy from local car makers SAIPA, Iran Khodro and Pars Khodro vehicles. The story was notable for its daily coverage on the fallout of the event.
The newspaper has been a key proponent of develop the Islamic Republic's capital markets with notable stories such as Bond! Entensa Bond!
In Iran, its Islamic version is getting a foothold in the portfolios of institutional and individual investors alike. With stocks pressured by poor macroeconomic conditions and lackluster company performance, Islamic bonds or sukuk have become the only alternative to putting your money in banks, if you are investing in rial-denominated assets.
Causes
The newspaper has been a vocal critic of Iranian government policies in regards to handling Iran's ongoing water crisis since the development of the paper's environment section in January 2015. With titles such as Water Management Deserves new Strategy, Water Crisis: A New Wake Up Call and Experts Review Water Crisis.
Events
The paper has been known to cover international events such as the EU-Iran Forum series which covers post-sanctions business opportunities with Iran. It also took part in Iran's annual Press Expo held at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla complex in northern Tehran in partnership with Donya-e-Eqtesad.
English Newspapers in Iran
There are five English-language newspapers in Iran. The Financial Tribune is the only English-language newspaper on economics. The other newspapers published in English in Iran are the Tehran Times; Kayhan International, a Persian-language version of Kayhan published by the office of the Supreme Leader; Iran Daily, published by the administration's Islamic Republic News Agency; and Iran News, from Iran's Foreign Ministry.