FT IRAN SUMMIT
Mar., 2016
https://live.ft.com/Events/2016/FT-Iran-Summit-2016
For the first time in decades, the pieces are in place for a more cooperative relationship between Iran and the West. With the signing of the nuclear accord, Tehran can look forward to a gradual return to the international community and an improvement in its economic prospects. Europe, which recognises the necessity of greater cooperation with an oil and gas-rich leading Middle East nation, will take a lead role in Iran’s rehabilitation. The outlook for the Islamic Republic, however, hinges on geopolitics as much as internal political dynamics. On this first panel, experts and officials will explore Iran’s prospects as an emerging market, the complex forces that will shape the economy and relations with the west and the geopolitical implications for the region.