Financial Tribune

Financial Tribune
Type Newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Alireza Bakhtiari
Publisher DEN Group
Editor-in-chief Khosro Ghadiri
Staff writers 50
Founded 2014
Political alignment Center right
Language English
Headquarters Tehran, Iran
City Tehran
Country Iran
Circulation 60,000 (January 2016)
Sister newspapers Donya-e-Eqtesad (in Persian)
Website www.financialtribune.com

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.[1]

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. The Tribune's currencies specialist is Morteza Mirmohammadi, a former analyst for Iran's financial sector. And the paper's main local tech sector researcher is Neda Monem.

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[2] 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. [3]

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.[4]

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,[5] Water Crisis: A New Wake Up Call[6] and Experts Review Water Crisis.[7]

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

English-language newspapers in Iran are not common; the Financial Tribune is the country's first and only English-language economics newspaper. Currently, four other English-language newspapers are published in Iran: Tehran Times, which operates under the mayor’s office; Kayhan International, a Persian-language edition of Kayhan operating under the supreme leader’s office; Iran Daily, which operates under the umbrella of the administration’s Islamic Republic News Agency; and Iran News, which reflects of the views of Iran’s Foreign Ministry.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Financial Tribune launched". Al-monitor. Retrieved 01 10 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ https://2nate.com/blog/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%B2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86-financial-tribune/
  3. ↑ "Financial Tribune". www.financialtribune.com. DEN Group. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bond! Estensa Bond!". Financial Tribune Daily. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  5. ↑ "Water Management Demands New Strategy". Financial Tribune Daily. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  6. ↑ "Water Crises: A New Wakeup Call". Financial Tribune Daily. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  7. ↑ "Experts Review Water Crisis". Financial Tribune Daily. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  8. ↑ Al Monitor. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/10/iran-finanical-tribune-newspaper-economy.html#ixzz3OblLnjWS. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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