WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Iran's monetary policies helped trim inflation to 12.4 percent for 2010-11 from 25.4 percent two years earlier, the International Monetary Fund said in a statement on Monday following talks in Tehran.
The IMF, which held regular consultations in Iran from May 28 to June 9, said strong growth in non-oil sectors and good performance in agriculture helped the country recover to 3.5 percent growth in 2009-10 despite a fall in oil prices.
Iran has achieved "early success in the implementation of their ambitious subsidy reform program" with increases in prices of energy, public transport, wheat, and bread having removed almost $60 billion of subsidies, the IMF said.
"At the same time, the redistribution of the revenues arising from the price increases to households as cash transfers has been effective in reducing inequalities, improving living standards, and supporting domestic demand in the economy," the statement said.
The subsidy cuts would temporarily raise the inflation rate, but also improve Iran's medium-term growth outlook by boosting efficiency in energy use, increasing export revenues and strengthening overall competitiveness, it said.
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garbage in garbage out
by afshinazad on Tue Jun 14, 2011 03:37 PM PDTwhat is the garbage is given, outcome is what you get from Imf.