Revealed: billionaire Reform donor was in business with foundation linked to Iranian regime曝光：亿万富翁改革派捐助者曾与伊朗政权有关联的基金会开展业务
Tom Keatinge, the director of the Centre for Finance and Security at Rusi, the foreign affairs thinktank, said dealing with Iran “has always been a risky business as a financial institution because of this blurring between kind of state and the private sector. The private sector is not free to operate. It’s just very hard to operate in that country without touching a live rail.”[...] He said there was clearly a range of positions among ayatollahs but it would be “pretty difficult to operate in an industry like telecoms” without the acceptance of the core leadership.
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Tom Keatinge, the director of the Centre for Finance and Security at Rusi, the foreign affairs thinktank, said dealing with Iran “has always been a risky business as a financial institution because of this blurring between kind of state and the private sector. The private sector is not free to operate. It’s just very hard to operate in that country without touching a live rail.”[...] He said there was clearly a range of positions among ayatollahs but it would be “pretty difficult to operate in an industry like telecoms” without the acceptance of the core leadership.
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Middle East and North Africa
Centre for Finance and Security
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英国皇家联合军种研究所（RUSI）金融与安全中心主任汤姆·基廷表示，与伊朗打交道“对金融机构而言一直都是一项高风险业务，因为伊朗的国有和私营部门界限模糊不清。私营部门无法自由运营。在这个国家开展业务，如果不触及敏感领域，几乎寸步难行。”[...] 他指出，伊朗最高领袖们的立场显然存在分歧，但如果没有核心领导层的认可，“在电信等行业开展业务将非常困难”。
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中东和北非
金融与安全中心
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