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Weekly Roundup: New York Gov. Names Lawsky Replacement, Iran to Regain Swift Access, and More
printEuropean oil companies, banks and trading houses are proceeding cautiously into the Iranian market for fear of violating U.S. sanctions still in place under a global nuclear accord, according to Reuters. More Iran will regain access to the interbank messaging protocol managed by Swift within weeks, the news agency said. More Canada's Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said the country is considering lifting sanctions against the Persian country to boost trade in aerospace, infrastructure and other technologies, Sputnik reported. More Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps, which is estimated to have earned as much as $12 billion last year from businesses it controls,...
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