Mousavi's Economic Policies in Interview with Financial Times

Obviously Mousavi is confused about economic policy. On one hand he wants to reduce imports to help domestic industries and on the other hand he wants to increase imports to curb inflation (like what Ahmadinejad did).

FT: What is your economic programme?
Moussavi: ... We have gone too far in opening up to imports. This has to be revised....

FT: Could you give us one example?
Moussavi: There are many factories which are 50 to 60 years old which are very capable and have done well. But they are unable to compete with foreign goods because these goods get into the country in different ways. They are becoming importers themselves.

FT: And how are you going to curb inflation?
Moussavi: Through monetary policies, imports, making the private sector active and increasing production. And more important than anything else is having stability in economic decisions.

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