Germany suspends measures to promote business with Iran
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A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody, during a demonstration in Istanbul.
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BERLIN - Germany’s government is suspending state measures designed to foster business with Iran due to the repression of nationwide protests in the Islamic Republic, the economy ministry said on Friday.
The suspension will affect export credits and investment guarantees as well as Germany’s manager training and trade fair programmes in Iran, the ministry said.
German-Iranian trade totalled €1.76 billion (S$2.5 billion) in 2021.
The death in custody of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini,
