David Lipton, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund arrived in Tehran Sunday. He will confer with the governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Valiollah Seif, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh, head of Management and Planning Organization, Mohammad Baqir Nobakht, and the chief of presidential staff, Mohammad Nahavandian. The IMF delegation will also call on economists, bankers and business leaders, the CBI website reported. Lipton will speak about “Iran on Its Way Toward the Global Economy” at the CBI on Tuesday. The CBI hopes that the 3-day IMF visit will offer the opportunity to identify the economic capabilities of Iran in its reintegration with the global economy and help build confidence to expand international trade.
