Global Business in Iran Database

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KPMG-Business Halt

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Due to concerns with Tehran and the threat of impending sanctions, KPMG severed ties with its Iranian member firm.  This came three weeks after UANI targeted the accountancy firm due to its ties to the Islamic Republic.

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Citation

1) Harvey Morris, "KPMG Severs Ties", Financial Times, April 2, 2010, available at http://cachef.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f514e22-3e77-11df-a706-00144feabdc0,s01=1....
2) Peter Baker, "Companies Feeling More Pressure to Cut Iran Ties", The New York Times, April 24, 2010, available at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/world/middleeast/24sanctions.html?scp=...

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