European companies beat US to Iran business after nuclear deal reached
by Michael Birnbaum and Carol Morello for the Washing from on (#JD3T)
US firms await outcome of Congress deliberations over Iran agreement, leaving them at the back of the queue for a market due to reopen after years of sanctions
The ink was barely dry on the agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear programme before a German government plane packed with the nation's economic elite touched down in Tehran.
The trip was the first in a rush of European ministers and business people flocking to a market poised to reopen after years of grinding sanctions. Upscale Tehran hotels are packed and tables at trendy restaurants are scarce as foreigners jostle for bargains, even amid uncertainty over whether President Obama can overcome US congressional opposition to the deal.
Most of our clients recognise that this will not be business as usual for probably many years to come
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