That implies that their access to the commercial capital market becomes increasing (i) expensive and (ii) unlikely.

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In real, competitive markets, the market provides access to capital.

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But NYSE Capital Markets Community Platform is for access to the live market.

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The restrictions on its capital markets will eventually have to be lifted and market access for foreign goods and firms will be improved.

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In recent years, the high costs of regulatory compliance associated with Sarbanes-Oxley and the effects of Dodd-Frank combined with a waning initial public offering (IPO) market and increasing global competition have limited the ability of smaller companies to access new capital through the public markets.

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Pro-reform Iranian economists estimate that American sanctions and their ripple effects the drag on inward investment, the reliance on black-market and grey-market suppliers, the higher cost of capital and the lack of easy access to spare parts for the large installed base of American-made infrastructure are slowing the Iranian economy by 10-15% a year.

ECONOMIST: Iran