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Intl. feed expo kicks off in Tehran

TEHRAN – The third edition of Iran’s international exhibition of livestock, poultry and fish foods (Iran Feed Expo 2017) kicked off at the Tehran Municipality and Specialized Exhibitions Center on Saturday.

Yesterday 19:39

Zanganeh: Development of joint fields is main priority

TEHRAN - Attraction of investment for development of the oil and gas fields that Iran shares with its neighbors will be the main priority of the Oil Ministry, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, the proposed oil minister, told the parliament on Saturday.

Yesterday 19:33

GDP growth top priority of Industry Ministry

TEHRAN- Increasing the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is going to be the new industry ministry's top priority, President Rouhani’s ministerial nominee for industry, mining and trade Mohammad Shariatmadari announced on Saturday.

Yesterday 10:48

Supporting farmers to achieve food security on Agriculture Ministry agenda

TEHRAN- To tighten Iran’ food security, supporting farmers stands as the new agriculture ministry's top priority, President Rouhani’s ministerial nominee for agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati announced defending his future plans in an open session of Iranian parliament (Majlis) on Thursday.

2017-08-18 18:53

Iran, Syria to expand economic ties through chambers of commerce

TEHRAN – Iran and Syria’s chambers of commerce has put expansion of economic cooperation on the agenda and Iran’s private sector is eager for presence in Syria, IRIB reported on Friday quoting a deputy at Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) as saying.

2017-08-18 18:53

Tehran, Ashgabat mull over road transport cooperation

TEHRAN – An Iran-Turkmenistan meeting on expansion of road transport cooperation on the deputy transport ministers level was held in Ashgabat during which the two countries explored avenues of mutual cooperation, IRNA reported on Friday.

2017-08-18 18:51

Iran capable to swap 500,000 bpd oil with Caspian Sea states: official

TEHRAN- Iran has the capacity to swap 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil with the Caspian Sea littoral states, IRNA reported on Friday quoting Seyed Hamid Hosseini, the director for north part of the country in the Iranian Oil Pipelines and Telecommunication Company (IOPTC), as saying.

2017-08-16 19:28

Russia’s Volgograd to host 1st exhibit of Iranian products

TEHRAN – An exclusive exhibition for Iranian goods kicked off in the Russian city of Volgograd on Wednesday, Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran reported.

2017-08-16 19:28

Iranian trade delegation to visit Ukraine in mid-Sep.

TEHRAN - Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) plans to dispatch a trade delegation to Ukraine on September 11-14, the portal of ICCIMA announced.

2017-08-16 19:16

Iran signs $7b drilling deal with Turkey, Russia

ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran's Ghadir Investment Holding has signed a $7 billion agreement with Turkey's Unit International and Russia's state-owned Zarubezhneft to drill for oil and natural gas in Iran, the Turkish company announced on Tuesday.

2017-08-16 01:56

Over 12m tons of goods loaded, unloaded at Iranian ports in a month

TEHRAN- Some 12.631 million tons of goods were loaded and unloaded at ports of Iran during the fourth Iranian calendar month, Tir, (June 22 – July 22), with 2.3 percent fall from 12.93 million tons in its previous month, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.

2017-08-16 01:55

Iran’s hand-woven carpet exports jump 3.7% in 4 months

TEHRAN- “Iran exported $89 million of hand-woven carpets during the first four months of the present Iranian calendar year (March 21- July 22, 2017), showing an increase of 3.7 percent in terms of value,” IRIB new quoted Hamid Kargar, the head of Iran's National Carpet Center, as saying on Tuesday.

2017-08-16 01:54

China to fund $250m construction hypermarket project in Iran

TEHRAN- Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) is to finance $250 million in a project for building a hypermarket of construction materials in Iran.

2017-08-14 19:30

TEDPIX lost 2 points in a day

TEHRAN- Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)’s main index (TEDPIX) slid two points to end Monday’s trade at 81,659, Tasnim news agency reported.

2017-08-14 19:30

Liquidity near $345b in a month

TEHRAN- Iran’s liquidity stood at 13.14 quadrillion rials (about $344.8 billion) during the third Iranian calendar month of Khordad (May 22-June 22, 2017), according to a report released by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).

2017-08-14 19:14

Rail freight transport in Iran up 55%

TEHRAN - Transit of goods via railway network rose 55 percent in Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21) until August 8, compared to the same period last year.

2017-08-13 19:38

Total's deal ‘breaks the ice’, Iran says

TEHRAN- Iranian Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs and Trading Amir-Hossein Zamaninia has said that the deal with Total breaks the ice of foreign investment in Iran’s economy.

2017-08-12 19:39

Tehran hosting 1,278 companies in intl. building expo

TEHRAN- Iran’s 17th International Exhibition of Building and Construction Industry (Iran Confair 2017), with participation of 1,278 Iranian and foreign companies, started operation on Saturday.

2017-08-12 19:38

Iran’s SEO, India’s SEBI ink MOU on bilateral co-op

TEHRAN- Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on mutual cooperation and technical assistance.

2017-08-12 19:33

Norway’s DNO submits Iran’s oilfield development study results

TEHRAN- The Norwegian oil and gas company, DNO, submitted the results of its study on development of Changouleh oilfield in western Iran to Iranian National Oil Company (NIOC) on Saturday, Shana reported.

2017-08-12 09:26

Iran-U.S. trade at $77.2m in 6 months

TEHRAN- Trade between Iran and the U.S. stood at $77.2 million during the first half of 2017, according to the latest report released by American Statistical Association (ASA).

2017-08-12 09:19

TEDPIX adds 313 points in a week

TEHRAN- Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)’s main index (TEDPIX) gained 313 points to 81,579 in the week ended on Friday, Tasnim news agency reported.

2017-08-11 19:13

Iran rises oil output in July: OPEC

TEHRAN- According to OPEC’s latest monthly report published on August 10, oil production in Iran stood at 3.824 million barrels per day (bpd) in July, an increase of 7,000 bpd from 3.817 million bpd in June, based on secondary sources.

2017-08-09 09:56

Non-oil exports from Shahid Rajaee Port rise 11% in 4 months

TEHRAN- Exports of non-oil products from Shahid Rajaee Port in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province rose 11 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22) compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to a provincial official.

2017-08-09 09:33