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Yesterday 14:49
ICT exports seen as strategic lifeline for tech-driven economic growth
TEHRAN - Samad Hassanzadeh, head of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), called for prioritizing information and communication technology (ICT) exports as a strategic solution to overcome economic constraints and accelerate knowledge-based growth.
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Yesterday 14:48
TCCIMA to dispatch trade delegation to Almaty in early September
TEHRAN- Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) will send a trade delegation to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, in early September.
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Yesterday 13:54
NTDC launches private-led urban projects worth $332m in 9 new towns
TEHRAN - Iran's New Towns Development Company (NTDC) is overseeing the implementation of 189 projects valued at 166.3 trillion rials (about $332 million) across nine new towns, according to the company’s head.
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2025-08-04 15:29
Iran–Pakistan trade conference opens in Islamabad with President Pezeshkian in attendance
TEHRAN - The Iran–Pakistan Business Conference opened in Islamabad on Sunday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in attendance, alongside a high-ranking delegation. The event was hosted by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
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2025-08-04 15:26
Iran’s road transit surpasses 5m tons in 4 months
TEHRAN - More than 5.1 million tons of goods transited through Iran's road network during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 20–July 21), according to the Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization.
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2025-08-04 15:24
NIDC drills 48 oil, gas wells in 4 months amid rising output plans
TEHRAN - The National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) has drilled and completed 48 oil and gas wells across onshore and offshore regions during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 20–July 21), marking a year-on-year increase of 17 wells.
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2025-08-03 16:24
Tehran, Islamabad ink 12 co-op documents in various fields
TEHRAN- Iran and Pakistan signed 12 documents for cooperation in different areas, in Islamabad on Sunday, during the visit of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian to Pakistan.
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2025-08-03 15:11
Iran, Iraq push to resolve gas export disputes, outstanding payments
TEHRAN - Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Saturday that Tehran and Baghdad are moving toward settling disputes over gas export volumes and unpaid dues, expressing optimism that both issues would soon be resolved.
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2025-08-03 15:02
SATBA ramps up solar drive with over 5,000 MW under construction
TEHRAN - Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) has launched the installation of over 5,000 megawatts of solar power capacity at more than 850 sites across the country, as part of its push to expand renewable energy and improve electricity efficiency, the head of the organization said on Saturday.
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2025-08-02 16:22
Iran, EAEU to approve free trade roadmap in 2025 as bilateral trade rises
TEHRAN – The Eurasian Economic Commission is preparing to approve a joint roadmap with Iran to implement their newly finalized free trade agreement. The roadmap will guide cooperation from 2025 through 2028 and is expected to be ratified during the next joint committee meeting in September 2025.
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2025-08-02 16:19
Tehran, Minsk emphasize expansion of agricultural ties
TEHRAN- During a meeting between Iranian Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Qezeljeh and Belarusian Minister of Agriculture Yuri Gorlov, both sides emphasized the expansion of agricultural cooperation.
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2025-08-02 14:34
Iran’s trade surplus with Pakistan grows as officials call for free trade expansion
TEHRAN – Iran enjoys a trade surplus with Pakistan, exporting goods at 3.5 times the volume of its imports from the neighboring country, according to Hamidreza Karbalaei Esmaeili, Deputy for the Indian Subcontinent at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).
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2025-08-01 16:52
Iran’s non-oil exports hit $16.5b in 4 months
TEHRAN – Iran exported $16.55 billion worth of non-oil goods in the first four months of the current Iranian year, according to data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA). eriod.
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2025-08-01 16:18
Pezeshkian inaugurates over 8,600 national housing units in one-day visit to Zanjan
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited the northwestern province of Zanjan on Thursday, meeting with teachers, intellectuals, and artists as part of a one-day tour that also marked the inauguration of key housing and healthcare projects.
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2025-08-01 15:46
Tehran, Beijing explore expansion of agricultural co-op in high-level talks
TEHRAN – Iran and China discussed ways to deepen agricultural cooperation during a meeting between Iranian Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Qezeljeh and his Chinese counterpart Han Jun.
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2025-07-30 15:44
Iran’s small-scale power plant capacity surpasses 1,550 MW amid push for decentralized energy
TEHRAN - The combined generation capacity of Iran’s small-scale power plants has exceeded 1,550 megawatts this year, according to Zahra Esmaeilzadeh, head of the distributed generation and renewables project at Tavanir, the state-run electricity company.
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2025-07-30 15:44
IMF doubles Iran's 2025 growth forecast despite 12-day war with Israel
TEHRAN - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has doubled its forecast for Iran's economic growth in 2025 to 0.6 percent, up from 0.3 percent in its previous report, despite the economic and geopolitical fallout from a 12-day war between Iran and Israel earlier this year.
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2025-07-30 14:39
By Mahnaz Abdi
Chinese Liberation Army’s 98th anniversary celebrated in Tehran
TEHRAN - The Chinese embassy in Iran celebrated the 98th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, as well as the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, at the place of the embassy in Tehran on Tuesday night.
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2025-07-29 13:39
IRENEX sees 26% growth in trade volume over 4-month period
TEHRAN – Trade volume on Iran’s Energy Exchange (IRENEX) grew by 26 percent in the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21 – July 20), reaching a total value of 1.25 quadrillion rials ($2.5 billion), the exchange’s head said on Tuesday.
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2025-07-29 13:37
NPC to add 10m tons to petrochemical output by March 2026
TEHRAN – Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) will bring 19 petrochemical projects online by the end of the current Iranian calendar year 1404 (March 2026), adding 10 million tons to its annual production capacity, a senior official said.
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2025-07-29 13:29
TPO urges trade envoys to expand market share for domestic goods abroad
TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has called on the country’s trade attachés to focus on increasing the market share of Iranian goods in target export destinations, emphasizing the importance of proactive market analysis and presence at key international events.
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2025-07-28 14:40
Capital market enters a phase of stabilizing equilibrium: SEO head
TEHRAN- The head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) said that the capital market has entered a phase of stabilizing equilibrium.
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2025-07-28 13:55
NDF to provide $3.2b of investment in renewables
TEHRAN – Iran’s Supreme Economic Council has approved a $3.2 billion investment from the National Development Fund (NDF) to support the construction of 7,000 megawatts of solar power capacity, with a focus on rooftop units, officials said on Monday.
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2025-07-28 13:49
Iran resumes domestic, intl. trade exhibitions as conditions normalize
TEHRAN – Iran will resume the regular schedule of domestic and international exhibitions now that conditions in the country have returned to normal, a senior official at the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said.
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2025-07-27 12:57
Agriculture Ministry aims to implement smart irrigation on 20,000 hectares by Mar. 2026
TEHRAN - Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture plans to roll out smart irrigation systems across nearly 20,000 hectares of farmland this year, pending budget approval, a senior official said, as the country intensifies efforts to boost water efficiency in the face of ongoing drought conditions.
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2025-07-27 12:56
Requests to build industrial power plants surge to 30,000MW as self-supply mandate expands
TEHRAN - Demand from Iranian heavy industries to build self-supplied power plants has reached 30,000 megawatts, a senior official at state-run Tavanir said, amid a nationwide push to ease pressure on the national electricity grid and address fuel constraints.
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2025-07-27 12:34
Financing for advanced industries sees 15% growth in Q1
TEHRAN - Iran saw a 15 percent year-on-year increase in financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the advanced industries sector during the first quarter of the current Iranian year, ending June 20, 2025, the head of the country’s Fund for Supporting Research and Development in Advanced Industries said.
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2025-07-27 12:34
Agriculture sector grows 3.2% in a year, trade balance improves by $3b
TEHRAN - Iran's agriculture sector recorded a 3.2 percent growth in the Iranian calendar year ending March 2025, with agricultural exports rising by 32 percent and the sector’s trade balance improving by $3.0 billion, Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Qezeljeh said.
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2025-07-26 13:16
Iran posts largest oil revenue gain among OPEC members in 2024
TEHRAN — Iran’s oil revenues surpassed $46 billion in 2024, marking a year-on-year increase of over $5.6 billion, or 14 percent, according to the latest data from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
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2025-07-26 13:14
67 urban wastewater projects to be launched by end of current administration
TEHRAN — Iran plans to bring 67 urban wastewater projects online by the end of the 14th administration, as part of efforts to expand the country's sewage infrastructure, the head of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company said.