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  • housing Yesterday 15:44

    Preparation made for building 1.3m affordable housing units across Iran

    TEHRAN- Iran’s deputy transport and urban development minister announced that planning has been made and preparations have been done to start constructing 1.3 million affordable housing units across the country.

  • dejpasand Yesterday 15:43

    Capital market realizes over $161b of financing in a year

    TEHRAN - Iranian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Farhad Dejpasand has said the capital market realized 6.8 quadrillion rials (over $161.9 billion) of financing in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).

  • Transit Yesterday 14:08

    Transit of goods via Iran’s land borders rises 95%

    TEHRAN- Transit of goods via Iran’s land borders has risen 95 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

  • housing 2021-07-31 16:00

    Transport, culture ministries ink MOU to build 10,000 houses for journalists, artists

    TEHRAN – The Transport and Urban Development Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance for constructing 10,000 affordable housing units for the country’s journalists and artists, under the framework of the National Housing Action Plan.

  • stock 2021-07-31 12:22

    TSE index expected to continue rising: analyst

    TEHRAN – A capital market analyst says that TEDPIX, the main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), is going to improve in the second half of the current Iranian calendar month (ends on August 22), IRNA reported.

  • Car manufacturing 2021-07-31 10:53

    Car manufacturing rises 11% in 4 months on year

    TEHRAN – Car manufacturing by Iran’s major carmakers rose 11.2 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- July 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the data released by Codal website showed.

  • Export 2021-07-30 16:16

    Iran's annual export to Russia increases 10%

    TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s export to Russia rose 10 percent in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), the spokesman of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

  • Trade 2021-07-30 14:06

    Iran’s non-oil trade rises 47% in 4 months yr/yr

    TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s non-oil trade rose 47 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

  • inauguration 2021-07-30 11:39

    Railway, freeway projects worth over $2.5b inaugurated

    TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday inaugurated some major railway and freeway projects worth 109.1 trillion rials (about $2.597 billion) in seven provinces through video conferencing, IRNA reported.

  • WB 2021-07-27 16:01

    WB sees Iranian economy continuing positive growth until 2024

    TEHRAN - Iranian economy is projected to grow by 2.1 percent in the current fiscal year (March 2021-March 2022) as the domestic markets are getting back on track and the negative impacts of the coronavirus pandemic begin to wane, according to the World Bank’s Macro Poverty Outlook (MPO) report for spring 2021.

  • cargo 2021-07-27 16:00

    Over 46m tons of goods loaded, unloaded at Iran’s ports in 4 months

    TEHRAN- Some 46.18 million tons of commodities have been loaded and unloaded at Iranian ports during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21– July 22), an official with the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced.

  • Export 2021-07-27 12:45

    Iran’s exports to India increases 240% in a quarter on year

    TEHRAN – The value of Iran’s exports to India has risen 240 percent during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, an official with Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced.

  • project 2021-07-26 15:16

    Projects worth over $397m inaugurated in free trade, special economic zones

    TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani on Monday inaugurated 33 projects valued at 16.6 trillion rials (about $397.3 million) in the free trade and special economic zones across the country in an online event.

  • Goreh-jask 2021-07-26 15:16

    By Ebrahim Fallahi

    Opening new oil export pipeline, Iran takes new step toward energy independence

    TEHRAN – Earlier on Thursday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially ordered the inauguration of a strategic crude oil transfer project through which the country will bypass the Strait of Hurmuz and cut reliance on the chokepoint for its oil trades in the future.

  • Copper concentrate 2021-07-26 11:17

    Over 320,000 tons of copper concentrate produced in 3 months

    TEHRAN- Iran produced 320,449 tons of copper concentrate during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), which was three percent more than the figure for the same period of time in the past year.

  • Ardakanian 2021-07-25 14:15

    Plans are underway for managing Khuzestan water problems: Energy min.

    TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian has said good programs are underway for managing Khuzestan Province’s water problems, ISNA reported.

  • loan 2021-07-25 13:54

    Over $742m of facilities paid to SMEs, semi-finished projects in a quarter

    TEHRAN - Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade’s data show that 31.187 trillion rials (about $742.5 million) has been paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and semi-finished industrial projects with an over 60 percent physical progress during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21).

  • Industry 2021-07-25 12:25

    Issuance of industrial unit establishment permits rises 31% in 3 months on year

    TEHRAN – According to the latest data released by Iran’s Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry, during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21) 10,714 permits have been issued for establishing new industrial units in the country, which marked 31.8 percent increase year on year.

  • Exports 2021-07-24 14:14

    Iran’s annual export to Azerbaijan rises 18%

    TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s export to Azerbaijan rose 18 percent in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), the spokesman of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

  • car manufacturing 2021-07-24 11:46

    Domestic manufacturing of each car saves Iran $400-$500 in a year

    TEHRAN- The director-general of automotive department of Iran’s Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry announced that domestic manufacturing of each car saved the country $400-$500 in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).

  • Solar farm 2021-07-24 10:10

    Over 433MW of electricity generated from renewable sources in a month

    TEHRAN – Iran’s solar farms generated over 433 megawatts (MW) of electricity in the third month of the current Iranian calendar year (May 22-June 21).

  • SCI 2021-07-23 15:24

    Inflation rate rises 1.2%: SCI

    TEHRAN- The Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) announced that the inflation rate in the twelve-month period ended on July 22, which marks the end of the fourth Iranian calendar month of Tir, stood at 44.2 percent, rising 1.2 percent from the figure for the twelve-month period ended on the last day of the third month.

  • Jask terminal 2021-07-23 12:02

    Iran starts oil export from Jask terminal

    TEHRAN- Iran started pumping oil into Goreh-Jask strategic pipeline on Thursday. The project was officially inaugurated by a direct order from President Hassan Rouhani via videoconference.

  • Copper anode 2021-07-23 11:36

    Copper anode output rises 4% in a quarter on year

    TEHRAN- Iran produced 94,995 tons of copper anode during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), which was four percent more than the figure for the same period of time in the past year.

  • Petchem 2021-07-21 17:28

    6 major petchem projects to be put into operation by next March

    TEHRAN- The managing director of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said that six major projects will be put into operation in this sector by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2022).

  • Home appliances 2021-07-21 11:51

    Quarterly home appliances production rises 29%

    TEHRAN- Production of home appliances in Iran has increased 29.4 percent during the first quarter of current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), as compared to the first quarter of the past year.

  • copper cathode 2021-07-21 11:19

    Copper cathode output up 10% in 3 months yr/yr

    TEHRAN- Iran’s production of the copper cathode has increased 10 percent during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

  • Apple export 2021-07-21 11:17

    Iranian apples exported to 27 countries in a year

    TEHRAN- As announced by the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Iran has exported 884,798 tons of apples worth $326.668 million to 27 countries in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).

  • agro 2021-07-19 15:34

    Agricultural projects worth over $2.7b inaugurated across Iran

    TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday inaugurated numerous agricultural projects worth 113.07 trillion rials (about $2.78 billion) through video conference in various provinces, IRNA reported.

  • trade 2021-07-19 13:52

    Quarterly exports to African countries up 350% yr/yr

    TEHRAN – The value of Iran’s exports to its African trade partners in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21) increased by 350 percent year on year, Farzad Piltan, director-general of Trade Promotion Organization (TPO)’s Office of Arabian and African Countries, said.