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Afghanistan transits 15,000 tons of goods through Iran’s Dogharoon border

TEHRAN – Afghanistan has transited over 15,000 tons of commodities through Dogharoon border with Iran in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21.

Yesterday 15:37

Govt. raises $3.6b by selling stocks

TEHRAN - Head of Iran’s Planning and Budget Organization (PBO) has said that offering shares of state-owned companies has brought the government 160 trillion rials (over $3.6 billion) in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21).

Yesterday 15:36

Major petchem projects worth $1.6b inaugurated

TEHRAN – Three major petrochemical projects with a total investment of $1.6 billion were inaugurated in southern Bushehr and western Lorestan provinces on Thursday.

2020-08-05 15:25

Tehran, Baku discuss joint projects implementation process

TEHRAN- During a telephone conversation between Iran’s Finance and Economic Minister Farhad Dejpasand and Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev on Tuesday evening, the two sides discussed the process of implementing Iran-Azerbaijan joint projects.

2020-08-05 15:22

Economic activity in Iranian ports ongoing constantly: PMO head

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has underlined economic activity in ports as a major indicator of the Iranian economy’s dynamism, saying economic activity in the country’s ports has been constantly ongoing.

2020-08-05 15:11

Iran’s daily gas exports hit new record high

TEHRAN- Iran’s daily natural gas exports hit a record high of 79 million cubic meters (mcm) during the Iranian calendar month of Tir (June 21-July 21), Head of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC)’s Dispatching Department said.

2020-08-05 12:25

Aluminum ingot output rise 49% in 4 months on year

TEHRAN- Production of the aluminum ingot in Iran rose 49 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21) compared to the same period of time in the past year.

2020-08-04 14:39

Production of 6 major mining products rises in Q1

TEHRAN – The production of six major mining industry products has increased in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-June 20), the latest data released by Iran’s Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry show.

2020-08-04 14:39

Govt., private sector discuss SMEs entering capital market

TEHRAN - The 97th meeting of the Dialogue Council of Government and Private sector was held in Tehran on Monday in which facilitation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) listing on the stock exchange was discussed.

2020-08-04 13:43

Iran’s petchem income to rise 80% by Mar. 2021: NPC head

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has said that the inauguration of 17 new projects in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021) is going to increase the revenues of this sector by 80 percent, Shana reported.

2020-08-03 14:14

Agriculture share in Iran’s GDP reaches 8.8%

TEHRAN – The share of the agriculture sector in Iran's non-oil gross domestic product (GDP) reached 8.8 percent in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), IRIB reported, quoting an official with the Agriculture Ministry.

2020-08-03 13:42

Pistachio exports stand at 35,000 tons in 4 months

TEHRAN- Iran exported 35,000 tons of pistachio during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21), the secretary-general of Iran’s Pistachio Association announced.

2020-08-03 12:08

Offering of shares through 3rd ETF to begin in late 2020

TEHRAN- The deputy head of Iran’s Privatization Organization said that offering of shares through the country’s third exchange-traded fund (ETF) will be done in the ninth Iranian calendar month Azar (November 21-December 20).

2020-08-02 16:28

By Mahnaz Abdi

TEDPIX hits record high of 2m points

Iranian stock market, which has been experiencing some unprecedented growth in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), and also during the present year, registered a new record high on Sunday.

2020-08-02 13:23

Russia to build new port for boosting trade with Iran

TEHRAN- Russia will construct a new port to increase trade with Iran, India, and Kazakhstan, Russia Today reported on Sunday.

2020-08-02 12:34

Iran’s 1st domestically-made DME system to be unveiled by late Sep.

TEHRAN- Iran will unveil its first home-made Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) system to be installed in the country’s airports by the end of the next Iranian calendar month (September 21), according to an official with Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company.

2020-08-01 15:19

Value of trades in Iranian stock market climbs 625% in 4 months yr/yr

TEHRAN- The value of trades in Iranian stock market has risen 625 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21), compared to the same period of time in the past year, Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Farhad Dejpasand announced.

2020-08-01 14:33

By Ebrahim Fallahi

Downstream petchem sector, a pivot point for Iran’s economy

TEHRAN – They say when life gives you lemon make lemonade, and that is what exactly Iran has been doing with the U.S. sanctions. The significant development of Iran’s petrochemical industry following the re-imposition of the U.S. sanctions has become an exact definition of a “silver lining” that could be sought in every bad situation.

2020-08-01 14:32

NDF allocates nearly $381m to implement modern irrigation systems

TEHRAN – Iran’s National Development Fund (NDF) has allocated 16 trillion rials (about $380.9 million) for the implementation of modern irrigation systems in the country’s farmlands during the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20), an official with the Agriculture Ministry said.

2020-07-31 14:18

Iran to hold 2 exhibitions in Afghanistan soon

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian, who is the chairman of the Iran-Afghanistan Joint Economic Committee, said two commercial and industrial exhibitions are planned to be held in Afghanistan in near future, IRIB reported on Friday.

2020-07-31 14:17

Several water, electricity projects inaugurated in southwestern Iran

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Management Company (Tavanir) inaugurated 14 water and electricity projects worth 3.37 trillion rials (about $80.2 million) in the Southwestern Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province in a ceremony on Wednesday.

2020-07-31 10:59

Aquatic products exported to Thailand from Chabahar port for first time

TEHRAN- Iran exported aquatic products to Thailand from its southeastern Chabahar port for the first time, a provincial official told IRNA on Thursday.

2020-07-29 15:05

Tehran, Ashgabat highly willing for expansion of trade ties: Iranian envoy

TEHRAN- Iranian ambassador to Turkmenistan said that Turkmen like Iranians are highly willing to expand trade relations between the two countries, IRNA reported.

2020-07-29 14:56

Exports of cut flowers, ornamental plants exceed $5m in Q1

TEHRAN – Iran exported 2,356 tons of cut flowers and ornamental plants worth over $5.336 million during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-June 20), IRNA reported quoting an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).