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2024-04-28 14:41
Iran, Saudi Arabia discuss expansion of economic ties
TEHRAN - Iran's Consul General in Jeddah Hassan Zarnegar has met with the president of the Chamber of Commerce of Mecca, Saleh Abdullah Kamel, with the two sides calling for increased trade and economic cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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2024-04-28 14:41
Iran, Cuba agree to establish sister ports to facilitate trade
TEHRAN - Iran and Cuba have agreed to establish a twinning relationship between two major ports in each countries to facilitate shipping and trade.
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2024-04-28 14:40
Iran exports $500 million of textiles in one year
TEHRAN - About $500 million of textile products were exported from Iran in the previous Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023 to March 19, 2024).
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2024-04-27 15:14
Pakistan not to attach importance to U.S. sanctions: FM
TEHRAN - Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has pointed to the importance of President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Pakistan, noting that Islamabad does not care about the United States sanctions and will do whatever is in line with its national interests.
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2024-04-27 15:13
Tehran hosting 2nd Iran-Africa trade summit
TEHRAN – Iran’s capital Tehran is hosting economy ministers from more than 40 African countries at the second Iran-Africa International Summit which is being held from April 26-29.
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2024-04-27 15:13
TEDPIX gains over 1,000 points on Saturday
TEHRAN - TEDPIX, the main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 1,022 points to 2,304,979 on Saturday, which is the first day of the Iranian calendar week.
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2024-04-26 16:55
Iran, Pakistan private sectors call for finalizing free trade agreement
TEHRAN - The private sectors of Iran and Pakistan have stressed the need for finalizing a free trade agreement between the two neighboring countries.
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2024-04-26 16:54
Iran, Tajikistan ink MOU on road transport cooperation
TEHRAN - The deputy transport ministers of Iran and Tajikistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for boosting road transport cooperation, Tasnim News Agency reported.
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2024-04-26 16:54
Iran imports $148m of coffee in a year: IRICA
TEHRAN - The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced that 49,000 tons of coffee beans, valued at $148 million, were imported into the country in the previous Iranian calendar year (March 2023-March 2024), showing a 48.55 percent hike compared to a year earlier.
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2024-04-26 12:24
Iran exports $1.8b technical engineering services in 2 years
TEHRAN - The chairman of the Board of Directors of the Iran Water Industry Federation said the country exported $1.8 billion worth of technical and engineering services over the past two years.
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2024-04-26 12:23
Iran, Sri Lanka ink 5 cooperation documents
TEHRAN – Senior officials of Iran and Sri Lanka have signed five cooperation documents in the various fields in the presence of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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2024-04-26 12:22
Iran Air adds Boeing 737 to domestic fleet
TEHRAN - A Boeing 737 was added to the domestic fleet of the Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran Air), spokesman Hesam Ghorbanali said Wednesday.
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2024-04-24 14:34
Tajikistan keen to invest at Iran’s Chabahar strategic port
TEHRAN - The deputy transport minister of Tajikistan said her country is interested in investing at Iran’s Chabahar Port in logistics affairs.
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2024-04-24 14:33
Iran eyes extraterritorial cultivation on 2m hectares of land overseas
TEHRAN - The director of the Iranian Agriculture Ministry’s extraterritorial cultivation plan says the ministry has targeted two million hectares of extraterritorial cultivation in the 7th National Development Plan (2023-2027) to ensure food security.
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2024-04-24 14:33
Iran preparing financial infrastructure to accept Russian credit cards: Report
TEHRAN - Iran is preparing the necessary financial infrastructure to accept a Russian alternative for major international credit card systems to build stronger economic ties between the two countries, media outlets have reported.
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2024-04-23 16:45
CBI provides $4.3 billion to import medicine, medical equipment in a year
TEHRAN – The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) provided $4.3 billion of foreign currency to the importers of medicine and medical equipment in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19).
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2024-04-23 16:45
Iran’s gold reserves rise unprecedentedly: report
TEHRAN - Iran’s gold reserves saw unprecedented growth last year, especially over the past three months, Al Mayadeen reported citing reliable foreign sources.
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2024-04-23 16:40
Annual loading, unloading of goods in ports up 4%
TEHRAN – The loading and unloading of goods in the ports of Iran increased by four percent in the previous Iranian calendar year 1402 (ended on March 19), as compared to the same period in a year earlier, the data released by the country’s Transport and Urban Development Ministry showed.
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2024-04-22 15:02
Iran’s nominal power generation capacity exceeds 92,800 MW
TEHRAN – The nominal capacity of Iran’s power plants has reached 92,841 megawatts (MW), according to the latest data released by Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC).
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2024-04-22 15:02
Quarterly exports to Pakistan rise 16% yr/yr
TEHRAN – Iran’s exports to its neighbor Pakistan increased by 16 percent in the first three months of 2024 compared to the same period last year to reach $286 million, data released by Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce showed.
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2024-04-22 15:02
Iran’s point-to-point PPI falls 16.2% in a year
TEHRAN – The point-to-point Producer Price Index (PPI), which is a measure of wholesale inflation, has decreased 16.5 percent from 40.7 in March 2023 to 24.5 in late March 2024, Tasnim News Agency reported.
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2024-04-21 15:01
Tehran, Doha to ink new contracts in energy sector
TEHRAN - Iran and Qatar plan to ink new contracts in the near future to boost bilateral ties in the energy sector, an official with Iran’s Ministry of Energy said.
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2024-04-21 15:01
2,000 worn-out taxis to be replaced with EVs in Tehran
TEHRAN - Municipal authorities in Tehran have decided to replace 2,000 worn-out taxis with electric vehicles (EVs).
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2024-04-21 15:01
Iran, Syria call for implementing joint industrial projects
TEHRAN - An Iranian delegation currently in Damascus has met with Syrian government officials to discuss the implementation process of joint industrial projects, with both sides emphasizing the need to boost economic cooperation, especially among private companies of the two countries.
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2024-04-20 15:03
Iran’s poverty headcount ratio drops 37% in 2 years: WB
TEHRAN - World Bank statistics indicate that Iran’s poverty headcount ratio has decreased by 37 percent over during 2020-2022, IRNA reported.
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2024-04-20 15:03
Home-made train to join Iranian subway fleet in 2 weeks
TEHRAN - Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi says the construction of a domestically-made train has made 85 percent development and the train is expected to join the subway fleet within the next couple of weeks.
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2024-04-20 15:03
Iran oil exports hit six-year high: report
TEHRAN - Iran is exporting more oil than at any time for the past six years, giving its economy a $35bn-a-year boost, the Financial Times reported.
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2024-04-19 15:27
South Africa to host 35th PIANC world congress
TEHRAN - An official at Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said the 35th edition of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructures entitled “PIANC World Congress 2024” will kick off in Cape Town, South Africa on April 29.
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2024-04-19 15:27
Iran to set new record in oil, gas production this year
TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has said Iran recorded a 20 percent increase in oil and gas production in the previous Iranian calendar year 1402 (March 21, 2023- March 19, 2024), predicting a higher production this year.
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2024-04-19 15:26
Iran’s first E-bus charging station launched in Karaj
TEHRAN - Iran’s first-ever charging station for E-buses has been launched in northern city of Karaj in Alborz Province.