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  • EAEU 2021-07-09 15:25

    Tehran hosting Iran’s 1st exclusive EAEU exhibition

    TEHRAN - Iran’s first exclusive Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) exhibition, which is a platform to showcase the capabilities of the EAEU members and their Iranian counterparts opened at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds on Friday, IRIB reported.

  • projects 2021-07-09 14:39

    Industrial, mining projects worth over $9.5b inaugurated

    TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday inaugurated five major industrial and mining projects worth 400 trillion rials (over $9.5 billion) in four provinces through video conferencing, IRNA reported.

  • Ports 2021-07-09 14:15

    Quarterly loading, unloading of goods up 7% in Iranian ports

    TEHRAN- Loading and unloading of goods in the ports of Iran rose seven percent during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), as compared to the first quarter of the previous year, the deputy head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (MPO) announced.

  • cbi 2021-07-07 15:49

    Economy experts call for revising bill on CBI structure

    TEHRAN – A group of economy experts has written a letter to the head of the Iranian parliament’s Economy Committee calling for revising a bill passed on the responsibilities, goals, structure, and duties of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), IRNA reported.

  • petchem 2021-07-07 14:44

    ‘Developing downstream petchem industries to create more added-value'

    TEHRAN – Developing downstream industries in Iran’s petrochemical sector is going to create three times more added value than selling raw materials, a National Petrochemical Company (NPC) board member said.

  • mining 2021-07-07 14:37

    Mining exploration by GIS 16% more than sixth development plan targets

    TEHRAN - Head of Geological Survey and Mineral Explorations of Iran (GSI) said his organization has carried out 16 percent more mining exploration in the county compared to the targets set for the Sixth National Development Plan (2016-2021), IRNA reported.

  • electricity 2021-07-06 14:39

    Electricity consumption breaks new record amid heatwave

    TEHRAN - Daily electricity consumption in Iran reached 66,250 megawatts (66.25 gigawatts) on Monday to register a new record in the history of Iran’s electricity industry as a new heatwave has blanketed the country over the past few days, IRNA reported.

  • Housing 2021-07-06 13:14

    National housing plan’s 2nd group of units to be handed over by late July

    TEHRAN- Iran’s deputy transport and urban development minister announced that the second group of the national housing plan’s units will be handed over to the applicants by the end of the current Iranian calendar month (July 22).

  • projects 2021-07-06 13:12

    Development projects worth nearly $740m inaugurated in free trade, special economic zones

    TEHRAN – Some 62 development projects worth 31.05 trillion rials (over $739.2 million) were put into operation in Iran’s free trade and special economic zones on Tuesday, in the 78th series of inauguration ceremonies since the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).

  • razm 2021-07-05 15:33

    Industry minister inaugurates 5 major projects in Khorasan Razavi

    TEHRAN –Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister Alireza Razm Hosseini inaugurated and commenced five major industrial projects in northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province during a two-day visit to the province on Saturday and Sunday, IRNA reported.

  • Iran-Armenia 2021-07-05 14:05

    Removing barriers to bilateral trade discussed between Iran, Armenia

    TEHRAN- During a meeting between Iranian commercial attaché in Yerevan and Armenian Customs Authorities, the two sides explored the ways to remove the obstacles to boosting bilateral trade between Iran and Armenia.

  • mine 2021-07-05 12:50

    By Ebrahim Fallahi

    Iran’s plans for promoting mining sector bearing fruit

    TEHRAN - Having 68 different types of minerals, including the world’s largest copper, zinc and iron reserves, Iran is one of the top 10 mineral-rich countries across the globe. In this regard, the Iranian government has been seriously pursuing several programs for promoting the mining sector as a major contributor to the country’s economic growth.

  • idle units 2021-07-05 12:13

    240 idle industrial units revived since late March

    TEHRAN- The head of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO) announced that 240 idle industrial units have been revived in the country since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21).

  • industry 2021-07-04 17:37

    Projects worth over $3b underway in industrial parks, zones

    TEHRAN - Head of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO) has said 428 development projects worth 129 trillion rials (about $3 billion) are currently underway in the country’s industrial parks and zones.

  • NIDC 2021-07-04 14:15

    NIDC allocates over $123m to renovate, upgrade drilling rigs

    TEHRAN - National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) has allocated 5.2 trillion rials (about $123.8 million) for the renovation and upgrading of its drilling rigs and equipment in the company’s operational, technical, specialized, and logistical departments.

  • renewables 2021-07-04 12:52

    178m Kwh of electricity generated from renewable sources in a month

    TEHRAN – Iranian renewable power plants generated 178 million kilowatt-hours (Kwh) of electricity in the third month of the current Iranian calendar year (May 22- June 21), IRNA reported.

  • signaling 2021-07-03 16:21

    RAI takes new steps for domestic railway signaling

    TEHRAN - The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two local entities namely Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) and Farab Industrial Group for equipping a railway line near capital Tehran with signaling systems.

  • loco 2021-07-03 15:21

    Railway fleet receives 169 domestically-made, renovated wagons, locomotives

    TEHRAN- Iranian railway fleet received 169 new domestically-made or renovated locomotives and wagons worth 3.52 trillion rials (about $83.8 million) on Saturday in a ceremony attended by senior transport officials, IRIB reported.

  • zanganeh 2021-07-03 14:20

    Iran to return to oil market in shortest possible time post-sanctions: Zanganeh

    TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has said his country will return to the oil market in the shortest possible time after the removal of the U.S. sanctions on the country’s oil industry, ISNA reported.

  • Iran-Tajikistan 2021-07-03 12:37

    TCCIMA to hold Iran-Tajikistan business forum in late July

    TEHRAN- Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (TCCIMA) will hold an Iran-Tajikistan business forum on July 27, the chamber announced on its website.

  • appliance 2021-07-03 12:31

    Iran almost self–sufficient in production of home appliances

    TEHRAN – Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister has said the country is on the verge of self-sufficiency in the production of various types of home appliances, IRNA reported.

  • Zanganeh 2021-07-02 14:48

    OPEC pays tribute to Iran's veteran oil minister

    TEHRAN – The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in its 181st meeting in Vienna on Thursday paid tribute to Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh for his long-lasting contribution to the organization and the oil market.

  • TSE 2021-07-02 14:35

    TSE’s main index gains 43,000 points in a week

    TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 43,000 points in the past Iranian calendar week.

  • project 2021-07-02 14:22

    Industrial, mining projects worth over $850m inaugurated

    TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday inaugurated six major industrial and mining projects worth 35.77 trillion rials (over $851 million) in four provinces through video conferencing, IRNA reported.

  • Ports 2021-06-30 15:16

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Iranian port activities noticeably ongoing despite limitations

    The condition created by the coronavirus outbreak has had some devastating effect on different aspects of global trade.

  • Komijani 2021-06-30 14:23

    Komijani appointed as new CBI governor

    TEHRAN – Iranian cabinet appointed Akbar Komijani, the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), as the bank’s new governor, Mahmoud Vaezi, the president's chief of staff announced.

  • Armenia 2021-06-30 14:07

    Tehran, Yerevan call for removal of trade barriers

    TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Hamid Zadboum and Armenian Deputy Economy Minister Varos Simonyan met on Tuesday in Tehran to discuss ways of removing the barriers in the way of trade between the two countries.

  • exhibition 2021-06-29 15:54

    Tehran hosting 2 international exhibitions

    TEHRAN - The 18th International Exhibition of Kitchen, Bath, Sauna, Pool Industries, and Equipment, as well as the 13th edition of Doors and Windows Technology International Exhibition of Iran (Do-Win Tech 2021), opened at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds on Tuesday, IRNA reported.

  • project 2021-06-29 15:14

    Water, electricity projects worth over $102m put into operation

    TEHRAN - Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian on Tuesday inaugurated five major water and electricity industry projects valued at 4.32 trillion rials (about $102.8 million) through a video conference in the 13th week of the ministry’s A-B-Iran program in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21).

  • Car manufacturing 2021-06-29 11:22

    Major automakers manufacture 203,500 vehicles in a quarter

    TEHRAN - Three major Iranian carmakers, namely Iran Khodro Company (IKCO), SAIPA Group, and Pars Khodro, manufactured 203,529 vehicles during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- June 21), the data released by Codal website showed.