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  • SEO 2021-10-16 16:15

    SEO head outlines new strategies, programs for stock market

    TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) Majid Eshqi has outlined new strategies and programs for the country’s stock market during his tenure, Mehr News Agency reported.

  • trade 2021-10-16 15:38

    Iran-EAEU H1 trade up 40% yr/yr

    TEHRAN - The value of trade between Iran and the members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) exceeded $2.483 billion in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – September 22) to register 40 percent growth compared to the previous year’s same period, IRNA reported.

  • steel 2021-10-16 15:26

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Iran’s steel sector still booming despite sanctions

    After the withdrawal of the United States from Iran’s nuclear deal, the Islamic Republic has faced sanctions in various industries, including steel sector.

  • Eshqi 2021-10-15 14:48

    Eshqi appointed as new head of SEO

    TEHRAN- Members of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Council have elected Majid Eshqi as the new head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO), Securities and Exchange News Agency (SENA) reported.

  • pakistan 2021-10-15 14:30

    ICCIMA holds webinar on Iran-Pakistan trade

    TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) in collaboration with the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry held a webinar on Iran-Pakistan trade opportunities on Wednesday.

  • OPEC 2021-10-15 14:06

    Iranian heavy crude oil price rises 5.3% in September: OPEC

    TEHRAN - Iranian heavy oil price increased $3.74 in September to register a 5.3-percent rise compared to the previous month, according to OPEC’s latest monthly report published on Wednesday.

  • Salehi 2021-10-13 16:06

    New RAI head appointed

    TEHRAN – Seyed Miad Salehi has replaced Saeed Rasouli as the new head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI), IRNA reported.

  • IMF 2021-10-13 15:40

    IMF sees Iran’s GDP growth at 2.5% in 2021

    TEHRAN - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook report titled “Recovery During a Pandemic”, predicted a 2.5-percent real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for Iran in 2021, with no change from the fund’s previous report.

  • IRISL 2021-10-13 15:08

    By Ebrahim Fallahi

    Iranian maritime industry: a great capacity to be tapped

    TEHRAN – Having one of the oldest and most prominent shipping lines in the region, Iran has been taking serious measures for developing its shipping industry over the past two decades; however external factors such as sanctions have been holding this industry down and preventing it from reaching its true potential.

  • kazakhstan 2021-10-12 15:43

    Iran, Kazakhstan aiming for $6b in annual trade

    TEHRAN – Iranian capital Tehran hosted an Iran-Kazakhstan business forum on Tuesday during which the two sides stressed the need for removing visa issuance and transportation obstacles, to realize a $6 billion annual trade target.

  • CBI 2021-10-12 15:07

    Iran urges G-24 to provide financial support to developing countries

    TEHRAN – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has stressed the need for the financial support of developing countries during the pandemic, in a virtual meeting of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G-24) on Monday.

  • stock 2021-10-12 15:00

    Stock market to bring positive returns to shareholders in H2: analyst

    TEHRAN – Capital Market Analyst Soheil Kolahchi believes the stock market is going to be able to compete with other parallel markets for bringing positive returns to investors in the second half of the current Iranian calendar year (September 22, 2021-March 20, 2022), IRNA reported.

  • mehrabian 2021-10-11 15:38

    Industry Ministry inks MOU with Energy Ministry to build 10,000MW of power plants

    TEHRAN – Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Energy Ministry for constructing 10,000 megawatts (MW) capacity of power plants across the country.

  • capital market 2021-10-11 14:57

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Capital market boom, a golden opportunity to finance enterprises

    TEHRAN- Financing in Iran has been traditionally the responsibility of the banking system.

  • mine 2021-10-11 14:36

    670 idle mines revived since late March 2019

    TEHRAN - The director of the Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry’s plan for reviving and developing small mines has said over 670 idle mines have been revived in the country since the launch of the program in late March 2019 until September 22, 2021.

  • expo 2021-10-10 15:31

    Over 190 exhibitors attending Iran’s intl. industry exhibition

    TEHRAN – The 21st International Industry Exhibition of Iran kicked off on Sunday at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds, IRNA reported.

  • IRISL 2021-10-10 15:31

    IRISL shipping operations up 43% in 5 months yr/yr

    TEHRAN – Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) Mohammadreza Modares Khiabani has said maritime transportation conducted by IRISL fleet in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22) has increased by 43 percent compared to the previous year’s same period.

  • external debt 2021-10-10 13:41

    Iran’s foreign debt falls 3.3%: CBI

    TEHRAN – The latest data released by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) show that the country’s foreign debt stood at $8.84 billion at the end of the fifth Iranian calendar month of Mordad (August 22), down 3.3 percent from $9.142 billion at the end of the previous year, IRIB reported.

  • export 2021-10-09 16:38

    ‘Comprehensive plans underway to develop non-oil exports'

    TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has said major plans are underway for developing the country’s non-oil exports, IRNA reported.

  • home appliance 2021-10-09 15:30

    Home appliance trade balance to become 100% positive by 2025

    TEHRAN – Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister Reza Fatemi Amin has said the country’s home appliance exports are set to become twice as much as the volume of imports by the Iranian calendar year 1404 (starts in March 2025), IRNA reported.

  • gas 2021-10-09 14:04

    $22b of investment required to maintain production in gas fields

    TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has said the country requires at least $22 billion of investment to maintain the production level of the country’s gas fields over the next six to eight years, ILNA reported.

  • Armenia 2021-10-08 15:30

    Iran, Armenia confer on establishing new transit routes

    TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Transport and Urban Development Minister Kheirollah Khademi has announced an agreement between Iran and Armenia for establishing new transit routes, IRNA reported.

  • Saleh Abadi 2021-10-08 12:56

    New CBI governor outlines long-term priorities

    TEHRAN – The new Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Ali Saleh-Abadi who was appointed to the position on Wednesday has underlined controlling inflation, stabilizing the forex market, and monitoring the banking network as priorities of the bank during his tenure.

  • Tire 2021-10-08 12:14

    Over 127,000 tons of car tires produced in H1

    TEHRAN- Iranian tire manufacturers produced 127,666 tons of the product during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22) to register a two-percent drop compared to the same period of time in the past year.

  • TCCIMA 2021-10-03 16:09

    TCCIMA holds webinar on Iran-Cuba trade opportunities

    TEHRAN – Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) on Sunday held a webinar on Iran-Cuba trade opportunities in collaboration with the Iranian embassy in Cuba, the portal of TCCIMA reported.

  • rooftop 2021-10-03 15:53

    Iranian households install 4,500 rooftop PV stations

    TEHRAN – The spokesman of Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (known as SATBA) said Iranian households across the country have so far installed 4,500 rooftop photovoltaic stations (PV stations) with a total capacity of 71 kilowatt-hours (KWh).

  • export 2021-10-03 15:52

    ‘All export barriers to be removed by year end’

    TEHRAN – Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Fatemi Amin has said all the barriers in the way of the country’s exports will be removed by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (late March 2022).

  • trade 2021-10-03 15:34

    Iran’s export to Iraq increases 28% in H1

    TEHRAN – The value of Iran’s export to Iraq has risen 28 percent during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the secretary-general of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce announced.

  • basic goods 2021-10-02 11:33

    CBI supplies $9.5b for import of basic goods, medicine in 6 months

    TEHRAN - Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has supplied $9.5 billion for importing basic goods as well as medicine in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), an official with the bank announced.

  • home appliance 2021-10-02 11:24

    Manufacturing of refrigerators, freezers up 11% in 5 months yr/yr

    TEHRAN- Manufacturing of refrigerators and freezers in Iran has increased 11.9 percent during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the data released by Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry indicate.