DEFC, Iran Chamber of Commerce team up to produce docs on national entrepreneurs  

TEHRAN – The Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) and the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture have teamed up to produce documentaries on successful Iranian entrepreneurs.

‘ICCIMA ready to implement judiciary’s constructive plans’

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) says the chamber, as the consulting body of the government’s three branches, is ready to implement the judiciary’s plans for national development.

ICCIMA head calls on govt. to promote private sector’s place in economy

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) called on the government to reconsider the value of the country’s private sector, saying that the private sector’s place in the economy should be determined based on their contribution to the growth and the revenue they generate.

Facilitation of trade discussed between Iran, Armenia

TEHRAN- Iran and Armenia discussed facilitation of trade between the two neighbors in a meeting held via video conference on May 23, Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) published on its news portal.

Realizing ‘Surge in Production’ requires macro policy changes: ICCIMA head

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) says in order to develop the domestic production fundamental changes must be made in the government’s policies, ICCIMA portal reported.

‘Iran’s annual non-oil exports could reach $100b’

TEHRAN - Head of the Export Promotion Committee of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) says Iran has the capacity to increase its annual non-oil exports to $100 billion, ILNA reported.

Chambers of commerce provide over $38m for battling coronavirus

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) says the country’s chambers of commerce have provided 1.63 trillion rials (about $38.8 million) to help containing the coronavirus, IRNA reported.

ICCIMA calls for trilateral co-op among govt., employers, workers

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) pointed to trilaterality principle- trilateral communication and cooperation among the government, employers and workers- as an important solution for passing through the current economic hardships.

Private sector bidding to shield production from coronavirus

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), in a letter to President Hasan Rouhani, suggested ways for supporting domestic production against the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Over 146 idle small mines revived in a year

TEHRAN - Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA)'s Mining Committee says more than 146 idle small mines were revived by the Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry in the past Iranian calendar year (March 2019-March 2020).

Iran calls on ICC to exempt medical equipment from U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture has called on the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for exempting the imports of medical and healthcare equipment and products from the U.S. sanctions amid the coronavirus outbreak.

ICCIMA establishes coronavirus containment headquarters

TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has set up Coronavirus Containment Headquarters in the chamber for cooperation with organizations that are responsible battling the virus.

Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Chamber of Commerce to select its new board members

TEHRAN- Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Chamber of Commerce will hold an extraordinary assembly on March 11 in order to select its new board members.

Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce’s board members selected

TEHRAN- During a session of the establishment assembly of Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce on Sunday, the new board members of the chamber were selected.

Iran chamber of commerce to host intl. seminar on incoming tourism

TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) will host an international seminar on incoming tourism in Tehran on February 25.

‘Participation in regional treaties a major key for trade development’

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) underlined the active participation in regional treaties like the one with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as an important step toward economic development and urged the government to place more importance on the issue.

Iran’s business environment improves in 3rd quarter

TEHRAN - Iran’s business environment witnessed a slight improvement in the autumn, the third quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (September 23-December 21, 2019), compared with the previous quarter, data released by Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) show.

Iran, Zimbabwe discuss expansion of trade co-op

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) met with the Zimbabwean ambassador to Tehran Christopher Mapanga on Tuesday to discuss expansion of mutual trade relations.

ICCIMA’s head to lead Iranian trade delegation to Portugal in Feb.

TEHRAN- Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) will dispatch a delegation of Iranian traders and businessmen to Portugal on February 20, news portal of the chamber published on Tuesday.

Industry Ministry, ICCIMA to set up taskforce on free trade with Eurasia

TEHRAN- Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry and Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture are planning to form a taskforce on Iran’s free trade with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries, the head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced.

‘Govt. could offset budget deficit by selling assets, stocks’

TEHRAN – Deputy head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) says the government can compensate the probable deficits in the next year’s development budget by selling its stocks and assets.

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Private sector dissatisfied with national budget bill

On December 8, President Hassan Rouhani submitted the administration’s draft of the national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1399 to the Majlis.

ICCIMA plans to set up Iran-Romania Joint Trade Committee

TEHRAN- Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) plans to establish Iran-Romania Joint Trade Committee, ICCIMA news portal published on Sunday.

Istanbul hosts Iran-Turkey business forum

TEHRAN – Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (locally known as DEIK) hosted an Iran-Turkey business forum in which the two sides discussed issues pertaining to bilateral trade.

China strongly opposes U.S. unilateral sanctions against Iran: envoy

TEHRAN - Chinese Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua voiced his country’s strong opposition with the U.S.’s unjust and unilateral sanctions against Iran in a meeting with the Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholam-Hossein Shafeie.

Iran, Senegal explore avenues of economic co-op

TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) hosted an Iran-Senegal business forum on Tuesday, in which the two sides discussed expansion of mutual trade ties.

Iran celebrates National Exports Day

TEHRAN- During a ceremony organized by Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) and attended by a number of senior officials including First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri the country celebrated its National Exports Day on Monday.

Tehran to host Iran-Oman Joint Economic Committee meeting

TEHRAN – Tehran is going to host the next Iran-Oman Joint Economic Committee meeting in the current Iranian calendar month of Azar (ends on December 21), Portal of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) reported.

‘Iranian companies prioritized for reconstructing Syria’

TEHRAN- Syrian minister of public works and housing said that his country puts the top priority on Iranian companies for implementing reconstruction projects in Syria, IRNA reported.

Intl. Iranian downstream oil industry expo slated for Feb. 2020

TEHRAN – Iran Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exports Union (OPEX) is going to hold the first international exhibition of Iranian oil, gas and petrochemical industries downstream sector (Intl. Iran Downstream Show) during February 2-4, 2020 at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds.