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  • smart meter 2025-06-09 14:00

    7m smart meters to be installed across Iran by late March 2026

    TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Ministry aims to install seven million smart electricity meters by the end of the current Iranian year (late March 2026), with the goal of reaching nine million units by the following fall, a senior official at the state-owned Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Company (Tavanir) said.

  • mining 2025-06-08 14:13

    Iran targets $893m savings through domestic production in mining sector

    TEHRAN - Iran aims to save $893 million in foreign currency through the domestic production of equipment and components in its mining and mineral industries during the current Iranian year (ending March 2026), according to the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

  • Kenya 2025-06-08 14:01

    Iran offers to build 1m housing units in Kenya

    TEHRAN - Iran has expressed readiness to help build one million social housing units in Kenya, according to the head of Iran’s Urban Regeneration Company during a meeting with Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing, and Urban Development.

  • loan 2025-06-08 14:00

    Iranian banks pay $152b in loans in a year: CBI

    TEHRAN – Iranian banks disbursed 7.6 quadrillion rials (approximately $152 billion) in loans during the last Iranian year (ended late March), a senior official with the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said, while criticizing the lack of a clear economic prioritization strategy to match the scale of financing with sustainable growth.

  • solar 2025-06-07 14:05

    Over 1,200 government offices equipped with solar panels

    TEHRAN - Iran has equipped 1,239 government offices with solar panels as part of a nationwide energy-saving initiative, an official from the state-run Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) said.

  • gdp 2025-06-07 14:04

    Iran’s monthly GDP grows 0.9%, driven by non-oil sectors

    TEHRAN - Iran’s economy grew by 0.9 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year Farvardin (March 21 – April 21), according to a new report from the Iranian Parliament’s Research Center.

  • farzin 2025-06-07 14:04

    Iran seeks BRICS bank membership in talks with President Rousseff

    TEHRAN - Iran’s central bank governor, Mohammad Reza Farzin, met with Dilma Rousseff, president of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), in Shanghai on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)'s finance summit, reaffirming Tehran’s intention to join the multilateral lender.

  • Iran-Uzbekistan 2025-06-06 15:21

    Iran’s Mazandaran province opens trade center in Tashkent

    TEHRAN- Iran’s northern Mazandaran province opened a trade center in Uzbekistan’s capital city Tashkent.

  • Malaysia 2025-06-06 14:51

    Iran shares urban regeneration strategies with Malaysia

    TEHRAN – Iran has shared its urban regeneration initiatives with Malaysia’s Minister of Housing and Local Government during the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly, attended by high-level representatives from across the globe.

  • SCO-Iran 2025-06-06 14:47

    Iran hails SCO co-op bank proposal as key step toward de-dollarization

    TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to Russia said the country’s proposal to establish a joint bank for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members marks a significant step toward de-dollarization and a shift toward a multipolar world order.

  • Iran-Germany 2025-06-05 09:54

    Iran, Germany discuss ways to expand trade ties

    TEHRAN- During a meeting between the head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) and the German ambassador to Iran, the two sides explored the ways for the expansion of trade relations between the two countries.

  • Uzbekistan 2025-06-04 05:09

    Iran, Uzbekistan sign MOU on transit co-op expansion

    TEHRAN- Iran and Uzbekistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the expansion of transit cooperation.

  • trade 2025-06-02 15:39

    Iran’s non-oil exports reach $8.2b in 2 months

    TEHRAN – Iran exported 24.6 million tons of non-oil goods worth $8.24 billion in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21–May 21), according to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

  • ECO 2025-06-02 15:34

    Tehran signals readiness to boost role in regional transport development

    TEHRAN – Iran is fully prepared to play an active and constructive role in the development of regional transport and logistics, Iranian Minister of Transport and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh said at the 13th Meeting of ECO Transport Ministers held in Tehran on Sunday.

  • iraq 2025-06-02 15:32

    Iran launches trade policy council for Iraq as private sector eyes major investments

    TEHRAN – Iran's private sector is ready to boost its investment presence in Iraq, senior officials from the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) said during a joint meeting with Iraq’s ambassador to Tehran.

  • deBlock 2025-06-02 15:28

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Press conference held on Iran's 1st intl. blockchain conference

    TEHRAN- In a press conference held at Atana Hotel in Tehran on Sunday, the details and goals of Iran's first international blockchain conference, titled deBlock 2025, were clarified.

  • Madanizadeh 2025-06-01 15:01

    Seyed Ali Madanizadeh proposed as new economy minister

    TEHRAN- Spokesman for Majlis (the Iranian Parliament)'s presiding board announced the government's introduction of the proposed economy minister to this board on Sunday.

  • Japan 2025-06-01 13:44

    Iranian, Japanese private sector officials discuss boosting economic ties

    TEHRAN - Makhmoud Najafi-Arab, Head of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) met with Maekawa Nobutaka, Executive Vice President of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), to explore avenues for strengthening trade and economic relations between Iran and Japan, with a focus on the private sector.

  • ECO 2025-06-01 13:43

    Tehran hosting 13th ECO transport ministers meeting

    TEHRAN - The 13th meeting of transport officials from member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) kicked off on Sunday in Tehran, chaired by the Minister of Transport and Urban Development.

  • electricity 2025-06-01 13:43

    Power generation capacity nears 95,000 MW in Iran

    TEHRAN - Iran's nominal electricity generation capacity reached 94,649 megawatts by the end of the first months of the current Iranian calendar year (late April 2025), nearing the 95,000-megawatt threshold, according to official figures.

  • Solar panels 2025-05-31 14:46

    Government rapidly pursuing solar panels installation in organizations

    TEHRAN- The government is rapidly pursuing the installation of solar panels in the organizations and executive agencies, especially in Tehran, the vice president announced.

  • car manufacturing 2025-05-31 13:25

    Car manufacturing up 3.6% in 2 months on year

    TEHRAN – Manufacturing of vehicles in Iran increased by 3.6 percent in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to data published on the Codal system.

  • Iran-Tajikistan 2025-05-31 12:30

    Iran, Tajikistan sign railway transit deal, launch new chapter in bilateral co-op

    TEHRAN - Iran and Tajikistan have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance bilateral rail transport, enabling the use of Iranian freight wagons on Tajikistan's railway network, Iran’s railway authority announced.

  • Japan 2025-05-30 16:02

    Japan interested in expanding maritime economic co-op with Iran, says envoy

    TEHRAN - Japan is interested in enhancing bilateral cooperation with Iran, particularly in maritime-based economic development, Tokyo’s ambassador to Tehran said during a meeting with senior Iranian officials.

  • expo 2025-05-30 15:58

    Over 700 firms join Iran’s 20th auto parts expo as industry pushes regional supply chain links

    TEHRAN - More than 700 domestic and international companies from eight countries—including China, Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, India, Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates—are showcasing their latest technologies and products at the 20th Iran International Auto Parts Exhibition, which runs through June 1 at Tehran’s permanent international fairgrounds.

  • china 2025-05-30 15:55

    Iran, China sign MOU on water management, agriculture, environment

    TEHRAN - Iran and China have signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding to boost cooperation in water resource management, agriculture, and environmental protection, according to Iran’s Planning and Budget Organization (PBO).

  • Khani 2025-05-30 15:45

    ‘FATF expected to take confidence-building steps about Iran’

    TEHRAN- Iranian deputy minister of finance and economic affairs said that FATF is expected to take confidence-building steps in reply to Iran's set of measures in the field of combating money laundering and terrorism financing, including the ratification of the Palermo Convention.

  • Iran-Oman 2025-05-28 16:44

    Trade between Iran, Oman can reach $20b-$30b: Pezeshkian

    TEHRAN- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the value of trade between Iran and Oman can reach $20 billion-$30 billion.

  • turkey 2025-05-28 15:50

    Iran, Turkey customs authorities sign cooperation agreement

    TEHRAN – The customs chiefs of Iran and Turkey signed a bilateral cooperation agreement during a meeting in which both sides expressed determination to boost trade ties.

  • ECO 2025-05-28 15:33

    Iran's trade with ECO member states hits $27.6b in a year

    TEHRAN – Iran’s trade with member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) reached 36.2 million tons worth $27.6 billion in the Iranian calendar year 1403 (ended March 19, 2025), according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).