‘Projects with high physical progress prioritized for receiving facilities’

TEHRAN- Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani said that for allocation of facilities his ministry attaches priority to the projects that have high physical progress, IRNA reported.

Iran ConFair 2019 running in Tehran

TEHRAN – The 19th edition of Iran’s International Exhibition of Building and Construction Industry (Iran ConFair 2019) kicked off at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds on Sunday.

Tehran hosting exhibit of domestic production opportunities

TEHRAN- Iran’s first exhibition of domestic production opportunities and manufacturing boom kicked off at Tehran permanent international fairground on Thursday and will wrap up on Sunday, Shata reported.

Over $9b needed for completing semi-finished projects: industry min.

TEHRAN - Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani said 390 trillion rials (nearly $9.3 billion) is required to finish unfinished projects with over 60 percent physical progress, Shata reported.

Tehran hosting intl. doors, windows exhibition

TEHRAN- The 11h edition of Doors and Windows Technology International Exhibition of Iran (Do-Win Tech 2019) kicked off on Tuesday at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds, IRNA reported.

‘Regulations required to remove production barriers’

TEHRAN- In a live TV program on Monday night, Iranian Deputy Industry, Mining and Trade Minister for Industrial Affairs, Farshad Moqimi, stressed that the regulations should be in a way that remove the barriers in the way of production, IRIB reported.

‘Export markets of Iran’s minerals preserved despite sanctions’

TEHRAN- The export markets of Iran’s minerals have been preserved despite the sanctions imposed by the U.S., Head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) Khodadad Gharibpour said on Monday.

‘Comprehensive system of domestically-made products to be launched in near future’

TEHRAN- Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister will launch a comprehensive system for registration of domestically-made products in near future, deputy minister of industry, mining and trade announced.

Free zones’ export, import problems discussed in a meeting

TEHRAN- Barriers and problems related to the process of exports from Iran’s free trade zones and imports from them were investigated in a meeting attended by Morteza Bank, the secretary of Free Zones High Council, and Reza Rahmani, the minister of industry, mining and trade, on Tuesday.

Tehran, Islamabad stress expansion of trade ties

TEHRAN – Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani met with Pakistani Ambassador to Tehran Riffat Masood on Wednesday in Tehran to discuss expansion of trade ties.

Iran enjoys appropriate self-reliance in steel sector: industry min.

TEHRAN- Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani said the country has achieved a proper self-reliance in steel industry, ILNA reported.

‘Establishing exports management companies in border regions a necessity’

TEHRAN – Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani said establishing exports management companies in the border regions is a necessity for boosting exports to the neighboring countries, Shata reported on Thursday.

Issuance of industrial unit establishment permits rises 25% in 2 months

TEHRAN- Issuance of permits for setting up industrial units in Iran increased 25 percent during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21) compared to the same period of time in the past year, IRNA reported on Sunday citing the data released by the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade.

Several industrial projects inaugurated in southeastern Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani visited Kerman Province in southeastern Iran on Thursday and Friday and inaugurated several industrial projects, IRNA reported.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Producers to be more supported, encouraged

The current Iranian calendar year of 1398 is named as the year of "Pickup in Production" by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.

‘Domestic manufacturing of auto parts should be seriously followed up’

TEHRAN- The policy of domestic manufacturing of auto parts should be seriously followed up, Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani said on Sunday.

2,200 industrial units to back online by Mar. 2020: industry min.

TEHRAN- Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani said 2,200 industrial units will come back to the production cycle by the end of current Iranian calendar year (March 19, 2020), IRNA reported.

Tehran, Baku to strengthen industrial relations

TEHRAN- During the trip of Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani to Azerbaijan, the two sides agreed to expand bilateral industry relations, IRNA reported.

‘Over $85b of working capital required to stay productive’

TEHRAN - Iranian industry, mining and trade minister said the country needs 3.6 quadrillion rials (about $85.714 billion) of working capital in order to sustain the domestic production.

Iran plans to double exports to neighboring countries by 2021

TEHRAN - Iranian industry, mining and trade minister said the country plans to double its exports to the neighboring countries by the Iranian calendar year of 1400 (which starts in March 2021), Tasnim news agency reported on Friday.

Trade offices to be opened in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

TEHRAN – Iran is going to open business offices in some of the strategic countries in the region including Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Lebanon, IRNA reported on Tuesday quoting the minister of industry, mine and trade.

Iranian, Iraqi ministers confer about energy, economy co-op

During the two-day stay of an Iraqi high-ranking delegation in Iran, the Iraqi ministers met their Iranian counterparts to discuss different areas of cooperation between the two neighbors.

Iran, Iraq take new steps to expand trade ties

TEHRAN – In the first day of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s high profile visit to Iraq, an Iran-Iraq business forum was held in the capital city of Baghdad.

‘Industry’s priority preserving domestic production level’

TEHRAN- “The main goal and priority of industry ministry is preserving the current level of domestic production,” Iranian industry minister announced in a news conference in the southern province of Kerman on Wednesday.

By: Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh

Will phoenix rise from the ashes?

Iran has experienced an unprecedented devaluation of its currency, rial, during the current Iranian calendar year 1397, which is going to end on March 20, 2019.

Iranian private sector calls for government support in sanctions era

TEHRAN - Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholam-Hossein Shafeie said the government should allocate more financial support for the country’s private sector producers during the sanctions era, the portal of ICCIMA reported.

$14b of foreign currency paid for imports of basic goods since March

TEHRAN- The Iranian Industry Minister Reza Rahmani announced that since the beginning of the present Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2018) the government has paid $14 billion of foreign currency at official exchange rate to imports of basic goods.

Iranian industry min. calls for more economic ties with Turkey

TEHRAN- Iranian Industry Minister Reza Rahmani, who accompanied President Hassan Rouhani in his trip to Turkeys, called for expansion of economic cooperation between Tehran and Ankara during his meetings with the Turkish president, his Turkish counterpart and other senior officials from that country, Shata reported on Friday.

New IMIDRO head appointed

TEHRAN- Khodadad Gharibpour is appointed as the new deputy industry minister and the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), IRIB reported.

Iranian MPO, industry ministry ink MOU to create 270,000 jobs

TEHRAN - Management and Planning Organization of Iran (MPO) and the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) based on which the two sides will allocate 210 trillion rials (about $5 billion) to create 270,000 job opportunities across the country.