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  • Shahmirzaei 2024-02-02 13:54

    Iran 95% self-sufficient in producing petchem catalysts

    TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has said 95 percent of the catalysts used in the country’s oil industry are produced by domestic companies, Mehr News Agency reported.

  • Transit 2024-02-02 13:02

    Transit of goods via Iran rises 29% in 10 months on year

    TEHRAN- Transit of commodities through Iran increased by 29 percent during the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023-January 20, 2024), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

  • oil 2024-01-31 14:01

    Iran’s oil exports rise 50% in 2023, reaching 5-year high: report

    TEHRAN - Iran's crude oil exports grew by roughly 50 percent in 2023 to a five-year high of about 1.29 million barrels per day (bpd), with the vast majority going to China, Nikkei Asia reported.

  • imf 2024-01-31 13:29

    Iran outperforms world major economies in 2023: IMF

    TEHRAN - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest quarterly report dubbed World Economic Outlook, has announced that the Iranian economy has outperformed many of the world powers in 2023 with a growth of 5.4 percent.

  • car 2024-01-31 12:01

    Iranian carmakers manufacture about 1.1m vehicles in 10 months

    TEHRAN - Iranian automakers produced about 1.107 million vehicles in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023-January 20, 2024), an official with the Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry said.

  • moghimi 2024-01-30 13:51

    Increasing production capacity of 3,300 industrial units on agenda

    TEHRAN - The Head of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO) Farshad Moghimi said the government has put it on the agenda to help increase the production capacity of 3,300 industrial units across the country in the next Iranian calendar year (begins on March 20).

  • ICCIMA 2024-01-30 13:45

    Iranian economy can grow by 2.5 times: ICCIMA head

    TEHRAN – The new Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Samad Hassanzadeh has said that considering the country’s capacities Iran’s economy can grow by 2.5 times the current level but the necessary conditions should be provided.

  • sponge iron 2024-01-30 06:36

    Sponge iron export rises 93% in 9 months on year

    TEHRAN- The export of sponge iron from Iran rose by 93 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2023), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to the data released by the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).

  • trade 2024-01-29 14:32

    Iran exports non-oil commodities worth $40.5b in 10 months

    TEHRAN- Iran exported 113 million tons of non-oil goods valued at $40.5 billion during the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023-January 20, 2024), the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

  • sp 2024-01-29 14:12

    SP refineries supplying over 570 mcm/d of gas to national network

    TEHRAN – The managing director of South Pars Gas Company (SPGC) has said the refineries of the complex are currently supplying 570 million cubic meters per day (mcm/d) of sweet gas to the national network, Shana reported.

  • uzbekistan 2024-01-29 14:12

    Tehran, Tashkent take major steps to develop economic, energy ties

    TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Abbas Aliabadi and his accompanying delegation, during a visit to the Uzbek capital of Tashkent, held talks with senior Uzbek officials to broaden bilateral ties in trade, economic and energy fields, IRNA report.

  • tse 2024-01-28 14:07

    ‘Stock market offering diverse financing tools to economic enterprises’

    TEHRAN – The deputy governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has stressed the need for diverse financing tools in the country, noting that such tools are currently being provided by the stock market, Mehr News Agency reported.

  • loading, unloading 2024-01-28 13:44

    Loading, unloading of goods in ports up 8% in 10 months on year

    TEHRAN – The loading and unloading of goods in the ports of Iran increased by eight percent in the first ten months of the present Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023-January 20, 2024), as compared to the same period in the past year, the country’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced.

  • cement 2024-01-28 13:37

    Over 10m tons of cement exported to 25 countries in 9 months

    TEHRAN - Iran exported 10.5 million tons of cement to 25 countries, including Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Syria, in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21, 2023), an industry official has said.

  • Iran, EU 2024-01-27 14:01

    Trade between Iran, EU members exceeds €4.2b in 11 months

    TEHRAN - The value of trade between Iran and the European Union member states reached €4.214 billion in the first 11 months of 2023, according to the data released by the European Union's statistics office Eurostat.

  • china 2024-01-27 14:00

    Iran-China trade reaches $14.6b in 2023

    TEHRAN - The value of trade between Iran and China in 2023 exceeded $14.6 billion, registering a 6.2 percent decline compared to 2022, according to China’s Customs data.

  • steel 2024-01-27 13:53

    Iran accounts for over 58% of West Asia’s steel output in 2023: WSA

    TEHRAN – Iran produced 31.1 million tons of crude steel in 2023 to account for 58.4 percent of West Asia’s total production in the mentioned year, according to the latest report released by the World Steel Association (WSA).

  • Chabahar 2024-01-26 13:52

    44,000 TEUs of commodities shipped via Chabahar port in 10 months

    of 44,000 TEUs of commodities during the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023-Janaury 20, 2024), the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) announced.

  • fta 2024-01-26 13:33

    Iran puts free trade with 4 countries on agenda

    TEHRAN – Following the approval of Iran’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Islamic has put it on the agenda to reach same agreement with four other countries, the head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced.

  • turkey 2024-01-26 13:33

    Iran, Turkey conclude 10 co-op documents during President Raisi’s visit

    TEHRAN - Iran and Turkey inked 10 cooperation documents and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to boost bilateral investment and economic cooperation between the two countries during Iranian President Raisi’s official trip to the neighboring country on Wednesday, IRNA reported.

  • iron ore pellet 2024-01-23 14:32

    Iron ore pellet production up 10% in 9 months on year

    TEHRAN- Production of iron ore pellet in Iran rose by 10 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2023), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to the data released by the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).

  • Iran-Tanzania 2024-01-23 12:21

    Tanzania inks agreement to pay its debts to Iran

    TEHRAN- Based on an agreement signed between Tanzania and Iran, the African country will pay its debts to Iran, an official with Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran announced on Monday.

  • Iran-China trade 2024-01-23 11:44

    Iran's exports to China rise 30% in December 2023

    TEHRAN – The value of Iran’s exports to China increased by 30 percent in December 2023 as compared to the same month in 2022, according to China’s Customs data.

  • expo 2024-01-22 13:47

    Tehran hosting 2 energy-related intl. exhibitions

    TEHRAN - The 19th Iran International Exhibition of Water and Wastewater and the 13th Iran International Exhibition of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency kicked off at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds on Monday.

  • salari 2024-01-22 13:47

    Iran’s oil refineries produce 300 mcf of hydrogen per day

    TEHRAN - Head of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) Jalil Salari said the country’s oil refineries produce 300 million cubic feet (mcf) of hydrogen every day which is consumed inside the country, Shana reported.

  • Pakistan 2024-01-22 12:56

    Iran’s annual export to Pakistan rises 13%

    TEHRAN - The value of Iran’s exports to Pakistan increased by 13 percent in 2023 as compared to 2023, according to the Pakistan Ministry of Commerce.

  • FATF 2024-01-21 16:39

    FATF removes Iran from Recommendation 7 list

    TEHRAN- The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has agreed to remove Iran from the list of Recommendation 7, backing down from its previous decision.

  • sponge iron 2024-01-21 14:18

    Sponge iron production up 6.5% in 9 months on year

    TEHRAN- Production of sponge iron in Iran rose by 6.5 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2023), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to the data released by the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).

  • hydropower 2024-01-21 13:14

    Iran’s 3-month hydropower output reaches 1,430 MWh

    TEHRAN - Iran’s hydroelectric power plants generated 1,430 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity in the third quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (September 23-December 21, 2023), IRNA reported.

  • oil 2024-01-20 13:54

    Iran accounts for 12% of OPEC oil revenues in 9 months: IEA

    TEHRAN - The International Energy Agency (IEA) has put Iran's oil income in the first nine months of 2023 at about $34 billion, which was equivalent to 12 percent of OPEC's total income in this period, Shana reported.