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2021-07-19 13:20
FTZ’s trade balance positive for 3 consecutive years
TEHRAN – The secretary of the Iranian Free Zones High Council says the trade balance of the country’s free trade zones (FTZs) and special economic zones has been positive over the past three years.
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2021-07-12 11:43
New FTZs are planned to be established by next March
TEHRAN – As announced by Secretary of Iranian Free Zones High Council Hamidreza Mo'meni, some new free trade zones (FTZs) are planned to be set up in the country in the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2022).
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2021-05-15 13:24
By Ebrahim Fallahi
Iran taking big steps for development of free trade, special economic zones
TEHRAN – Over the past two decades, free and special economic zones have played a significant role in Iran’s economy, and the Iranian government has been seriously pursuing a program for the development of the existing zones and establishing new ones.
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2021-05-09 15:12
94 development projects to be inaugurated in free trade, special economic zones
TEHRAN – Some 94 development projects worth 60 trillion rials (about $1.42 billion) are going to be put into operation in Iran’s free trade and special economic zones on Thursday, the Secretary of Iranian Free Zones High Council Hamidreza Mo’meni announced.
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2021-03-26 15:56
Projects worth $1.38b inaugurated in free trade, special economic zones
TEHRAN- President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday inaugurated 39 projects worth 58 trillion rials (about $1.38 billion) in the free trade zones and special economic zones of three provinces through video conference.
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2021-03-06 14:28
Projects worth over $170m to be inaugurated in FTZs in 2 weeks
TEHRAN- The deputy secretary-general of Iranian Free Zones High Council for economic affairs said that President Hassan Rouhani will inaugurate 50 projects worth 7.15 trillion rials (about $170.23 million) in the country’s seven major free trade zones (FTZs) by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).
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2021-03-02 11:43
Exports from Astara port rises 82%
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, exports from Astara port in the north of Iran has increased 82 percent since the beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2020), as compared with the same period of time in the past year.
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2021-01-20 10:09
2,200 industrial, mining units active in free, special zones
TEHRAN- The secretary of the Iranian Free Zones High Council announced that 2,200 industrial and mining units are now active in the country’s free trade zones and special economic zones.
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2021-01-09 14:05
Domestic investment in special economic zones rises 173% in a year
TEHRAN- The data released by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs show that 89.843 trillion rials (about $2.139 billion) of domestic investment has been made in Iran’s special economic zones during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19, 2020), which has been 173 percent more than the figure of its preceding year.
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2020-09-25 14:42
Over 40% of Iran’s exports done through free, special zones
TEHRAN- Over 40 percent of Iran’s exports is done through the country’s free trade zones and special economic zones, according to Morteza Bank, the secretary of Iranian Free Zones High Council.
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2019-12-22 11:43
‘Establishment of FTZs to prevent immigration from border cities’
TEHRAN- One of the major objectives behind establishment of new free trade zones (FTZs) in Iran is preventing migration of the border cities’ population to other regions, something occurred in the past 40 years creating some empty cities and villages in the border areas, the chairman of Majlis Development Committee stated.
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2019-12-17 19:45
Over 50 firms seek to invest in IKAC’s free trade zone
TEHRAN - Over 50 Iranian companies have put in requests to invest in [the newly established] free trade zone of the Imam Khomeini Airport City, IKAC managing director Ali Rostami said.
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2019-11-19 19:28
Iran, Armenia seek to deepen tourism ties through signed agreements
TEHRAN – A delegation of Armenian economic, tourism and media representatives has arrived in Iran, exploring ways to deepen bilateral ties thanks to previous agreements signed by the two neighbors over the past three decades.
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2019-07-12 17:52
Turkish company to build vast tourism complex in Kish
TEHRAN – A Turkish company is going to construct a large tourism complex in Iran’s southern island of Kish with making investment as much as $100 million.
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2018-11-30 14:03
Putin endorses deal for Iran-EEU free trade zone
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has endorsed a much-awaited agreement for the establishment of a free trade zone between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) thus facilitating the process for the Islamic Republic to join the Moscow-led regional economic bloc.
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2018-11-18 12:15
Iraq agrees to set up free-trade zone along border with Iran
Iraqi President Barham Salih announced on Saturday that his country has agreed to establish a "free-trade zone" along its border with Iran, following a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani in Tehran, Al Jazeera reported.
