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2020-11-29 22:15
Iran considering to waive visas for D8 countries
TEHRAN – Iran is considering abolishing visa rules for passport holders from the group of Developing Eight (D8) countries.
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2020-10-21 18:16
Sasanians promoted Persian arts through trade, conquest, and diplomacy: experts
TEHRAN - Under Sassanid rule (224 CE–651) Persian arts and architecture experienced a general renaissance. However, it made its way well beyond the vast borders of the longest-lived Persian dynasty, which at its greatest extent encompassed all of present-day Iran and Iraq and stretched from the eastern Mediterranean (including Anatolia and Egypt) to Pakistan, and from parts of southern Arabia to the Caucasus and Central Asia.
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2020/10/17
By Dennis Etler
Yunnan meeting, a major step toward a comprehensive and constructive partnership
The meeting of Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the Chinese province of Yunnan bodes well for the future of Sino-Iranian relations. It is a little known fact that during the Yuan dynasty Shams al-Din, an Iranian from Bukhara, was appointed Yunnan's first provincial governor. The meeting of the two foreign ministers in Yunnan thus takes on added historical significance.
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2020-08-04 19:29
New world order in 21st century: Iran, Russia and China are forming new bloc in the East
TEHRAN - Defying U.S. unilateral sanctions, Iran, Russia and China are increasingly expanding their economic and political ties in a way that could lead to the formation of a new politico-economic bloc, former diplomats tell the Tehran Times.
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2020-05-03 17:19
By Mahnaz Abdi
Tehran Times goes big on economy
TEHRAN- Since its establishment in May of 1979, the Tehran Times, as Iran’s leading English-language newspaper, has been playing a significant role in the national economic development.
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2019-08-17 20:26
India’s ties with Iran not influenced by others: ambassador
TEHRAN – The Indian ambassador to Iran says that his country’s ties with Tehran will not be influenced by other countries.
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2019-08-09 21:02
Abu Dhabi can’t afford to keep Iran out of Dubai
TEHRAN – An economic commentator says the financial contribution of Iranians in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ business center, has been so large over the past years that Abu Dhabi, the Arab country’s political capital, would have to pay a heavy price to continue to keep Iranians out of Dubai under U.S. sanctions.
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2019-04-27 21:22
Over $547m worth of commodities traded at IME in a week
TEHRAN- During weekdays ending up to April 25, approximately, 351,034 million tons (MT) of commodities worth over $547.6 million were traded on Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME).
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2019-04-14 21:26
Over $857m worth of commodities traded at IME in 2nd week of April
TEHRAN- During weekdays ending up to April 11, while 698,399 million tons (MT) of commodities worth over $857 million were traded at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME), the trading volume and value experienced growth of 577 percent and 479 percent, respectively.
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2019-03-12 10:09
Malaysia sides with China in U.S.-China trade war
TEHRAN - In a major snub to the Trump administration, Malaysia says it would prefer to take sides with China over the U.S. if his country was forced to take sides in the trade war.
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2019-03-06 22:06
Trump’s next trade war with India; India’s preferential trade status ended
TEHRAN - It is official: U.S. President Donald Trump’s next trade war is going to be with India, and his decision to end India’s preferential trade status bears testimony to that.
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2019-02-17 10:36
India, U.S. heading for a trade showdown
TEHRAN - While the trade war between United States and China continues to escalate, tensions between Washington and New Delhi are also rising.
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2019-02-07 01:43
India to benefit from U.S.-China trade war
TEHRAN - India is among the countries likely to benefit from the ongoing trade war between the world's top two economies – the U.S. and China – the United Nations (UN) has said in its latest report.
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2019-02-04 23:24
Xi, Trump likely to meet to discuss trade war
TEHRAN - As the trade war between China and U.S. escalates, there is a likelihood of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meeting in Vietnam, according to reports.
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2019-01-12 21:35
By Mehdi Sepahvand - Head of Political Desk
EU says will not allow U.S. to determine its trade ties with Iran
TEHRAN – The high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy says the United States cannot impose its policies on the 28-nation bloc’s legitimate trade relations with Iran.
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2019-01-04 20:50
Iran in talks with Turkey, Pakistan, Syria for preferential trade
TEHRAN – Iran is in talks with its neighbors Turkey and Pakistan and also with Syria for conducting preferential trade, IRNA reported quoting Mohammadreza Modoudi, the acting head of Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).
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2018-12-31 21:46
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
YEAR IN REVIEW – SOUTH ASIA:
TEHRAN - The year gone by was shaped by many significant events in South Asia. There was drama, there was intrigue, there was betrayal, there was brutality, and there was a healing touch too.
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2018-12-29 21:30
Indian mission off to space by 2022
TEHRAN - India looks all set to send astronauts to space by 2022 in its ambitious space program, which got a major boost this week with BJP government approving budget for it.
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2018-12-29 21:29
Pakistan-Russia trade jumps to $660m
TEHRAN -The bilateral trade between Pakistan and Russia increased to $660 million during 10 months of the current calendar year, and is expected to reach around $750 to $800 million by year-end.
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2018-12-22 20:18
Over 269m tons of commodities worth $285m traded in IME in a week
TEHRAN- During weekdays ending up to December 20, approximately 269,869 million tons (MT) of commodities worth over $285 million were traded on Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME).
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2018-12-19 17:59
Pakistan senator: We should not look to the West
TEHRAN - Asif Saeed Kirmani, a Pakistani senator, believes that Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Turkey should not look to the West for economic progress, saying these countries are the gateway to Asia and enjoy good economic relationship with China as the second biggest economy in the world.
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2018-12-18 20:21
Rouhani due in Turkey to chair high council of strategic cooperation with Erdogan
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to travel to Ankara on Wednesday afternoon for talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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2018-12-16 10:01
Afghanistan opens new trade route
TEHRAN - In a significant move that will spur trade and commerce in the war-torn country, Afghanistan has opened a new international trade route, known as Lapis Lazuli corridor.
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2018-12-09 09:46
In a rebuff to U.S., India, Iran agree on rupee payment mechanism for oil trade
TEHRAN - In a significant development that is likely to boost trade ties between India and Iran, the two regional allies have reached an agreement to switch to rupee payment mechanism to pay for Iranian crude imports.
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2018-12-01 19:59
Ambassador says Tehran, Seoul to expand ties
TEHRAN - In an interview with IRNA published on Saturday, South Korea’s ambassador to Iran Ryu Jeong-Hyun said that South Korean companies will continue their partnership with Iranian sides, and that economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries will expand.
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2018-11-30 22:46
Iran-Turkey trade at $8.2b in 10 months
TEHRAN- According to the latest data released by Turkish Statistical Institute, the trade between Iran and Turkey in the first 10 months of 2018 stood at $8.252 billion, Tasnim news agency reported.
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2018-11-19 22:27
India’s economy to be $10 trillion by 2035
TEHRAN - India’s economy is expected to quadruple to $10 trillion by 2035 riding on business-friendly policies, structural reforms and transparency in governance, says India’s Minister for Commerce and Industry.
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2018-11-11 09:52
India worried over China trade deficit
TEHRAN _India has voiced its concern to Beijing over the large trade deficit that has skyrocketed to over USD 51 billion, and underlined the need to boost bilateral trade in various sectors to bring down the deficit.
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2018-10-17 20:53
'India ‘worst sufferer’ of declining global trade and slow economic growth'
TEHRAN - With global economy going through a difficult phase, India's commerce and industry minister Suresh Prabhu says the country is the “worst sufferer” of declining trade and slow global economic growth as its share in world trade is rising.
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2018-10-06 20:14
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘India-Pakistan relationship is held hostage by many structural impediments’
TEHRAN - India and Pakistan, the two estranged neighbors, made some significant overtures since the formation of new government in Islamabad, which rekindled hopes of peaceniks in both the countries. But the parleys proved short-lived. The battle lines are drawn again as accusations and counter-accusations fly thick and fast. This week, the foreign ministers of the two countries took their war of words to the UN General Assembly.
