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  • ECO 2023-11-03 14:17

    ECO members sign MOU on establishing EU-China transport corridor via Iran

    TEHRAN - The transport ministers and representatives of the member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the creation of a new transport corridor from China to Europe via Iran, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in Tashkent on Thursday.

  • Indonesia 2023-11-03 14:08

    Iran, Indonesia to expand co-op in halal standards

    TEHRAN – Iran and Indonesia’s standards authorities have stressed the development of technical cooperation between the two countries’ halal standards sectors, IRIB reported.

  • Export to China 2023-11-03 13:21

    Iran exports non-oil goods worth $8b to China in 7 months

    TEHRAN- Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $8 billion to China during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

  • iraq 2023-11-01 14:12

    Iran, Iraq stress using national currencies in bilateral trade

    TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq have stressed the need to use the national currencies of the two countries to enhance mutual trade relations, Mehr News Agency reported.

  • transit 2023-11-01 12:52

    Transit of goods via Iran rises almost 15% in 7 months on year

    TEHRAN- Transit of commodities through Iran increased by 14.97 percent during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

  • steel ingot 2023-11-01 11:29

    Over 15.4m tons of steel ingots produced in H1

    TEHRAN- As announced by the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA), 15.422 million tons of steel ingots were produced in Iran in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22).

  • IMF 2023-10-30 14:12

    Iran rises 10 places in terms of economy among 191 countries: IMF

    TEHRAN - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook Report dubbed “Navigating Global Divergences”, has positively revised its forecast for Iran's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2023, expecting the country’s economy to grow 3.0 percent this year.

  • ceramic 2023-10-30 13:56

    Annual ceramic, tiles production stands at 720m cubic meters

    TEHRAN – The head of Iran Ceramic Producers Association (IRCPS) has said over 140 ceramic and tile production units are currently active across the country which produce 720 million cubic meters of products every year.

  • Imam Khomeini port 2023-10-30 13:08

    Loading, unloading of goods in Imam Khomeini port hits 21.4m tons in H1

    TEHRAN – As announced by a provincial official, 21.4 million tons of commodities have been loaded and unloaded in Imam Khomeini port, in the southwestern Khuzestan province, during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22).

  • Export 2023-10-29 15:57

    Iran’s 7-month non-oil export exceeds $28b

    TEHRAN- Iran exported 79.5 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $28.3 billion during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

  • Iran oil 2023-10-29 15:02

    Iranian oil production reaches 3.4 million bpd

    TEHRAN – The spokesman of the Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union said that Iran’s oil production has increased to 3.4 million barrels per day (bpd), despite the U.S. sanctions aimed at curbing oil exports and the associated revenue to Iran’s government.

  • home appliance production 2023-10-29 14:09

    Home appliances production up 16% in H1

    TEHRAN- Production of home appliances in Iran rose by 16 percent during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the deputy industry, mining and trade minister announced.

  • expo 2023-10-28 14:30

    Tehran to host intl. transport exhibition in late Dec.

    TEHRAN – The Seventh International Exhibition of Transportation, Logistics, and Related Industries (Iran Trans Expo 2023) is slated to be held at Imam Khomeini Grand Prayer Campus (Mossala) in Tehran during December 18-20, IRNA reported.

  • INSTC 2023-10-28 14:23

    Iran, Russia to invest $38b in developing INSTC

    TEHRAN - Iran and Russia are going to invest about $38 billion in the development of Trans Caspian shipping lines as part of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), Iran’s Maritime News Agency (MANA) reported.

  • sponge iron 2023-10-28 10:39

    Over 18.8m tons of sponge iron produced in H1

    TEHRAN- As announced by the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA), 18.86 million tons of sponge iron was produced in Iran in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22).

  • fishery 2023-10-27 13:49

    Fishery exports reach 61,000 tons in 6 months

    TEHRAN – Iran exported 61,000 tons of fishery products worth $131 million in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) showed.

  • Chabahar 2023-10-27 13:27

    Export from Chabahar free zone rises 40% in H1

    TEHRAN – The deputy managing director of Chabahar Free Zone Organization (CFZO) said that export from this zone rose 40 percent during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Septemebr 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

  • Brazil 2023-10-27 13:24

    Iran’s annual export to Brazil doubles

    TEHRAN – Iran’s commercial attaché to Brazil has said the Islamic Republic’s exports to Brazil nearly doubled in the previous Iranian calendar year 1401(ended on March 20) as compared to the preceding year, IRNA reported.

  • steel production 2023-10-25 14:42

    Steel production stands at 56.5m tons in H1

    TEHRAN- Production of steel in Iran stood at 56.5 million tons in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA) announced.

  • ESCO 2023-10-25 13:57

    Kyrgyzstan requests Iran’s help in building power plant, refinery

    TEHRAN- During a meeting with Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber in Bishkek on Wednesday, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov requested Iran to help his country build power plant and refinery.

  • dairy 2023-10-25 13:57

    Export of dairy products up 16% in 6 months

    TEHRAN – Iran exported 281,000 tons of dairy products, valued at $381.19 million in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), registering a 16.4 percent increase compared to last year’s corresponding period.

  • nikbakht 2023-10-24 13:25

    Agriculture Ministry to help boost investment in free zones

    TEHRAN – Iranian Agriculture Minister Mohammad-Ali Nikbakht has said his ministry will take all the necessary measures for increasing investment in the country’s free and special economic zones, Freena reported.

  • Armenia 2023-10-24 13:25

    Iran inks deal to construct part of INSTC in Armenia

    TEHRAN – Iran and Armenia have signed a contract for the construction of the Agarak-Kajaran route as part of Tranche 4 of the International North-South Transit Corridor (INSTC) in the Armenian territory, IRNA reported.

  • sponge iron 2023-10-24 13:06

    Iran's sponge iron export increases 180%

    TEHRAN- The export of Iran’s sponge iron increased by 180 percent during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA) announced.

  • Iran-Armenia 2023-10-23 15:04

    Iranian transport minister visits Armenia to pursue expansion of ties

    TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash traveled to Armenia on Monday to meet the country’s senior officials and discuss ways of expanding trade and transit ties between the two countries, IRNA reported.

  • agro-food 2023-10-23 12:01

    Agro-food exports rise 21% in 6 months on year

    TEHRAN – The value of Iran’s exports of agricultural and foodstuff products increased by 21 percent in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), the spokesman of the International Relations and Trade Development Committee of Iran's House of Industry, Mining and Trade said.

  • Saudi 2023-10-23 12:01

    TPO head meets Saudi envoy to discuss expansion of trade ties

    TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) hosted a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Tehran to explore ways of expanding economic relations between the two sides, the TPO portal reported.

  • gas 2023-10-22 13:50

    Shourijeh facility’s stored natural gas up 11%

    TEHRAN - The volume of natural gas stored in Iran’s Shourijeh storage since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20) has exceeded 2.0 billion cubic meters (bcm), registering a 11-percent rise compared to the same period last year, a gas official said.

  • Russia 2023-10-22 12:37

    Tariffs on Russian trades to go zero by late March 2024

    TEHRAN - Tariffs on different goods being traded between Iran and the Russian Federation are going to become zero by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (late March 2024), an official with the Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce said.

  • car export 2023-10-22 12:27

    Car, vehicle engine exports stand at $120m in H1

    TEHRAN- Iran exported cars and car engines worth $120 million in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Septemebr 22), according to the data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) and Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).