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  • aluminum ingot 2023-03-15 10:15

    Aluminum ingot output up 15% in 11 months on year

    TEHRAN – Production of aluminum ingot in Iran rose 15 percent in the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-February 19, 2023), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to the data released by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

  • LPG 2023-03-14 14:01

    South Pars LPG output rises 42%

    TEHRAN – As announced by the managing director of South Pars Gas Company (SPGC), the production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at this complex has increased by 42 percent in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20) as compared to the previous year.

  • Belarus 2023-03-14 12:29

    Iran, Belarus ink co-op MOU on Halal industries

    TEHRAN – Iran and Belarus have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in Halal industries, IRNA reported.

  • eshqi 2023-03-14 11:50

    SEO to facilitate knowledge-based firms’ entry into stock market

    TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) has said the organization plans to facilitate the entry of knowledge-based companies into the stock market in the upcoming Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21).

  • 33350 2023-03-13 15:04

    Tehran, Baghdad agree on establishing joint free trade zone

    TEHRAN – The deputy head of the Iranian Free Zones High Council said on Monday that Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement to form a joint free trade zone on the border of the two countries in the near future, IRNA reported.

  • Pakistan 2023-03-13 12:52

    Iran, Pakistan connect power grids to boost electricity exchange

    TEHRAN - Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian has announced the completion of a power transmission line to neighboring Pakistan with the aim of boosting electricity exchanges between the two countries, IRNA reported.

  • Uzbekistan 2023-03-13 12:52

    Tehran, Tashkent reach agreement on comprehensive development of transport ties

    TEHRAN – Iran and Uzbekistan have reached an agreement on the implementation of a comprehensive roadmap for developing transportation ties in all fields, IRNA reported.

  • West Africa 2023-03-12 12:45

    West African delegation visits PSEEZ to explore investment opportunities

    TEHRAN - A high-level business delegation from West Africa has visited Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ) at Iran’s energy hub Assaluyeh to explore investment opportunities in this zone, Shana reported on Sunday.

  • Oji 2023-03-12 12:12

    SP phase 11 to go operational within 2 months: Oji

    TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has said that phase 11 of the South Pars gas field development plant is going to go operational within the next two months, IRNA reported.

  • SCO 2023-03-12 12:11

    Iran-SCO 11-month trade rises over 18%

    TEHRAN - Iran’s trade with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)’s member states, excluding crude oil exports, had reached $38.8 billion in the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-February 19, 2023), registering an 18.3 percent growth in value and a three percent rise in weight.

  • Iran-Iraq trade 2023-03-11 15:24

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    ‘Iran’s annual export to Iraq anticipated to hit record high’

    TEHRAN- Considering Iran's vast export capacity and Iraq's large market for Iranian goods, both sides want to expand the volume of bilateral economic exchanges.

  • lithium 2023/03/11

    By Ebrahim Fallahi

    Huge “white gold” discovery draws spotlight on Iran’s mining industry

    TEHRAN – In late February, Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry announced the discovery of one of the largest lithium reserves in the world, an achievement that has put the Islamic Republic’s mining sector on the map of the global mining industry.

  • ship 2023-03-11 12:29

    Iran to build 50 passenger ships for Ivory Coast

    TEHRAN - Iran Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex (ISOICO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ivory Coast for building 50 sea taxis for the country, IRNA reported.

  • petzone 2023-03-10 14:31

    Iranian petchem companies ink 34 MOUs with domestic knowledge-based firms

    TEHRAN – Iranian petrochemical companies based in the country’s Petrochemical Special Economic Zone (Petzone) have signed 34 memorandums of understanding (MOU) with domestic knowledge-based firms for meeting their technological needs, Shana reported.

  • gdp 2023-03-10 14:15

    Iran’s 9-month GDP growth stands at 3.3%: SCI

    TEHRAN- Iran's gross domestic product (GDP) including oil grew 3.3 percent in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – December 21, 2022) compared to the same period last year, according to the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI).

  • Anzali port 2023-03-10 12:21

    Transit of non-oil goods via Anzali port up 402% in 11 months yr/yr

    TEHRAN- Transit of non-oil commodities through Iran’s northern Anzali port increased by 402 percent in the first eleven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-February 19, 2023), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, a provincial official announced.

  • Safari 2023-03-08 12:16

    ‘Economies of Iran, Africa are complementary’

    TEHRAN- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari said that the economies of Iran and the African continent are complementary to each other, and due to their abundant capacities, significant achievements can be achieved in this due.

  • petchem 2023-03-08 12:15

    ‘Petrochemicals leading in Iran’s exports’

    TEHRAN- The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), said that petrochemical products are leading in the country's exports.

  • Export 2023-03-08 12:11

    Knowledge-based products export increases over 30%

    TEHRAN- The export of Iran’s knowledge-based products has increased by over 30 percent in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20, 2022), the head of the Center for Science and Technology International Interactions of the Vice Presidency for science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy announced.

  • Iran-Africa 2023-03-06 16:39

    Tehran hosting Iran-West Africa economic co-op meeting

    TEHRAN- Scientific and Economic Cooperation Meeting Between Iran and West African Countries (IRAN WAC) kicked off in Tehran on Monday and will wrap up on Wednesday.

  • Peyman-Pak 2023-03-06 15:12

    TPO stresses expansion of trade ties with Qatar

    TEHRAN- The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) stressed the expansion of trade ties with Qatar and cooperation with the Qatari traders and businessmen in the field of partnership and joint investment and infrastructure development.

  • dry port 2023-03-06 14:06

    Iran’s biggest dry port, rail terminal goes operational

    TEHRAN – The first phase of Iran’s biggest dry port and rail terminal called Aprin was officially inaugurated on Monday in a ceremony attended by the country’s Transport and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash, Fars News Agency reported.

  • Iran trade center in Afghanistan 2023-03-05 14:45

    Iran opens trade center, permanent exhibition in Kabul

    TEHRAN- Iran’s trade center and permanent exhibition of Iranian products was inaugurated in Kabul on Sunday, the Iranian Embassy in Afghanistan announced.

  • wheat 2023-03-05 14:03

    Iran’s wheat production rises 28% in 2022: FAO

    TEHRAN - Wheat production in Iran has increased by 28 percent in 2022, putting the Islamic Republic in 13th place among the world’s top producers of the strategic grain, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s latest Food Outlook report.

  • Qatar 2023-03-05 13:55

    Tehran to host Iran-Qatar business forum

    TEHRAN – A grand Iran-Qatar business forum is scheduled to be held in Tehran during March 6-7, an official with Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization announced.

  • Iran-Oman 2023-03-04 15:58

    Iran, Oman ink MOU on oil, gas, petchem, petro-refining co-op

    TEHRAN- Iran and Oman signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Tehran on Saturday on cooperation in the development of oil and gas fields, investment making in petrochemical and petro-refining sectors, and the export of oil products and petrochemicals, Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji announced.

  • mining exports 2023-03-04 13:21

    Exports from mining sector surpassed $11b in 11 months

    TEHRAN – Iran exported 34.791 million tons of minerals and mining products worth $11.089 billion in the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2021-February 29, 2023), IRNA reported.

  • budget 2023-03-04 13:19

    Parliament holds session to explore details of budget bill

    TEHRAN - The Iranian parliament (Majlis) held its 16th session for reviewing the details of the national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year (begins on March 21) on Saturday, Mehr News Agency reported.

  • Venezuela 2023-03-04 13:17

    Iran, Venezuela launch direct shipping line

    TEHRAN – Iran and Venezuela have launched a direct shipping route to enhance trade ties amid U.S. sanctions, the Iranian embassy in Caracas announced in a statement released on Friday.

  • Anzali 2023-03-03 16:08

    Loading, unloading of container goods up 71% in Anzali port in 11 months yr/yr

    TEHRAN- Loading and unloading of container goods increased by 71 percent in Iran’s northern Anzali port in the first eleven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-February 19, 2023), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, a provincial official announced.