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  • china 2023-02-19 13:30

    Iran to open trade center in China by late March

    TEHRAN – Head of the Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce said Iran is to open a trade center in China by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20), IRIB reported.

  • expo 2023-02-19 10:59

    Tehran to host intl. jewelry exhibition next week

    TEHRAN – The 14th International Exhibition of Gold, Silver, Jewelry, Watches, and Related Industries is going to be held at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds during February 21-24, IRIB reported.

  • Renewable 2023-02-19 10:40

    Electricity generation from renewable sources stands at over 9b Kwh in 10 months

    TEHRAN – Iranian renewable power plants generated 9.189 billion kilowatt-hours (Kwh) of electricity during the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-January 20, 2023), which accounted for five percent of the country's total electricity generation.

  • Turkmenistan 2023-02-18 14:48

    Tehran, Ashgabat to cooperate on developing railway, roads infrastructure

    TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare Solat Mortazavi said Tehran and Ashgabat have set it on the agenda to expand cooperation for the development of transportation infrastructure in order to increase trade exchanges.

  • oil 2023-02-18 13:57

    Iranian heavy crude oil price rises over 3% in January: OPEC

    TEHRAN - Iranian heavy oil price increased by $2.45 in January to register a 3.1-percent increase compared to December 2022, according to OPEC’s latest monthly report published on February 14.

  • trade 2023-02-18 13:34

    Iran’s exports to EU rise 15% in 2022

    TEHRAN – The value of Iran’s export to the European Union (EU)’s member states rose 15 percent in 2022, as compared to the previous year, according to the data released by the European Union's statistics office Eurostat.

  • Housing 2023-02-18 10:59

    About 71,000 ha of land provided for National Housing Movement

    TEHRAN- As announced by the acting head of the National Land and Housing Organization, about 71,000 hectares of land has been already provided for the National Housing Movement plan.

  • FTZ 2023-02-18 10:14

    350 packages being prepared to attract foreign investors to free zones

    TEHRAN- The secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council said that 350 investment packages are being prepared to attract foreign investors to the country’s free zones.

  • china 2023-02-15 15:37

    By Ebrahim Fallahi

    Tehran, Beijing take new steps to develop all-out economic ties

    TEHRAN – Following the recent official visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to China the two countries have taken new steps for the development of ties in economic areas including trade and energy, IRNA reported.

  • Exhibit 2023-02-15 14:06

    Ashgabat hosting exclusive exhibit of Iranian products

    TEHRAN- The 15th exclusive exhibition of Iranian products kicked off in Turkmenistan’s capital city Ashgabat on Wednesday and will wrap up on Friday.

  • Greenhouse cultivation 2023/02/15

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Greenhouse development, a major plan of Agriculture Ministry in resistance economy

    TEHRAN- Iran’s greenhouse development plan has been approved and announced as one of the key and priority projects of the Ministry of Agriculture in the resistance economy program.

  • Iran-china 2023-02-14 14:25

    Tehran, Beijing explore opportunities for expanding bilateral economic ties

    TEHRAN- During an Iran-China business forum held in Beijing on Tuesday, the two sides explored and discussed the opportunities and capacities for the expansion of economic relations between the two countries.

  • PMO 2023-02-14 13:41

    Iran, Kazakhstan consider establishing direct shipping line in Caspian Sea

    TEHRAN – In a meeting between Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Ali-Akbar Safaei and Kazakh Ambassador to Tehran Askhat Orazbay on Monday, the two sides discussed ways of expanding maritime ties, including the establishment of a direct shipping line in Caspian Sea.

  • TCCIMA 2023-02-14 11:24

    TCCIMA holds conference on Iran-EAEU trade opportunities

    TEHRAN – Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) hosted a conference on the trade opportunities of Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on Monday during which trade-related issues in areas like agriculture and foodstuff were discussed, the TCCIMA portal reported.

  • Fishery 2023/02/13

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Iran's fishery industry on wave of progress

    TEHRAN- Iran's aquaculture industry is on the wave of progress and has world ranks in the production of some fishery products.

  • GDP 2023-02-13 11:27

    GDP growth stands at 3.6% in Q2

    TEHRAN - Iran's gross domestic product (GDP) including oil grew 3.6 percent in the second quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (June 22 – September 22, 2022) compared to the same period last year, according to the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).

  • debt 2023-02-13 11:25

    Foreign debt falls more than 41%: CBI

    TEHRAN – The latest data released by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) show that the country’s foreign debt stood at $6.425 billion at the end of the eighth Iranian calendar month of Aban (November 21, 2022), down more than 41 percent from $9.067 billion at the end of the previous year (March 20).

  • industrial parks 2023-02-12 13:33

    There are 880 active industrial parks in Iran

    TEHRAN – As announced by Mohammad-Mehdi Baradaran, Iran’s deputy industry, mining and trade minister, there are 880 active industrial parks in the country.

  • South Azadegan 2023-02-12 12:53

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    South Azadegan oilfield development accelerated

    TEHRAN- South Azadegan oilfield is located 80 kilometers west of Ahvaz (the capital city of Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province), near the Iraqi border.

  • rail transit 2023-02-12 12:27

    Origins of rail transit via Iran diversified

    TEHRAN- The origins of transporting transit goods through the railway network of the country have been diversified in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21, 2022), the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) announced.

  • Russia 2023-02-11 13:22

    Iran, Russia customs hold joint meeting on educational co-op

    TEHRAN - In a joint meeting in Tehran, delegations from the customs of Iran and Russia have exchanged views on ways to develop educational cooperation between the two sides.

  • Iraq 2023-02-11 11:40

    NISOC inks co-op MOU with Iraq’s BOC

    TEHRAN - National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) has signed a cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Basra Oil Company (BOC), Shana reported.

  • Africa 2023-02-11 11:31

    Iran’s export to Africa rises 19% in 10 months on year

    TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s non-oil export to Africa rose 19 percent in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-January 20, 2023), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the vice president of Iran and Africa Merchants Club Ruhollah Latifi said.

  • goods 2023-02-11 11:31

    Over 1.3m tons of basic goods transported from Chabahar port in 10 months

    TEHRAN - As announced by a provincial official, 1,347,907 tons of basic commodities were transported from Chabahar port, in the southeast of Iran, to the designated destinations throughout the country in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-January 20, 2023), IRIB reported.

  • Housing 2023-02-11 09:46

    Ground broken for construction of 450 National Housing Movement units in Hormozgan

    TEHRAN- The ground was broken for the construction of 450 National Housing Movement units in Hormozgan province, in the south of Iran on the occasion of the Ten-Day Dawn (February 1-11), which marks the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, a provincial official announced.

  • electric car 2023-02-08 14:30

    MAPNA to build 20 electric vehicle charging stations across Iran

    TEHRAN - Iran's MAPNA group, which is a group of Iranian companies involved in implementing major industrial projects, has announced a plan for building 20 electric vehicle charging stations across Iran.

  • home appliance 2023-02-08 14:28

    Iran 75% self-sufficient in home appliance production

    TEHRAN - Head of Iranian home appliance sellers’ union said more than 75 percent of the equipment and parts used for manufacturing various types of home appliances are produced domestically and only 25 percent including pumps and motors are imported, IRIB reported.

  • project 2023-02-08 13:40

    440 industrial projects being inaugurated during Ten-Day Dawn

    TEHRAN - Some 440 industrial projects are going operational in Iran during the Ten-Day Dawn (February 1-11), which marks the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Deputy Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister Mehdi Baradaran announced.

  • rail transit conference 2023-02-07 13:41

    Tehran hosts intl. conference on Iran’s rail transport capacities

    TEHRAN- The international conference to recognize the capacities and potentials of rail transport of the Islamic Republic of Iran was held in Tehran with the participation of Uzbekistan, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan, IRIB reported on Tuesday.

  • non-oil export 2023-02-07 10:23

    Annual non-oil export anticipated to hit $52b by late March

    TEHRAN- The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said that the country’s value of non-oil export is expected to reach $52 billion in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20).