Economy

Iranian exporters of semi-finished steel products continue to push for higher prices after successfully selling billet and slab volumes in recent weeks. 

Metal Bulletin’s weekly…

The agriculture sector grew by 1% during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21, 2017), experiencing the lowest growth over the past six years, based on the latest…

Iran National Pavilion has been launched in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone for increasing exports of goods and services, and attracting foreign investment.

According to Ali Dehqani, Iran’s…

Close to 47 million tons of cargo have been transported via railroad in Iran during the previous Iranian fiscal year (started March 21, 2017), which indicates a 17.5% increase compared with the…

The foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran signed an agreement on projects to create a transportation and transit corridor between the Indian Ocean and Europe in Baku on March…

Revenues generated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration earned since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2017) to March 11, 2018, stands at 215 trillion rials…

A conservational agriculture center, a joint project between Iran and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, was launched in the city of Safiabad in the southern Khuzestan…

The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare has started its distribution of food aid package on Thursday. Each food package is worth 350,000 rials ($7.5) for a single person and 700,…

Iran exported more than 58.09 million tons of mineral products worth over $8.39 billion during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Feb. 19), down 3% in tonnage and up 6% in…

The Indian Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a double taxation avoidance agreement between India and Iran, which will promote investment flow and curb tax evasion. 

While local and foreign media reported that Iranian iPhone users’ access to Apple’s App Store services has been blocked by the California-based firm on Thursday, Tehran’s residents reported…

Iran's space plan will witness a substantial growth in the near future, the Iranian Space Research Center, affiliated with the ICT Ministry, said.

The construction of a remote sensing…

Facebook has banned the far-right political group ‘Britain First’ for breaking rules that prohibit hate speech on the social media platform.

Streaming music leader Spotify used its cultural cool factor to appeal to mom-and-pop investors in an unconventional presentation ahead of its April 3 stock market listing.

Major Iranian steelmakers exported 6.56 million tons of semi-finished and finished steel products during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Feb. 19), registering a 39%…

More than 28,000 people have become homebuyers from Bank Maskan’s main initiative to boost the purchasing power of applicants during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year to Feb. 19.

The Central Bank of Iran’s latest report on the transfer of state accounts to CBI has shown that 84% of the designated entities have participated in the scheme that promises more transparency…

Iran’s vice president for science and technology believes that studies focusing on cryptocurrencies should be included in the long-term plans of the country since a decision on the issue cannot…

Iran Airports Company registered 35,073 takeoffs and landings during the Iranian month ending Feb. 19, which shows a 7% rise compared with last year’s corresponding period.

Close to 4.…

The long wait finally came to an end on Wednesday, as two major banks’ frozen stock tickers reopened on Tehran Stock Exchange after a year and a half. 

This is great news for…

Iran’s International Property Rights Index score increased by 0.28 compared with 2016 to stand at 4.52 (out of 10) for 2017. 

The country ranked 99th out of 127 countries under…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index lost 788.19 points or 0.82% to end Wednesday trade at 95,525.9.

About 1.38 billion shares valued at $51.46 million changed hands at TSE for the day.…

The production of all types of paper saw a 35% rise in the 10-month period since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2017-Jan. 20) compared with last year’s corresponding period…

More than 17 million tons of non-oil products worth $6.59 million were exported from Khuzestan Province during the first 11 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2017-Feb. 19), showing a…

Iran exported €357,420 worth of commodities to Latvia in 2017, indicating a 160.34% upsurge compared with the previous year. Iran’s imports from the European country amounted to more than €3.27…