Economy

The Central Bank of Iran announced on Tuesday that it has revised regulations regarding the operation of leasing companies, allowing lenders to offer their services at approximately 3% higher…

More than 1.13 million tons of non-oil goods worth $610 million were exported from Markazi Province during the nine months to December 20, registering a 10% and 3% increase in weight and value…

January 16, 2016, is remembered as the day sanctions against Iran officially began to roll back.

The move freed Iran to sell much more oil and gain control of the roughly $100 billion in…

The first Airbus A321 Iran purchased post sanctions performed its first domestic flight from Tehran to Mashhad. With 200 passengers on board, the airliner landed in Mashhad on Tuesday at 10:20 p.m…

Iran Airports Company has signed a multilateral memorandum of understanding with German companies for expansion of Iranian airports.

The agreement was signed with Munich Airports, Frankfurt…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index added 196.20 points or 0.25% to end Tuesday trade at 79,280.4.

More than 1.1 billion shares valued at $56.5 million changed hands for the day.

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The 24th International Exhibition of Chandeliers and Decorative Lights, in which many producers of classic and modern chandeliers have participated, opened at Tehran’s International Exhibition…

The number of foreign entities investing in Iran's capital market has increased 42% since the removal of sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear program.

Mouteh Gold Mine produced 45 kilograms of gold bars during the nine months to December 20, registering a 35.5% growth compared with last year’s corresponding period, announced the mine’s managing…

Airbus Group plans to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a way of avoiding gridlock, the aerospace group’s chief executive said on January 16. Airbus last year formed a division…

Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines has highlighted capabilities in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) and says the private sector is ready for a…

Outgoing calls and text messages for 2 million unidentified SIM card owners have been blocked, said the spokesperson of the Communications Regulatory Authority, Jahangir Asadi.  

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To broaden access to legally-imported smartphones in the domestic market, the Consumers and Producers Protection Organization has issued 23 new import licenses.

The organization, which is…

The Central Bank of Iran has ordered all banks to finalize their annual financial statements in accordance with new standards by the end of the current fiscal year (March 20, 2017), said Abbas…

The National Association of Iranian Leasing Companies has again called on the Central Bank of Iran to revise its current policy regarding the interest rate of leasing contracts. At present,…

The Central Bank of Iran has communicated to all banks and credit institutions the criteria for the implementation of a foreign exchange directive originally issued by First Vice President Es’haq…

A year has passed since Iran's nuclear accord with world powers has been implemented and the governor of Central Bank of Iran believes the deal has paved the way for financial institutions outside…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index added 11 points or 0.01% to end Monday trade at 79,084.2.

More than 1.7 billion shares valued at $98.5 million changed hands for the day.

National…

Captain Behnam Shirzad wears a broad smile as he walks into the hall where Iran Air is about to take delivery from Airbus of its first brand new aircraft in 23 years.

“It is fantastic,” he…

The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has asked the government and parliament to deny the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force a share of Iran Airports Company’s revenues.

Iran Fara Bourse has attracted 5 trillion rials (about $125 million) in foreign investments since the Implementation Day, that is the removal of sanctions on January 16, 2016, following Iran’s…

The Ministry of Sports and Youth is banking on the private sector to help complete its under-construction sport infrastructures due to the government’s tight budget.

Workplace accidents claim the lives of 1,500 people on a yearly basis, deputy roads and urban development minister, Hamed Mazaherian, said. “About 60% of worker deaths are attributed to accidents…

Between 25% and 30% of Iran’s agricultural machinery have been renewed or renovated since the beginning of Hassan Rouhani’s presidency in August 2013, according to an official with the Ministry of…

Deputy Roads and Urban Development Minister Amir Amini said Iran’s freeways will stretch out to more than 7,000 km by the end of the sixth five-year development plan (2016-21). According to Amini…