Economy

Besides watching “barista championship” and learning how to make “a perfect-tasting espresso” by a Rome-based expert, coffee lovers attending the Coffee and Tea Exhibition 2015 held at Tehran’s…

With significant oil and gas reserves, a well-developed stock market and a population almost equal to that of Germany, Iran is an attractive prospect to many.

Experts say Swiss high-tech…

Shortly before the finalization of Iran’s historic nuclear accord with six major world powers, the government spokesperson Mohammad Baqer Nobakht told reporters that the sixth five-year economic…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s rollercoaster ride wrapped up the week that ended September 2 in green with the overall index edging up 70 points or 0.11% compared to the previous trading week.

Pistachio harvest from Sistan-Baluchestan orchards has started and will continue until October, said the director of horticulture affairs of the province’s Agricultural Jihad Organization.  “…

The joint conference on Iran-Afghanistan trade opportunities attended by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s deputy chief of mission of to Afghanistan, Ali Edalat, and head of Afghanistan’s Investment…

Trade between the commerce chambers of the Developing-8 member states has the potential to rise from the current $98 billion a year to $150 billion, said the Iranian secretary-general of the…

Industrial Production Index fell by 19.3% in the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21) compared with the similar period of last year, according to a report by the Central…

Just like every other summer-end, rice farmers are busy harvesting the paddies; this year though, with some peace of mind.

The prospective increase in production due to favorable climatic…

The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Trade has issued an announcement urging apparel importers and retailers to register their business information with the ministry’s database until September 18…

Diversity awaits Internet users as 18 new operators will be entering the market by November 2015, said the deputy minister of Communications and Information Technology.

These Internet…

Japanese vertical farming setup, Spread Company, has begun construction on what it called the world’s first large-scale vegetable factory.

The facility will be fully automated from the…

US chip colossus Intel on Thursday said it will put $50 million and engineering resources into an alliance on quantum computing that could radically advance complex problem-solving.

Iran exported scientific products to different countries in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2015). “Advanced materials produced in Yazd Science Park have been exported to the Netherlands…

Governments have launched a host of initiatives to promote home ownership among low-income families in the past decade. Affordable housing projects like Mehr and the recent hike in mortgage…

A hot debate has been triggered following the announcement that the two major Iranian automakers have been authorized to receive five trillion rials ($147 million at market exchange rate) in loans…

The removal of sanctions on Iran could provide a timely lift for the property market in Dubai after it “flattened out” in recent months, according to the property consultancy Cluttons.

The insurance regulator has criticized insurance managers and private hospitals for their lack of customer orientation, BINA news website reported, citing an official.

Outdated technology used by Iranian industries is to blame for their low level of productivity, said the head of National Iranian Productivity Organization.

The much-awaited International North-South Transport Corridor through Iran has been set in motion, with New Delhi, Tehran, Moscow and 10 other states at a recent meeting in Delhi approving…

Gol Gohar Iron Ore Complex offered 55,000 tons of granulated iron ore at the base price of $28 per ton on Iran Mercantile Exchange’s export trading floor on Wednesday.

As IME reported, the…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s overall index wrapped up another sluggish trading day in green with Ghadir Investment Company’s block trade barely lifting TEDPIX to gain 25.2 points or 0.04% to settle at…

Experts and market analysts paint a promising picture of Iran's mining sector in the coming years following the lifting of western sanctions.

Iran Fara Bourse’s main index IFX edged up 2.18 points or 0.3% on Wednesday to close at 732.73. More than 87 million securities were traded in 12,183 transactions valued at $85.2 million. Iranian…

Transit goods constitute 420,000 tons of the total 820,000 tons of commodities which crossed Sarakhs rail border (northeast of Iran on Turkmenistan border) during the first five months of the…