Economy

The number of foreign companies taking part in the Iranian fairs has increased by 110% compared with two years ago, Mir Aboutaleb Badri, a senior official at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (…

Auto market analysts say foreign car prices would most probably decline following the understanding reached between Iran and the world powers on the outline of a final nuclear deal, ISNA reported…

Based on the latest report released by the World Bank, Iran’s exports during the second month of 2015 rose by 11.4% in value, while its imports decreased by 3% during the same period, Tasnim news…

Official statistics for the first 10 months of the past Iranian calendar year that ended on March 20 indicate that some 919 trillion rials ($32.8 billion at official exchange rate) were invested…

Iran produces about 180,000 tons of kiwi fruit annually, about 5 percent or 9,000 tons of which is spoiled due to demand fluctuations in the domestic and international markets. This has given rise…

Central Bank Governor Valiollah Seif has urged commercial banks and credit institutions to take fresh measures to implement instructions outlined by the Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on the…

Iran’s second largest mobile phone operator by number of customers, MTN-Irancell, has launched a new wireless internet service for people visiting popular areas in northern Tehran, its PR office…

Paid claim losses by Iranian insurance firms grew by 20.7 percent year-on-year in the 11 months ending on Feb. 19, Eghtesad News reported.

I ranians headed for nature to spend the 13th day of the new Iranian year shaking off misfortune, in a ceremonial way. Some were eyeing Lausanne, Switzerland.

The Central Bank of Iran announced it has received another tranche in frozen assets from the Omani Central Bank as part of the original Joint Plan of Action deal which was signed by Iran and the…

The Iranian administration is determined to reduce the interest rate in the fiscal year ending March 2016, a senior official announced on Monday. “In light of the new decisions, the interest rate…

The Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) was bustling during the five working days of the new year (started March 21), with future trade volume and value recording 58 and 45 percent growth respectively…

The minister of industry, mine, and trade has lauded Iran’s presence at the upcoming Expo Milano 2015, IRNA reported. Regarding the expo’s main theme of “human nutrition” the Iranian booth this…

Spring-time rallies within the first five working days of the Iranian new year (started March 21) at the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) has evaporated massive losses incurred by refining companies'…

The Iranian furniture industry has over the past years experienced tangible growth, however experts believe adverse government policies have prevented the industry from unleashing its full…

The deputy minister of industry, mine and trade says Iran is engaged in serious negotiations with Kazakhstan for cooperation in iron ore, steel, zinc, and aluminum sectors, IRNA reported.

The deputy minister of industry, mine, and trade has predicted that growth in the mining sector would hit 15% in the new Iranian calendar year (started March 21), Mehr news agency reported.

The inflation rate reached 15.6 percent over the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20), based on the latest report released by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI). The report also indicates…

Iranian ports recorded 8 percent growth in marine traffic during the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20) compared with the previous year. The number of ships berthing in Iran’s ports…

Close to 3,700 metric tons of various bony fish species have so far been caught from the Caspian Sea in the northern Mazandaran Province in the current fishing season, which indicates a 6 percent…

Commodities worth $1.9 billion were exported to Iraq through Khosravi and Parviz Khan border-crossings in Qasr-e Shirin county of Kermanshah Province in western Iran during the past Iranian…

Transit of goods through the country’s borders exceeded 12.34 million metric tons in the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20), indicating a 6.5 percent increase compared with the previous…

Trade exchange between Iran and China exceeded $50 billion during the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20), deputy minister of industry, mine and trade, Reza Nowruz-Zadeh said in a meeting…

The parliament has urged immediate identification of the heavy debtors who officials say have deviated banking resources towards brokerage and speculative activities in the past decade,…

The rial will strengthen after the start of the upcoming Iranian year which starts on March 21, said head of Tehran’s Gold and Jewelers Union.