Economy

The Rouhani government pays a great deal of attention to the supply side of the economy. However, for the sake of its own survival and that of economic growth, it should do more to spur a fresh…

About 700 kilometers of rural roads have been asphalted in the current year – which started March 21 – in collaboration with rural communities, Seyed Hossein Mirshafi, the deputy of roads and…

In the first eight months of the current year (March 21-Novemeber 21), 5.11 million tons of wheat were imported to the country, registering a 154 percent growth compared to last year, ECO News…

The vice presidency for strategic planning and supervision has required the ministry of economic affairs and finance to enforce 10 major programs in a bid to pave the way for the implementation of…

Agricultural trading floor played host to 100 tons of white sugar, priced 20,500 rials per kg, 1,150 tons of local corn at the base price of 8,500 rials, and 25 tons of Russian barely, valued 9,…

Seesawing between small gains and losses on Saturday, the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)’s main index (TEDPIX) pulled out of red territory, edging up to trigger a new series of rallies, although the…

The production of copper cathodes during the first eight months of the Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21) reached 129,369 metric tons, according to a report by the Iranian Mines and…

Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX) said the lack of liquidity has prevented the IRENEX from reaching the projected two-trillion-rial monthly trades, reported ILNA.

Turkey, Egypt, and Vietnam have imposed high tariffs on Chinese crude steel and steel products. There also have been similar calls by steelmakers in the Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region.…

The value of trade between Iran and the 28 members of the European Union in October has witnessed a 37 percent increase compared to the corresponding period last year, Tasnim news agency reported…

Chairman of Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce Asadollah Asgar-Oladi said that China has to finance several Iranian projects and continues to do so.

"We agreed to receive our money in the…

Investments worth $1.3b have been made in the ports and maritime sectors since the current government took office despite restrictions and problems facing the country, said the roads and urban…

The Central Bank of Iran has dismissed claims that the government is justifying the budget by manipulating the foreign exchange rates, according to an announcement published on the CBI website…

The Azadi bullion coin steadied below the 10 million rial per coin mark on Thursday after a four-week rally amid fears of economic hardships due to plummeting oil prices.  

“The gold…

The domestic steel industry has failed to achieve the 5-million-metric-ton increase in annual production set for the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), said the chairman of the…

The French auto manufacturer Renault said its Iran sales in 2014 indicate a 16% decrease compared to 2013, despite the lifting of sanctions on car imports to Iran, reported Tasnim news agency on…

The week’s trade at the Iran Mercantile Exchange (ended on December 17) recorded more than 412 and 76 percent hike in copper trade volume and value, respectively, IME’s public relations and…

The new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Organization, Mohammad Fetanatfard, has underlined tackling serious challenges facing the listed industries at the equity market as his main concern…

The 21st International Exhibition of Packing and Printing Machinery will kick off on December 27 in Tehran, reported IRNA. Over 450 companies from Iran and 15 foreign countries will attend the…

Construction on Tehran heights is not a very new phenomenon. In recent years, certain factors such as surge in prices of land in the city have shifted the attention of builders to green spaces,…

The main responsibility of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) at the present time is to “overcome the galloping inflation inherited from the former government”, President Hassan Rouhani told in the…

India has decided to launch a ‘reverse special economic zone’ in Iran, India’s Minister of Chemicals Fertilizers, Ananth Kumar, said on Wednesday as reported by IRNA. The Indian initiative refers…

The administration is planning to reduce the market exchange rates, since it does not regard the current one as valid, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, vice president for planning and strategic supervision…

The Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Abbas Akhoundi, said on Wednesday that Iran’s road system requires a complete overhaul in order to keep up with population growth and increasing the…

The total amount of the loans to be paid by the small industries guarantee fund to the manufacturing units will increase from the current 10 billion rials ($371,000 at official exchange rate) to…