The US is expected to decide tomorrow whether to continue to waive sanctions on Iran, as agreed under the 2015 nuclear deal formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

The…

The government is planning to sell its stake in the beleaguered Esfahan Steel Company to Iran’s largest steelmaker, Mobarakeh Steel Company, the deputy cooperatives minister for planning and…

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Tehran Stock Exchange’s recent wild rush was bound to crash eventually, and new market-changing regulations coupled with protests over price…

The Iranian debt market is struggling to grow while grappling with the traditional dominance of large banks in terms of financing.

It also suffers from a lack of transparency and…

The Iranian mining sector was surrounded by much fanfare following the lifting of nuclear sanctions on the Islamic Republic in 2016.

Government officials and economists, expecting an…

Movements on all fronts, be they social, political or economic, move stocks one way or another, ranging from slight tremors to shockwaves based on the development’s magnitude.

The Third International Exhibition on Pharmaceuticals and Related Industries, also known as Iran Pharma 2017, opened in Tehran on Tuesday.

Attended by top industry officials and more…

Iranian government officials and steel industry players met at Financial Tribune’s office in Tehran on Sunday to set the agenda and the general outlook for the Eighth Iranian Steel Market…

The intrinsic quality of capital is that it cannot afford to stop growing, as the whole process of economic reproduction is conditioned on capital accumulation.

The system depends on…

Investing in stocks is an inherently risky business and it is the promise of sweet returns that attracts capital. In Iran, however, the risks are on a different plane of existence. They are…

Just observing an open session of the parliament or listening to a government official talking about trade could get anyone thinking that there is an essential moral quality to imports or…

A company is in distress, its stocks are tanking, and red ink is all over the place. To address these, the board of directors ousts the CEO and starts looking for a more competent manager.

There were high hopes for the Iranian mining industry after the lifting of international nuclear sanctions against Iran. Exploiting massive reserves of copper, iron ore, zinc and lead in an…

Chinese steel was everywhere in the world for the good part of the past few years. Disheartened Iranian producers were unable to compete with low prices and downstream users sidestepped local…

Booms and busts are inevitable in every sector. Most industries cannot imagine the fall when they are flying or envision prospering when they are down.

President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the Cabinet to address the parliament’s concerns about steelmakers prioritizing flat steel exports over local downstream users’ demand, chairman of the…

Steel trade wars are looming across the world, as over 150 lawsuits were filed just last year.

Iran’s largest flat producer Mobarakeh Steel Company was recently caught up in an escalating…

Another bust, another boom and iron ore miners and the government are at it again.

Miners have just recently come out of survival mode, as prices are rising. Mostly privately-owned, they…

A shadow rising on the wall and growing in size can be spooky. However, a shadow distorts the original object based on the angle and intensity of light that created it, failing to faithfully…

It might feel like summer, but a good number of stocks are chilled to the marrow.

Up to 46 companies’ trading symbols are currently frozen on Tehran Stock Exchange and another 53 are barred…

Iran’s debt market is set to become even larger, as more governmental Islamic bonds are being issued.

This raises concern for investors and analysts of a deepening gap between the equity…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s primary index TEDPIX gained 1,506.2 points or 1.95% during the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21) to end at 78,736.2. The over-the-counter Iran…

Tehran Stock Exchange was the world’s fourth fastest-growing stock exchange, according to a study carried out by TSE analysts who monitored the benchmarks of 17 global exchanges from March 18 to…

The initial enthusiasm in Iran’s capital market following the reelection of President Hassan Rouhani in late May has faded and the market has been on a downtrend ever since.

Iran’s steel consumption has experienced a downtrend for the past six years, highlighting the country’s ailing market and subdued demand.

The country’s apparent steel use per capita stood…