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  • Forex Lenders Expand
    The Central Bank of Iran has allowed Tejarat, Parsian and Mellat banks to join their peers Melli and Saman in operating as the authorized lenders of hard currency to importers, outbound tourists...
  • Metal Bulletin’s weekly price assessment for Iranian billet exports was $480-500 per ton FOB on May 2, against $495-505 per ton FOB a week earlier.
    Prices for Iranian steel billet and slab exports decreased in the week that ended on May 2, with...
  • Iran Mall Hosts CIDEX 2018
    The inauguration of First Construction Industry Development Exhibition (CIDEX 2018) on May 1 coincided with the launch of the first phase of Iran Mall, an all-Iranian monumental project slated to...
  • Over 2.35 billion shares valued at $144.6 million were traded on TSE last week, registering a 42% and 36% decline compared to the week before.
    Uncertainty is in the air these days for Iran’s financial markets, especially stocks.  Recent upheavals in the foreign exchange market, coupled with the looming political risks, have all but...
  • Tourism Bank Returns to IFB
    After an 18-month hiatus, Tourism Bank returned to trading on Iran Fara Bourse on Tuesday, making it the first IFB-listed lender to unfreeze its shares in the current fiscal year (started March 21...
  • Iranians placed a lot more bets on gold in the first quarter of 2018.
    Iran's gold demand more than tripled in the first quarter of 2018 while Saudi Arabia's dropped 15%, data released by the World Gold Council show.  Iranians placed a lot more bets on gold in the...
  • Telecoms Giant MTN Faces Profit Repatriation Problem
    South Africa-based multinational mobile telecommunications company MTN faces the risk of...
  • Foreign Insurance Dealings in Euro
    Iran is determined to sideline the US dollar in its financial dealings for the past few years and the country’s insurance industry is no exemption, as it has emphasized a shift toward euro both on...
  • Swiss Sovereign Money Initiative Set for Failure
    A radical “sovereign money” plan that would upend Switzerland’s traditional monetary system appears headed for...
  • Fate of Iran’s Airplane Orders in European Hands
    The fate of Iran Air’s post-sanctions contracts with western planemakers depends on European’s reaction to US President Donald Trump’s expected decision to leave the 2016 nuclear deal, an advisor...
  • About 625 million shares valued at $35.42 million changed hands at TSE on May 1.
    Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 0.04 points on Tuesday compared to the day before to end trade at 93,612.1. About 625 million shares valued at $35.42 million changed hands at TSE for the...
  • Iranian mills offered May-June output billet at $500-510 per ton FOB, although bids came in at $495-500 per ton FOB.
    In Iran, export prices for steel billet remained unchanged in the week that ended April 25, as buying activity slowed.  
  • Construction Permits Increase
    The number of permits issued for the construction of residential units both across Iran and in Tehran registered increases during the third quarter of the previous fiscal year to Dec. 21, 2017,...
  • Banking Merger Imminent
    Reports suggest that the planned merger of two lenders, namely Mehr Eqtesad Bank and Samen Credit Institution, with Ansar Bank will take place in the coming days. According to ISNA, Samen and Mehr...
  • Iran had a total of 12.42 million wage-earning workers during the fiscal 2016-17, 70% of whom operated in the private sector.
    Most Iranian breadwinners are working in the private sector, even though those engaged in the public sector work tend to earn more and are placed in higher income deciles. However, households with...
  • IRALCO’s shares at TSE grew 26.9% from April 16 to May 1.
    In market disruptions, one’s loss is usually another’s gain. This was particularly true for the aluminum market in April. Carnage was unleashed on April 6 by the imposition of United States’...
  • Iran’s low level of public external debt is an important rating strength.
    Capital Intelligence Ratings (CI Ratings), the international credit rating agency, has announced that it has affirmed Iran's Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Sovereign Ratings at 'BB-' and its...
  • Mellat Insurance Company is Iran’s first private insurance entity.
    Mellat Insurance Company, affiliated with Bank Mellat, has signed a contract with Munich Re, the biggest reinsurance company in the world, based on which the German firm will cover the entire life...
  • Industry PPI Inflation at 15.5%
    Producer Price Index for the industrial sector in the four quarters ending March 20, 2018, which marks the end of winter, increased by 15.5% compared with the same period of last year, according to...
  • Per capita chicken consumption in Iran is twice the global average.
    Chicken is the most consumed meat in Iran and with a chicken and egg output of over 3 million tons per year, the industry has played an important role in the country’s food security.  With a...
  • About 578 million shares valued at $44.11 million changed hands at TSE on April 30.
    Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index lost 218.57 points or 0.23% on Monday compared to the day before to end trade at 93,586.9. About 578 million shares valued at $44.11 million changed hands at TSE...
  • Private Sector Forms Forex Panel
    A permanent currency commission has been set up by Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture to address challenges facing the private sector in the wake of recent foreign exchange...
  • Isfahan Hosts Int’l Stone Expo
    The 14th International Exhibition of Stone, Quarries & Related Industries opened in Isfahan Province on Monday. The five-day event will witness local and foreign companies showcase their latest...
  • SSIC Subsidiary to Sell Stake in Mobarakeh Steel
    A 4.06% stake in Iran’s largest steelmaker Mobarakeh Steel Company has been scheduled to be sold by Saba Tamin Investment Company on May 5. The sale comprises 3.04 billion shares with a base price...
  • Yazd: Tile, Ceramic Production Hub of Iran
    Producing half of the 550 million square meters per year of the domestic output of tiles and ceramics, Yazd Province is the production hub of these products in Iran, the deputy head of Iran’s Tiles...

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