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  • Insurers Pay $24m  in Kermanshah Quake Claims
    Iran’s insurance industry has so far paid out about 1.1 trillion rials ($24.55 million) in claims resulting from the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that shook the western province of Kermanshah and...
  • ESCO, IRALCO Finally Pull Off Block Sales
    The spell is finally broken, as Iranian Privatization Organization has sold two controlling stakes in Esfahan Steel Company and Iran Aluminum Company following several unsuccessful attempts. This...
  • Rouhani’s Visit a Reality Check for Iran-India Ties
    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s recent visit to India made news for all the right reasons.  
  • Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri (L) shakes hands with Iraqi President Fuad Masum in Baghdad on March 8.
    Iran is ready to allocate a credit line amounting to $3 billion to Iraq for rebuilding the war-ravaged areas of the neighboring country, Iran's first vice president has announced. In a meeting...
  • NDFI Urged to Attract Foreign Investments
    President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the National Development Fund of Iran to prepare a plan to attract foreign investments, according to a board member of the fund who also referred to measures...
  • Workplace Fatalities Decline
    An official with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare said workplace accidents in Iran have claimed the lives of 790 people so far in the current fiscal year (March 2017-18). “...
  • Over 6.39 billion shares valued at $322.06 million were traded on TSE during last week.
    Bears are dominating the equity market in the dying days of winter.  One could argue that it’s always like this, as the fiscal year draws to a close, but this year has been more intense.  For one...
  • The problem with Iran’s capital market stems from lack of custodianship services.
    Total capitalization of Iran's capital market, including equity and fixed-income, is currently standing at around $130 billion.  The amount of foreign investment in the country, including direct...
  • Iron Ore Exports Jump 16% in February
    Iranian miners exported a total of 1.85 million tons of iron ore in February, recording a 16.1% growth compared to January shipments, market analyst, Keyvan Jafari Tehrani, said. China was the...
  • Forex Rates Impact Housing Market
    Head of the Planning and Housing Economy Office at the Ministry of Roads and Housing Development discussed the short- and long-term impacts of the recent foreign exchange market volatility on the...
  • TEDPIX Ends Week at 96,860
    Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index lost 130.70 points or 0.13% to end Wednesday trade at 96,860.3. About 613 million shares valued at $38 million changed hands at TSE for the day. Trading at TSE...
  • MPs Ratify Budget Financial Measures
    Members of Iran’s Parliament ratified a number of financial measures relating to bonds, finance and loans among other things during their latest open session on Tuesday to discuss the fiscal 2018-...
  • New Terminal to Boost IKIA Capacity by 10-Fold
    The construction of Iranshahr Terminal in the Imam Khomeini International Airport is planned to start in the next Iranian year (starting March 21), the airport’s CEO said. Shahram Adamnejad added...
  • FAO: Iran 2nd Biggest Cereal Producer in Near East
    Iran’s total cereal production in 2017 is estimated to have reached 20.6 million tons, registering a 15.3% increase compared with 17.8 million tons in 2016, according to the latest data released by...
  • Ayandeh Bank Backs Ambitious Iran Mall Project
    Ayandeh Bank, Iran’s private lender that has been hailed both locally and internationally, is currently financing the construction of Iran Mall, an ambitious project based in Tehran. Located in...
  • Smuggling makes up for 63% or two-thirds of the cosmetics market.
    The average Iranian spends 1 million rials ($22) or 2.2% of total expenditure on beauty products annually, the deputy health minister said. Iraj Harirchi added that the spending hits 1.4 million...
  • Valiollah Seif (C) addressed chief executives of banks at the CBI headquarters on March 7.
    The Central Bank of Iran has called on the banking system to enforce anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism measures by establishing strong compliance departments.   CBI...
  • Iran’s cyberspace police have become the latest authority to discuss virtual currencies, with its deputy for technical affairs announcing that the fate of digital currencies is on their agenda. “...
  • Manfa’ah sukuk are meant to pick up where the recently issued banks’ certificates of deposit with 20% interest left off.
    The Iranian capital market hosted a new type of Islamic debt security on Tuesday, as the government issued 30 trillion rials (about $670 million) worth of Manfa’ah sukuk at the over-the-counter...
  • Tax Revenues Top $17 Billion in 11 Months
    The Iranian National Tax Administration collected 800 trillion rials ($17.7 billion) in tax during the first 11 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2017-Feb. 19). INTA’s deputy head,...
  • About 802 million shares valued at $38.41 million changed hands at TSE on March 6.
    Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index lost 191.58 points or 0.20% to end Tuesday trade at 96,991. About 802 million shares valued at $38.41 million changed hands at TSE for the day. Trading at TSE...
  • Tehran Chamber of Commerce gathered early Tuesday for its last get-together  of the current fiscal year that ends on March 20.
    With the government’s rescue package reining in the foreign exchange market, the private sector once again voiced its objection over the administration’s adamance on keeping the national currency...
  • Tejarat Bank to Sell Steel, Petrochem Shares
    Tejarat Bank is gearing up for block sales of three large-cap steel and petrochemical subsidiary companies listed at Tehran Stock Exchange on Feb. 10, TSE’s website reported on Tuesday. The first...
  • Trade between Iran and Ireland stood close to €134.5 million in 2017, registering a 140.5% upsurge compared with 2016.  Iran’s trade with Ireland saw the second highest year-on-year increase after...
  • Installing customs and border protection equipment, and using X-ray trucks and sniffer dogs have been among the measures taken to combat smuggling.
    More than 36.21 trillion rials ($810.38 million) worth of contraband goods were confiscated in Iran during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (March 21, 2017-Jan. 20), registering a 23....

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