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  • Iran’s rich mineral reserves ranging from iron ore to gold, as well as cheap energy, have attracted interest from foreign investors since western sanctions were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal signed by Tehran and six world powers.
    Iran is finalizing about €2 billion of investment from Europe in copper and steel projects despite threatened new US sanctions, a government official said on Wednesday. "Early talks are also...
  • US Probing Huawei for Possible Iran Sanctions Violations
    US prosecutors in New York have been investigating whether Chinese tech company Huawei violated US sanctions in relation to Iran, according to sources familiar with the situation. Since at least...
  • Crypto Ban in Line With Currency Policies
    Iran’s minister of communications and information technology has addressed the recent ban on cryptocurrency trade and efforts by the country to develop its own virtual currency.  In a talk with...
  • Iran exported 181,097 tons of zinc products valued at $386.7 million during the previous fiscal year (March 2017-18), dropping 4.9% in tonnage and growing 46.9% in terms of value year-on-year,...
  • President Hassan Rouhani met with top private sector figures on April 26.
    President Hassan Rouhani sought to assure the private sector of the long-term effects of the government's new foreign exchange policy, saying the measures are aimed at market stability and...
  • Bank Branches Shrink
    Iranian banks have shrunk by 0.3% in the previous quarter ending March 20 compared with the previous year, fulfilling a long-held target for an industry marked by overcapacity and rapid...
  • Banks to Support Domestic Production
    Secretary of the Association of Banks and Private Institution said banks have agreed on a number of schemes to support domestic production. Mohammad Reza Jamshidi also explained that these measures...
  • While Iran currently produces about 400,000 tons per year of aluminum, consumption is around 600,000 to 700,000 tons.
    Iran is on track to launch a new aluminum smelter early next year that would boost the country’s output by 70%, making it self-sufficient in the metal by taking advantage of its rich natural gas...
  • Export Price Index Rises 33.5% YOY, 7.5% MOM
    The export price index stood at 323.1 in the 11th Iranian month of Bahman (Jan. 21-Feb. 19), registering a 7.5% increase compared to the preceding month and a 33.5% rise compared with last year’s...
  • In its meeting on Tuesday, the Money and Credit Council, headed by CBI Governor Valiollah Seif, approved further cuts to interest rates levied on Housing Savings Account.
    Iran's highest financial decision-making body has approved further cuts in interest rates to make the most attractive home loans cheaper and more affordable. The entity also eased conditions for...
  • A host of high-level officials, including several ministers, CBI Governor Valiollah Seif and two deputies of President Hassan Rouhani were present at the meeting on April 25. 
    Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri on Wednesday sought to reassure importers that their currency requirements will be fully met by the government and spoke of the banking system’s new...
  • Natural Disasters Cause Hefty Agro Losses
    Natural disasters such as frost and drought inflict losses of between 120 and 150 trillion rials ($2.8-3.5 billion) to farmers and orchard owners in Iran every year, a board member at Agricultural...
  • Iran Steel Output reaches 6.8m Tons, Up 47%
    Iranian steel mills produced 6.8 million tons of crude steel in the first quarter of 2018, up 47% compared with last year’s similar period, according to the latest report released by World Steel...
  • About 888 million shares valued at $45.96 million changed hands at TSE on April 25.
    Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 219.84 points or 0.23% on Wednesday compared to the day before to end trade at 94,796.1. About 888 million shares valued at $45.96 million changed hands...
  • About 578 million shares valued at $32.79 million changed hands at TSE on April 24.
    Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 276.97 points or 0.29% on Tuesday compared to the day before to end trade at 94,576.5. About 578 million shares valued at $32.79 million changed hands at...
  • Iran Switch to Euro Reflective of Trade
    Iran’s decision to report foreign currency transactions in euro rather than the US dollar reflects the fact that the bulk of Iran’s foreign trade is with European and Asian countries and that it...
  • 5m Coins Sold  in Presales
    As the Central Bank of Iran launched a new round of gold coin presales since the beginning of the new fiscal year (March 21), a total of five million coins have been sold by Bank Melli branches,...
  • S. African Delegation to Visit Semnan
    A South African business delegation of economic players in the fields of food, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, auto parts, aviation, steel, communications, meat industry and furniture is due to visit...
  • Oxin Steel is Iran’s biggest producer of heavy plates, with a capacity of 1 million tons per year.
    Khouzestan Steel Company, Iran’s largest exporter of semi-finished steel products, intends to integrate its production and is negotiating to buy local plate producer Oxin Steel, a company source...
  • Masoud Karbasian attends the parliament’s open session on April 24.
    Iran's state-owned banks have sold excess assets worth 135 trillion rials ($3.21 billion), which included real estate, company shares and other resources, from the beginning of President Hassan...
  • Crackdown on Unlicensed Exchangers Continues
    As the Central Bank of Iran is continuing its rate unification and market control policies, the Tehran police force is maintaining its support for the regulator by cracking down on speculative and...
  • Work-Related Fatalities Remain Unchanged
    Despite the increase in the population of workers in Iran, the number of workplace accidents and fatalities in the last Iranian year (March 2017-18) remained unchanged compared to the year before,...
  • Funds raised via these debt securities will be invested in a wide range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, auto production, aviation, oil, steel, communications and railroads
    The current fiscal year (started March 21) will see the issuance of 12 batches of corporate bonds totally...
  • Exporters and even local traders say they have put everything on hold for now until the dust settles on the new normal.
    The foreign exchange market recently went in a frenzy, with the rial losing its value against the US dollar on a daily basis.  The government had to intervene to bring back stability by fixing USD...
  • Jahangiri officially notified the process of repatriation that obligates exporters to return 95% of their currency yields.
    When President Hassan Rouhani’s administration decided to unify Iran’s dual foreign exchange rate regime to prevent further depreciation of its currency on April 9, part of its market control...

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