Some 40 member states of World Trade Organization have expressed readiness to join a working party in charge of negotiations over Iran’s accession, says deputy minister of industries, mining and…
Domestic Economy
Iran’s industrial clout is focused around its capital and their sales and exports are heavily petroleum based.
With oil now looking $20 a barrel in the eyes, Iran’s top companies may be in…
Last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2015) saw smuggling cut to $19.8 billion from the preceding year’s $25 billion, said the head of Central Taskforce to Combat Smuggling of Goods and Foreign…
The government makes a paltry 6% of its tax revenues from private businesses, says chief of the Iranian National Tax Administration, Seyyed Kamel Taqavinejad. The official added that INTA is…
Governor of Iran’s Zanjan Province, Jamshid Ansari, met with India’s Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman in India’s Andhra Pradesh State on Monday to discuss ways of…
The 23rd international exhibition of lighting products is being held in Tehran’s International Fairground. The four-day event will ends on Wednesday. More than 150 domestic and foreign companies…
In a matter of weeks, the international community is expected to lift many sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy for decades.
But US companies won’t find Iran very open for…
German businesses are looking forward to investing in Iran’s infrastructure and transportation sectors, said former German chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder.
Schroeder, who is leading a 27-…
The Russian agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor says it has received assurances from Iran that the country would take all measures possible to prevent “banned Turkish products disguised as…
Close to 50,000 tons of goods were exported from Sarakhs Special Economic Zone located in Khorasan Razavi Province from March to December 2015, indicating a tenfold surge compared to last year’s…
It is up to the government to decide on the future of Saudi-invested vegetable oil company Ladan in Iran, says the secretary of Vegetable Oil Association. Abolhassan Khalili added that among…
Iran and Belarus see potential for cooperation in the mining sector, says the European country’s ambassador to Iran. Victor Rybak added that industrial machines and petrochemicals constitute half…
Cooperation with Slovenia would help resume trade with Europe given the ideal geographical location of the country at the crossroads of main European trade routes and its access to [Adriatic] Sea…
Seeking to regain its position as Iran’s top European trading partner, Italy is holding an exclusive trade exhibition in Tehran.
“The exhibition is a symbol of mutual cooperation,” IRNA…
Iran can simply replace the UAE with Oman in foreign trade, thanks to the high potential of Iranian ports, said former president of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture.…
As little as 4% of Iran’s budget are allocated for rural development, according to deputy president for development of rural areas, Nasser Zargar. “Iran’s budgeting is urban-centered,” he has been…
First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri, Roads and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi and more than 20 CEOs of Iranian aviation and tourism companies will attend the Iran Aviation Summit 2016…
The third quarter of the current Iranian year (Sept. 23-Dec. 21) registered the export of 58,000 tons of pistachios, according to Iran Pistachio Association. Pistachio accounts for 10% of Iran’s…
Is the depreciation of the Chinese yuan bad news for Iran? Some say no while others contend the government should be prepared.
Yuan has fallen 5% since August when China’s central bank…
Gerhard Schroeder, former chancellor of Germany, will lead a 27-member trade mission during a three-day visit to Iran starting Monday.
The Iranian month ending Dec. 21 saw exports of 3.17 million tons of non-oil goods through major Iranian ports, which shows a 2.9% rise compared with the similar period of last year, according to…
Iran banned all imports from Saudi Arabia in a Cabinet meeting chaired by President Hassan Rouhani last week, extending the embargo to free trade and special economic zones as well.
The products of four Iranian milk processing factories have successfully passed veterinary tests in the Russian Federation and received the requisite licenses, Russian news website Pravda.ru…
Key drivers of growth in Iran’s pharmaceutical market will be volume-based, given improvements in healthcare provision and rising population, as downward pressure on prices remains in place over…
Secretary-General of Iran-Turkey Council Seyyed Jalal Ebrahimi believes recent developments in the region will have no impact on economic ties between the two countries. “Although Iran and…
