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Domestic Economy
The drought-hit pistachio farms in Kerman Province are dying at a rapid pace.
Until recently, the southern province accounted for 70% of Iran’s pistachio production, but the farms are on…
Fiera Rome Exhibition Center is scheduled to host an event dubbed “Iran Country Presentation” from November 22 to 26, in which more than 100 Iranian companies will introduce investment…
Iran exported more than 64,200 tons of non-oil goods worth $21.4 million to South Africa during the first half of the current Iranian year (started March 20), registering a 93% hike compared with…
Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi met Turkish Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci in Tehran late Saturday.
The transit truck traffic congestion at Iran-Turkey border and…
Data from more than 13.6 million people or 53% of households have been collected from across the country by field officers since the beginning of the door-to-door phase of the eighth National…
A trade delegation from Italy's Lombardy region is scheduled to arrive in Tehran on November 12.
Iran exported seafood worth $110 million during the first six months of the current fiscal year (started March 20), the head of Iran Fisheries Organization said. Hassan Salehi added that the…
Over 70% of Iranian shirt-makers are on the verge of bankruptcy with some operating at 20% of their capacity, the head of Tehran Shirt-Makers Association said. Javad Doroudian blamed the absence…
The First International Exhibition of Transportation and Logistics, Road Construction, Road Maintenance and Related Industries, otherwise known as Iran Trans Expo 2016, is scheduled to be held in…
Iran’s transit capacity amounts to 100 million tons per annum, but at present only 10 million tons of freight worth some $7 billion are being transited through the country annually.
On the northeastern outskirts of Tehran stands a building with a blue glass facade built by Pars Online, an Internet service provider run by the Fateh brothers.
It was finished two years…
The Ministry of Agriculture plans to boost operations in securities markets to fund its guaranteed purchase scheme for wheat and other agricultural products.
Iran and Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote cooperation in the aviation sector. The MoU was signed in Australia on Wednesday between Iran Civil Aviation Organization,…
Iran exported 1,200 tons of non-oil goods valued at $6 million to Austria in the first six months of the current Iranian year (started March 20), which indicates a 30% increase in value compared…
More than 2.2 million tons of rice are estimated to be produced in the current Iranian year (started March 20), which would indicate a 20% increase compared with last year’s output, says secretary…
The average goods and services Consumer Price Index for rural areas in the 12-month period ending October 21, which marks the end of the Iranian month of Mehr, increased 7.5% compared with last…
Many in Iran imagined an ensuing gold rush after the country signed a nuclear deal in July 2015 with western powers.
While that hasn’t exactly come to pass, there are some major indications…
Iran is emerging as a market that every retailer with international ambitions should be looking at, according to a senior executive of British multinational retailer Debenhams.
James Briggs, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of aerosols and consumer chemicals, has successfully entered another emerging market after securing a deal with Iran-based protective coating…
Travelers to Tehran often wonder why Imam Khomeini International Airport was built so far from downtown Tehran, requiring at least an hour’s drive and often much more, given the city’s notorious…
Data from more than 10.4 million households, accounting for 40.5% of the Iranian households, have been collected from across the country by field officers since the beginning of the door-to-door…
The National Confederation of Entrepreneurs Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic, locally known as ASK, is hosting a conference on promotion of investment opportunities in Iran and Azerbaijan in…
A joint exhibition organized by Iran and Afghanistan opened in the western Afghan province of Herat on Tuesday. Products such as electronics, construction materials, home appliances, food…
A delegation from Russia’s Volgograd Oblast arrived in Iran’s northern Mazandaran Province on Wednesday for a three-day visit for exploring ways of expanding mutual trade. The mission is scheduled…