The findings of the recent National Population and Housing Census show that between 2011 and 2016, average life expectancy at birth for Iranian men and women improved by 1 and 1.5 years…
Domestic Economy
An Iranian business delegation headed by Chairman of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Gholamhossein Shafei is scheduled to visit Cyprus on May 9 to explore avenues of…
The 12th session of Iran-Uzbekistan Economic Commission is scheduled to be held from April 9 to 10 in the Iranian capital Tehran, Behrouz Hassan Olfat, director of Europe and Americas Department…
China with close to $943,800 was the main exporter of safety pins to Iran during the 11 months to Feb. 19. A total of more than 378 tons of safety pins worth around 32.95 billion rials (close to…
Two brand-new Airbus H145 air ambulances were received at Iran’s Payam Airport near Karaj on Friday, the airport’s public relations announced.
The helicopters have been purchased by…
Minimum wages will rise by 19.8% in the new Iranian year that started on March 21, as per the decision made in the last session of Supreme Labor Council. After a dozen sessions, the…
Iranian steel mills produced 4.46 million tons of steel in the first two months of 2018, up 48.9% compared with last year’s similar period, according to the latest report released by World Steel…
The International Monetary Fund's Executive Board concluded the 2018 Article IV consultation with the Islamic Republic of Iran on March 21.
The average goods and services Consumer Price Index for urban areas in the 12 months ending March 20, which marks the end of the last Iranian month of Esfand, increased by 9.6% compared with…
This is the Financial Tribune’s last edition of the current Iranian year (ending March 20). As Iran’s sole economic daily in English, it considers it apt to review the key economic developments…
Iran's gross domestic product grew 3.4% during the first three quarters of the current fiscal year (March 21-Dec. 21, 2017) compared with last year's corresponding period, according to the…
The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has released a report, listing top Iranian industries in attracting investments.
The report, surveying statistics over the first 10 months of…
The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration has warned travelers to Central Asia about carrying a number of medications, namely Acetaminophen Codeine, Chlordiazepoxide, Diphenoxylate,…
With only a day left for the Supreme Labor Council to set the minimum wage for the upcoming Iranian year, negotiations are still ongoing among representatives of workers, employers and…
About 240,000 tons of commodities worth $184 million have been exported from the northern Golestan Province since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 21, 2017. According to…
Trade between Iran and Lithuania stood at more than €11.1 million in 2017, registering close to a 44% decline compared with 2016. Iranian trade with the European country experienced the…
Iran and Afghanistan exchanged 5.32 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $2.48 billion during the 11 months to Feb. 19, registering an 18.64% and 8.92% growth in tonnage and value…
A total of 818,000 jobs were created in Iran during the first nine months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Dec. 21, 2017), indicating a 3.6% rise compared with last year’s similar period,…
Capital and intermediate goods accounted for 76% of Iran’s imports in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year (March 21, 2017-Feb. 19), an official with the Trade Promotion Organization…
Tehran is among the least expensive cities in the world to live in, according to the latest findings of the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2018 by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
…The recent avian flu outbreak infecting Iranian poultry farms has been contained and Iran Veterinary Organization has not received any new report of infection in the past two or three weeks.
A total of $851 million worth of commodities were exported from Iran’s free trade zones during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (March 21, 2017-Jan. 20), indicating a 23% rise…
Iran’s public transportation fleet is ready to offer services during the Iranian New Year holidays (starting March 21 for a period of 13 days) with one million seats, said an official with the…
Customs offices across the country will be operating 24/7 during the Iranian New Year holidays known as Norouz (from March 21 to April 2), Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and…
More than 3 million tons of commodities have been loaded and unloaded in Iran’s northern Amirabad Port since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 21, 2017, registering a 43%…