According to the latest figures released by the Statistical Center of Iran, the unemployment rate in the second quarter of the current Iranian year (June 22-September 22) stood at 10.9%. …
Domestic Economy
A preferential trade agreement between Iran and India should be high on the agenda of the two countries’ joint commission, the next session of which is due to be held in India on December 20, says…
Majlis Economic Commission has approved the bill on the establishment of Incheh-Borun Free Trade Zone, announced the governor of Golestan Province, Hassan Sadeqlou. Incheh-Borun is located near…
Some 40 Greek entrepreneurs will be taking a close look at the Iranian market for business opportunities, as they accompany Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias during his visit to Tehran at the end of…
Some 1.3 million tons of sugar are estimated to be produced in the current Iranian year (started March 21), an official with the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, Ebrahim Hezarjarib, said.
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Gwadar in Pakistani Balochistan and Chabahar in Iranian Baluchestan are located almost at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz through which pass 35% of the world’s seaborne oil shipments and 20% of…
Iran’s railroad will be connected to Azerbaijan Republic’s rail network in 18 months, announced Governor of Gilan Province Mohammad Ali Najafi in a statement addressing a specialized energy…
The government will allow private sector traders to import up to 600 tons of rice, Deputy Agriculture Minister Ali Qanbari said on Tuesday. Rice imports have until recently been banned by the…
Cheap steel sheets imported from China, South Korea and Kazakhstan have resulted in Iranian auto manufacturers balking at domestically manufactured products, said Mohammad Azad, chairman of Tehran…
Over $133 million worth of agricultural products were exported from East Azarbaijan Province during the seven-month period ending October 22, according to the Agricultural Jihad Organization of…
In its latest report on Global Entrepreneurship Index for 2016, the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute has ranked Iran among the top 10 countries with biggest gains in the GEI score…
About 24,000 tons of pistachios were exported from the county of Rafsanjan, located in Kerman Province, mainly to European countries during Sept. 23-Nov. 15, 2015, says Seyyed Mahmoud Abtahi, a…
Norway is keen to establish closer ties with Iran, said the European country’s ambassador to Iran, Norheim Aud Lise, in a meeting with Iranian officials in the city of Birjand, the capital of…
Denmark’s Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen will be paying an official visit to Iran on January 4-5, 2016.
Iran's economic growth would outperform most of the Middle East and North Africa countries in 2016 when sanctions fall, according to a Washington-based global banks association, Institute of…
Regional sustainable development hinges on shared economic interests and mutual trade exchanges between the Caspian Sea littoral states, said deputy minister of roads and urban development,…
More than 60 economic delegations from different countries have visited Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian year (started March 21), according to Deputy Economy Minister Mohammad…
Shahid Bahonar
More than 1.22 million tons of goods were loaded and unloaded in Shahid Bahonar Port, Hormozgan Province, during the seven-month period ending October 22, 2015.
Iran is the world’s 17th biggest flower producer, but ranks 107th in global flower exports, according to Gholamhossein Soltan-Mohammadi, the head of Tehran Flower Producers and Exports Association…
Cultural and linguistic commonalities between Tabriz and Konya can pave the way for closer ties in trade, industry and tourism.
More than 220,000 tons of industrial goods, paraffin wax, detergent, coolers, plastic and carpets worth $209 million were exported from Qazvin to 27 countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Armenia…
Iran and South Africa discussed cooperation and investment in mineral exploration, exploitation, processing and research projects.
Iran and Russia will sign an investment guarantee accord during a one-day visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Iran, announced Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology…
Iran’s market for professional money management is expanding rapidly. Total assets held by mutual funds rose threefold in the first two quarters of the current Iranian year (started March 21), an…
Contraband oranges are mostly infected by Mediterranean fruit fly and pose health hazard to consumers, said Abolqasem Hassanpour, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture, adding that these…
