About 5 million tons of potatoes and 2.1 million tons of onions are expected to be produced this crop year, according to an official with the Agriculture Ministry, Hassan Khadangi. “Some 200,000…
Domestic Economy
Iranian commercial attachés will soon be dispatched to Germany, Italy, France and Spain, says an official with the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran. Up until now, 21 commercial attachés have…
To tackle unemployment and achieve sustainable economic growth, small- and medium-sized enterprises should be propped up, says deputy minister of cooperatives, labor and social affairs.
The Seventh Conference of Directors of Caspian Sea Ports is scheduled for November 16-17 in Amirabad Port Special Economic Zone located in Mazandaran Province. Representatives of Russia,…
Iran will need $1 trillion to reach its 8% annual growth target as per the sixth five-year development plan, Presidential Advisor Akbar Torkan said last week.
Food was not subject to sanctions, but the rules created enough difficulty to keep out many grain suppliers. Now, with world powers expected to lift restrictions as early as next year, new…
Some 250,000 tons of pistachios are expected to be exported by the end of the current Iranian year (March 19, 2016), according to an official with the Agriculture Ministry’s Horticulture…
Some 37 million tons of goods were loaded and unloaded in Shahid Rajaei Port, Iran’s biggest Persian Gulf trade port, during the seven-month period ending October 22,with non-oil commodities…
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will show off the glory of Rome to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as he seeks to spearhead a conquest of his own: a huge share of new business in the Islamic…
Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi and Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak, who jointly chaired the 12th session of Iran-Russia Cooperation Commission…
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will probably sign a deal to buy Airbus aircraft during his visit to France starting Monday. “We already use Airbus or Boeing planes today,” Rouhani said…
The SMEs Guarantee Fund has increased its capital to 1.25 trillion rials ($35.4 million at market exchange rate) from a previous 500 billion ($14.1 million), IRNA quoted chief executive Ali Ta’…
The lifting of sanctions imposed by the West over Iran’s nuclear energy program will not affect Iran’s trade relations with China, says head of Iran-China Chamber of Commerce, Asadollah Asgaroladi…
France and Iran will sign several agreements, including on air transportation, during a visit by President Hassan Rouhani to Paris next week, the French presidency said on Tuesday.
The ban on fruit imports is still in place, says the deputy minister of agriculture for horticultural affairs, calling on executive bodies to take action against illegal fruit imports since his…
Iran and Armenia are at full throttle to lift their economic ties.
Some 5,400 tons of tilapia worth $24.5 million were imported during the seven-month period ending October 22, indicating a 700-ton rise compared to last year’s corresponding period, latest figures…
Iran’s cooperatives sector exported $1.3 billion worth of goods in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2015), said deputy minister of cooperatives, labor and social affairs, Hamid Kalantari, on…
Iran is ready to embark on joint ventures with Tunisia in the fields of automotive, cement, electronics and textile, said Iranian Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh…
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirko Sarovic, who was accompanied by a 25-strong trade delegation, and Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance…
Iran has not held any negotiations to purchase Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger planes, says Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi. “Before any acquisition, we need to…
Some $150 million worth of goods were exported from Golestan mainly to Iraq–accounting for more than $60 million of the total–during the first half the current Iranian year (started March 21),…
Iran meets 85% of its need for wheat through domestic production.
This was announced by Esmaeil Esfandiaripour, the official in charge of the Wheat Project, which is a government scheme to…
Armenia’s Transport and Communications Minister Gagik Beglaryan said on Monday he would visit Iran later this year to pursue the planned construction of Iran-Armenia railroad and a potential road…
With the end of western sanctions expected to come as soon as the start of next year, Iran is now the target of trade delegations and missions from across the world.
