Domestic Economy

A memorandum of understanding on cooperation in research projects on flowers and ornamental plants was signed between the Netherland’s Wageningen University and Research Center and Iran’s…

The 14th round of Iran-Serbia Economic Commission began in Tehran on Tuesday.

India is hopeful of boosting exports to the high–value Iranian tea market following the just-concluded visit of an Iranian team, which included officials from the Institute of Standards and…

As the largest untapped market with a very young population, the lifting of sanctions will give rise to a host of new opportunities for foreign businesses with a prior presence in Iran as well as…

Despite the slowdown in the Iranian construction industry, laminate flooring or floating wood tile has remained popular among consumers, thanks to its look of hardwood or stone flooring, ease of…

The government intends to eliminate the requirement for entrepreneurs to submit police clearance in the not-too-distant future, announced Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi on Tuesday. He…

Outbound smuggling has been cut by half since three years ago, says the head of Central Taskforce to Combat Smuggling of Goods and Foreign Currency.

The government has removed 2,943,000 individuals from the cash subsidy list, says the Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Affairs Ali Rabiei.

"Under 80% of those who were subjected…

Future trade between Iran and Lebanon needs to expand from the current few items to include all commercial products.

The statement was made by Lebanon’s Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil…

Iran is implementing the current taxation system with the utmost rigor of law, says vice president of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture.

Pedram Soltani added that…

Tehran is hosting a two-day conference dubbed “Iran German Plast 2015” on December 7-8. Organized by the German Federation of Mechanical Engineering’s Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association,…

Some 126,000 tons of agricultural products valued at $183.4 million were exported from Mazandaran from March to November, indicating a 23% increase in volume and a 25% surge in value compared with…

About 130,000 tons of kiwis worth more than $100 million are exported annually, according to the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad. Close to 300,000 tons of kiwis are produced from 11,000 hectares of…

Around 20,000 billion rials ($570 million) worth of bread are wasted annually in Iran, said the managing director of Government Trading Corporation of Iran. Ali Qanbari was speaking at the opening…

The Third International Exhibition on Nuts, Dried Fruits and Related Industries, IranNutex 2016, is scheduled for January 2-5, 2016, at Tehran’s International Fairground. Sponsored by Trade…

A total of 7.89 million tons of oil and non-oil goods transited via Iran’s 32 borders during the eight-month period ending November 21, said the director general of Transit and Border Terminals…

The Indian government plans to rope in some of the country’s leading private sector players in the infrastructure field such as Jindal Infrastructures, Essar, SAIL and IRCON to develop the area…

Iran has outlined the ground rules for the new era of cooperation with Italian businesses, a deputy minister of roads and urban development said.

Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan added that Iran’s…

As much as escalating tensions between Ankara and Moscow in the wake of Turkey downing Russia’s fighter jet came as a shock to Turkish traders, it was seen by some as an opportunity that could…

Tehran’s International Fairground will host the Ninth International Exhibition of Goods, Services, Store Equipment and Chain Stores during January 2-5, 2016. In addition to Iranian companies,…

Close to $217 million worth of domestic goods were sold to neighboring countries through Iran’s border markets from March to September, according to the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade.…

Gold importers will have to keep paying Value Added Tax, media reported. According to the Iranian National Tax Administration, a governmental panel ruled in favor of gold and jewelry imports…

Last week, President Hassan Rouhani reappointed Reza Shiva as head of the Competition Council and director of National Competition Center.

After six years from the establishment of such…

The population of economically active people, i.e. those who are either employed or actively seeking work, rose to 25.139 million in the second quarter of the current Iranian year (June 22-…

A group of Singaporean traders, business owners and managers of commercial, petrochemical and financial institutes have called for the establishment of a joint chamber of commerce, investment and…