Imports of different kinds of feeds for livestock, poultry and fish declined by 13% during the 11 months to February 18 compared with the corresponding period of last year to reach close to 8.4…
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The Ministry of Agriculture plans to transfer all vegetable farms to greenhouses within 10 years, a deputy minister said.
“As such, some 10 billion cubic meters of water will be preserved…
Iran’s iron ore concentrate production increased in the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2016–Jan. 19, 2017) owing to better export demand and higher domestic steel…
Tabas Parvadeh Coal Company’s expansion projects put out to tender have attracted investments worth €250 million, according to the company’s development project manager, Omid Fallah.
Development of Iran’s transportation sector has topped the agenda of President Hassan Rouhani, amid years of underdevelopment exacerbated by sanctions imposed over Iran’s nuclear energy program…
An economic delegation led by New Zealand’s Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is scheduled to arrive in Tehran on Saturday to scope out trade opportunities in agriculture and dairy industries…
Given its strategic geographical position, Iran can act as the facilitator of transportation and transit in the region and the world.
Alborz Province exported agricultural products worth $75 million during the six months to September 21, said the chairman of Alborz Agricultural Jihad Organization.
“In the last Iranian…
The Iranian Parliament approved the outlines of the budget for the new Iranian year (March 2017-18) on Tuesday.
A total of 111 lawmakers voted in favor while 70 were against the…
Biotechnology is an indispensable tool to ensure food security in Iran, the head of Iranian Genetics Society said.
According to Mahmoud Tavallaee, traditional agriculture only meets 35-45%…
Some 3.8 billion cigarettes were imported during the 11 months to February 18, indicating a 73% decline compared with the corresponding period of last year, said the head of Tobacco Planning and…
Director General of Khorasan Razavi Airports Company Mohammad Baqer Qasemzadeh has been summoned to appear before the court over the extensive travel delays and cancellations of recent days at…
Iran and Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost inter-state transportation of rail cargo by lowering transit tariffs.
Plans are underway for online businesses to receive guild permits, the minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare said. “To eradicate impediments facing their operations, an association…
Seven-hundred new jobs will be created in the next Iranian year (March 2017-18), says Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei.
Iran’s Tazirat Organization (a judiciary-affiliated entity that monitors trading offenses) is set to control prices in the runup to the Iranian New Year holidays (starting March 21).
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Industrial towns in Tehran province attracted $230 million in foreign direct investment during 11 months of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2016-Februray 18, 2017), the managing director of…
Iran and France signed a memorandum of understanding in Tehran on Sunday to boost cooperation in the rail sector.
The MoU stipulates French cooperation with Iran for railroad expansion and…
Afghanistan imports some $2.8 billion worth of commodities from Iran every year, according to the Afghan envoy to Iran, Nasir Ahmad Nour.
Iranian handicraft exports are estimated to reach $200 million by the end of the current fiscal year (March 20, 2017), according to the secretary of Handicraft Exporters Union. “If we include…
Foreign trade is one of the pillars of world economies. To maximize its benefits, increasing the weight and value of non-oil exports is of vital importance.
Close to 60% of Iran’s imports come from five countries.
According to figures released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, more than 27.55 million tons of goods…
Japan’s Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has put on hold its plan to sell aircraft to the Tehran-based Iran Aseman Airlines amid concern over American policy regarding the Islamic Republic under US…
Finland’s deputy minister of economic affairs and employment, Petri Peltonen, and deputy head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, Pedram Soltani, attended a joint…
Iran's exports via railroads increased 55% during the 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2016-January 19, 2017) compared with the similar period of the previous year, according to…
