A study by the parliament’s research center indicates that Iran spends an average of $42 million annually on the import of black fabrics used for chador – a full-body-length semicircle of fabric…
Domestic Economy
The labor market in Iran remains widely divided along gender lines. While women make up almost half of Iran’s working-age population, their contribution to economic activities is far below the…
Iran and Turkey stressed the importance of expanding provincial cooperation in a meeting held in Turkey’s south-central Gaziantep Province between Iran’s ambassador to Turkey, Alireza Bigdeli,…
Cooperatives account for 99 percent of agricultural activities, as well as 75 percent of agricultural production, Tasnim news agency quoted CEO of Aquatic Farmers Cooperatives Union, Arsalan…
Following his visit to Iran’s southeastern Chabahar Port and Free Trade Zone, Pakistan’s ambassador in Tehran, Noor-Muhammad Jadmani, invited Iranian officials to visit Pakistan’s Gwadar and…
The long drawn-out construction of Tehran-North Freeway, which started 20 years ago, has turned into a major headache for the government.
The freeway, which is to connect Tehran to the…
The preferential tariff agreement (PTA) signed between Iran and Turkey last year drew severe criticism by Iranian experts, arguing that the decision to reduce import tariffs on Turkish products…
Encouraged by the prospect of a final nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of US Security Council plus Germany), business communities in Iran and the United States…
Based on the World Economic Forum’s 2015 report, out of 124 countries across the world, Iran ranks 80 in human capital endowment -- the skills and capacities that reside in people and that are put…
The 22nd International Agricultural Trade Fair entitled “Agro-Food 2015 Exhibition” will be held at Tehran International Permanent Fairgrounds on May 26-29, IRNA reported.
According to data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), about 3,000 metric tons of meat worth $12 million was imported in the first month of the current Iranian…
The oversupply in the chicken egg market over the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20), inflicted heavy losses on the producers and they are now on the verge of bankruptcy, Eghtesad-News…
The horse industry is regarded as a million-dollar industry throughout the world and in Iran too; however growth is hampered by a number of factors, among them equine imports from neighboring…
Iran and Poland are exploring avenues for stronger railway cooperation, with the Polish side showing enthusiasm to share with Iran its latest technological achievements.
Iran will protect its domestic market and the manufacturing sector once the western sanctions – imposed against Tehran over its nuclear energy program – are lifted, First Vice President Es’haq…
According to a report released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration on foreign trade in the first month of the current Iranian year (March 21- April 20, 2015), non-oil goods (…
Iraq’s Minister of Industry and Minerals, Nasser al-Issawi, called for more investment by the Iranian companies in different sectors of the Iraqi economy, saying Baghdad will provide the investors…
The Maku Airport will come into operation in the city of Maku, West Azerbaijan Province, as of July, director general of Maku Free Zone, Hossein Forouzan announced on Tuesday, as reported by ISNA…
The fifth meeting on the expansion of cross-border economic cooperation between Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province and four Turkish provinces of Van, Hakkari, Acri and Igdir opened in the…
About 177,000 metric tons of detergents and toiletries, worth $138 million were exported in the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20), director general of health, medicine and food industry…
Many foreign investors and businesses were forced to leave the Iranian market as the economic sanctions against Iran —imposed by the West over the country’s nuclear energy program— intensified in…
People with disabilities suffer from discrimination throughout the world and are often excluded from the social, economic and political processes in their societies.
The 202th summit of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Council of Permanent Representatives was held on 11-12 May in the city of Kashan in the central Isfahan Province. As Mehr news…
The 3rd International Exhibition of Rail Transportation will be held in Tehran’s permanent fairground on May 17-20. According to Mehr news agency the venue for this year’s exhibition will be twice…
International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) and Asia Pacific Networks of Science Centers (ASPAC) annual joint conference opened in Tehran on Sunday, IRNA reported.
