Domestic Economy

The intelligence minister says his ministry has plans to increase economic security for both Iranian and foreign investors. Mahmoud Alavi said those who start a production company should not…

Iran incurs millions of dollars in damages thanks to the 22-year blockage of cargo transit via Jolfa railway, secretary of the high council of free zones, Akbar Torkan, said yesterday.…

The government plans to increase non-oil exports to $61 billion in value by March 2015 from the present $28 billion, the deputy chairman of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran told MNA on…

A second cargo of Iranian passenger cars, containing 12 Samand sedans manufactured by Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) entered Niger to be used in VIP services, Mohammad Nikkhah, Iran’s…

Twelve million people are estimated to live in Tehran at night. During the day, that number increases to about sixteen million. With a daily in- and outflow of more than four million, it is no…

President Hassan Rouhani says he will try his best to fulfill his campaign promises with the help of the private sector and the public.

The South African government is willing to expand mining cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran, the South African ambassador to Iran, Archie Whitehead, said during the 3rd annual Iran…

As a favorable location on a main regional trade route, Chabahar Port has a lot to offer for private sector investors from India and other countries in the region, Harsh Mishra, director of the…

The possible removal of all anti-Iran sanctions could greatly boost trade ties between Tehran and Stockholm, Bodil Ceballos, the Swedish member of the European parliament said in an exclusive…

Iran is considering the possibility of exporting dairy products to Russia, and has sent a team of marketing experts to investigate the potential market demand there, Mohammadreza…

Since President Hassan Rouhani took office last year, his government has tried to attach great importance to export as an engine of growth and development.

The government has yet to come up with a solution to cut subsidy payouts for the rich families and, therefore, will continue allocating the handouts proportionally to all applicants, First Vice-…

By the help of  investments made by both the government and the private sector, 400,000 jobseekers were employed in the first six months of the current Iranian year (March-21-September 22…

Iran’s economy should continue to grow even if the US-led sanctions remain in place, the central bank governor has said.

The economy is projected to grow by 3 percent this year, Valiollah…

Starting from March 2016, tax evasion will be managed and supervised through the introduction of a comprehensive software, the head of the National Iranian Tax Administration, Ali Askari told IRNA…

The value of Iran’s saffron exports has risen by 22.5 percent in the first six months of the current Persian year- which started on March 21- compared to the similar period last year, Ali Hosseini…

Several European companies including French businesses have expressed their desire to expand cooperation with Iran, according to a press release of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce.

Iran is among the top 10 countries worldwide in terms of diversity of orchard products, and plans should be drawn up to fully exploit country’s vast potential, the deputy for Agricultural Jihad…

Three Iranian provinces desperately suffer from water shortage, and development finances provided by the government have not been enough to tackle the problem, the minister of energy, Hamid…

The capabilities of the country’s domestic aviation and space industries were discussed by members of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and aeronautical officials on Saturday, ISNA…

Western sanctions against Iran and Russia over money transfers have made it necessary for the two countries to formulate strategies to exchange commodities through regional treaties such as those…

Iran's car industry has been turning the strong interest shown by foreign companies to its advantage by setting tougher conditions in any cooperation agreement.

Iran Khodro (IKCO), the…

Tea production in the northern coastal provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran has dropped 40 percent on a year-to-year basis as rainfall has diminished and overall temperatures have risen, the head of…

The current political atmosphere should be blamed when it comes to Japan blocking Iranian assets from oil sales, a Japanese diplomat said on Monday, explaining that the Bank of Japan will…

Turkmen ambassador to Kazakhstan, Maktymguly Akmuradov, said the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway is expected to open before the end of this year, Azerbaijan’s Trend news agency reported.…