The main responsibility of the capital markets is to finance large enterprises in the long run, as assumed in the new economic policies announced by the government.
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A top European court on Thursday struck down restrictions imposed by the European Union against the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) on an alleged charge of circumventing US-led sanctions against Tehran…
Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) said land prices increased 17.2% in the second half of the past Iranian year – which ended March 20, 2014 – compared to the previous year. Based on SCI report, the…
Ministry of communication and information technology has held meetings with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to discuss ways to reduce internet prices. Currently, Iranian users pay 30,000 rials…
The minister for cooperatives, labor, and social welfare said the government has plans to boost the role of cooperatives. Ali Rabeii said cooperatives were supposed to account for 25% of the…
Iranian and Italian officials in a meeting in Rome on Thursday underlined the need for the expansion of bilateral ties, especially in trade fields.
The second phase of the subsidy reform plan coincided with a rise in prices of energy-laden products and registration of households for the second term of the government’s financial support. The…
The parliament is to review and possibly make changes to certain provision of the VAT law, as business people in various sectors have opposed it.
Kish’s South Kaveh Steel Company (SKS) joined the Tehran Stock Exchange and its shares are now tradable in the secondary market. As the 488th listed company on the TSE, SKS shares are tradable in…
Various grades of bitumen from six manufacturers were sold on the export floor of Iran Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday. Elsewhere on the IME’s oil and petrochemical’s floor, additional amounts of…
The petrochemical feedstock for production units is exempt from 5 percent duty which will in turn be used for renovating pipelines.
The main index of Tehran’s over-the-counter market, Fara Bourse, ended slightly lower Wednesday as the day recorded trading of more than 115 million shares for 847,000 billion rials.
Over the past few years, Iran has never experienced a positive trade balance in the steel industry because the country has always imported more steel than it exported.
Tehran’s stock market continued its steady but sluggish upward trend on the week’s last trading day on Wednesday as the main index (TEDPIX) added 35.3 or 0.05 percent to finish up at 71,443.6.…
The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways said domestic carriage manufacturers in the private sector will be given priority to supply passenger cars and cargo wagons. The head of the organization,…
During the Persian year 1392 – started 21 March 2013 – Iran’s fishery sector supplied the market with 880,000 tons of fish, out of which 500,000 tons was from fishing in northern and southern…
Italian investors are surveying industrial opportunities in Kerman province in order to invest in its machineries sector. The head of delegation, Gino Tessari, stressed that anti-Iran sanctions…
Three candidates are competing for the first vice president’s seat at Iran chamber of commerce, industries and mines. The first VP will be elected Sunday to act as deputy following the election of…
Iran’s National Union of Beekeepers has slammed lack of transparency and provision of inaccurate data when it comes to beekeeping sector in Iran.
India is all set to acquire its first overseas port with the cabinet of India expected to clear the long-delayed Chabahar project in Iran within the next fortnight.
Union Shipping Minister…
The Rouhani administration aims to engage the private sector in completing semi-finished projects across the country, vice president for planning and strategic supervision said Tuesday.
The first national seminar on developing e-commerce was held on Wednesday at the ministry of industry, mine, and trade. The seminar’s aim is to promote cooperation between the public and private…
The problem with Chinese finance has been resolved and the two sides have agreed that China will open a line of credit for financing Iranian giant projects in the next 15 days, Chairman of joint…
The Securities and Exchange Organization has issued an establishment license for the 138th mutual fund in the country.
“Eftekhar Hafez” mutual fund has been successfully underwritten and…