Economy

On Thursday, which marked the last trading day in Iran’s markets, gold coin had a slight drop of 25,000 rials ($0.51) and fetched 16.33 million rials ($336), Banker.ir, an analytical news…

High-level executives with Bank Melli Iran and France’s Banque Delubac met on Wednesday in Tehran to discuss a potential restoration of relations that were cut off after Iran was slapped with…

The controversy surrounding the high number of Iranian bank branches is still raging with the dominant theme being the extension of lenders’ sphere of influence far wider. 

This,…

The Central Bank of Iran has released its latest report on loans allocated by lenders, which show that the services sector again attracted the highest share while a majority of loans were doled…

Aluminum Research Center of Iran is scheduled to hold the Fifth Iran International Aluminum Conference on April 24. IIAC 2018 will be held in partnership with Iranian Mines and Mining Industries…

Tehran stocks’ attraction is further dissipating, as the debt and foreign exchange markets take centre-stage and new political risks sour equity traders’ sentiment. 

All eyes are…

The Central Bank of Iran has allowed lenders to issue guarantees for Iranian businesses planning to invest in Oman or those who seek to take out loans from Omani banks, the head of Iran-Oman…

Iranian exporters of semi-finished steel products continue to push for higher prices after successfully selling billet and slab volumes in recent weeks. 

Metal Bulletin’s weekly…

The agriculture sector grew by 1% during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21, 2017), experiencing the lowest growth over the past six years, based on the latest…

Iran National Pavilion has been launched in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone for increasing exports of goods and services, and attracting foreign investment.

According to Ali Dehqani, Iran’s…

Close to 47 million tons of cargo have been transported via railroad in Iran during the previous Iranian fiscal year (started March 21, 2017), which indicates a 17.5% increase compared with the…

The foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran signed an agreement on projects to create a transportation and transit corridor between the Indian Ocean and Europe in Baku on March…

Revenues generated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration earned since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2017) to March 11, 2018, stands at 215 trillion rials…

A conservational agriculture center, a joint project between Iran and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, was launched in the city of Safiabad in the southern Khuzestan…

The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare has started its distribution of food aid package on Thursday. Each food package is worth 350,000 rials ($7.5) for a single person and 700,…

Iran exported more than 58.09 million tons of mineral products worth over $8.39 billion during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Feb. 19), down 3% in tonnage and up 6% in…

The Indian Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a double taxation avoidance agreement between India and Iran, which will promote investment flow and curb tax evasion. 

While local and foreign media reported that Iranian iPhone users’ access to Apple’s App Store services has been blocked by the California-based firm on Thursday, Tehran’s residents reported…

Iran's space plan will witness a substantial growth in the near future, the Iranian Space Research Center, affiliated with the ICT Ministry, said.

The construction of a remote sensing…

Facebook has banned the far-right political group ‘Britain First’ for breaking rules that prohibit hate speech on the social media platform.

Streaming music leader Spotify used its cultural cool factor to appeal to mom-and-pop investors in an unconventional presentation ahead of its April 3 stock market listing.

Major Iranian steelmakers exported 6.56 million tons of semi-finished and finished steel products during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Feb. 19), registering a 39%…

More than 28,000 people have become homebuyers from Bank Maskan’s main initiative to boost the purchasing power of applicants during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year to Feb. 19.

The Central Bank of Iran’s latest report on the transfer of state accounts to CBI has shown that 84% of the designated entities have participated in the scheme that promises more transparency…

Iran’s vice president for science and technology believes that studies focusing on cryptocurrencies should be included in the long-term plans of the country since a decision on the issue cannot…