Economy

The Central Securities Depository of Iran issued 35,000 new trading codes for investors during the second month of the current fiscal year (ended May 21). According to Mehr News Agency, the…

The office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Iran began a technical cooperation program called "Capacity Building for Increasing Sustainable Oilseed Production…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index lost 293 points or 0.4% during the week that ended June 14 to close at 79,466.

The smaller over-the-counter Iran Fara Bourse’s benchmark, IFX, gained 1.4…

Buying activity in the Iranian flat steel import market remained limited over the past week due to the traditional Ramadan slowdown, Metal Bulletin reported. As such, prices have not seen any…

The managing director of Iran’s Confiscated Assets Organization says his organization has not sold impounded cars to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Amin Daliri said as per law, his…

The inherent flaws and foibles within the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade won’t disappear with the government’s move to bisect it into two: ‘Industries and Mining and ‘Commerce’.

Close to 4,140 tons of ice-cream worth 463 billion rials ($12.4 million) was exported during the first month of the current fiscal year (March 21-April 20), according to data released by the…

More than 4,000 tons of uncarded and uncombed cotton worth 270 billion rials (over $7.2 million) were imported during the first month of the current fiscal year (March 21-April 20), according to…

The Iranian container ship ‘Behshad’ carrying 625 TEUs from India’s Kandla Port in Kutch District of Gujarat docked at Iran’s Chabahar Port off the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, Behrouz Aqaee, director…

The provinces of East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Isfahan, Tehran, Qazvin, Kerman and Khorasan Razavi were the leading provinces in attracting foreign direct investments in 2016, according to the…

Mohammadian Varamin Polyethylene Industries Plant was inaugurated by Industry Minister Mohammadreza Nematzadeh in south Tehran on Thursday, SHATA reported.

Job creation is not within the direct purview of the government, yet it was one of the main topics in the presidential election debates last month.

Both analysts and senior government…

One of the cultural development indicators of each country according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is the number of its moviegoers and one of the main…

Iran’s Center for Web Developers will host the Persian Web Conference 2017 in Tehran. Scheduled for August 12, the event will be held at the conference hall of the Ministry of Communications and…

A startup has launched a new service that aims to assist residents in Tehran maintain a healthy and diverse diet.

The startup operates both through a website under the address www.…

Aiming to expand its role as Asia’s data transit hub, Iran is set to offer such services to India through its several international Internet Exchange Points (IXPs).

As Qatar's rift with a Saudi-led Arab coalition deepens and brings the gas-rich emirate closer to Iran, the head of Iran Export Confederation said any development of ties between Tehran and Doha…

The new property taxes are in line with constructors' incomes and the state of housing market, therefore it will not impact home prices, the chief of Iranian National Tax Administration said.

Kashan Citizenship Card has been selected among the top five projects lined up for the third WeGO Smart Sustainable City Awards, the mayor of the historic city in Isfahan Province announced.

Ayandeh Bank is set to provide 3 trillion rials ($80 million) in loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2018), the bank’s website has…

A new directive aimed at enhancing banks' capital adequacy ratio in line with international standards was approved during the last meeting of the Money and Credit Council late Tuesday.

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index added 38.80 points or 0.05% to end Wednesday trade at 79,465.7.

About 802 million shares valued at $34.58 million changed hands for the day.

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The Iranian steel industry is pushing ahead with its ambitious plan to become the world’s sixth largest steelmaker as per its 2025 Vision Plan. New crude steel and raw material output capacity are…

Some $3 billion worth of investments have been made in Iranian free trade zones since President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013, Secretary of the High Council of Free Zones Akbar Torkan…

Close to 141,500 tons of pistachio were exported over the last Iranian year (March 2016-17), registering a 20% increase compared with the year before, figures released by the Islamic Republic of…