Economy

Iranian Privatization Organization is set to sell stakes in 631 state-owned firms to the private sector later in the current fiscal year (March 2018-19), which is 87% more compared to the number…

A total of 7.7 million tons of iron ore concentrate were produced in Iran during the first two months of the current fiscal year (March 21-May 21), to register a 27% growth compared with last…

Iran imported $1.03 billion worth of consumer goods during the two-month period since the beginning of the current fiscal year (started March 21), registering a 2.7% decrease compared with the…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 254.47 points or 0.27% on Tuesday to end trading at 96,101.9.

About 1.1 billion shares valued at $58.74 million changed hands at TSE for the day…

During President Hassan Rouhani’s recent visit to China, Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization signed a memorandum of understanding with China Securities Regulatory Commission on June 11,…

The Statistical Center of Iran has released data on the volume of per capita insurance premiums and claims paid and received by Iranians during the fiscal 2016-17 as part of its latest annual…

Maskan Investment Bank, a subsidiary of Bank Maskan—the agent bank of the housing sector, has issued the first-ever corporate bonds.

According to a report by HIBNA, the official news…

A new bull run has started in Iran's gold coin market, on the back of the rally that intensified in the current week. 

The benchmark Bahar Azadi coin crossed another psychological…

The number of bank branches per capita increased by 42% over the 15-year period in the Iranian year ending March 20, 2017, according to the latest figures published by the Statistical Center of…

ZTE’s settlement with the US Commerce Department that would allow China’s No. 2 telecommunications equipment maker to resume business with US suppliers was made public on Monday, days after the…

Ericsson has almost doubled its forecast for connected cellular Internet of Things (IoT) in 2023 to $3.5 billion, the mobile telecom gear maker said on Tuesday.

University of Tehran’s Virtual School of Medical Sciences is set to hold a startup weekend in late July, which is to be focused on the application of information technology to healthcare issues…

Chief executives of some of Iran's biggest banks have met with the newly-elected mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Ali Afshani, to reach agreement on reclaiming billions of dollars in liabilities owed…

The Emami benchmark gold coin gained another 1% in Tehran on Monday and was traded at close to 25 million rials ($59), a new all-time high, according to Tehran Gold and Jewelry Union’s website.…

During President Hassan Rouhani's visit to China, the two countries signed several agreements to boost trade and financial ties, including an agreement to use their respective currencies.…

Mansour Yazdizadeh has replaced Ahmad Sadeqi as the new managing director of veteran steelmaker Esfahan Steel Company. The new director has spent most of his professional career at ESCO.…

The National Iranian Oil Company will provide various ministries and governmental organizations with 4 million tons of free bitumen valued at up to 30 trillion rials ($714.28 million), a…

The share of Iranian young people (ages 15-24) who were not in employment, education or training (NEETs, for short) fell from 38.3% in the fiscal 2011-12 to 36.2% in 2016-17, according to a…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index lost 68.38 points or 0.07% on Monday to end trading at 95,847.5.

About 1.06 billion shares valued at $53.59 million changed hands at TSE for the day.…

The European Union is taking steps to protect EU companies investing in Iran from renewed American sanctions on Tehran after US President Donald Trump decided to unilaterally withdraw from the…

The Eighth Toys and Games Exhibition is scheduled to be held at the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in Tehran from July 2 to 6.

Kerman in southeast Iran is the country’s biggest date producing province with an output of around 354,000 tons a year, the chairman of the National Association of Iranian Dates said.

Iran has offered Lithuania to open their respective embassies in Vilnius and Tehran to step up economic and political cooperation, visiting Iranian Vice President Massoumeh Ebtekar said in an…

Krasnodar Krai, a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region in southern Russia, could become a new target for Iranian traders and businesspeople, the chairman of Iran-…

Iranian cinemas earned 723.47 billion rials ($17.22 million) in box office returns during the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 21-May 21), registering an increase of more than…