Economy

Cryptocurrency transactions in Iran have significantly declined since April when a blanket ban came into effect. 

As Sepehr Mohammadi, chairman of the Blockchain Association of Iran…

Iran's housing and construction sector registered a fourth consecutive positive growth rate during the quarter to June 21, the latest figures disclosed by the Central Bank of Iran show.

A man has been arrested for smuggling $38,000 from Afghanistan to Iran, an Afghan official said on Tuesday. The cash was being carried to the neighboring country in a cement truck, said Jelani…

Around 101,000 tons of fresh tea leaves worth 2.01 trillion rials ($17.1 million) have been purchased from local farmers since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 21, registering…

The import of foreign currency does not amount to smuggling and their import, as well as those of gold, is permitted without restriction, a directive issued to all customs offices across the…

More than 296 tons of chocolate worth $1.11 million were imported into Iran during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), data released by the Islamic Republic of…

The first half of the year is the high season for ice cream and fruit juice shops, which witnesses high sales.

“However, sales during the first six months of the current year (March 21-…

Renovation of terminals 1 and 2 of Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport is expected to become complete by the end of the next fiscal year in March 2020.

Iran traded 1.36 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $659.80 million with Oman during the first five months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Aug. 22). This registers a 53.71% and 126.6…

Washington’s ambassador in Berlin has been pressuring German firms “daily” to comply with American sanctions on Iran, a spokeswoman said on Thursday, even as European governments look to shield…

Following fresh US sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program that puts the strategic Chabahar Port project in jeopardy and calls for a complete stop to all Iranian oil exports, India is in…

Esfahan Steel Company has produced 1,000 tons of UIC60 rails based on the latest international standards, the manager of the Rolling Engineering Department of ESCO said. “We were totally reliant…

Major Iranian copper producers produced 488,859 tons of copper concentrate during the first five months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Aug. 22), which indicates a 12% growth compared with…

Looking for a job and finding better employment were the main reasons behind internal migration in Iran in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2018) after “following family’s decision”.

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index lost 157,328.7 points or 0.47% on Tuesday to end trading in last week at 157,328.7.

About 3.61 billion shares valued at $81.86 million changed hands at…

The Eurasian Economic Commission Council approved the roadmap to implement the interim agreement on Iran’s entry into the Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Zone.

The announcement was…

Some 180 online hospitality agencies whose websites were blocked due to a judicial order are back online after the ICT Ministry censured the blockade as heavy-handed and wrong.

Alphabet Inc’s Google gave details about its policies for third-party Gmail add-ons but stopped short of fully addressing questions from US senators about developers who break its email-scanning…

After years of resistance, Instagram is now testing a way for you to reshare posts from other accounts to your own feed.

The research arm of Iran’s Parliament has conducted a first-of-its-kind domestic investment security study, finding among other things that businesspeople active in the crude oil and natural gas…

Following the recent passage of the law banning the employment of retired people in state bodies, three deputies at the Central Bank of Iran are set to leave.

The Central Bank of Afghanistan raised concerns about the increasing smuggling of US dollars to neighboring countries, especially Iran, from Afghanistan and warned that this could further impact…

Farmers who have incurred losses from natural disasters during the Sept. 2017-18 harvest season will enjoy a three-year break in paying back their loans to banks. The Central Bank of Iran…

Iran exported more than 25.47 million tons of mineral products worth over $4.41 billion during the first five months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Aug. 22), down 9.2% in tonnage and up 12…

According to IMF’s latest report on “Shadow Economies Around the World: What Did We Learn Over the Last 20 Years”, shadow economy includes monetary and non-monetary transactions of a legal…