Economy

The possibility of Iran entering the international debt market hinges on a number of reasons, namely its risk factor in the eyes of global entities, which the country expects to improve, the…

Private insurance companies accounted for 62.2% of the total premium income in Iran's insurance market during the last Iranian year that ended on March 20, 2017, registering a growth of 3% year-on…

The Banking Reform Bill, which is expected to reach the parliament in two months, was reviewed by the members of the Money and Capital Market Commission of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries…

Close to 3,110 tons of sugar-free cocoa powder worth nearly $9.9 million were imported in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2017), according to data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran…

Iran Air hopes to earn $1-1.2 billion per year from ticket sales once all the planes it has ordered over the past few months from major planemakers are delivered.

The revenues will help the…

Close to 31,000 tons of oilseeds worth 860 million rials (more than $23 million) have been purchased from local farmers by the government in the current Iranian year (started March 21), the deputy…

About $1.4 billion worth of commodities were imported into Iranian free trade zones in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2017).  Exports from these zones stood at $813 million during the…

Heading a politico-economic delegation, Syrian Minister of Industry Ahmad al-Hamou will pay a visit to Iran in late May, an official with the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran said.

First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has tasked the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance with implementing 14 priority projects in the current Iranian year (March 2017-18).

Most of…

The Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC) has reached a preliminary agreement, worth €3 billion ($3.37 billion), with an unnamed European company on building a petrochemical plant…

Iran Aluminum Company has opened a new billet production plant with a 50,000-ton/year output capacity. The plant, established in cooperation with China’s NFC Group and several local engineering…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index TEDPIX gained 2,543 points or 3.2% during the second month of the current Iranian year (April 21-May 21) to end at a six-month high of 80,123.

The over-…

Iranians reelected President Hassan Rouhani on May 19.

While he will be taking the presidency oath for the second time in August, speculations are rife about his choice…

European Union car and truck safety rules will be revised by the end of the year, after pressure from campaigners to cut the number of road deaths by forcing manufacturers to include technologies…

MG Pars Motor, the official subsidiary of Chinese carmaker SAIC-MG in Iran, will soon launch sales of MG360 sedan.

The company contacted Financial Tribune saying the previous prices of 530…

A fire was reported at the Tabriz factory of Iran Khodro (ICKO) on Sunday afternoon with large plumes of smoke bellowing across the sky, according to several reports.

Fire crews responded…

The US Ford Motor Co. is replacing CEO Mark Fields amid questions about its current performance and future strategy. CEO Mark Fields is “retiring” at age 56 after 28 years at the company, said a…

Foreign investors in Iran’s capital market can now exchange their currencies based on market rates, the deputy head of Securities and Exchange Organization for international affairs announced.

Negotiations with the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey as well as a number of countries from Latin America and Asia to sign currency swap arrangements are underway with a handful of…

The base year for releasing Central Bank of Iran's official statistics will be shifted to the last Iranian year that ended on March 20, 2017, announced CBI's director general for economic…

Refah Kargaran Bank is set to waive fines for its debtors in line with the Central Bank of Iran’s directive, Refah bank’s website announced. If debtors return the principal amount of their debts…

Lack of compliance to Financial Action Task Force regulations has impeded international banking relations, a deputy head of the Monetary and Banking Research Institute said.

“This has hurt…

The new rating system for Iranian banks based on which each bank will be ranked is currently under review in the Central Bank of Iran, the director of the Association of Private Banks and Credit…

More than 52,100 tons of kiwi worth over 1 trillion rials (around $27.6 million) were exported in the last Iranian year (March 2016-17), according to figures released by the Islamic Republic of…

The Center for Tobacco Planning and Supervision has listed the names of contraband cigarette brands in the Iranian market.

Chairman of the center, Asghar Ramzi, said Marlboro, Royal Five,…