Economy

The First Iran Mining Technology Conference is scheduled to be held by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization in Tehran on July 11-12.

Aryan’s timing was impeccable: Months after he returned to Iran from college in Canada, job offers started to pile up.

A decade of economic sanctions was drawing to an end in early 2016 as…

Ukraine and Iran have agreed to launch a test train to transport agricultural products.

According to Ukraine's Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelian, the test train may be launched…

Iranian railroads transported 40.3 million tons of cargo in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2017), which has been described by the CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways as "an all-…

The northern city of Ramsar, located in Mazandaran Province, will host the First International Symposium on Wild Flowers and Native Plants in collaboration with the International Society for…

Over 23,000 tons of conserves worth $24 million were brought into the country under the category of “jam, jelly, marmalade, fruit pulp and puree that is made via cooking without adding sugar or…

The inauguration of the polystyrene unit of Entekhab Petrochemical Plant last week during President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Asalouyeh, Bushehr Province, will help complete the home appliance…

The research arm of the Iranian Parliament has revised up its former economic growth estimate for the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2017) by 1.7%, saying the economy expanded by 8.9%.

Artificial intelligence algorithms are being taught to generate art, human voices, and even fiction stories all on their own—why not give them a shot at building new ways to treat disease?

An Iranian technology company Infotech unveiled its mobile wallet service during the 10th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance (FINEX 2017) in Tehran this week. The service…

Flying cars, that perennial dream for futurists that always seem to be at least five years away, may be a little closer to reality than we realize. A lot of prototypes have been showcased recently…

Iran has registered a huge increase in its current account surplus from 2.7% of GDP in 2015 to 6.5% of GDP in 2017, the World Bank has said.

The Fourth Iran-Europe Banking and Business Forum will be held in Tehran on April 29-30.

Export Guarantee Fund of Iran and Portugal’s private insurance firm COSEC signed a memorandum of understanding in Tehran on Tuesday to expand cooperation.

The two entities agreed to expand…

The Central Bank of Iran must be the only state organization officially releasing statistics pertaining to the assets of banks, the director general for banking affairs at the Ministry of Economic…

A recent report released by the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade shows domestic production of home appliances witnessed an increase in the 11 months to January 2017, compared with the…

To promote reading and support publishers, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has allocated 164 billion rials ($4.37 million) in subsidies for the 30th Tehran International Book Fair,…

Iran and Finland have agreed to cooperate in customs control, protection, goods classification and valuation, in addition to countering narcotics and psychedelic drugs as per documents signed by…

About 39.6 million tons of non-oil goods worth $15.2 billion were exported from the southern Bushehr Province in the last Iranian year (March 2016-17), registering a 47% rise in tonnage and 17%…

The implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action sent trade with South Africa soaring by 80% last year (March 2016-17) compared with the year before, Iran’s commercial attaché in South…

The Eurasian Economic Union and Iran may sign an agreement on trade and economic relations in a few months, a spokeswoman for the Armenian Ministry of Economic Development and Investment said.…

Georgia is seeking to attract more investments from Iran and has informed Iranian investors about local opportunities offered by its “business-friendly” environment.

The Georgia-Iran…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 311.60 points or 0.4% to end Wednesday trade at 78,651.4.

More than 1.25 billion shares valued at $75.36 million changed hands for the day.

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Mouteh Gold Mine produced 380 kilograms of gold ingots in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2017), indicating a 54% growth compared with those of the preceding year, the mine’s managing…

The Central Securities Depository of Iran has listed the largest companies in the Iranian equity market in terms of shareholders by March 20, 2017.

At Tehran Stock Exchange, the top three…