Economy

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 47 points or 0.06% to end Wednesday trade at 77,847.2.

About 1.2 billion shares valued at $55.7 million changed hands for the day.

Bahonar…

Daimler Benz will open its first factory in Russia in the first new investment by a major western automaker since sanctions were imposed on the former Soviet country three years ago.

The…

Tehran authorities are moving ahead with plans to force parents to buy and install booster seats for children when they travel in cars.  

In the near future, if a child is not seated…

IKCO has achieved EAC certification for its cars, allowing the company to develop new export markets and revive its former position in markets including the northern CIS countries and Russia.

Pictures have emerged online showing a Tehran car license plate ending with ‘10’ – the newest version to be released in the capital – attached to the latest BMW 7 series.

A new directive concerning direct tax regulations has been issued, which enables the Iran National Tax Administration to identify taxpayers and their incomes, announced an official with INTA. “The…

Bank Mellat has released its first financial projections for the next Iranian fiscal year on earnings per share and total revenue.

Shaparak, Iran’s nationwide payment network, processed 1.09 million successful transactions worth 1,258 trillion rials ($32 billion) during the month ending January 19, marking a 30% growth in…

The Iranian Parliament approved the outlines of the budget for the new Iranian year (March 2017-18) on Tuesday. 

A total of 111 lawmakers voted in favor while 70 were against the…

The Central Bank of Iran has denied recent reports that put the interbank lending rate at 26%, stressing that its average is considerably lower.

"The average for interbank rates stands at…

Iranian private steelmakers produced 3.42 million tons of crude steel during the 10 months to January 19, registering a 45% rise compared with last year’s corresponding period, Iran Steel…

Iran Steel Producers Association has voiced its opposition to plans to reduce import tariffs on a number of steel products in an open letter to the First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri last week…

Two trillion rials (about $54.5 million) worth of contraband were confiscated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration during the 11 months to February 18, registering a 56% rise…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 102.00 points or 0.13% to end Tuesday trade at 77,800.2.

About 2.3 billion shares valued at $87.2 million changed hands for the day.

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Biotechnology is an indispensable tool to ensure food security in Iran, the head of Iranian Genetics Society said.

According to Mahmoud Tavallaee, traditional agriculture only meets 35-45%…

Some 3.8 billion cigarettes were imported during the 11 months to February 18, indicating a 73% decline compared with the corresponding period of last year, said the head of Tobacco Planning and…

Director General of Khorasan Razavi Airports Company Mohammad Baqer Qasemzadeh has been summoned to appear before the court over the extensive travel delays and cancellations of recent days at…

Iran and Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost inter-state transportation of rail cargo by lowering transit tariffs.

Plans are underway for online businesses to receive guild permits, the minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare said. “To eradicate impediments facing their operations, an association…

Iran’s Tazirat Organization (a judiciary-affiliated entity that monitors trading offenses) is set to control prices in the runup to the Iranian New Year holidays (starting March 21). 

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Flying drones have been banned in Tehran following two instances when the unmanned aerial vehicles flew over restricted airspace in central areas. Licenses will now only be granted to “relevant…

The total number of mobile live streaming viewers will approach 500 million by 2020 in China, generating a market of approximately $13 billion, according to a report by Huawei X Labs and China…

The first robotic complex in Iran housing a number of domestically-built intelligent waiter robots capable of interacting with humans is set for launch in the near future.

Esmaeil Mehrabi,…

As Iran’s startup ecosystem grows, startups and accelerators are joining in at breakneck speed. 

According to recent statistics, there are currently about 40 accelerators in the…

Bank Melli Iran and the Central Bank of Russia have agreed to revitalize cooperation to support the two countries’ trade ties.

During a meeting with Dmitry Skobelkin, the deputy governor of…