The government has issued 20 million bonds worth 3 trillion rials (about $780 million) at the over-the-counter Iran Fara Bourse to pay its debts to the Ministry of Education and those accumulated…
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It seems Uber is serious about building flying taxis.
The online transportation network announced the hiring of former NASA engineer Mark Moore to kick-start its flying taxi project, Uber…
EconomyVisiting Iran’s Science and Technology Museum in Tehran will be free of charge on Thursday, February 9 to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The museum has five main…
EconomyIn line with policy to strengthen ties between universities and industries, Iran’s ICT Guild Organization—known as NASR Organization— signed a memorandum of understanding Monday with Tehran…
EconomyIran’s third largest mobile operator, RighTel unveiled an indigenous mobile messaging application on February 6.
The application is named RighPhone and was unveiled during a…
EconomyEver wanted to get so immersed in a virtual world that you can feel and smell it? Thanks to Koei Tecmo, you might be able to.
Japan’s Koei Tecmo showed off their new cabinet, called “VR…
EconomyIran’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology unveiled a second phase of the National Information Network (NIN) on February 6.
The event was held on occasion of the 10-Day…
EconomyIranians used 73 million bank cards by Dec. 20, of which 68 million or 93.29% were debit cards, the latest official data revealed.
Gift cards and vouchers comprised 6.5% of the…
EconomyThe Central Bank of Iran's new oversight plan for the banking system has employed the latest in international banking experiences and practices, announced the head of the much-anticipated scheme.…
EconomyThe government's measures to plump up the capital cushion of public-sector banks will see the capital of Bank of Industry and Mine rise to 60 trillion rials ($1.5 billion), announced the bank's…
EconomyMiddle East Life Insurance Company, affiliated with the privately-owned Middle East Bank, officially started operating on Monday as the first specialized Iranian insurance firm.
EconomyDana Insurance Company, a major Iranian insurance firm, said it will expand ties with major Indian insurance firms, especially ones that continued to work with Iran during sanctions. Managing…
EconomyPer capita red meat consumption in Iran’s urban areas has decreased by 25% over the past decade to stand at 11.43 kilograms in the last Iranian year (March 2015-16), according to the head of…
EconomyClose to 6,300 tons of pomegranates worth 148 billion rials ($3.84 million) were exported during the nine months to December 20, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration’s data show.…
EconomyThe United States’ Office of Foreign Assets Control has adopted a final rule amending the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 560 (ITSR), to authorize additional…
EconomyChina is Iran’s biggest trading partner, yet while the trade marked an all-time high in terms of volume, trade value has taken a beating amid the global bear market.
“In 2016, 66.32…
EconomyTehran Stock Exchange’s main index added 62.70 points or 0.08% to end Monday trade at 76,678.7.
More than 1.6 billion shares valued at $56.3 million changed hands for the day.
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EconomyWhen Iranian and Indian leaders signed the agreement to jointly develop the Chabahar Port—some 1,800 kilometers south of Tehran—last summer, it was heralded as a project that would transform…
EconomyTehran has seen more than a few new faces ever since the lifting of sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear energy program and the reopening of the country to global trade.
To…
EconomyRailroad projects worth 13.9 trillion rials ($360 million) will be inaugurated by Friday on the occasion of the 10-Day Dawn ceremonies, which culminate in the celebration of the 38th anniversary…
EconomyMaruti Suzuki accounted for one in every two passenger vehicles sold in India in January, achieving the feat for the second time this fiscal year as the automaker further consolidates its position…
EconomyLand Rover has announced plans to give the original Range Rover the same restoration treatment as it gave to the Series 1 Land Rover last year, creating the Range Rover Reborn.
EconomyThe preliminary design of a solar car named 'Sepehr' (Sky) will be unveiled at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) this week.
EconomyIran Khodro Group (IKCO) and SAIPA, Iran's two largest car manufacturers, say they will attend the upcoming Tehran Auto Show on February 14-18, Persian Khodro reported on February 5. The two…
EconomyThe Central Bank of Iran will ramp up its supervision over risky lenders to prevent their precarious activities from impacting other banks, said an official with the Central Bank of Iran.
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