Economy

The third Europe-Iran Forum will be held on May 3-4 in Zurich, Switzerland, to help Swiss businesses implement an ideal strategy and achieve robust returns in Iran, according to the forum’s…

Seoul is revving up efforts to restore economic ties with Iran, as the resource-rich Middle East state is generating fresh business opportunities after the lifting of sanctions earlier this year,…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index TEDPIX surged 17688.1 points or 28.3% during the current Iranian year (ending March 19) to close at 80,219.1.

Nearly 170 billion shares valued at $9.8…

Stocks, bonds and mutual funds. When foreign investors eye Iran as the biggest opportunity since the collapse of the Soviet Union 25 years ago, they first look at liquid investments.

A total of 137 foreign companies held talks with the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization for investment in the Islamic Republic’s mining and industrial…

Insurance parity is seen as a breakthrough for Iranian women, as the positive development contributes to gender equality for car drivers.

Volkswagen, penalized for its emissions scandal in several European markets, continues to miss out on the expanding continental car market. The European carmakers’ association, ACEA, said on…

A new report from Automobilwoche suggests that French automaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen is considering a return to the North American market.

PSA officials at the 2016 Geneva Auto Show said CEO…

Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, the Iranian minister of industries, mining and trade, officially broke ground on an annual 50,000-ton tire plant in the southeastern Iranian city of Zabol earlier this…

Iran and Vietnam can act as a bridge between two major markets of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Middle East, said Vietnam’s President Truong Tan Sang on Tuesday during the two…

One of Europe’s largest manufacturers of generic drugs, Chemo Company, has signed an agreement with the Barkat Pharmed Company to invest in one of the subsidiaries of the Iranian pharmaceutical…

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Moscow may provide Tehran with a loan for infrastructure projects totaling $2.5 billion, although a final decision on the amount and terms of the loan…

A senior official has listed the challenges facing Iran’s insurance industry while discussing its prospects.

In an interview with Financial Tribune’s sister publication, Tejarat-e-Farda,…

Parliamentarians on Tuesday passed a law to make it compulsory for foreign nationals based in Iran to have casualty insurance during their stay in Iran. According to Risknew.ir, the Central…

The Iranian Money and Banking Scientific Association was launched on Tuesday to promote human resources training and conduct research projects. Having experienced bankers and banking experts on…

Iran’s banking system has established relations with 264 foreign banks since the lifting of the sanctions on January 16, said the governor of Central Bank of Iran late Monday.

“During this…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s all-share index lost 199.20 points or 0.25% to end Tuesday trade at 80,037.5. Steel, copper and oil companies dragged down the TEDPIX the most.

Over 2.4 billion…

In the past two and a half years, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration has carried out major reforms to improve its services and reduce the time for following customs procedures to…

Investment is an art, some say. It is a science, others contend. What really matters, however, is the returns.

Money managers tell us they are worth the fees they charge and claim they know…

Iran will export 1,500 cows annually as well as genetic products to Kazakhstan. The agreement was reached in a meeting between Agriculture Minister of Kazakhstan Assylzhan Mamytbekov and his…

Australian resources and agricultural businesses will get more access into Iran after the government said it plans to reopen a trade office there later this year following meetings with Iranian…

Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Jose Garcia-Margallo says he plans to head a delegation of representatives of Spanish companies to Iran in the near future. “The plan is to hold…

As the race for solar-related technology continues, one researcher has pushed the concept of solar-powered devices that little bit farther. The newly crafted solar dryer was built using fluid…

With the approach of the Iranian New Year (starting March 20), many families will be traveling by car across the country.

And one of the most common question during the vacation is:…

With the recently added capacity to Internet infrastructure networks, bandwidth capacity will reach 500 Gbps to ensure problem-free connectivity during the Iranian New Year holidays (March 20-…