The value of Iran's exports to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states rose 48 percent in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22) compared to the figure for the same period last year, ILNA reported.

The director-general of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO)'s Office of Arabian and African Countries says Iran’s exports to Lebanon have increased by 266 percent, admitting that the U.S. sanctions on banking activities have restricted Iran’s trade with Lebanon

Head of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC)’s Production Coordination and Supervision Directorate has said the country’s natural gas refineries are completely ready for the sustained supply of gas in the cold season, Shana reported.

Spokesperson for Iran’s Customs Office says in the last month of Iranian calendar year Mordad (July 23-August20), over 8.452m tons of goods worth $5.378 have been traded between Iran and other countries and the country’s non-oil trade in the same period shows positive trade balance of 1.263b.

Head of Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers of Iran (AHAMI) says 40 percent of the home appliance market in the country is in control of the smuggled commodities which is valued at around $2.5b on average.

Iranian Energy Ministry's Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi announced that over 10 million subscribers have been covered by the free electricity program since the third Iranian calendar month Khordad (May 22).

The managing director of Petropars Company, which is in charge of developing phase 11 of Iran’s South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf, said his company has conducted nearly 8,000 meters of drilling in this phase despite limitations created by the pandemic.

The head of Iran’s Planning and Budget Organization (PBO) has said his organization is going to change the structure of the next fiscal year’s national budget for the better, following the guidelines of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the matter.

Head of Iran-South Korea Joint Chamber of Commerce refuted some reports and allegations that Iran is to import LG and Samsung home appliance products from South Korea in exchange for Iran’s frozen assets in this country.

Head of Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce Hadi Tizhoush Taban says due to the rise in the forex price and resolving pandemic problems, Iran’s exports to Russia have soared by 38 percent in the first four months of the current year comparing to the same period last year.