TEHRAN - In a press briefing on Tuesday, Hossein Pourfarzaneh, head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization (CAO), shed light on the state of the country’s aviation industry, its challenges, and developments under the current administration.

Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 2.9% year-on-year in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20 – September 21), according to a new report from the country’s central bank.

TEHRAN - The First Vice President of Iran emphasized the need for structural reforms in the oil refining sector, calling for the adoption of high-tech solutions and the talents of the country’s skilled youth.

TEHRAN - During the sidelines of the "GEM Committee" meeting in Turkey, the Iranian delegation, led by the representative of Iran's Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO), presented an official letter from Hojjatollah Seyedi, the head of Iran’s SEO, to his Turkish counterpart. This letter emphasized Iran's readiness for bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest, which was warmly received by the Turkish side.

Iran's annual inflation rate for the calendar month to late December dropped to 32.5%, marking a 0.6 percentage point decline compared to the previous month, the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) reported on Sunday.

TEHRAN - Iraj Golabtonchi, Secretary of the Syndicate of Iranian Construction Companies, spoke at a press conference for the Annual National Conference of the International Concrete Institute (ACI) Iran Branch and the National Conference on Concrete and Earthquakes. Discussing the involvement of Iranian companies abroad and the export of technical and engineering services, he stated that since 1995, Iranian contractors have undertaken $35 billion worth of projects globally.

TEHRAN - The Secretary of the Iranian Construction Companies Syndicate announced that Iranian companies and the private sector have exported $35 billion worth of engineering and technical services since 1995.

TEHRAN - The head of Iran's Trade Development Organization announced that in 2023, knowledge-based companies accounted for 2.6% of the total export weight and 5% of the export value.

TEHRAN - The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) revealed that Iran's gas consumption is 3.3 times the global average, emphasizing that adopting efficient usage practices could save 50 million cubic meters of natural gas daily.

TEHRAN - The spokesman for the Trade Development Commission of Iran's Industry, Mine, and Trade House reported a trade volume of $17.186 million between Tehran and Cairo over the past eight months, marking a 67% increase compared to the same period last year.