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  • Iran to Expand Shipping Lines to West and Southwest Africa 17 Mar 2025

    Iran to Expand Shipping Lines to West and Southwest Africa

    TEHRAN - Iran is set to bolster its maritime trade links with West and Southwest Africa, following a decision by the Africa Committee chaired by the First Vice President, according to Mohammadreza Safari, Acting Director General for Africa at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO). This move aims to enhance Iran’s economic footprint on the continent, building on existing shipping routes and trade relationships.

Monthly coal concentrate output up 33% yr/yr 14 May 2019

Monthly coal concentrate output up 33% yr/yr

Production of coal concentrate in Iran increased 33 percent during the first Iranian calendar month of Farvardin (March 21-April 20, 2019) compared to the output in the first month of the previous year, IRIB reported on Monday citing the data released by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

Hemmati lashes out at EU for ‘threadbare’ remarks over INSTEX 14 May 2019

Hemmati lashes out at EU for ‘threadbare’ remarks over INSTEX

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran criticized European countries for repeating ‘threadbare’ remarks over their promised trade mechanism for Iran (INSTEX) and their failure to make it operational.

No alternative to Iran electricity, says Iraqi minister 13 May 2019

No alternative to Iran electricity, says Iraqi minister

Iraq’s new electricity minister says there is no alternative that competes on volume or price or speed of delivery of Iran’s electricity.

TSE index slips down 5,000 points on Sunday 13 May 2019

TSE index slips down 5,000 points on Sunday

Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)’s main index (TEDPIX) lost 5,000 points to stand at 204,069 points on Sunday.

Iran to continue aluminum exports to neighboring countries 13 May 2019

Iran to continue aluminum exports to neighboring countries

The secretary of Iran Aluminum Industries Syndicate Abolfazl Rezaiee announced that despite US sanctions on Iran’s metal industry, the country will continue exporting of aluminum to its neighbors.

Iran to remain self-sufficient in wheat production this year 12 May 2019

Iran to remain self-sufficient in wheat production this year

Iran will remain self-sufficient in wheat production to meet domestic demand during the current Iranian calendar year (ending March 20, 2020), Iranian Deputy Agriculture Minister Esmaiel Esfandiyari said on Sunday.

Aras FTZ to expand railway transport capacity 12 May 2019

Aras FTZ to expand railway transport capacity

Aras Free Trade and Industrial Zone, in northwestern Iran, has forged an agreement with an Iranian-European consortium to construct and commission a railroad to expand its railway transport capacity.

Iran’s global standard ranking climbs 10 steps 12 May 2019

Iran’s global standard ranking climbs 10 steps

Director General of Secretariat of Supreme Council of Standards Asghar Salehzadeh said that Islamic Republic of Iran’s standard ranking moved 10-step up in international arena.

U.S. sanctions Iran’s metals; what’s the impact? 12 May 2019

U.S. sanctions Iran’s metals; what’s the impact?

Earlier this week, in an attempt to [as the U.S. president Trump put it] “choke off the country’s largest non-petroleum related sources of export revenue", Washington imposed new sanctions on Iran's metals and minerals sectors.

Official urges modifying internal bylaws to counter sanctions on steel exports 11 May 2019

Official urges modifying internal bylaws to counter sanctions on steel exports

Chairman of Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA) Bahram Sobhani on Saturday called for modifying and correcting internal regulations for countering sanctions in the field of steel exports.