Iran’s fish production at 1.2 million tons per annum
Currently, Iran grows and produces 1.2 million fish and shrimp per year, Nabiollah Khoun Mirzaei, a deputy minister of agriculture said on Saturday.
Asia’s Iran crude oil imports to rebound in February
Asia’s top four buyers of Iranian crude - China, India, Japan and South Korea - imported a total 710,699 barrels per day of crude from Iran in January, 49 percent lower than the same month in 2018, but it is more likely that Iran's oil export to these countries would double in Feb. 2019, the data collated by Thomson Reuters showed.
Maintaining limited banking ties with foreign banks, ‘essential’
Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Friday that the country should maintain its limited banking ties with foreign banks.
Indian, Afghan investors welcome investing in Chabahar port
Deputies transport ministries of India, Afghanistan and Iranian Minister of roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami revealed the high welcome of Indian and Afghan investors for investing in Chabahar port. He made the remark on Tue. at the closing ceremony of International Confernece on the Development of Chabahar Port and said, “today, we are witnessing […]
Iran, Japan to launch bilateral banking activities: envoy
Japanese ambassador to Tehran Mitsuo Saito said that Iran and Japan will soon start bilateral banking activities. He made the remarks Tuesday in a meeting with Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Abdolnaser Hemmati, in Tehran. Despite the re-imposition of sanctions by the US, Japanese companies operating in Iran have continued their activities […]
Oil min. Zanganeh not resigning: spox
Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh is not resigning, a spokesman for his ministry said on Tuesday. Kasra Nouri, director of the Oil Ministry’s Public Relations, dismissed the rumors circulating in some media that Zanganeh had submitted his resignation, one day after Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced he was resigning. “Mr. Zanganeh will do whatever is […]
1st Intl. Conf. on Development of Chabahar Port kicks off
The First International Conference on the Development of Chabahar Port kicked off in Chabahar Port on Tuesday morning. The event was attended by Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami, President’s Adviser and Secretary of Supreme Council of Free Zones Morteza Bank and a number of authorities of the regional countries including Indian and Afghan […]
Nothing but ‘psychological atmosphere’ can affect currency market
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said Tue. that except for a ‘psychological atmosphere’, nothing can negatively affect the country’s foreign currency market. Abdolnaser Hemmati, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), addressed the 56th Central Bank Annual Meeting on Tuesday in Tehran, where President Rouhani and a number of senior officials were […]
Three Airbus planes join Iran Air fleet
Iran’s national flag carrier Iran Air has purchased three Airbus passenger planes and will add them to its fleet by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20). Three Airbus 319 aircraft, manufactured in 2002, were purchased from Hungary a year ago and landed at an airport in the city of Mashhad in northwestern Iran. […]
SP Phase 13 refinery starts propane, butane production
Operator of South Pars Gas Field’s Phase 13 project said Sun. new Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) units have come on stream in the onshore refinery of the phase, completing the production chain of the facility. Payam Motamed added that the units 113, 114 and 115 of the refinery are now fully operational and the production […]