Qatar Airways Commits to Iran Flights despite US Sanctions
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US sanctions on Iran will not impact Qatar Airways’ flights to the Islamic Republic, the airline’s boss Akbar al-Baker said. Speaking at a high-profile business conference in Doha, Baker said services to Iran would continue despite a tightening economic squeeze on Iran by Washington. “Aviation is not a sanctioned industry, Qatar Airways […]
S Arabia unable to replace Iran’s oil
Iran’s Oil Sales Official in previous sanctions period Mohammad-Ali Khatibi said that Saudi Arabia and other Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and even non-OPEC member states are unable to compensate such huge oil production volume. He put the country’s oil exports volume at 2.8 million oil barrels per day (bpd) and reiterated that OPEC […]
Cellphone imports in H1 at $242 million
The total value of mobile phones imported into Iran during the first six months of the current Iranian year (through Sep. 22) amounted to $242.692 million. According to data released by Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), the number indicates a 54% year-on-year increase in cellphone imports in terms of value. This is while […]
Iran is over 95% self-sufficient in water, wastewater industry
Over 95 percent of necessary equipment and parts in Iran’s water and wastewater industry are being produced inside the country, head of Iran’s Water & Wastewater Engineering Company known as ABFA said. “More than 95 percent of water related facilities and 90 percent of sewage equipment and industrial parts, except for sludge management, are being […]
TSE’s worth of trades at $17.2b since March
Some 250.975 billion shares worth 723.329 trillion rials (about $17.222 billion) have been traded in Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) since the beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 21), IRIB reported on Saturday. As reported, the shares were traded through 14.137 million deals. Some 164.388 billion shares were traded through 7.480 million deals in the […]
India defies U.S., buying Iranian oil despite sanctions
India is going to continue buying Iranian oil in November despite the U.S. sanctions, Reuters reported citing sources close to the Indian oil industry. “Refiners have placed November nominations to lift 1.25 million tons (about 9 million barrels) of oil from Iran,” Reuters quoted a source as saying. As reported, Indian Oil Corp will lift […]
Iran, Turkey draw roadmap for agriculture cooperation
Iranian ministry of agriculture and Turkey’s ministry of agriculture and forestry inked three memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on Wednesday for cooperation in various fields, IRNA reported. Covering different areas including veterinary, beekeeping and forestry, the agreements were signed during the seventh meeting of the Strategic Committee for Agricultural Cooperation between the two countries in Tehran. […]
Iran’s Sept. oil exports to India rise 111,000 bpd
Iranian crude oil exports to India in September rose by 111,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 502,000 bpd compared to the figure for August, ADTV reported citing traders and shipping intelligence firm Kpler. According to the report, Indian buyers reduced U.S. crude purchases and loaded up on Iranian oil ahead of the restart of U.S. […]
Tehran, Moscow negotiate trade in national currencies
In a meeting between Iranian Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati and his Russian counterpart Elvira Nabiullina in Moscow on Thursday, the two sides stressed the need for the expansion of banking cooperation between Iran and Russia. Using national currencies of the two countries in bilateral trade was the main pivot of the negotiations between the […]
Iran’s exports to Iraq hits new record at $55mn in one day
The Secretary-General of Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce Sayed Hamid Hosseini said Tue. that Iran’s exports to Iraq recorded a new high, as $55 million worth of commodities was exported to the neighboring country on Monday. “This year, Iran’s exports to Iraq has been growing and during the first four months of this Iranian year (beginning on […]