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  • Path for Trade Between Isfahan and Iraq Becomes Smoother 05 Nov 2025

    Path for Trade Between Isfahan and Iraq Becomes Smoother

    TEHRAN - At the meeting held to discuss opportunities for commercial cooperation between Isfahan and Iraq, the economic and industrial capacities of Isfahan Province and the potential for collaboration with Iraq’s private sector were examined.

Non-oil trade nears $66b in 9 months 31 Dec 2018

Non-oil trade nears $66b in 9 months

The value of Iran’s non-oil trade stood at $65.97 billion in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (ended on December 21), according to the latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA). Iran exported 86.94 million tons of non-oil commodities, worth $33.35 billion, during the mentioned period […]

Agricultural exports up 20%, hit $4.6b in 8 months 31 Dec 2018

Agricultural exports up 20%, hit $4.6b in 8 months

 Iran exported 4,580 tons of agricultural products worth $4.6 billion in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), showing 20 percent and 19 percent rise in terms of weight and value respectively, IRNA quoted Shahrokh Shajari, an official with the Agriculture Ministry, as saying on Saturday. Over the same […]

Shanghai, Babol universities in coop. 30 Dec 2018

Shanghai, Babol universities in coop.

 Shanghai University and Babol University of Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand educational interactions and academic exchanges. In a Saturday meeting in Tehran, the representatives of the Iranian and Chinese universities signed an agreement on boosting cooperation between the Electrical Engineering colleges of the two universities. The two sides also discussed […]

Domestic production a focal point in next year’s budget bill 30 Dec 2018

Domestic production a focal point in next year’s budget bill

 Iranian deputy industry minister announced that in the budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1398 (starting on March 21, 2019) specific attention has been paid to domestic production and renovation of domestic industries, IRNA reported on Saturday. “In comparison with the budget bill of 1397, that of the next year allocates more credit […]

Saffron exports up 44% in 8 months on year 30 Dec 2018

Saffron exports up 44% in 8 months on year

 Iran exported $252 million of saffron during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Novemebr 21), showing 44 percent growth from the figure of the same period of time in the preceding year, according to the director general of Exports Development Department of Ministry of Agriculture. Shahrokh Shajari put the weight […]

Iran’s capacity of installed alternative energies hits 670MW 30 Dec 2018

Iran’s capacity of installed alternative energies hits 670MW

Currently, 445 megawatts of renewable power plants are under construction in Iran, and the capacity of installed alternative energies has reached 670 megawatts, according to Ministry of Energy. According to the Ministry of Energy, 2.673 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy have been produced form June 2009 to 21 December 2018, leading to the reduction of […]

Kermanshah exports rise 47% in 9 months 29 Dec 2018

Kermanshah exports rise 47% in 9 months

Close to 4.247 million tons of goods worth $2.107 billion were exported from the western province of Kermanshah in the past nine months through Dec. 21, indicating a rise both in terms of volume and value, a senior official said. Director General of Kermanshah Customs Administration Khalil Heidari said on Saturday that the figure indicates […]

US debt soars nearly $1.4 trillion Y/Y, rising $44,000 per second 29 Dec 2018

US debt soars nearly $1.4 trillion Y/Y, rising $44,000 per second

 The year-on-year surge in US sovereign debt has totaled $1.37 trillion, the latest data released by the US Treasury Department shows. The national debt reportedly rose to $21,863,635,176,724.12 as of December 20 of the current year compared to $20,492,874,492,282.58 on December 25, 2017. The current US population stands at 328,082,386 according to the December statistics […]

$100mn earmarked for production of 2 new vaccines 29 Dec 2018

$100mn earmarked for production of 2 new vaccines

The Office of Biological Products has received $100 million to fund the production of two new vaccines as recommended by the World Health Organization. The head of the Office of Biological Products at Iran’s Food and Drug Administration, Ali Vasheghani, said the World Health Organization has recommended Iran to put the production of two new […]

Tehran, Islamabad to expand co-op in road transportation 29 Dec 2018

Tehran, Islamabad to expand co-op in road transportation

 Iran and Pakistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand cooperation in international road transportation, IRNA reported on Thursday citing the portal of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization. As reported, based on the MOU which is prepared in 24 articles, over 60,000 trucks and more than 300,000 passengers will be exchanged between the […]