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  • State-Controlled Economy Is Iran’s Biggest Economic Challenge 25 May 2025

    State-Controlled Economy Is Iran’s Biggest Economic Challenge

    TEHRAN - Prominent Iranian economist and researcher in the philosophy and epistemology of economic science, Mousa Ghaninejad, stated that the most significant problem plaguing Iran's economy is its centrally controlled, command-style structure. He asserted that both the financial and real sectors of the Iranian economy suffer due to misguided policymaking.

Over $595m allocated for developing oil-rich regions 20 Aug 2018

Over $595m allocated for developing oil-rich regions

TEHRAN – National Iranian Oil Company’s director for supervision of construction projects said the oil ministry has allocated 25 trillion rials (about $595.2 million) for development of oil-rich regions. As reported by IRIB on Sunday, Abdolhamid Emami noted that the mentioned fund will be allocated during a five-year period for financing construction and development projects […]

TEDPIX up 35.5% since March 20 Aug 2018

TEDPIX up 35.5% since March

TEHRAN- Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)’s main index (TEDPIX) has risen 35.5 percent since the beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2018), Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. The rising trend of TEDPIX began on June 13, which was named ‘Golden Wednesday of Stock Market’, when TEDPIX gained 2,767 points to stand at 99.146 […]

Iran-Kazakhstan trade up 77% in H1 20 Aug 2018

Iran-Kazakhstan trade up 77% in H1

TEHRAN – The value of trade between Iran and Kazakhstan increased by 77 percent in the first six months of 2018 compared to the same period last year, IRNA reported on Sunday quoting Iranian ambassador in Astana as saying. Mojtaba Damirchilu made the remarks in a meeting with the Kazakh Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev in […]

Iran achieves significant growth in agricultural processing products 19 Aug 2018

Iran achieves significant growth in agricultural processing products

Export of agricultural processing and complementary products in the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 21) registered a significant 21 and 36 percent growth as compared to the same period last year in value and weight, respectively. The report put the export value of agricultural processing and complementary products in the […]

Iran railway network to be linked to Eastern Mediterranean countries 19 Aug 2018

Iran railway network to be linked to Eastern Mediterranean countries

 A deputy minister of Roads and Urban Development, Amir Amini, said Sat. that Iran’s railway network will be connected to the Eastern Mediterranean states. Negotiations have been held with the neighboring Iraq and Syria for connecting Iran’s railway network to the Eastern Mediterranean countries, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development for Planning and Resources […]

Over 512m tons of commodities worth $288m traded in IME in a week 19 Aug 2018

Over 512m tons of commodities worth $288m traded in IME in a week

TEHRAN- During the five dealing days (Saturday-Wednesday) of the past Iranian week ended on Friday, approximately 512,158 million tons of commodities worth over $288 million were traded in Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME). Last week, on the domestic and export metal and mineral trading floor of IME, 116,152 million tons of various products worth near $55 […]

Minerals, mining exports at over $3.7b during 4 months 19 Aug 2018

Minerals, mining exports at over $3.7b during 4 months

TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s minerals and mining exports stood at $3.763 billion during the first four months of current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), according to data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA). As the annual exports from this sector is planned to reach $10 billion in the current […]

Iran’s central banker promises to improve economy 19 Aug 2018

Iran’s central banker promises to improve economy

TEHRAN- Writing on Twitter, governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) clarified some of the bank’s recent taken measures and adopted policies and also made some promises to keep for improving domestic economy, IRIB reported on Saturday. Showing gratitude to all the financial, monetary and banking experts who have expressed their views about CBI’s […]

Iran exports $3.7bn minerals in first fourth months 18 Aug 2018

Iran exports $3.7bn minerals in first fourth months

 Iran has exported 20,917,000 tons of mineral products, valued at some $3.763 billion, in the first fourth month of current [Iranian calendar] year 1397 (March 21 – July 22). According to a report published by Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Iraq, China and United Arab Emirates (UAE) had a total of 40 percent […]

Seaports outbound traffic show 10% rise in Iran export 18 Aug 2018

Seaports outbound traffic show 10% rise in Iran export

 Deputy Managing Director for Ports and Economic Affairs at Iran’s PMO recounted that exports from Iranian ports show a 10 percent rise in the first 4 months of the year of 1397 vis-à-vis the same period in the last year. Statistics from Iranian ports show that exports from Iran has soared by 10 percent and […]