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  • Foreign Shipping Lines May Return Following U.S. Deal 21 Apr 2025

    Foreign Shipping Lines May Return Following U.S. Deal

    TEHRAN – Former head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization, Mohammad Rastad, has revealed that container traffic in Iranian ports dropped by half after the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal. Speaking to ILNA, Rastad explained that container throughput had peaked at over 3 million TEUs during the JCPOA era, but fell to just 1.5 million TEUs following the collapse of the agreement.

31,500 industrial units to be renovated by Mar. 2019 22 Feb 2018

31,500 industrial units to be renovated by Mar. 2019

TEHRAN- Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization has renewal of 31,500 industrial units on its agenda by the end of the upcoming Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019), the organization’s managing director announced. As shata news agency quoted Sadegh Najafi on Wednesday, there are 85,000 active industrial units in Iran, while 50,000 new ones […]

Iran imported 66,196 cars in 11 months 22 Feb 2018

Iran imported 66,196 cars in 11 months

TEHRAN- Iran imported 66,196 cars valued at over $1.756 billion during the elevn-month period ended on February 19, IRNA reported on Wednesday citing the data by Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA). In last June, the Iranian government shut down the online auto import registration system saying that the import regulations are being revised. […]

3rd Iran, Turkey border crossing runs in 24-hr 21 Feb 2018

3rd Iran, Turkey border crossing runs in 24-hr

Turkish Minister of Customs and Trade Bülent Tüfenkci said that the 3rd border cross between Iran and Turkey will offer round-the-clock services. Turkey is trying to activate three of its border crossings with Iran in 24 hours, he said, adding, “this move is done with the aim of facilitating border transit activities and promoting trade […]

Iran’s 10-month transit income up 20% on year 21 Feb 2018

Iran’s 10-month transit income up 20% on year

TEHRAN- Iran’s income from transit of goods increased 20 percent in the ten-month period ended on January 20, 2018, compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to an official at Trade Promotion Organization (TPO). Mohsen Rahimi, the head of transit desk of TPO, said transit via roads accounted for the […]

Iran eyeing Iraqi flour market via Russia wheat deal 19 Feb 2018

Iran eyeing Iraqi flour market via Russia wheat deal

Chairman of Agriculture in Chamber of Commerce Kaveh Zargaran said that Islamic Republic of Iran is negotiating a wheat import deal with Russia that would allow it to increase flour exports to neighboring Iraq by private sector. The deal would involve importing around 100,000 tonnes of Russian wheat per month for private millers who would […]

CBI rejects crypto as means of payment 19 Feb 2018

CBI rejects crypto as means of payment

In its reaction to the release of a news in media outlets, Central Bank of Iran (CBI) warned categorically on the sales of cryptocurrency in cooperation with the bank. Given the above issue, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has not thus far been introduced as the official currency by the CBI, so that this bank does […]

Joblessness rate in autumn at 11.9% 19 Feb 2018

Joblessness rate in autumn at 11.9%

TEHRAN- Iran’s unemployment rate in autumn 2017, which corresponds to the third quarter of current Iranian calendar year (September 23-December 21, 2017), stood at 11.9 percent, down 0.4 percent compared to the figure in the same season in 2016, the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) announced. The figure shows 0.2 percent increase in comparison with […]

Four vessels docked at Chabahar Port since inauguration 19 Feb 2018

Four vessels docked at Chabahar Port since inauguration

Chief Executive of Ports and Maritime Organization (MPO) Mohammad Rastad said that a number of four ships, carrying wheat, sugar, chemical fertilizer and steel, have taken berth in Chabahar Port since the inauguration of first phase of expansion project of Bandar Shahid Beheshti. In an interview with MNA correspondent on the distribution of domestic cargo […]

Sarajevo eager for expansion of economic ties with Tehran 19 Feb 2018

Sarajevo eager for expansion of economic ties with Tehran

TEHRAN – Bosnia and Herzegovinian Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Mirko Sarovic has expressed his country’s interest in expansion of economic ties with Iran, IRNA reported on Sunday. The official made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian ambassador to Sarajevo Mahmoud Heidari on Saturday. Headed by Mirhadi Seyedi, the deputy president of […]

Economy min. stresses broadening Iran-India business ties 18 Feb 2018

Economy min. stresses broadening Iran-India business ties

Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance (MEAF) Masoud Karbasian placed special emphasis on enhancing trade and business ties between Iran and India. Iran and India shares social and cultural commonalities, he said, adding, “there is no limitation in enhancing relationship between Iran and India, so that appropriate opportunity has been provided for both Iran and […]