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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.

Austrians to invest in Iran’s mountain tourism 13 Feb 2018

Austrians to invest in Iran’s mountain tourism

An Austrian delegation says it is ready to invest in mountain tourism and ski resorts in Iran. The Austrian commercial counselor and an Austrian investment delegation met with Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization’s Deputy for Investment and Planning Saeed Ohadi and managers of some of the Iranian sports complex and ski resorts in […]

Petchem output at 44.202m tons in 10 months 13 Feb 2018

Petchem output at 44.202m tons in 10 months

TEHRAN- Iran produced 44.202 million tons of petrochemical products during the ten-month period ended on January 20, 2018, Shana news agency reported on Monday citing the data announced by National Petrochemical Company (NPC). Production units in Assalouyeh and Mahshahr petrochemical zones, both in southwest of Iran, accounted for 18.687 million tons and 16.254 million tons […]

China ready to invest in Iran’s high-speed rail projects 12 Feb 2018

China ready to invest in Iran’s high-speed rail projects

Head of Iran-China Friendship Parliamentary Group, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, said Chinese officials have voiced their full support for JCPOA and readiness to invest in Iran in opposition to US undermining efforts. The Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, who also chairs Iran-China Friendship Parliamentary Group, referred to his recent three-day […]

Russian Sukhoi Superjet aircraft 100 to land in Tehran 12 Feb 2018

Russian Sukhoi Superjet aircraft 100 to land in Tehran

Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) announced that a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 along with an engineering team will land in Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport today. Following the implementation of a plan entitled ‘Development of Aviation Fleet’, airline companies are mulling over different alternatives to boost their aviation capacities. This aircraft is equipped with 100 seats and has […]

ICCIMA head to lead delegation to India this week 12 Feb 2018

ICCIMA head to lead delegation to India this week

TEHRAN- Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholam-Hossein Shafeie will lead a delegation of Iranian traders and businessmen to New Delhi this week, the portal of ICCIMA reported. The delegation will make its four-day trip on February 14 to 18 to attend a business forum and joint meetings with Indian […]

Iran’s January LPG export highest since sanctions removal 12 Feb 2018

Iran’s January LPG export highest since sanctions removal

TEHRAN- Iran’s export of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in January 2018 hit the highest amount since removal of the West-led sanctions against the country in January 2016, according to the data released by shipping sources in last week. The country exported 520,000 million tons of LPG in January, making a strong start in 2018, the data […]

Saffron exports increase 33% in 10 months 10 Feb 2018

Saffron exports increase 33% in 10 months

TEHRAN- Iran’s exports of saffron increased 33 percent during the ten months ended on January 20, 2018, vice chairman of Iran’s Saffron National Council told Mehr news agency on Friday. According to Gholamreza Miri, Iran exported 160 tons of the product during the said time span, registering 33 percent growth in comparison with the same […]

Seif vows more efforts to improve Iran’s status in FATF 10 Feb 2018

Seif vows more efforts to improve Iran’s status in FATF

Central Bank of Iran (CBI) governor noted Iran’s major steps to improve its status in the Financial Action Task Force, hoping that the country would soon exit the FATF public statement and have its banking ties further developed. Valiollah Seif made the remarks at the second round of Euromoney Iran Conference in Paris, co-hosted by Central […]

Liquidity at $309b in a month 09 Feb 2018

Liquidity at $309b in a month

TEHRAN- Iran’s liquidity stood at 14.45 quadrillion rials (about $309 billion) during the ninth Iranian calendar month of Azar (November 22- December 21, 2017), according to a report released by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI). The CBI announced that the liquidity figure shows 22 percent growth in comparison with the same period in the […]

Paris to host Euromoney Iran Conference 09 Feb 2018

Paris to host Euromoney Iran Conference

TEHRAN – Co-hosted by Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the second round of Euromoney Iran Conference will kick off in the France’s capital on Thursday, IRNA reported. Heading a delegation comprised of CBI and Finance Ministry’s scholars and experts, Iranian Deputy Finance Minister Mohammad Khazaie will attend this year’s event. The conference aims to bring […]