Metallurgical exports climb by 39%
An official at Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade said Iran had exported 5.789 million tons of metallurgical products in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (began March 21). Mikaeil Azimi, Director General of Mining Industries Affairs Office at the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, made the remarks adding […]
FAO, agriculture ministry celebrate soil day in Iran
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Iranian Agriculture Ministry marked the World Soil Day 2017 in Tehran. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture marked today (Sunday, December 10) World Soil Day 2017 in Tehran to highlight this […]
Tehran, Baghdad ink oil swap deal
TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq have signed a deal to swap up to 60,000 barrels per day of crude produced from the northern Iraqi Kirkuk oilfield for Iranian oil. Based on the agreement signed on Friday by the two OPEC countries Iran will deliver its crude to Iraq’s southern ports, on the Persian Gulf, the […]
Iran, Iraq Sign Deal to Swap Kirkuk Oil
TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq have signed an agreement whereby the two neighboring countries would swap up to 60,000 barrels per day of crude produced from the northern Iraqi Kirkuk oilfield for Iranian oil, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said. According to the terms of the agreement, Iran would deliver “oil of the same characteristics […]
Iran’s trade surplus hits $29b in 2016: UNCTAD
TEHRAN – Iran’s trade balance registered a $29 billion surplus in 2016, Tasnim reported on Friday citing the “2017 handbook of statistics” report published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). According to the report, the country’s total foreign trade stood at $109 billion, of which $69 billion was related to exports. […]
Iran, Serbia discuss boosting energy, trade ties
TEHRAN- Iran and Serbia discussed expansion of relations in energy and trade sectors, IRIB reported on Saturday. During his one-day visit to Belgrade, Mojtaba Khosrotaj, head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), held meetings with Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic, State Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy of Republic […]
Supporting SMEs to raise production, employment
SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) are enterprises whose personnel numbers fall below certain limits. According to the European definition, SMEs are enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding €50 million, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding €43 million. Today, SMEs are some key drivers of […]
Handmade carpet exports at $221m
TEHRAN- Iran exported $221 million worth of hand-woven carpets during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21, 2017), IRIB quoted Hamid Kargar, the head of Iran’s National Carpet Center, as saying. Some $153 million worth of hand-woven carpets were exported during the first half of the year, showing an […]
Bulgarian firm aims to build solar farm in Iran
TEHRAN – Bulgarian Energy Company, Solar & Benefit, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the construction of a solar farm in Iran. The project is planned to be implemented in Jahrom Special Economic Zone in the southern province of Fars, IRNA reported on Friday without providing details. Since the removal of sanctions on […]
Asian markets look to recovery of Iran’s LPG exports
Iran’s LPG export program has extended its decline for a fourth month in December, even though the South Pars gas field resumed production around three weeks ago after two months’ maintenance, trade sources said this week. The initial shipment program shows about 199,000 mt of LPG will be lifted in December, down slightly from 220,000 […]