India-Afghanistan trade via Chabahar not against Pakistan
TEHRAN- Pakistan’s Foreign Office said the country does not regard Iran, India and Afghanistan’s endeavor to use Iranian southeastern port of Chabahar for bilateral trade as an alliance against the country and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “We do not regard it as any kind of alliance against us. Our trade with Afghanistan, Iran and […]
$712m of foreign investment projects ratified
TEHRAN – Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran (OIETAI) has approved 31 new foreign investment projects, worth $712 million. “Based on the sixth five-year national development plan (2016-2021), the ministry of finance and economic affairs and the central bank should attract $3 billion of foreign investments per annum,” IRNA quoted OIETAI Managing […]
Iran expects record high in crude steel exports
TEHRAN – Iran’s crude steel exports are expected to reach a record high of 8 million tons by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2018). Head of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), Mehdi Karbasian, said the country exported 3.5 million tons of crude steel during […]
Iranian light crude breaks $60 mark
TEHRAN – The price of Iran’s light crude oil in the week ended on November 3 rose $2.59 to stand at $60.04 per barrel, IRIB reported on Sunday. The country’s light oil price was reported $50.39 on average since the beginning of 2017 until November 3. According to the report, Iran sold its heavy crude […]
Iranian light crude breaks $60 mark
TEHRAN – The price of Iran’s light crude oil in the week ended on November 3 rose $2.59 to stand at $60.04 per barrel, IRIB reported on Sunday. The country’s light oil price was reported $50.39 on average since the beginning of 2017 until November 3. According to the report, Iran sold its heavy crude […]
6,000 new industrial units to be established by Mar. 2018
TEHRAN- Iranian Deputy Industry Minister Reza Rahmani said the Industry Ministry plans to set up 6,000 new industrial units creating 50,000 jobs in the country by the end of current Iranian calendar year (march 20, 2018), IRNA reported. Mentioning production flourishing one of the main policies of Resistance Economy, the official announced that some 50 […]
ICCIMA planning 9 new joint chambers of commerce
TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) is planning on establishing nine new chambers jointly with foreign trade partners, the portal of ICCIMA announced. According to the report, South Africa, Poland, Tajikistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Austria, Pakistan, Vietnam and Indonesia will be the new parties to ICCIMA. ICCIMA has already set up […]
Maintenance services completed at South Pars platforms
TEHRAN- Maintenance services were completed at the platforms of Iran’s South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf in a bid for stable production during the coming winter. Maintenance operations were conducted at 17 platforms in the field during 179 days since April 21, Public Relations Department of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), […]
IMF forecasts $23.3b GDP growth for Iran in 2017
TEHRAN- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest World Economic Outlook predicted that Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) will rise $23.3 billion to $427.7 billion in 2017. The report also forecasted a 3.7-percent non-oil GDP growth for the country in 2017, rising from 3.3 percent in 2016, with no change in 2018. IMF’s forecast […]
Iran, Switzerland seek ease of banking ties
TEHRAN- Iran and Switzerland are opening new avenues for developing easier banking transactions, Iranian Deputy Finance Minister Mohammad Khazaei told reporters after his Sunday meeting with Switzerland’s Vaud Economics Minister Philippe Leuba in Tehran, Shada news agency reported. Khazaei, who is also the managing director of Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran […]