Wednesday, 11 June , 2025
  • Afghanistan, Turkey Emerge as Iran’s Carpet Industry Rivals 11 Jun 2025

    Afghanistan, Turkey Emerge as Iran’s Carpet Industry Rivals

    TEHRAN - The head of Tehran's Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture stated on Tuesday that countries like Afghanistan, China, and Turkey have become serious competitors to Iran in the carpet industry — even going so far as to hire skilled Iranian weavers to produce carpets. He called this "an ultimate injustice" to the Iranian people.

Joint Cooperation Aimed at Boosting Iran-Japan Economic Relations 08 Jun 2025

Joint Cooperation Aimed at Boosting Iran-Japan Economic Relations

TEHRAN - In a recent meeting between the Executive Vice President of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and the head of JETRO’s Tehran office with the President of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (TCCIMA), both parties discussed the capacities and future prospects for enhancing bilateral economic cooperation between Iran and Japan.

Minister Highlights High Dependence on Food Imports 08 Jun 2025

Minister Highlights High Dependence on Food Imports

TEHRAN - Minister of Agriculture, Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh, has raised concerns about the country’s heavy dependence on imported food commodities, revealing that approximately 90% of the nation's edible oil and nearly 30% of its sugar needs are met through imports. Speaking at the inaugural National Conference of Women Managers of the Ministry of Agriculture, the minister emphasized the need to address this issue through better management and consumer behavior reforms—particularly with the help of women in leadership roles.

Golestan Province Ready to Expand Trade Cooperation With Uzbekistan 07 Jun 2025

Golestan Province Ready to Expand Trade Cooperation With Uzbekistan

TEHRAN - In a significant step toward boosting bilateral trade, the Golestan Chamber of Commerce hosted a high-level meeting with Furuddin Nasriev, the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Iran, highlighting mutual interests in expanding economic cooperation between the two nations.

Russia Confirms $5b Investment in Iran’s Gas Sector 07 Jun 2025

Russia Confirms $5b Investment in Iran’s Gas Sector

TEHRAN - Kazem Jalali, Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, announced that Moscow has finalized nearly $5 billion of an expected $8 billion investment in Iran’s gas industry. The remaining agreements are progressing toward finalization, he said during a meeting with prominent Russian Iranologists at the Iranian Embassy in Moscow.

Iran urges stronger ECO cooperation to boost regional welfare 03 Jun 2025

Iran urges stronger ECO cooperation to boost regional welfare

Sadegh said ECO’s regional collaboration should be leveraged to promote economic development to the benefit of regional peoples.

Investment Boom in Kish Island Breaks Three-Year Record 02 Jun 2025

Investment Boom in Kish Island Breaks Three-Year Record

TEHRAN - The Kish Free Zone Organization has achieved a historic milestone in investment attraction, securing a record-breaking amount over the past six months equivalent to the total of the previous three years combined.

Iran’s Private Sector Ready to Invest in Iraq 02 Jun 2025

Iran’s Private Sector Ready to Invest in Iraq

TEHRAN - The Iranian private sector is poised to increase investment in Iraq as bilateral efforts intensify to enhance economic cooperation. This momentum was marked by the launch of the Iran-Iraq Trade Policy Council under the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), signaling a strategic commitment to expanding joint ventures and trade relations between the two neighbors.

Iran Expresses Strong Will to Boost Trade Ties With Turkey 01 Jun 2025

Iran Expresses Strong Will to Boost Trade Ties With Turkey

TEHRAN - Iran is committed to expanding its trade cooperation with Turkey, emphasized Adel Najafzadeh, head of the Iran-Turkey Parliamentary Friendship Group, during a high-level meeting with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara on Friday.

Iran’s Strategic Weakness in Overseas Mining Highlighted 01 Jun 2025

Iran’s Strategic Weakness in Overseas Mining Highlighted

TEHRAN - Iran is lagging behind in the global mining landscape due to its minimal presence in overseas mining operations, a weakness that could prove critical in today’s shifting geopolitical and economic climate, warned Mohammadreza Bahraman, Vice President of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce and Head of the Iran Mine House.

Iran, Oman Aim to Deepen Economic Ties 31 May 2025

Iran, Oman Aim to Deepen Economic Ties

TEHRAN - During the Iran-Oman Business Opportunities Conference in Muscat, the President of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, Samad Hassanzadeh, presented seven strategic proposals aimed at deepening economic cooperation between the two nations. Stressing the vast untapped potential in both countries, he prioritized joint investment projects as the most effective path forward.