TEHRAN - Trade relations between Iran and the European Union (EU) have seen significant growth in 2024, with the Netherlands playing a pivotal role. According to data from Eurostat, Iran-EU trade volume reached €3.4 billion in the first nine months of 2024, marking a 96% increase compared to the same period in 2023.

TEHRAN - A joint video conference was held on Saturday between Farzaneh Sadegh, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development, and Roman Starovoyt, Russia's Minister of Transport. The meeting aimed to discuss the memorandum of understanding for the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway and to enhance transport cooperation within the framework of the North-South Corridor.

The first oil dock built by the Iranian private sector has become operational in Kangan located in the southern province of Bushehr.

TEHRAN - The Deputy Minister of Oil announced an upcoming 1,000-kilometer expansion of crude oil and oil product pipelines across the country. By the end of this year, the total pipeline length will increase from 14,000 kilometers to 15,000 kilometers.

TEHRAN - In a meeting with the Governor of Mazandaran, Uzbek Ambassador Fariduddin Nasriyev emphasized the potential for strengthening trade relations between Mazandaran Province and Uzbekistan.

TEHRAN - Ali Naqavi, head of the Technical and Engineering Services Commission at the Iran Chamber of Commerce, detailed the latest developments in Iran’s export of technical and engineering services. He emphasized that despite the country’s significant potential in this sector, actual exports fall drastically short.

TEHRAN - The Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), alongside senior officials, emphasized strengthening trade ties with Pakistan during a meeting focused on export opportunities in sectors such as oil, gas, petrochemicals, polymers, and plastics.

Iranian authorities will once again review the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) bill at the Expediency Council, President Masoud Pezeshkian announced in response to concerns raised by members of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) regarding obstacles for economic actors.

TEHRAN - The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), Mohammad Ali Dehghan Dehnavi, announced that a preferential trade agreement between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) over the past five years has paved the way for a 2.5-fold increase in trade with member countries.

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has appointed Ali Mohammad Mousavi as Iran’s governor to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).