Iran’s Q1 GDP growth at 6.2%: CBI
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI), in its latest report, has put the growth of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21–June 21) at 6.2 percent.
Zolqadr named Expediency Council secretary
In a decree on Sunday, Sadeq Larijani appointed Mohammad-Baqer Zolqadr as the new secretary of the Expediency Council.
Iranians Set Record for Buying Properties in Turkey
According to a report released by the Turkish Statistics Center, Iranians bought 911 housing units in Turkey in August, the highest monthly figure for buying housing by Iranian citizens in Turkey.
Some S. Korean Pharmaceutical Firms Halt Cooperation With Iran
Secretary of Iran-South Korea Joint Chamber of Commerce Pouya Firouzi says some South Korean pharmaceutical companies have stopped cooperating with Iran, admitting that Seoul still follows the structure of the U.S. sanctions against Iran.
Azerbaijan Accused of Stonewalling Iran-Armenia Ties
Head of Iran-Armenia Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hervik Yarijanian accused Azerbaijan government of creating hurdles in way of Iran and Armenia trade ties, as the country has imposed special conditions for heavy trucks carrying Iranian goods.
Raisi meets Lukashenko, says his priority is economy
"The priority of the Iranian administration is economic, and we seek to develop economic relations in the region," President Ebrahim Raisi said in a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday evening on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Some $4b allocated to support knowledge-based firms
The Innovation and Prosperity Fund affiliated with the Vice Presidency of Science and Technology has earmarked a sum of 170 trillion rials (nearly $4 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to support knowledge-based companies over the past 4 years.
Raisi calls for closer co-op with Kazakhstan
President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Iran and Kazakhstan have diverse and numerous economic capacities to enhance the level of cooperation.
SCO Membership, Golden Chance for Iran Economy
The Islamic Republic of Iran has tried in recent years to balance its ties with the world and it has tried to focus on relations with independent countries after the West-oriented countries acted insincerely and followed the U.S. policy of imposing unilateral and cruel sanctions on it.
President Calls for Expansion of Ties with Uzbekistan
President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi has called for the level of economic relations with Uzbekistan to be raised in proportion to political relations.