Parks Associates, an analytical firm, has announced Samsung is catching up with Apple for the first time. The latter currently controls 40% of the local mobile market, but the South Korean giant…
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Iran has projected that its major cities will receive 4G Internet coverage by the end of the next Iranian fiscal year (March 20, 2017).
Minister of Communications and Information…
EconomyIBM’s SoftLayer, which provides server hosting and cloud infrastructure around the world, has blocked all Internet Protocols originating from Iran.
The service, which competes with cloud…
EconomyThe biggest supplier of pipes to oil and natural gas producers, Moscow-based Tube Metal Company, or TMK for short, which is being hurt by weak energy prices like many players in the oil patch,…
EconomyNomads produce 180,000 tons of meat annually, says the head of Nomadic Affairs Organization. According to Karamali Qandali, government support such as provision of cheap fodder and low interest…
EconomyNot only is Tehran Province self-sufficient in the production of apples, cherries, nectarines, peaches and pistachios, part of the surplus yield is exported to other countries, according to the…
EconomyPlans are underway to establish a direct flight route between Qeshm Island—off the southern coast of Iran—and Oman’s capital city of Muscat, says managing director of Qeshm Airlines. “The new…
EconomyIran has broken ground on a €200-million radial tire plant in the western city of Sanandaj, Kurdestan Province.
EconomyThe Central Bank of Iran does not believe in force and coercion to address economic problems, the governor Valiollah Seif said late on Monday.
EconomyThe recession visiting the housing market is showing no sign of easing despite the best efforts of the government. The key sector is suffering its worst stagnation in a quarter century due…
EconomyA Chinese bank and insurance firm will start operation in Qeshm Free Trade Zone, Hamidreza Momeni, managing director of Qeshm Free Trade Zone said on Sunday.
EconomyIt would take more time for Iran and Russia to initiate a currency swap, said Ghadir Ghiafeh, vice chairman of Iran-Russian Chamber of Commerce, on Tuesday.
EconomyThe signing of a bilateral investment treaty between Japan and Iran, and Tehran’s debt guarantee of up to $10 billion worth of investments by Japanese companies, could be a tailwind for companies…
EconomyA business delegation comprising representatives of Japan’s largest mining and steel companies, including Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Co., Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, Toshiba and JGC holdings, has…
EconomyStocks soared to record highs on Tuesday, on the busiest day for Iran’s equity market in history, as a surge in bullish bets pushed up both of Tehran’s equity markets.
EconomyIran plans to turn itself into a major food exporter, hoping the lifting of sanctions will boost international trade and allow investment in the agricultural sector, an official in Iran’s state…
EconomyAn Iranian based in Ireland has offered groundbreaking insight into innovative solutions for data retention and analysis.
Parsa Ghaffari, founder and CEO of AYLIEN, has used artificial…
EconomyAfter testing the feature on both Android and iOS in recent months, Instagram has announced the launch of multi-account support inside the photo-sharing social app.
Now, users can maintain…
EconomyIrancell, the country's second most popular mobile phone operator, and Bank Mellat have come together to offer a new payment service. According to an Irancell press release, holders of…
EconomyIran's government has made a new push to develop the country's broadband infrastructure, called Fajr, to get more people online in a short space of time.
The initiative includes three sub-…
EconomyCyan Technology, a British smart metering firm, has received an initial purchase order from Iranian telecommunications contractor Micromodje for the installation of 2,000 smart traffic meters into…
EconomyA senior official at Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology said Islamic Development Bank will invest in 13 major Iranian scientific and technological projects in the next five…
EconomyIran’s first medicinal plants factory has been launched in North Khorasan Province. Built on a one-hectare site, the factory cost $660,000 to complete, said the managing director of Industrial…
EconomyIran exported more than 1,000 tons of seafood to Russia during the eight months ending Jan. 20, according to Iran Fisheries Organization. “Russia could be the biggest market for Iran’s seafood,”…
EconomyDutch exports to Iran increased by 21% in 2015, ahead of the lifting of sanctions in January this year. The value of exports reached €450 million, placing Iran 64th in the ranking order of…
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