Currently 80 mineral exploration projects are underway covering 200,000 square kilometers of the country’s mineral-rich areas to discover new reserves, said deputy for development projects of…
Economy
Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index lost 809 points or 1.26% to close at 63,468 during the trading week that ended September 9, amid the reopening of several large-cap companies’ ticker symbols on…
Contrary to the unpredictable chronology of domestic and foreign events that have influenced the path of Tehran Stock Exchange over the past two years, some economists are resorting to the golden…
Iran Insurance Company will soon launch new web-based services for supplemental health insurance, the managing director said. Mahmoud Amrollahi said electronic contracting system and electronic…
The first vice president has called for addressing problems of the banking system, recalling that commercial banks are the primary source of finance for manufacturers in the bank-based Iranian…
The Central Bank of Iran has proposed a joint working group with Austria within which the central banks of the two countries can review two-way financial and banking relations, news posted on the…
Increasing financial discipline should be followed by effective and workable policies to pull the lethargic housing market out of recession, the deputy director of Iran Urban Economics Scientific…
The Export Development Bank of Iran is holding talks with a Russian bank on the establishment of a 10-million-euro line of credit to facilitate export of goods and services to Russia.
First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri blames unrealistic public perception about post-sanctions prices for the ongoing recession in many economic sectors.
A trade conference on investment opportunities in Iran and the Caspian Sea littoral states – Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran–opens in Tehran on Saturday, announced the head…
Iran is interested in increasing cooperation with Serbia in agriculture, primarily in the fields of plant protection and production of seeds as well as scientific research, officials of the two…
Iran’s accession to the World Trade Organization has always been the subject of heated debate in the domestic arena throughout the past decades.
Mulberry trees in Mazandaran and Gilan Provinces, along with the intrinsic feature of adding to the beauty of the evergreen regions in northern Iran, also grow leaves that are fed to silkworms by…
The Second Mobile App Hackathon was hosted by Sharif University of Technology on Thursday. School and university students as well as university graduates competed during the 48-hour event in teams…
Iranian researchers have produced a nanocomposite containing graphene and gold nanoparticles that can improve the efficiency of electrochemical capacitors as an electrode.
According to Iran…
Samsung's new mobile phone, Galaxy Note 5, is to be offered in Iran to customers along with a USIM that supports GPRS, EDGE, 3G and 4G/LTE of MTN Irancell as well as MBB.
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that most Americans cannot answer questions about several scientific terms and concepts.
Most Americans (86%) correctly identify the Earth’s inner…
With sanctions on Iran expected to be lifted over the next few months, UCO Bank is bracing for a hit on margins. To offset the setback, the bank has launched an aggressive campaign to mobilize low…
As the government plans to sharply boost textile production over the coming decade, the systemic pressure from neighboring countries that base their respective garment industries on a strong…
The world’s biggest international carrier Emirates touched down in Mashhad for the first time last week, adding the northeastern city to its only other Iranian destination, Tehran.
Iran Mercantile Exchange witnessed the offering of 110,000 tons of granulated iron ore priced at $14 per ton by Sangan Iron Ore Complex, 500 tons of roof insulation, 1,000 tons of sulfur lumps by…
Bandar Abbas Oil Refining Company’s ticker symbol’s reopening in the final trading hours at Tehran Stock Exchange on Wednesday led to 17.8% drop in the company’s shares’ value, dramatically…
It has been echoed many times by government officials that the country needs to move away from a single-product economy that relies solely on oil revenues. Oil price fluctuations have sent…
Austrian companies signed 15 contracts and memoranda of understanding with their Iranian counterparts on Tuesday, becoming the first western firms to put down concrete stakes in the country since…
Unlike many neighboring countries that have seen rapid modernization in the retailing industry, Iran remained very traditional, with a large number of independent outlets mushrooming across the…
