Gold coins rebounded from six-week lows on Wednesday, bolstered by dollar's gains in Ferdowsi Street – the center of currency trading in Tehran – and increased demand for the precious metal, while…
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The 22nd International Agricultural Trade Fair entitled “Agro-Food 2015 Exhibition” will be held at Tehran International Permanent Fairgrounds on May 26-29, IRNA reported.
According to data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), about 3,000 metric tons of meat worth $12 million was imported in the first month of the current Iranian…
The oversupply in the chicken egg market over the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20), inflicted heavy losses on the producers and they are now on the verge of bankruptcy, Eghtesad-News…
The horse industry is regarded as a million-dollar industry throughout the world and in Iran too; however growth is hampered by a number of factors, among them equine imports from neighboring…
Iran and Poland are exploring avenues for stronger railway cooperation, with the Polish side showing enthusiasm to share with Iran its latest technological achievements.
Iran will protect its domestic market and the manufacturing sector once the western sanctions – imposed against Tehran over its nuclear energy program – are lifted, First Vice President Es’haq…
Iraq’s Minister of Industry and Minerals, Nasser al-Issawi, called for more investment by the Iranian companies in different sectors of the Iraqi economy, saying Baghdad will provide the investors…
Pars Khodro, one of Iran’s major auto manufacturers, has started the trial production of Renault Sandero, ISNA reported on Wednesday.
According the company CEO, Nasser Aghamohammadi, the…
The auto loan ceiling in Iran has been raised to 150 million rials ($4,450 at market exchange rate) following the recent approval by the Money and Credit Council (MCC), with the Central Bank of…
General Motors has cut vehicle prices in China after sales fell last month in the world’s largest automotive market, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The No. 1 US car maker’s joint venture with SAIC…
UK’s High Court has ruled that a $4 billion damages trial brought by Iran’s Bank Mellat against the Treasury should proceed after it rejected the UK government’s attempt to delay the hearing, the…
Close to nine billion dollars was raised through Iran's capital markets in the year ending March 21, 2015.
Legal experts have welcomed the establishment of specialized courts to tackle financial cases, saying a vacuum had been felt in this regard in the judicial system over the years.
Tehran’s…
An expert has supported the currency swap agreements the Iranian government has recently signed with several neighboring countries, arguing that they would benefit the national economy.
The Maku Airport will come into operation in the city of Maku, West Azerbaijan Province, as of July, director general of Maku Free Zone, Hossein Forouzan announced on Tuesday, as reported by ISNA…
The fifth meeting on the expansion of cross-border economic cooperation between Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province and four Turkish provinces of Van, Hakkari, Acri and Igdir opened in the…
About 177,000 metric tons of detergents and toiletries, worth $138 million were exported in the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20), director general of health, medicine and food industry…
Many foreign investors and businesses were forced to leave the Iranian market as the economic sanctions against Iran —imposed by the West over the country’s nuclear energy program— intensified in…
The 202th summit of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Council of Permanent Representatives was held on 11-12 May in the city of Kashan in the central Isfahan Province. As Mehr news…
Barley is a common staple food and a popular cereal in many countries, surpassed only by wheat, corn and rice. The plant can be cultivated in most parts of Iran due to its adaptability with dry…
The rapid growth in aluminum output in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (ended April 20) has brought hope that the country may graduate from the current 19th biggest global…
The Tehran Stock Exchange's benchmark notched up 0.39 percent at Tuesday trading, after the banking sector provided the biggest boost to the TEDPIX.
Around 57 percent of the companies…
First Vice President, Es’haq Jahangiri, inaugurated an industrial facility in the central Yazd Province on Tuesday, Mehr news agency reported. The factory produces steel radiators for central…
Tuesday trading at Iran Mercantile Exchange saw the offering of 36 grades of polymers in the spot market, IME public relations reported.

