Economy

Markets in Tehran had a rocky month. Though they mostly traded sideways, both of Tehran’s equity exchanges hit record highs in the month.

However, the month’s calamitous event was Donald…

Iran Fara Bourse will list Iran Mercantile Exchange on its primary board. IME’s request was approved, but not before the exchange doubled its capital to 900 billion rials ($24.4 million at market…

Some 1,000 tons of cement and 28,000 tons of rebar are used every day for the construction of the Tehran-North Freeway, according to deputy minister of roads and urban development, Saeed…

A 50-strong commercial delegation from Slovenia headed by the southeast European country’s President Borut Pahor is scheduled to arrive in Tehran on Tuesday, Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries,…

The meetings of the Fourth Brazil-Iran Economic Commission concluded in Brasilia on Friday.

Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Tayyebnia led the Iranian side to the joint…

A delegation comprising 45 representatives of the private sector headed by President of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Masoud Khansari has left Iran on Sunday for a…

The First International Exhibition of Horticulture, Inputs, Greenhouses, Related Industries, Machinery and Equipment, otherwise known as HIGEX 2016, will be held at Tehran Municipality’s…

Tehran has signed a €70 million contract with several foreign companies for executing a project on production of radiopharmaceuticals in Iran, the head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said…

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it has teamed up with US Internet giant Amazon to start selling cars online by offering an additional discount.

Initially only Italian buyers will be able to…

Iran’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has published statistics regarding telecoms infrastructure and subscriptions.

The new report indicates significant growth both…

One of president-elect Trump’s pre-election promises was to make Apple manufacture its products on US soil instead of China.

Now that the Republican is on his way to the White House, such a…

Production and consumption of gold has declined by two thirds during the past five years as a result of consecutive price swings, said Mohammad Keshti Arai, head of Tehran Gold and Jewelry Union…

Banks have recovered 203 trillion rials ($6.3 billion) of their non-performing loans during the past three years,” said Gholamreza Malekshoar, head of Central Bank of Iran’s Office for Banking…

The Central Bank of Iran is negotiating with international credit card issuers and preparing the infrastructure for the official reentry of the payments technology companies, says the bank…

Head of the Tehran Association of Realtors says the volume of real estate deals in the capital rose 18% since the start of autumn, a trend which he hopes would extend to other parts of the country…

India has carved a new geopolitical beginning in the Persian Gulf region by putting Chabahar in the grand canvas of its geo-economic calculus in the emerging Asian architecture.

However,…

Tehran Stock Exchange and Iran Fara Bourse may separate their trading systems to better handle trading traffic that has caused headaches for investors in recent months. “This is an opportunity for…

During the past week, stocks mainly recouped losses that they incurred on November 9, after Donald Trump was announced as the new US president.

Tehran Stock Exchange's main index gained 857…

A research center for titanium pigment production became operational in the city of Kahnouj in Kerman Province on Tuesday.

First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri, Minister of Industries,…

The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to block the sale of commercial aircraft to Iran in a bid to stop sales by Boeing and Airbus that have already been approved by President…

Iran aims to ramp up wheat exports to clear a hefty surplus supported by a government self-sufficiency drive, but may continue to import some wheat to meet the quality requirements of local…

Twelve smuggled cars confiscated in Fars Province in the last Iranian year (ended March 19, 2016) will be exported to other countries, said the director general of the southern Iranian province’s…

The customs authorities of Iran and Armenia have signed a memorandum of understanding to increase cooperation.

The MoU was signed by the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs…

Plans are underway to increase trade between Iran and Brazil to $5 billion from the current $2 billion per annum, Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy Fernando Coelho Filho said in his meeting…

The eighth round of National Population and Housing Census has been extended until Nov. 21, the census headquarters announced on Friday.