Economy

Iran has signed an agreement with Afghanistan on exploration and exploitation of mines and mineral exports.

The agreement was signed between Iran’s Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade…

Romania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lazar Comanescu met with Iran’s Economy Minister Ali Tayyebnia during his three-day Iran visit on Wednesday. Heading a high-ranking politico-economic…

Iran is Germany’s top economic and trade partner in the Middle East and North Africa.

The statement was made by State Secretary of Germany’s Federal Foreign Office at the German-Iranian…

Chairman of Tehran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Masoud Khansari met with Albania’s visiting deputy foreign minister, Saleem Bolor Taya, in Tehran on Wednesday to…

The European group, Ambrosetti, is to hold the First Iran-Italy Conference in Tehran on May 16-17. The objective is to discuss the relationship between Iran and Europe, Italy in particular, under…

The government has invited US plane manufacturer Boeing to negotiate the purchase of passenger aircraft to renovate Iran’s aging fleet, said Iran's minister of roads and urban development.

A strong performance by moderates in the Iranian elections should offer a boost to the country’s economy, and to foreign investment, ratings agency Moody’s said.

There are bilateral opportunities for cooperating with Iran, as Qatar’s neighboring country, in terms of trade, investment, banking and finance, said Raghavan Seetharaman, chief executive officer…

The world’s ‘Big Four’ accountancy and professional services firms are taking steps to establish operations in Iran following the lifting of international sanctions in January.

KPMG,…

India plans to resume settling trade with Iran under a regional clearing house system after a gap of five years, the Indian government said on Wednesday, as New Delhi seeks to promote trade ties…

The Europaisch-Iranische Handelsbank AG in Hamburg has restarted services to Iran since March 1 as the first European lender to do so after the lifting of the sanctions. Customers can now transfer…

Iran offers Scottish businesses huge “early mover advantage” in sectors such as oil and gas, construction and food and drink.

Law firm Burness Paull is urging Scottish firms to engage with…

South Korea is the latest nation to raise its stake in the Iranian economy, pledging €5 billion to projects in the country.

The deal follows similar agreements between Kexim—South Korea’s…

The government has projected the purchase of up to 10 million tons of wheat from domestic farmers in the coming Iranian year (to start March 20), 24% more than the amount purchased in the current…

Relations between Iran and Turkey are growing, as the neighbors shrug off differences on international politics to boost cooperation in economic fields.

Regulator Capital Markets Board of…

Tehran Stock Exchange and Iran Fara Bourse extended their gains for the second month, as the upbeat mood surrounding the lifting of nuclear sanctions and waves of agreements with foreign investors…

The development of novel technologies in Iran has resulted in the presentation of new products to market with improved and modified properties and applications.

As a novel technology,…

Opportunities in the Iranian telecoms market are expected to open up quickly, anticipated a panel at Capacity Middle East 2016 on Thursday.

Panelists were extremely positive about both the…

Yahoo Inc. is exploring the sale of $1 billion to $3 billion of patents, property and other "non-core assets", its chief financial officer said on Thursday. Yahoo CFO Ken Goldman told the Morgan…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index TEDPIX crawled up 49 points or 0.06% to end at 77,697.8, with telecoms and petrochemicals companies spearheading Wednesday’s seesaw growth.

The market’s…

Iran Mercantile Exchange’s exports board hosted the trading of 44,055 tons of commodities worth $12.6 million on Wednesday, down 68% from Tuesday’s $39.5 million. IME also traded 2,200 tons of…

Iran is targeting over $100 billion in foreign investments after nearly a decade of international economic sanctions that the country incurred for its nuclear program.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration and the Federal Customs Service of Russia finalized a historic deal by signing "the Customs Cooperation Agreement” on Tuesday.

Signed by…

Eghtesad Novin Bank, as a participant in the Global Money Week 2016 (March 5-25), will conduct a series of events across the country to promote money-saving habits from an early age. The event…

The Money and Credit Council agreed Tuesday to double the ceiling of Bank Maskan’s Housing Saving Account mortgage for newlyweds.