Economy

Iran Mineral Salts Company produced 139,755 tons of sodium sulfate during the first nine months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Dec. 21), indicating a 4% rise compared with last year’s…

Iran imported about 6,900 tons of tilapia from China during the first half of 2017, making the country the fourth biggest importer of the fish from the East Asian country.

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The deadly avian flu infecting chickens across the country cannot be passed on to humans, according to World Health Organization, and consumers need not worry about egg and chicken consumption,…

More than 35.02 billion cigarettes were produced in Iran during the nine months to Dec. 21, registering a 12.6% increase compared with the similar period of last year, the head of Tobacco…

Iran announced reopening the two border crossings with the Iraqi Kurdistan Region on Tuesday.

More than 1,900 tons of flasks worth close to 21 billion rials ($4.22 million) were imported into Iran during the eight months to Nov. 21, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration…

A local startup ‘Nevisesh’ (‘Write it’ in Persian) has been launched to offer online copywriting services.

Iranian copywriters can register with the business through its website nevisesh…

Amirkabir University of Technology has launched a business counseling platform with the aim of helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) active in the industrial sector grow. Over 400…

Tehran Municipality has launched an online system through which residents can see whether their dwelling place is located in the areas most prone to earthquakes.

According to Tooraj…

Britain may impose new taxes on tech giants like Google and Facebook unless they do more to combat online extremism by taking down material aimed at radicalizing people or helping them to…

Tehran's gold coin and currency markets heated up on Monday, with volatility showing no signs of abating and roiling the markets since a couple of weeks ago.

Three quarters of all Iranian financial technology firms are currently active in the payment sector, according to an electronic banking expert.

"But the big issue in the payment sector…

The National Development Fund of Iran has signed a new deal with the country’s eximbank to dole out 2 trillion rials ($46 million) of joint resources as loans to meet the working capital needed…

Majis Research Center–the in-house think tank of lawmakers–has sounded an alarm on the profligate use of the resources of the National Development Fund of Iran, the country's beleaguered…

Following a directive issued by the board members of Securities and Exchange Organization for all financial entities under its supervision, banks and non-bank credit institutions are barred from…

Iran exported some 68,000 tons of seafood worth $228 million during the eight months to Nov. 21, registering a 26% and 41% increase in weight and value respectively compared with the…

The pipe and profile industry traditionally holds the largest share of Iran’s flat steel consumption.

Amir Hossein Kaveh, the head of the Syndicate of Steel Pipe and Profile…

The 14th International Exhibition of Advertising, Marketing and Related Industries is opening today (Tuesday) at Tehran’s International Fairground and will run through Jan. 5.

The event…

More than $246 million worth of goods were exported from Zanjan Province during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2017), indicating an 80% rise compared with…

An Iranian knowledge-based firm for the first time has launched a mass production line for medical ventilators used in the Intensive Care Unit.

As reported by Iran’s Vice Presidential…

At the request of Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration has halted order registrations for rice imports on Sunday. The ban will remain in…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 646.50 points or 0.68% to end Monday trade at 96,208.

The gains came after the benchmark lost 1,649.82 points or 1.70% on Sunday following new…

Companies and industries affiliated with Iran’s Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization have exported $1.3 billion worth of commodities since the beginning of the current Iranian year…

Tehran Stock Exchange did well in 2017, posting growth on the back of a plethora of factors such as recovering macroeconomic indices, rising global commodity prices and a devaluing currency that…

Iran's export of crude oil and gas condensate amounted to nearly 1 billion barrels in 2017 in a year that OPEC and other producers stepped up efforts to keep a lid on supplies and drain bloated…