About 45 billion cigarettes were produced in Iran over the last fiscal year (March 2016-17), registering a 50% rise compared with the year before, the head of the Center for Tobacco Planning and…
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Vice President for Science and Technology, Sorena Sattari, said on Saturday that Iran’s startups have contributed to economic growth following the nuclear agreement in mid-2014 that led to the…
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A new government-backed website has been launched to help Iranians counter the theft of electronic devices like mobile phones.
Hamyab24.com offers a wide range of services for protecting…
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A local Iranian candy firm is seeking to turn Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on its head with a newly developed social network platform for children.
Shiva Mfg Co., which sells jelly…
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Research firm SuperData has reported that its analysis shows that Nintendo sold 2.4 million Switch consoles during its first month of release.
The home console/portable hybrid launched…
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A 264-kilometer railroad from Tehran to Hamedan will be inaugurated in May, the minister of roads and urban development said. “Rail tracks for more than 240 kilometers [of the line from Tehran]…
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A comparison of the incomes and expenses of Iranian households shows the former has been increasingly overtaking the latter since Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013 as Iran's president,…
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A record high of more than $1.1 billion worth of goods were exported from Kerman Province in the last Iranian year (March 2016-17), Mehdi Hosseininejad, the head of Kerman Industries, Mining and…
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Local cement prices have risen by about 5% compared to last September quotes, the head of Cement Employers Association announced.
“Each ton of ex-works type 2 bulk cement will be priced…
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The 20th meeting of Iran-Pakistan Economic Commission is scheduled to convene in Tehran on April 16-17.
A Pakistani delegation headed by Minister of States and Frontier Regions Abdul Qadir…
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The new bylaw on corporate governance in Iranian insurance companies has been devised and will be implemented soon, announced the president of Central Insurance of Iran.
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An agreement on Banking and Payment Arrangement has been signed by the State Bank of Pakistan and the Central Bank of Iran in Tehran on Friday.
Riaz Riazuddin, deputy governor of SBP…
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The Social Housing Plan will become operational in two months, the deputy for municipal affairs with the Islamic Revolution Housing Foundation said. "After the notification of its budget, the plan…
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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif heralded better days for Iran's economy as a result of the opportunities emerging on the back of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—the formal name…
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Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 250.90 points or 0.32% to end Saturday trade at 78,383.3.
Close to 1.44 billion shares valued at $120.5 million changed hands for the day.
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Iran did not change its import duty for steel and export duties for iron ore, despite previous announcements, according to the latest annual import-export regulations published by the country’s…
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Iran’s square billet exporters have returned to the market with new tenders after the holiday period and closed a number of deals.
Higher demand was also seen in the Middle East, as…
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Accidents on Iran’s roads cause thousands of deaths and injuries every year, and cost the country’s economy billions of dollars.
As Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and…
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New gold, iron ore and molybdenum veins have been discovered in Qizil Uzan mineral zone located in the northwestern Ardebil Province, an official with the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries…
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Iran’s two major coal companies extracted 1.68 million tons of coal and produced 602,958 tons of coal concentrate in the last fiscal year (March 2016-17), which indicates a 21% and 12.95% growth…
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Russian carmaker Sollers said it had turned a profit of 1.6 billion roubles in 2016 ($28.02 million), versus 3.1 billion roubles in 2015 following a slowdown of the Russian automotive market due…
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Six months after rumors circulated on the possible entry of Indian-owned British-built Jaguar Land Rover to Iran, the company has confirmed it is coming with more than half a dozen new SUVs and…
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Turkish automotive production increased by 23% year-on-year, producing 157,729 vehicles in March according to data provided by the Ankara's Automotive Manufacturers Association. Production…
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Tehran Stock Exchange's benchmark index gained 472 points or 0.6% during the trading week that ended on October 12 to close at 77,655.
TSE trading week begins on Saturday and ends on…
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Iranian banks' loan portfolio expanded by 40% during the year to March 20 despite grappling with a credit shortage, said the governor of the Central Bank of Iran.
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