Economy

India’s Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is planning to visit Tehran this month as part of New Delhi’s move to renew bilateral ties amid efforts at rapprochement with Iran by world powers…

The city of Rome in Italy is hosting the Food and Agriculture Organization’s 39th biennial conference. Representatives from 197 FAO member states, including world agriculture ministers are taking…

Last week’s remarks by top monetary and financial officials at the 25th Annual Conference on Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies led to ambiguity over the exchange rate policy of the government.…

The secretary-general of the Central Bank of Iran elaborated on the benefits of Checkavak, the unified electronic check exchange system, in a televised program on Saturday.

An analyst has made the case that a rise in business lending not only has no inflationary effect, but also accelerates economic growth.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will officially launch business in 2016 with 57 prospective funding members, including the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Two members of the parliamentary economic committee were selected on Sunday to supervise the operations of the Supreme Council of Insurance (SCI). In an open session, Nasser Mousavi Largani and…

Two members of the parliamentary economic committee were selected on Sunday to supervise the operations of the Supreme Council of Insurance (SCI). In an open session, Nasser Mousavi Largani and…

The gloom hanging over Tehran Stock Exchange keeps dragging down the benchmark, with both retail and institutional investors slashing their expectations about a high yielding market in the near…

Indonesia’s plan to carry out massive infrastructure projects across the country has attracted foreign investors, including the Iranian government, says a senior Indonesian official.

Iran’s capital market has undergone tremendous fluctuations owing to the country’s ambiguous economic status in the past two years. While many here at home and overseas have faith in the market’s…

The two-day Iran Mines and Mining Industries Conference (IMIS 2015), held in Tehran last week, provided an opportunity for foreign mining industry experts to discuss the future of Iran’s mining…

Iran Fara Bourse’s main index, IFX, extended its downtrend, and ticked down 6.1 points or 0.86 percent to catch up with Tehran Stock Exchange and end at 702.71 at Sunday’s close. More than 66…

Researchers at Ilam University, in western Iran, have designed a biosensor that diagnoses even the smallest levels of cocaine in blood in a matter of minutes, ISNA reported on Saturday. Mahmoud…

Apple's plans for 2015 will be laid bare on Monday evening, as the world's most valuable company is set to showcase software updates for the iPhone, iPad and its Mac computer lineup, and introduce…

American businessmen are scouring Iran for businesses to buy and deals to scoop in anticipation of the lifting of economic sanctions against Iran and its opening to foreign business. They are…

A parliament member expressed concern over banks’ speculative activities, as they use over half of their money to run non-banking businesses, putting depositor’s savings at risk. This exceeds the…

The National Petrochemical Company is in talks with the Securities and Exchange Organization to set up an investment fund, NPC's vice president said on Saturday, as the industry looks to expand…

The government and the central bank have “no obligations” to protect Mizan Credit Institution or its depositors, Central Bank of Iran Deputy Governor Akbar Komijani told Eghtesad News on Saturday…

The Turkish holding company Yildirim has offered to invest in ferrochrome mining projects in Iran, announced the ministry of industry, mine and trade.

A new project in the western province of Hamedan is aimed at producing paper from lime, head of the provincial industry, mine, and trade organization, Hamidreza Matin, told Mehr News Agency.

Despite being home to a wide range of decorative stones, Iran holds a meager share of the global market, due partly to poor marketing, unavailability of well-known brands and export barriers,…

Tohid Tasoujian is a co-founder of online fashion store Taxi Moda and one of a growing breed of Internet entrepreneurs in sanctions-hit Iran.

Stocks at the equity market are getting thrashed with low trade volume and value, underscoring the unsettled state of investors amid the economic woes.

Saturday trading at Tehran Stock…

About 6,000 tons of unshelled pistachios worth $48 million were exported during the second Iranian month of Ordibehesht (ended May 21), which indicates a 19-fold increase in terms of volume and 18…