Economy

Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Masoud Karbasian appointed Mohammad Hirad Hatamifar as his aide on Monday. Hatamifar, 32, holds a master’s degree in industrial management, Bourse Press…

The second edition of China’s commercial exhibition, known as China Trade Week, is scheduled for September 19 to 22 in Shahr-e-Aftab (Sun City) International Exhibition Center in southern Tehran…

Close to 4,650 tons of lentils worth nearly 185.8 billion rials ($5.7 million) were imported into Iran during the fourth month of the Iranian year (June 22-July 22), the Islamic Republic of Iran…

China’s Chery has released design sketches of the first model of its all-new model line for global markets, ahead of its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 12.

The…

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and the Ministry of Industries have jointly issued a mandate that requires automakers to reduce the interest rate offered on pre-sale contracts.

Soroush Diesel Mabna, the official dealership of South Korea’s Hyundai commercial vehicles, has shipped its first locally produced light-duty trucks to Iraqi Kurdistan.

The company…

Morris Garages (MG) now owned by SAIC, will launch two new cars initially in the Chinese market later this year.  The company is reportedly releasing one so-called ‘fastback’ a kind of…

In case of disagreement between the Central Bank of Iran and the Audit Organization of Iran over who gets to set financial reporting standards for banks and credit institutions, which issue has…

A total of 150,000 residential units in rural and urban areas will be built for the poor as part of policies set in the Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (2017-22), a deputy at the …

As the Central Bank of Iran issued a new directive on Aug. 23 setting a deadline for banks to reduce their deposit interest rates to 15%, the Iranian private sector demands strict oversight over…

Bank Melli Iran, owned by the government, doled out nearly 423,000 loans worth 195 trillion rials ($5.11 billion) during the four months to July 22. According to the latest data published on BMI…

About 150,000 tons of pistachio worth $1.5 billion are estimated to be exported from Iran during the current Iranian year (started March 21), to register an 11% and 25% growth in weight and…

Some 1.1 billion cigarettes were imported into the country during the five months to August 22, registering a 58% decrease compared with the similar period of last year, Ali Asghar Ramzi, the…

A passenger train between the cities of Isfahan and Zahedan will be launched on Wednesday, the deputy head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways said. “The train will run once a week at the start…

The average goods and services Consumer Price Index for urban areas in the 12 months ending August 22, which marks the end of the Iranian month of Mordad, increased by 10% compared with last…

The government plans to recruit 30,000 people in state-run executive bodies during the current Iranian year (started March 21).

The Central Bank of Iran has finally stepped in and put a stop to the trading of the so-called Sakhab bonds by banks and delegated them to the Securities and Exchange Organization.

Mobarakeh Steel Company produced 2.7 million tons of steel products during the five months to August 22, according to data published by MSC on Tehran Stock Exchange. Hot-rolled coil made up 1.58…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index dropped 11.80 points or 0.01% to end Sunday trade at 82,885.3.

About 1.04 billion shares valued at $47.81 million changed hands for the day.

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Iran is one of the oldest producers and the biggest trader of hand-woven carpets worldwide.

Iran’s National Brain Mapping Laboratory (NBML) is organizing a symposium on the latest findings of “brain mapping” for September 24-25.

MTN-Irancell has launched 12 new long-term Internet packages to claw back customers from rivals.  According to a report in the local digital magazine Digiato, the company will offer the new…

US-based Nvidia continues to block Iranian Internet users from accessing parts of its website, according to one source in Tehran.

Financial Tribune can confirm that the software download…

A blogger with an accurate record, Evan Blass, said this week that Google will unveil its new smartphone on October 5, however that date could change.

Iran exported 737,500 tons of non-oil goods worth $67.5 million to Qatar during the five months to August 22, registering 30.8% and 60.57% growth in terms of volume and the value respectively…