More than 55 percent of Iran’s population had access to the Internet in at the end of 2013, according to a report by Internet World Stats, though the access has been too slow compared to regional…
Economy
The Central Bank of Iran is reportedly planning to charge citizens for transactions that are done via card machines installed in stores at the beginning of the next Iranian month, starting October…
Iran’s steel production exceeded 10 million tons in the first 8 months of this year, showing a 7% rise compared to the same period in 2013. Based on a report by World Steel Association, Iran…
As Iran gears up for another round of startup conferences a new player has come to town. This time in the guise of a Finnish startup organization called ‘Slush.’
Slush has been touted as…
A group of Iranian steelmakers and industry officials are traveling to China to attend an international conference on iron ore, which is steel industry’s unequalled raw material. A member of the…
Tehran Stock Exchange continued its upward trend on Tuesday and the market’s benchmark edged up 0.06 percent, while the investors remain in skittish mood.
The telecommunications industry has topped the best performing industries of the Tehran Stock Exchange during the sixth month of the Iranian calendar (Shahrivar), which ended September 22.
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The water and wastewater operation and maintenance company has successfully implemented a pilot project to exclude drinking water from tap water with the aim of overcoming the current water crisis…
Iran and Kazakhstan are to start the construction of a glass manufacturing company in October. The decision to run the factory was made in Astana during President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to…
The housing market improved in the period August 22– September 23 compared with last year’s sales which were deeply affected by the recession.
A major bridge building project, called Persian Gulf Bridge, which was to be inaugurated in 2013, has a physical progress of only 3%, said the secretary of Center for Free and Special Economic…
The TEDPIX as the stock market’s main index climbed 0.2 percent and notched third straight win on Monday, after its declining trend in past six months.
According to the Tehran Stock…
It seems that major banks have eventually started to follow a CBI directive urging them to focus on banking rather than non-banking activities.
The positive outlook included in the six-month reports of the listed companies at the Tehran Stock Exchange coupled with optimism on the outcome of ongoing nuclear talks are two crucial…
As many as 33 types of goods were traded in Iran Mercantile Exchange, weighing at least 110,000 tons. On agricultural products trading floor, different companies offered products such as semi-dry…
Iran Privatization Organization (IPO) has released the details of the privatization of three more government firms. In line with the Article 44 of the Constitution, Terminals and Tanks…
The minister for industries, mines, and trade said the government would support the private sector to finish all abandoned and unfinished steel projects.
“If the private sector develops…
Tehran Stock Exchange closed with tepid gains on Sunday, after the new round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 appeared to be making progress.
An economist has predicted that the government will soon create a unified exchange rate regime and try to keep the dollar price floating between 32,000 rials and 33,000 rials.
The Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) authorized the country’s first land and structure fund (LSF) called “Nasim” to enter stock market, Securities and Exchange News Agency (SENA)…
The Central Bank of Iran is going to introduce a new instrument, called the e-wallet for managing retail purchases of the citizens, vice chairman of Saman Electronic Payment Company told FNA on…
A lawmaker has criticized the parliament’s decision to remove a capital gains tax on property sales.
Ahmad Tavakoli, who is a member of planning, budget and auditing committee, blamed “…
Employment of foreign nationals, particularly undocumented Afghan immigrants, should be restricted due to the large number of unemployed Iranians looking for work, an official said on Monday.
