Goods transit through Iran grows by 14 percentIran's transportation sector posted a total of $2.905 billion in revenue through the land, marine, and air transit of oil and non-oil commodities during the first 10 months of the current fiscal (through Jan. 20).
Local chambers of commerce board members electedIn the ninth election of Iran’s 34 chambers of commerce, which was held on Saturday, the board members of the chambers were elected.
Non-oil trade balance at $1.5b in 11 monthsIran’s non-oil trade with other countries registered a $1.5-billion positive balance in the first eleven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2018 – February 19, 2019), Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Farhad Dejpasand announced.
Five countries account for over 50 percent of Iran's imports Data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration show that Iran's five top exporters accounted for over 50% of the goods entered through the country's customs during the past 10 months of the current Iranian year (to Jan. 20).
Iran's Trade With Australia Grows 26 percentI ran traded 89,066 tons of non-oil commodities worth $148.22 million with Australia during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (March 21, 2018-Jan. 20), registering an 86.46% and 26.02% growth in tonnage and value respectively compared with last year's corresponding period, latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration show.
Progress in Financing Wheat Deal With Russia, KazakhstanIran, Russia and Kazakhstan are making progress on financing a long-delayed wheat deal that could double or triple export to Iran, the secretary general of Iran’s Federation of Food Industry Associations said.
Red meat imports at 126,000 tons since last MarchSome 126,000 tons of red meat has been imported to the country since the beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2018), the chairman of Agriculture Committee of Iranian Parliament announced.
Iran, Iraq set up payment mechanism to facilitate tradeCentral banks of Iran and Iraq reached an agreement to set up a payment mechanism to facilitate banking ties between the two countries, the portal of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) reported.
8 percent share of food industry in non-oil exports Director General of Food Industry, Pharmacy and Sanitary Department of Iran's Ministry of Industry, Mining and Commerce said that the food industry accounted for 2 percent of non-oil exports in terms of weight and 8 percent of non-oil exports in value.
Iran, Syria ink 11 long-term strategic co-op agreementsIran and Syria signed 11 long-term cooperation agreements during a two-day visit of a high-ranking Iranian delegation led by First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri to Syria.