Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Turkmenistan to boost railway traffic along CKTIIran, Kazakhstan, China and Turkmenistan signed a protocol identifying operators for the organization of container trains on China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran (CKTI) route.
Iran Prioritizes Three Sectors for Using Foreign FinanceIran will use the recent flow of foreign finance it received mainly to fund export and energy sectors in addition to projects boosting jobs, the head of the Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran announced.
Iran, Turkey, Qatar ink transit co-op MOU Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Turkey and Qatar aimed at boosting trilateral transport and reducing related costs
Iran Foreign Trade Up 8 percentIran’s non-oil foreign trade during the first eight months of the current fiscal year (started March 21) stood at $60.9 billion, indicating an 8% rise compared with last year’s corresponding period.
ICCIMA explores further avenues of co-op with AustriaIn a Tuesday meeting between Austria’s minister for science, research, and economy and the visiting head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), the two sides discussed expansion of bilateral economic ties, IRNA reported.
Temporary Ban on Rice Imports RemovedThe temporary ban on rice imports has been lifted from Nov. 22 up until July 22, 2018, as per a directive by the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade issued on Tuesday.
Gov’t Wheat Purchases Reach 8.8m TonsMore than 8.87 million tons of wheat worth 116 trillion rials ($2.83 billion) have been purchased from local farmers by the government since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21), the head of Government Trading Corporation of Iran said.
Bananas Vs. OrangesAs per a regulation ratified by the government on Nov. 8, bananas can be imported into Iran at a low tariff of 5% if oranges are exported in return.
Iran’s Growing Coffee BusinessWith a café on nearly every corner in many cities around the globe, it comes as no surprise that coffee is one of the top beverages worldwide.
Iran, France ink MoU to broaden agricultural coop.Private sectors of Iran and France signed and sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of joint production of corn and sorghum seeds.
