Iran "Resilience Index" ImprovesIran was ranked 118th among 130 countries and territories in the 2017 FM Global Resilience Index report, scoring 18.7.The ranking shows a one-notch improvement compared to last year's report, FMGlobal.com reported
Saffron Exported to 58 CountriesM ore than 81 tons of saffron worth around 3.45 trillion rials ($106 million) were exported from Iran to 58 countries in the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22), according to figures released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
9 percent rise expected in apple productionIt is estimated that some 3.7 million tons of apples will be produced from over 250,000 hectares across the country in the current crop year to register close to a 9% increase compared with last year’s production, Shokrollah Hajivand, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture, said.
India opens new transit route to Afghanistan via IranIndia has sent a ship of wheat to Iran to be transited to Afghanistan in what appears to be a dry run of a new multi-modal trade route that dodges Pakistan.
Sugar Production Expected to Rise 6 percentA round 1.7 million tons of sugar are estimated to be produced in the current Iranian year (started March 21) to register a 6% increase compared with last year, the executive of the Sugarbeet and Sugar Project with the Ministry of Agriculture announced.
Iran’s Flower Industry Ready to Bloom GloballyFor happy and sad occasions, flowers are a part of daily life in Iran, but Iranians have not been able to exploit the full potential of a global industry worth $104 billion a year.
India-Afghan Transit Trade Starts Via ChabaharIndia on Sunday sent its first consignment of wheat for Afghanistan to be transited through Chabahar Port in Iran, seen as a “landmark” move to operationalize the strategic transit route.
Iran: $25b of Foreign Investment Attracted in Four YearsIran attracted $24.95 billion in foreign investments from Sept. 23, 2013, to Sept. 22, 2017, the director general of the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade’s Foreign Investment Office said.
$2b in Credit Lines for Importers of Iranian GoodsThe National Development Fund of Iran is allocating $2 billion in lines of credit for consumers in Iran’s primary export destinations this fiscal year (to end March 20, 2018), the chairman of Iran Trade Promotion Organization has announced.
Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Belarus sign MoU to expand N-S Int'l corridor Heads of Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia and Belarus' railways signed an agreement to expand North-South international transport corridor.
