Non-oil trade nears $66b in 9 monthsThe value of Iran’s non-oil trade stood at $65.97 billion in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (ended on December 21), according to the latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
Iran, Syria ink long-term economic co-op agreementIranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami and Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil signed an agreement in Tehran on Sunday to expand bilateral economic cooperation in the long term.
Iran’s exports to Iraq ups 55 percent An Iranian trade official says that Iran exported 6.4 billion dollars of commodities to Iraq during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (beginning on March 21), indicating a 55 percent of growth.
Iran’s saffron cultivation system recognized as ‘cultural heritage’ by FAOThe saffron farming system based on Qanat irrigation in the Iranian city of Gonabad, Khorosan Razavi province, has won the recognition of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as ‘agricultural cultural heritage’.
Iran-India ‘preferential trade’ talks near completion A senior official at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced Mon. that Iran and India are on the verge of finalizing a ‘preferential trade’ agreement, which will come into force in near future.
Fruit, vegetable exports up 59 percent in 8 monthsIran exported 2.31 million tons of fruits and vegetables worth $866 million during the past eight months of the current fiscal (March 21- Nov. 21), a senior official at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said.
‘EU plans to finalize SPV as soon as possible’In a way to counter the U.S. sanctions on Iran, European Union plans to finalize the special purpose vehicle (SPV) as soon as possible to facilitate export and import processes between EU members and Iran, Tarja Cronberg, the head of the European Parliament delegation for relations with Iran, stated.
Saffron exports value up by 46 percent in first 8 monthsIran’s exports of saffron have registered a 46 percent increase in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21 – Nov. 21) as compared to the same period last year, according to deputy head of the National Saffron Council.
CBI governor: Iran opens financial channels with some countries Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said Tue. that Iran has opened financial channels with a number of countries, ditching dollars in trade transactions with them.
German SMEs willing to continue business with Iran despite US bansGerman small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are willing to continue business relations with Iran despite the risk of US sanctions, according to a report.
