EghtesadOnline: In the first quarter of the current Iranian year (started March 20), a total of 211 inactive industrial units across Iran resumed operations with the help of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization, affiliated to the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade. In a recent meeting with officials from the organization, Hossein Modarres […]
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Underling the ability of the CBI in controlling forex rates and in the fight against enemies’ psychological warfare, the Iranian President assured on Sunday that the country’s economy will not collapse. In his remarks during the government economic committee meeting, Rouhani named the recent fluctuations in foreign currency rates, gold coin prices, […]
EghtesadOnline: Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Shahram Adamnejad said 35,000 billion rials ($175 million) worth of loans will be allocated to the coronavirus-hit transportation sector (air, rail, sea and road) over the next few months. “These loans will have an interest rate of 12%. Loans worth 60 million rials ($300) will be extended […]
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Secretary of Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said that given the international and domestic conditions, it’s a good opportunity to fuel the fight against the US. Speaking in a meeting, Secretary of Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei made some remarks on the occasion of the anniversary of the brutal downing of Iran […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian and Russian officials agreed to hold the 16th session of the Joint Economic Cooperation Commission in September. In a meeting in Moscow, Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali and Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Tikhonov agreed to hold the next meeting of the Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation in […]
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali on Fri. said that very limited cyberattacks waged against facilities of the country since the start of the current Iranian year (March 20). Security is never absolute and there are always ways to penetrate it, he said, adding, “modern and […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s envoy to the United Nations (UN) said the unilateral sanctions by the US on countries like Iran, Syria and Yemen hamper efforts by the affected countries to import medical equipment and medicines needed to fight the COVID-19 crisis. “These unilateral sanctions effectively target patients the most, and show how immoral, inhumane, […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sweden’s foreign minister said Tehran agreed to compensate the families of the foreign victims of a downed Ukraine Airlines jetliner. Carrying 167 passengers and nine crewmembers, Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed outside Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on January 8, moments following takeoff after being mistakenly identified by Iranian air defenses […]
EghtesadOnline: Esfahan Steel Company (ESCO) supplied 15,000 tons of rails to the domestic market during the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 20-June 20) to register a threefold rise compared with the similar period of last year, according to an official with the company. “ESCO supplied its first-ever locally-manufactured rail to the […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reaffirmed that Tehran, Moscow and Ankara are determined to keep fighting against terrorism across Syria, and stressed the need to protect civilian lives in the war on terror groups. “As the guarantor states of the Astana Process, we always support Syrian-Syrian dialogue within the framework of the agreements […]