EghtesadOnline: Despite reassurances by the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade that Iranian ports have ample stocks of food and essential goods, people are racing to buy in large quantities supplies from sanitizers to meat and ginger, amid growing coronavirus fears.

EghtesadOnline: The chambers of commerce of Iran and Iraq surveyed ways of expanding bilateral trade and banking cooperation.

EghtesadOnline: Following the recent passage of the law banning the employment of retired people in state bodies, three deputies at the Central Bank of Iran are set to leave.

EghtesadOnline: A top Afghan authority has called on Iranian officials to cooperate with the South Asian government and support its peace process to ensure sustainable stability in that war-torn country and the region.

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani and his Cabinet members visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in southern Tehran on Sunday to renew allegiance to the ideals of the late founder of the Islamic Republic ahead of the anniversary of the 1979 revolution.

EghtesadOnline: Recent allegations spread by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting that milk in Iran is contaminated with excessive levels of aflatoxin has hurt the domestic dairy industry and further reduced per capita consumption of milk, Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, the head of Iran Food and Drug Administration, said.

EghtesadOnline: Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis and President Hassan Rouhani met in Tehran on Tuesday and stressed the need to enhance Tehran-Damascus cooperation in all sectors, including trade.

EghtesadOnline: A Tehran councilor has blamed government officials and urban managers for the lack of traction in combating the persistently toxic air pollution that has blighted the city’s residents over the past two weeks.

EghtesadOnline: October 21 is traditionally marked as the National Day of Export in Iran by economic players from both public and private sectors.