EghtesadOnline: Iran’s handmade carper exports are expected to reach $50 million by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2022), says Morteza Miri, a member of Handmade Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Union’s board of directors.

EghtesadOnline: Handmade carpet exports stood at 366.9 tons worth $4.8 million in the first two months of fiscal 2021-22 (March 21-May 21), registering a 275.1% and 84% growth in weight and value respectively compared with the previous year’s corresponding period during which 97.8 tons worth $2.6 million were exported, according to statistics released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.

EghtesadOnline: A trilateral memorandum of understanding has been signed by Omid Entrepreneurship Fund, Iran’s National Carpet Center and the private sector for generating sustainable jobs and lending support to the hand-woven carpet sector.

EghtesadOnline: Despite US sanctions and the outbreak of coronavirus, carpet exports have increased by 14% in the current fiscal year (March 2020-21), Farahnaz Rafe’, the chairwoman of Iran National Carpet Center, said on Wednesday.

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Reza Rahmani has appointed Farahnaz Rafe as the new chairwoman of Iran National Carpet Center.

EghtesadOnline: Iran exported hand-woven carpets worth $47.91 million during the eight months to Nov. 20, the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration said.

EghtesadOnline: The 29th International Handmade Carpet Exhibition is scheduled for August 18-25 at Tehran’s International Fairground, according to the capital’s Industries, Mining and Trade Organization.

EghtesadOnline: Tabriz, the capital city of East Azarbaijan Province, is hosting an international hand-woven carpet exhibition that was inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday and will conclude on Aug. 4.