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Water Levels in Iran Dams Rise 300%

EghtesadOnline: Since the beginning of the current water year last September, the volume of water flowing into the country's dams has reached 64.08 billion cubic meters, up 300% compared to 16.15 bcm last year.
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Publish Date:07/May/2019 | 11:05

Iran 's Forex Policy Mismatch: Analysis

EghtesadOnline: If there has been an acute need for structural reforms and fiscal probity in Iran it is now. Much has been said and written about the role, compulsion and significance of transparency and openness in functioning economies.
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Publish Date:07/May/2019 | 11:00

Iran to Increase Land Under Cotton Cultivation

EghtesadOnline: Land under cotton cultivation will increase by 20% to stand at 80,000 hectares in the current Iran ian year (started March 21), the deputy agriculture minister said.
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Publish Date:06/May/2019 | 14:25

Startup Weekend Focuses on Women in Tech

EghtesadOnline: A three-day startup weekend titled In-Tech was held at Azadi Innovation Factory in Tehran from May 1-3, mainly focusing on the participation of women in tech.
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Publish Date:06/May/2019 | 14:24

ICCIMA Surveys State Entities Shaping Business Environment

EghtesadOnline: Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture is conducting a survey into the performance of organizations and agencies of three branches of the government (legislative, judiciary and executive) that have a hand in shaping Iran ’s business environment.
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Publish Date:06/May/2019 | 14:23

AloPeyk on Expansion Spree

EghtesadOnline: At a time when most Iran ian startups are devising damage control strategies to weather economic headwinds caused by US sanctions, Iran ’s major online package delivery firm has launched an expansion program with the support of Turquoise Partners.
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Publish Date:06/May/2019 | 14:21

Increase in Iran 's Bureaux de Change

EghtesadOnline: An update on licensed currency exchange shops shows their number has increased from 419 in the 2017-18 fiscal to 692 in the current year that started on March 21.
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Publish Date:06/May/2019 | 14:19

Blocking Hormuz Strait Unnecessary

EghtesadOnline: In response to the United States' hostile move to block Iran ’s crude exports, closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most strategic oil chokepoints, is unnecessary despite Tehran's ability to disrupt passage through the channel, an analyst said.
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Publish Date:06/May/2019 | 14:16

Iran 's Power Demand in Summer to Surpass 61 GW

EghtesadOnline: Load on the national power load is expected to increase by 5% in the current fiscal that started in March, a deputy managing director of Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) said.
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Publish Date:06/May/2019 | 14:11

Majlis to Probe CBI Performance

EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers on Sunday decided to look into the performance of the Central Bank of Iran during the past five years. The bank’s seemingly poor performance in regulating the currency market and the questionable activities of shadow banks are among the main motives behind the parliamentary move.
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Publish Date:06/May/2019 | 14:06

Iran : Future Gasoline Plan Put on Hold

EghtesadOnline: The plan to ration gasoline and increase fuel price has been suspended for now, spokesman for the Majlis Presiding Board told reporters on Sunday.
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Publish Date:06/May/2019 | 14:01

$4.5b in Iran 's Non-Oil Trade Surplus With ECO States

EghtesadOnline: Iran recorded $4.57 billion in non-oil trade surplus with nine other members of Economic Cooperation Organization during the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2019).
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Publish Date:06/May/2019 | 13:58

ETFs Valued at $1.7 Billion in Iran

EghtesadOnline: The value of exchange-traded funds stood at 254.4 trillion rials ($1.7 billion) at the end of the first month (March 21-April 20) of the current fiscal, according to the Central Securities Depository of Iran .
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Publish Date:06/May/2019 | 13:56

Moscow Vows to Expand Nuclear Cooperation With Tehran

EghtesadOnline: Russia aims to promote cooperation with Iran , including in the nuclear sector, despite the threat of US extraterritorial sanctions, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.
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Publish Date:06/May/2019 | 13:54

Plan to Boost Safety of Ride-Hailing Passengers

EghtesadOnline: Tap30, the second most popular ride-hailing app in Iran , is planning to connect its security system directly to the police for improving the safety of passengers.
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Publish Date:05/May/2019 | 13:24

US Extends Some Nuclear Waivers, Revokes Others

EghtesadOnline: The United States on Friday renewed several sanctions waivers that allow Russia, China and European states to engage in civilian nuclear cooperation with Iran , but revoked the other two as it heightens pressure on Tehran.
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Publish Date:05/May/2019 | 13:22

Higher Exports Key to Countering Sanctions

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will work hard to maintain its oil sales and increase its non-oil exports to cushion the impact of harsh US sanctions.
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Publish Date:05/May/2019 | 13:19

Foreign Companies Continue Ties to Iran ’s Oil, Petrochem Sectors

EghteadOnline: Despite the new US sanctions and bullying, and concerns expressed by Dutch banks, Dutch companies are still cooperating with Iran ’s oil industry, said the head of the Dutch pavilion at the 24th Iran International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition, May 1-4, in Tehran.
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Publish Date:05/May/2019 | 13:18

Iran 's Mining PPI Inflation at 50.9% Last Year

EghtesadOnline: The average Producer Price Index for the mining sector in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2019) increased by 50.9% compared with the year before to reach 349.9 (using 2011 as the base year).
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Publish Date:05/May/2019 | 13:13

36% Decline in Iran Free Trade Zone Imports

EghtesadOnline: A total of $1.28 billion worth of commodities were imported into Iran 's free trade zones in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2019) to register a 36.4% decline compared to the year before.
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Publish Date:05/May/2019 | 13:10