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Deputy FM Meets Afghan President

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday during a visit to Kabul to hold talks on issues of mutual concern.
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Publish Date:06/January/2019 | 13:12

Iran Hosts 5.2 Million Foreign Tourists in 9 Months to Dec. 2018

EghtesadOnline: About 5.2 million tourists traveled to Iran during the first eight months of the current Iran ian year (March 21-Nov. 21) to register a 57% growth compared with last year's corresponding period, the head of Iran 's Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization said.
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Publish Date:06/January/2019 | 13:10

Zarif to Go on Regional Tour for Reinforcing Relations

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif is to set off on a tour of regional countries in the coming days to help enhance cooperation and strengthen business, economic and political ties.
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Publish Date:06/January/2019 | 13:07

Iran ICT Minister Says Instagram Ban Will Not Help

EghtesadOnline: After a deputy attorney general said recently that Instagram should, and will be banned in Iran , the ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi made known that that would not help.
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Publish Date:05/January/2019 | 15:21

$2.8b Proposed for Bond Repayment in Iran 's Next Budget

EghtesadOnline: Proposed funding in the next year budget plan for the principal amount and interest on bonds issued the by government in the current fiscal (ends March 2019) is 304 trillion rials ($2.8 billion).
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Publish Date:05/January/2019 | 15:17

Iran 's Non-Oil Trade With ECO Members Tops $8 Billion in 9 Months

EghtesadOnline: Iran traded 15.77 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $8.19 billion with member states of Economic Cooperation Organization in the first nine months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Dec. 21) to register a 18.88% and 2.17% rise in tonnage and value respectively compared with last year’s corresponding period.
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Publish Date:05/January/2019 | 15:15

Iran Health Minister Quits Over Budget Cuts

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani finally accepted Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi’s resignation as health minister on Thursday, after a week of media speculation on the reasons behind the outgoing official’s move, and named Saeed Namaki as the ministry’s caretaker.
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Publish Date:05/January/2019 | 15:11

EU Galvanized to Defend Sovereignty Against US

EghtesadOnline: Reaffirming a stance earlier adopted by top European officials, EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Federica Mogherini, says the case of US sanctions against Iran has galvanized the European bloc to defend its sovereignty.
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Publish Date:05/January/2019 | 15:08

Iran 's Expediency Council Approves Anti-Money Laundering Law

EghtesadOnline: The Expediency Council, a powerful body that resolves disputes between parliament and a watchdog body, the Guardian Council, on Saturday approved the amendment to Combating Money Laundering Law on the first meeting of the council chaired by its new head Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani.
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Publish Date:05/January/2019 | 15:04

Rouhani Raises Hope for Job Creation

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday struck an upbeat tone on the economy saying employment for the first time reached close to 24 million in the third quarter to November 22.
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Publish Date:05/January/2019 | 15:01

Iran Parliament’s Think Tank: Forex Subsidy Policy Impractical

EghtesadOnline: The Majlis Research Center, the parliament’s research arm, has taken a dim view of the preferential forex rate policy of the government in the past months and warned about the perpetuation of failed tried and tested policies in the coming year as seen in the proposed 2019-20 budget bill.
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Publish Date:02/January/2019 | 13:32

Pakistan Negotiating Extension of Power Import Deal With Iran

EghtesadOnline: Islamabad is willing to renew its electricity import deal with Tehran. Omar Ayub Khan, the water and power minister, made the statement on Tuesday in Islamabad in a meeting with Iran 's ambassador, Mehdi Honardoust, IRNA reported.
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Publish Date:02/January/2019 | 13:24

Iran : Shale Exploration Will Continue in Lorestan and Oman Sea

EghtesadOnline: The exploration arm of National Iran ian Oil Company has been authorized by the Oil Ministry to start the second phase of studies on unconventional hydrocarbon basins, head of the R&D department said.
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Publish Date:02/January/2019 | 13:22

Iran ITO Working to Protect Online Hospitality Startups: Interview

EghtesadOnline: Sixty Iran ian online hospitality service providers received calls at the weekend from Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) warning them that if they do not discontinue listing non-hotel accommodations, their websites would be blocked. Since then the Information Technology Organization has taken measures to stop the ICHHTO.
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Publish Date:02/January/2019 | 13:15

Next Tax Structure Eyes Car Owners: Iran Budget 2019-20

EghtesadOnline: In the coming fiscal that begins in March, the government expects to generate 99 trillion rials ($926 million) from taxes and duties on car production and imports along with auto-related services plus traffic and driving tickets.
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Publish Date:01/January/2019 | 13:12

Energy Subsidies Must Go, But How

EghtesadOnline: Fossil fuel subsidies paid by the Iran ian government are 21 times more than its direct subsidy payments, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said last week.
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Publish Date:01/January/2019 | 24:55