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New Rules and Slumber of Iran ian Carmakers

EghtesadOnline: Hard-pressed auto manufacturing industry already under mounting pressure for its poor quality and high prices should prepare for a new challenge in the coming weeks. The state is due to raise the bar and announce a new set of automotive standards. Form what is known, most vehicles made by the two major car companies Iran Khodro and SAIPA will not be able to comply with the new norm.
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Publish Date:06/November/2018 | 10:50

Iran : Does Hiring Foreign Football Coaches Make Economic Sense?

EghtesadOnline: Branko Ivankovic, the 40th manager of Iran ’s Persepolis Football Club, and Carlos Queiroz, Iran ’s national football team's head coach of seven years, have created more money for the teams they lead than the value of their contracts, a report by 90TV.ir said.
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Publish Date:06/November/2018 | 10:38

Iran Virtual Currency Accounts Not Blocked

EghtesadOnline: According to the chairman of Iran Blockchain Community, some virtual currency exchanges have imposed restrictions on Iran ian users following Iran ’s exit from the list of eligible countries to trade in cryptocurrencies, but no assets belonging to Iran ians have been blocked.
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Publish Date:06/November/2018 | 10:35

Iran Industries Ministry Reports Upsurge in Industrial Investments (Mar-Aug 2018)

EghtesadOnline: A total of 793.26 trillion rials ($5.41 billion) worth of investments were made in industrial units for which establishment permits were issued during the first five months of the current Iran ian year (March 21-Aug. 22), while 304.13 trillion rials ($2.07 billion) were invested in projects for which operating licenses were issued during the period.
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Publish Date:06/November/2018 | 10:31

Iran 's Guardian Council Sends CFT Bill Back to Majlis

EghtesadOnline: The Guardian Council – a watchdog that ensures laws are in line with the Constitution and Sharia–has sent back an anti-terror finance bill known as CFT to the Majlis for reconsideration.
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Publish Date:05/November/2018 | 10:40

Noteworthy Improvement in Iran Internet Access

EghtesadOnline: Average mobile Internet speed in Iran has increased by 47% since the beginning of the year, Internet testing and analysis company Ookla reported.
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Publish Date:05/November/2018 | 10:36

Startups Help Hassle-Free Parking in Tehran

EghtesadOnline: Two Tehran-based startups have created Internet-based platforms to help drivers with the onerous task of finding an empty parking space in the bustling capital and its packed streets and alleys.
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Publish Date:05/November/2018 | 10:29

US Decision to Keep Iran in Swift Seen as a Compromise

EghtesadOnline: Sanctions on Iran ’s banks, oil exports, ships and ports, lifted in 2015 as part of a nuclear weapons agreement that Trump abandoned in May, will be reimposed on Monday. But it is not clear whether those banks would be allowed to participate in the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or Swift. That is the system that allows the world’s banks to communicate with one another, making global transactions possible.
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Publish Date:05/November/2018 | 10:09

Iran ICT Minister Participates in ITU Conference in Dubai

EghtesadOnline: ICT decision makers from around the globe met in Dubai this week for the International Telecommunication Union's 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) to set the ITU’s direction for 2020-2023.
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Publish Date:03/November/2018 | 06:44

Iran Employed Communications Balloons Successfully During Arbaeen

EghtesadOnline: During Arbaeen, which marks the 40th day of martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), in addition to providing Iran ian pilgrims visiting Iraq with enhanced telephony and Internet services through communication balloons, local authorities also tested other applications of the balloons that can be deployed during times of natural disaster.
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Publish Date:03/November/2018 | 06:31

US Backing Down From Cutting Iran ’s SWIFT Access

EghtesadOnline: Senior US State Department officials working on the Iran issue are said to have convinced Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to permit Iran to remain connected to the international banking system as part of the Trump administrations' concessions to Iran .
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Publish Date:03/November/2018 | 06:27

IMF: Iran Should Safeguard Stability in Face of US Sanctions

EghtesadOnline: The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that Iran should implement policies to safeguard its macroeconomic stability after the reimposition of US sanctions that will cut Iran ian economic growth by reducing oil exports.
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Publish Date:03/November/2018 | 06:21

Europe Warns Iran Sanctions Threaten Dollar Dominance

EghtesadOnline: European diplomats are warning that enhanced US financial sanctions against Iran run the risk of forcing the rest of the world to create alternative banking systems that could undermine the long-time dominance of the US dollar.
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Publish Date:31/October/2018 | 09:04

Gap Between Iran ian Workers’ Wages, Living Costs Widens to 67%

EghtesadOnline: Workers’ representative in the Supreme Labor Council, Ali Khodaei, put forward three main demands in a meeting with the newly-appointed Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Mohammad Shariatmadari earlier this week.
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Publish Date:31/October/2018 | 08:54

Tehran Stocks Gain for Second Straight Day

EghtesadOnline: The stock market posted significant gains Monday, as share prices across the board ended substantially higher.
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Publish Date:31/October/2018 | 08:50