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President-elect Rouhani to take oath of office in August

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rouhani would be sworn into office at the Parliament (Majlis) on August 6, said a member of the legislative body's presiding board on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:30/May/2017 | 13:40

Majlis Says Will Augment NPC Authority

EghtesadOnline: Expanding the role and authority of the state-owned National Petrochemical Company is on the agenda of Majlis Energy Commission, the head of the commission said.
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Publish Date:13/May/2017 | 09:52

Iran Doing Business Ranking Improves

EghtesadOnline: Iran's ranking has improved across several indices in World Bank Doing Business reports in recent years because the country has increased its data-sharing with the bank, which had previously been flawed, announced the research arm of the parliament.
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Publish Date:29/April/2017 | 10:16

Parliament requires Oil Ministry to boost strategic reserves

EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers in the Iranian parliament (Majlis) urged the Ministry of Petroleum on Wednesday to increase the country’s strategic reserves of oil and natural gas as a leverage in the global oil and gas markets.
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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 14:27

Rouhani Slams Restriction on State Access to NDFI

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani criticized the parliament for tying the government’s hands on access to Iran’s sovereign wealth fund amid the financial crunch caused by lower oil revenues.
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Publish Date:28/February/2017 | 15:34

Majlis gives confidence vote to road minister

EghtesadOnline: Majlis representatives on Sunday gave vote of confidence to Road and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi to keep him after an impeachment session.
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Publish Date:20/February/2017 | 05:49

New Duty on Steel Imports From Sept.

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Parliament has projected a new duty on steel imports, likely to be effective from September this year, according to the ICANA news agency, which is affiliated to the parliament.
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Publish Date:15/January/2017 | 18:54

Majlis Boosts CBI’s Regulatory Clout

EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers defined new responsibilities for the Central Bank of Iran and law enforcement, as they ratified more enhanced regulatory measures to counter the operations of uncertified financial institutions.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 06:04

Majlis Think Tank Recommends Floating Forex Rate

EghtesadOnline: The research arm of the Iranian Parliament has published a report on fluctuations in the foreign exchange market during the past few months, advising the Central Bank of Iran to do what it takes for free-floating the rial against other currencies.
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Publish Date:12/January/2017 | 24:25

No Passage of Banking Bills Before Summer 2017

EghtesadOnline: Chances that the final draft of the Banking Reform Bill and the Central Bank Bill will be approved by the Iranian Parliament by the end of President Hassan Rouhani’s first term in the summer of 2017 are relatively slim, the head of Majlis Economic Commission said.
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Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 06:07

Larijani: Majlis supports Iraq stability, security

EghtesadOnline: Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday that Iranian Majlis (parliament) welcomes any move for restoration of stability and security in Iraq.
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Publish Date:04/January/2017 | 05:36

Caspian Water Transfer Plan Opposed

EghtesadOnline: The parliament has opposed the controversial plan to transfer water from Caspian Sea to the drought-hit central plateau after long debates over the issue.
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Publish Date:30/December/2016 | 10:43

Majlis Sets Agenda for Insurance Industry

EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers have obligated the Central Insurance of Iran, the industry’s regulator, to take measures for increasing the insurance penetration rate to 7% by the end of the sixth five-year development plan (2016-21).
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Publish Date:25/December/2016 | 18:10

Majlis Think Tank Supports Banking Reform Bill

EghtesadOnline: The research arm of the Iranian Parliament has published a first-of-its-kind report detailing six reasons why the Banking Reform Bill–a scheme for undertaking major reforms in the banking sector–should be approved.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 10:20

207 MPs hail Iran’s successful oil diplomacy

EghtesadOnline: Some 207 members of the Iranian parliament in a statement appreciated Iranian oil diplomacy which resulted in Iran’s gaining its pre-sanction quota in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
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Publish Date:07/December/2016 | 24:48

200 MPs hail Iran’s successful oil diplomacy

EghtesadOnline: 200 members of the Iranian parliament have signed a letter in appreciation of the Iranian oil diplomacy which resulted in Iran’s gaining its pre-sanction quota in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 24:20