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Rural Job Creation a Top Government Priority

EghtesadOnline: Promoting development and creating jobs in rural areas are top priorities of the government of President Hassan Rouhani, as a solution to impede the rural residents’ migration to cities and increase their contribution to economic growth.
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Publish Date:21/August/2017 | 13:40

Iran's New Government Formed

EghtesadOnline: The proposed ministerial lineup for President Hassan Rouhani's second tenure was almost totally confirmed by the parliament on Sunday, in a clear display of support for the centrist cleric to keep up his push toward broadening international engagement and reforming the state-run economy.
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Publish Date:21/August/2017 | 13:22

Gov’t Slaps New Tax on Auto Production

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani’s government has issued a call requiring local automakers to contribute to modernizing the transportation fleet.
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Publish Date:15/August/2017 | 14:57

Gov’t Wheat Purchases Exceed 8m Tons

EghtesadOnline: More than 8 million tons of wheat worth close to 105 trillion rials ($2.74 billion) have been purchased from local farmers across the country so far this year, a deputy chairman of Government Trading Corporation of Iran said on Thursday.
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Publish Date:06/August/2017 | 14:15

Gov’t Vs. Miners

EghtesadOnline: Another bust, another boom and iron ore miners and the government are at it again.
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Publish Date:31/July/2017 | 24:04

GTC Beefs UP Colza Stocks

EghtesadOnline: The government has purchased more than 173,000 tons of colza from local farmers so far this crop year, registering a 260% increase compared with the corresponding period of last year, the head of the Government Trading Corporation of Iran said on Saturday.
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Publish Date:23/July/2017 | 09:12

Gov’t Tea Purchase Reaches 78,000 Tons

EghtesadOnline: About 78,000 tons of fresh tea leaves worth 1.55 trillion rials ($41 million) have been purchased from farmers by the government at guaranteed prices, the head of Tea Organization of Iran said on Sunday.
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Publish Date:17/July/2017 | 07:53

Iran Government to Choke Auto Imports?

EghtesadOnline: The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has announced a proposal, the implementation of which is certain to tighten the grip of Iran Khodro and SAIPA, the largest state-controlled automakers, on the domestic market.
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Publish Date:15/July/2017 | 11:55

$1.5b in Rail Investments Since 2013

EghtesadOnline: The government has invested $1.5 billion in c ever since President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013, Saeed Mohammadzadeh, CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, said.
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Publish Date:15/July/2017 | 11:47

Over $9b Earmarked for Development Projects

EghtesadOnline: The government will have spent 374 trillion rials ($9.87 billion) in development projects by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2018), says government spokesperson, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, adding that 440 billion rials (11.6 million) of this sum have already been allocated.
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Publish Date:15/July/2017 | 11:44

Gov’t to Increase Investment in Agricultural Mechanization

EghtesadOnline: The government will invest about 15 trillion rials (nearly $395.5 million) in agricultural mechanization in the current Iranian year (March 2017-18), 25% more compared with last year’s investment, the head of the Agricultural Mechanization Expansion Center with the Ministry of Agriculture announced.
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Publish Date:15/July/2017 | 11:33

Gov’t Car Import Plan Will Create New Monopolies

EghtesadOnline: Allowing import permits to auto manufacturers alone will give them ample space for monopoly to consolidate their position in the auto industry, says head of Iran’s Auto Importers Association, Farhad Ehteshamzad.
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Publish Date:02/July/2017 | 13:46

Iran Capital Market Awaits Reforms by New Government

EghtesadOnline: The stock market was dealing with a great deal of ambiguities during the last days of the 10th government (the second term of former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad), as petrochemical feedstock prices were not determined, the battle over setting mining royalties was raging and the fate of Iran’s nuclear program was hanging in the balance.
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Publish Date:23/June/2017 | 17:16

Need for Jobs and Workable Gov't Measures in Iran

EghtesadOnline: Job creation is not within the direct purview of the government, yet it was one of the main topics in the presidential election debates last month.
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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 07:26

Private Sector Outlines Expectations From Gov’t

EghtesadOnline: As the new government is scrambling to form its Cabinet, President of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, Masoud Khansari, has outlined the private sector’s expectations from the incoming administration of President Hassan Rouhani.
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Publish Date:16/June/2017 | 08:35

Gov’t Urged to Disburse Forest Protection Fund

EghtesadOnline: About 20% of the budget earmarked for the Forest Protection Law have been allocated by the government, the head of the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization said.
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Publish Date:16/June/2017 | 07:41

Gov’t Buys $27m Worth of Fresh Tea

EghtesadOnline: Close to 44,000 tons of fresh tea leaves worth 1.03 trillion rials ($27.57 million) have been purchased from farmers in the first tea harvest in Gilan and Mazandaran provinces, the head of Iran Tea Organization said.
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Publish Date:10/June/2017 | 11:08