Abbas Akhoundi

Iran: New Logistics Document Seeks to Cut Transport Costs by 30 Percent

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Logistics Centers Planning Document, which aims to reduce transportation expenses by up to 30% when fully implemented, was ratified by the High Council of Transportation…
2018-10-23 07:58
Iran to Hand Over Chabahar Port Operations to India in a Month

EghtesadOnline: Iran will hand over the strategic Chabahar Port to an Indian company within a month for operation as per an interim pact, Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas…
2018-09-10 10:42
Iran Invites Azerbaijan to Join New Railroad

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi has invited Azerbaijan to join a new railroad that links the border town of Parsabad in Iran’s Ardabil Province to…
2018-07-31 05:31
Iran, Syria Sign MoU for Strategic Economic Ties

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi and Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Samer al-Khalil signed an economic memorandum of understanding on…
2018-05-20 08:35
Tehran, Damascus Discuss Syrian Reconstruction

EghtesadOnline: Syrian Public Works and Housing Minister Hussein Arnous discussed with Iran’s Roads and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi on Thursday the prospect of cooperation between…
2018-05-19 07:51
Iranian Transport Delegation in Turkmenistan

EghtesadOnline: Leading a high-ranking delegation, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi set off to Turkmenistan on May 2 to attend transportation-related events during…
2018-05-05 11:03
Iran Interested in CPEC Partnership With Pakistan

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Minister for Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi expressed interest in exploring avenues available under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
2018-04-15 10:55
New Chief for IKIA Airport City Company

EghtesadOnline: Shahram Adamnejad has been appointed as the CEO of Imam Khomeini International Airport City Company by Roads Minister Abbas Akhoundi.
2018-01-14 09:45
Iran-Azeri Rail Link This Week

EghtesadOnline: The railroad connecting Iran’s northwestern city of Astara to the eponymous Azerbaijani city has been completed and will come on stream next week, Minister of Roads and Urban…
2018-01-13 08:57
Iran Transport Minister to Visit India

EghtesadOnline: Heading a nine-member delegation of representatives of private companies, Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi is scheduled to visit India on Wednesday.
2018-01-10 13:55
Akhoundi Attends Belt & Road Forum in Tbilisi

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi attended the One Belt-One Road Forum 2017 in Tbilisi and met with Georgian First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy…
2017-12-13 15:09
Minister: Iran, Qatar to take advantage of air, sea transport capacities

EghtesadOnline: Iran and Qatar intend to use their capacities in the air and sea transportation by creating joint committee, Iranian Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said.
2017-10-31 14:37
Tehran, Moscow Expanding Housing, Construction Ties

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi has signed an agreement for implementing a cooperation program with Moscow in housing and construction sectors.
2017-10-28 10:35
Reinventing Iran Housing Policies, Perceptions

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi believes that instilling a change in the outlook toward devising the housing policy and looking at life qualitatively, rather…
2017-10-15 10:58
Home Loan Applicants Reach 260,000

EghtesadOnline: Roads and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi has announced that 260,000 people have so far applied for home loans by opening Housing Saving Accounts, which indicates that…
2017-09-23 12:53
France Gov't to Grant €70m for Development of Iranian Airports

EghtesadOnline: The French Ministry for the Economy and Finance is planning to grant a €70 million loan to Iran for the renovation of the country's airport equipment and radars, said Jean-Baptiste…
2017-09-20 09:49
Community-Based Solution Proposed for Tackling Urban Woes

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi has called on the administration to reduce top-down interventions aimed at solving challenges facing major metropolitan…
2017-09-16 03:56
More Appointments at Roads Ministry

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi has appointed Mohammad Rastad to replace Mohammad Saeednejad as his deputy and the managing director of Ports and Maritime…
2017-09-13 12:11
Trilateral Trade Meeting With Oman, Qatar

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi attended a meeting with Oman’s Minister of Transport and Communications Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Salem Al-Futaisi and his…
2017-09-11 10:57
Akhoundi Outlines Plan to Revive Housing Sector

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi, nominated to again head the ministry in the second tenure of the administration, was in parliament on Saturday to outline…
2017-08-20 07:47
Transportation Ministry’s Performance in Retrospect

EghtesadOnline: When Iran and the West reached a deal in 2015 to finally resolve a dispute over Iran’s nuclear program and lift the crippling economic sanctions, Iran was off to a good start.…
2017-08-15 16:15
Encouraging Home Ownership Tops Akhoundi’s Agenda

EghtesadOnline: Despite his critics' assertions to the contrary, President Hassan Rouhani regards Abbas Akhoundi as the best choice to rescue the stagnant housing sector–a job he has been pursuing…
2017-08-15 14:16
Roads Minister-Designate Outlines Transport Plans

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani submitted on Tuesday the list of his new Cabinet picks to the parliament for a vote of confidence.
2017-08-12 13:37
Iran, Germany mull over expanding economic, banking ties

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Minister of Transport Abbas Akhoundi and Germany’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy Brigitte Zypries met on Thursday to discuss economic cooperation and expansion…
2017-07-30 11:53
Akhoundi Calls for Promoting Urban Redevelopment

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi has pitched the idea of pursuing urban redevelopment as a serious issue in housing planning while advising the administration…
2017-07-16 07:45
$4b Needed to Complete Sistan Rail Project

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said the government needs $4 billion to complete an under-construction railroad project in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan…
2017-07-12 07:55
1st female top manager for Iran Air

EghtesadOnline: A woman has for the first time ever been promoted as head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Line.
2017-07-12 05:15
Iran, France to form joint consultancy working group on transportations

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Road and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi coffered on Friday with his French counterpart Elisabeth Borne on expansion of cooperation in transportation sector.
2017-06-24 10:59
Only 4% of Tehran Commuters Use Rail

EghtesadOnline: Only 4% of all commuters to and from Tehran use rail transportation, the minister of roads and urban development said.
2017-06-14 11:49
Housing Boom Predicted

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi has reiterated what has been stressed by many officials in the past few months that the ailing Iranian housing sector is…
2017-05-31 09:41