A new research initiative at Stanford is bringing together experts to create independent data-driven analysis on the current state of Iran’s economy and what its future could look like.
Iran and Azerbaijan are boosting trade and transportation ties, following the new agreements reached during a joint intergovernmental commission held in Baku and Nakhchivan last week.
South Korea’s top economic policymakers issued warning messages Tuesday about financial uncertainties this year, stressing the need for thorough risk management.
Egypt’s trade deficit dropped 19.9% in October 2016 compared to the same month in 2015, reaching EGP 27.83 billion ($1.54 billion), the state’s statistics body CAPMAS announced on Tuesday, Ahram…
Croatia’s public debt to GDP ratio fell to around 85% at the end of the third quarter of 2016, the first year that is expected to see a drop in public debt after its continued rise for eight years…
Italian new car sales increased 13% in December, giving the market its second consecutive year of double-digit growth in 2016, Europe Autonews reported. Registrations increased to 124,438 last…
Bank of Mexico’s governor has warned that Donald Trump could be a “horror film” for the nation. Analysts say the country’s economy is in for a nightmare even if the incoming president doesn’t…
About 60% of major Japanese companies expect the economy to grow in 2017 on recovering consumer spending and hopes that president-elect Donald Trump’s policies will boost the US economy.
Germany’s employment figures for December were better than those from the previous year, the federal jobs agency has reported. Despite a lot of uncertainty, the labor market is still very robust,…
China’s central bank injected a total of 868.75 billion yuan ($124.90 billion) via short- and medium-term liquidity tools in December, its data showed on Tuesday, as it continues to support credit…
A world-renowned US political activist and philosopher warned that should US president-elect Donald Trump implement a promise to scrap the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, it would further…
A senior official said Iraqi voluntary forces, known as Popular Mobilization Units or Hashd Shaabi, are a strategic asset capable of protecting Iraq's future security.
A lawmaker described the approach of the International Atomic Energy Agency in monitoring Iran's commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal as "almost fair".
The top Interior Ministry official said efforts should be made to bolster electoral enthusiasm among the Iranian people and prepare the ground for a fair competition in the three upcoming votes.…
Dozens of top scientists wrote to US president-elect, Donald Trump, on Monday to urge him not to dismantle the Iran nuclear deal, calling it a strong guarantee that Tehran's nuclear program will…
Iran strongly condemned a terrorist car bomb attack in the north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, urging collective measures to firmly fight terrorism across the world.
Head of the Center for Strategic Research of the Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati underlined that Tehran will never withdraw support for the anti-Israeli resistance front nations, including…
Singaporean economic growth surged in the final three months of 2016, according to advanced estimates released by the government on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry said that GDP…
As at September 2016, Nigeria had a total of 31 million jobless people and this is why the magnitude of employment in the economy has not been sufficient to meet the ever-growing labor market,…
Brazil posted its biggest trade surplus ever in 2016 as imports plunged amid the country’s worst economic recession on record.
A new United Nations report on the economic growth prospects for India in the current year states that it expects GDP growth to be 7.6%. This is rather higher than the 5% rate predicted for the…
Indonesia will drop JPMorgan Chase & Co from providing some services to the government after the bank’s research arm said investors should reduce their exposure to the country, senior finance…
Wall Street banks warn that president-elect Donald Trump might not turn the US economy into the robust and thriving American powerhouse that has been promised–at least not right away.
On the occasion of the 70th birth anniversary of the renowned master of Persian classical music instruments tar and setar Mohammad Reza Lotfi (1947-2014), a commemoration ceremony will be held on…
The folk music ensemble ‘Dilmun,’ led by musician, singer, theater director and actor Mahmoud Farzinejad, 39, will perform its latest pieces at Tehran’s Azadi Tower on January 11.
Dilmun’s…
