Slapping duties on decorative stone exports will prevent the sector from growing and realizing its expansion goals, said a member of Iran Mine House on Sunday.
Former deputy of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, Saeed Mohammadzadeh, has been appointed as the new head of the state-owned rail company, to replace Mohsen Pourseyyed-Aqaei who resigned in the…
Fitch Ratings’ outlook for the Chinese banking sector in 2017 is negative, saying that weak profitability and strong credit growth will keep capitalization under pressure. High and rising leverage…
Chile’s economy contracted for the first time in seven years in annual terms, as manufacturing and mining activity fell, potentially paving the way for the central bank to cut interest rates to…
Most stock markets in the Persian Gulf Arab countries (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman) fell on Monday as the mood on global exchange darkened because of…
Two years after the Swiss franc shock brought Switzerland to the brink of recession, Roland Goethe is still fighting for the future of the sheet metal company his grandfather set up 86 years ago…
The ESRI’s latest Economic Outlook for Ireland has forecast that the economy should grow by 3% every year until 2025, RTE reported. The think-tank said a crucial factor underpinning this growth is…
Russia’s services sector activity improved in November as the pace of job-shedding slowed, a Markit survey of purchasing managers showed Monday, Dow Jones reported. The headline Purchasing…
Malaysia is expected to report exports in October fell for the second month in a row, a Reuters poll showed, due to a higher base of comparison with last year and despite a recovery in commodity…
The Reserve Bank of India monetary policy committee is likely to consider a 25 bps rate cut on Wednesday, followed by another in the first quarter of 2017 amid downside risks to growth following…
A top Iranian Navy commander said the Islamic Republic will soon launch a new domestically-manufactured submarine.
"The Fateh [Conqueror] submarine with a 100% domestically-sourced…
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said conflicts that have turned some regional countries into hotbeds of terrorism need to be solved through political solutions, as they benefit no one, except the…
Spokesman for Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Hossein Naqavi Hosseini said Russia has delivered all parts of the S-300 air defense system to Iran, as both countries have…
Iran's nuclear chief used a meeting with his US counterpart, Ernest Moniz, on Sunday to reiterate Tehran's grievances about a US Congress bill that needs a presidential approval to reauthorize a…
Iran is ready for closer alignment with China, as the two sides have many common interests and a shared view on international developments.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made the…
The first vice president said a recent bill passed by the US Senate to extend the Iran Sanctions Act shows Americans are not committed to international dialogue.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari met his Russian counterpart, Mikhail Bogdanov, in Tehran on Monday as part of regular consultations between the…
Iran’s trade balance in the agriculture sector narrowed to minus $2.06 billion during the seven months of the current Iranian year (started March 20) from minus $2.2 billion for the corresponding…
Iran’s education sector is beset with many problems, shortage of funds being one of them.
Policymakers always justify their modest expenditure on education on the grounds that the…
The government is forecasting a 7.7% GDP growth and a 7.6% inflation for the upcoming Iranian fiscal year (starting March 21, 2017).
This was announced by Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the…
As per the new budget bill submitted to the parliament by the government, those who are making less than 15 million rials ($384 at market exchange rate) a month, will be exempt from paying income…
Isfahan Province is hosting the 19th Exhibition of Persian Handmade Carpets, otherwise known as CARPEX 2016.
Representatives of 11 Spanish companies are scheduled to visit Iran during December 12-14 to meet their Iranian counterparts and discuss ways of forging cooperation.
The Iran-Chile Agriculture, Business Forum was held at Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture’s headquarters in Tehran on Sunday.
The jolt Mario Draghi is set to give the eurozone economy may well be his last, economists say.
The European Central Bank president will announce an extension of asset purchases on Thursday…
