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Iran, Kuwait chambers discuss boosting private sector ties during trade delegation visit

The head of the Iran-Kuwait Joint Chamber of Commerce, Ebrahim Gholamzadeh, met with Rabah Abdulrahman Al-Rabah, president of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, during an Iranian trade delegation’s visit to Kuwait.

Joint Chambers

Iran needs $30bn investment to achieve 13% mining sector growth – IMIDRO

Iran will need more than $30 billion in investment to achieve a targeted 13% growth in its mining and mineral industries under the country’s Seventh Development Plan, the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said on Saturday.

Mine and Industry

Iran Chamber official urges stronger state support for private sector to achieve mining growth goals

A board member of Iran Chamber of Commerce says that achieving the 13% growth target set for the mining and mineral industries in the country’s seventh development plan requires stronger government support and policy alignment with the private sector.

Mine and Industry

Iran Chamber chief, FM Araghchi discuss boosting private sector’s role in foreign trade

President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Samad Hassanzadeh met with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday to discuss ways to enhance the private sector’s participation in Iran’s foreign economic relations.

Iran Chamber

Iran has imported equipment enough to develop solar farms with a combined daily capacity of about 7,000 megawatts (MW) of green electricity, an official in charge of renewable energy planning at the Plan and Budget Organization (PBO) said on Tuesday.

Iran imports equipment to build 7,000 MW of solar power capacity

Energy

President Masoud Pezeshkian says the government has no intention of cutting off water, electricity or gas supplies to industries, despite reduced rainfall in recent years.

Pezeshkian vows no energy cuts for industries amid reduced rainfall

Energy

Iran transported more than 345 million tons of goods through its road network during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – October 22), marking a 2.8% increase compared with the same period last year, a senior transport official said on Sunday.

Iran reports 2.8% rise in freight transport over seven months

Transportation

Iran’s automotive sector has recorded a 12% decline in output in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – October 22), signaling a slowdown in one of the country’s key industries.

Iran’s auto output down 12% in seven months

Mine and Industry

Iran Chamber of Commerce welcomes closer trade ties with Brunei

Iran Chamber

Iran has brought a fourth infill well at the giant South Pars gas field into operation, increasing gas output from the shared offshore field by 1.8 million cubic meters per day, a project official said.

Iran launches fourth South Pars infill gas well, boosting output by 1.8 mcm/day

Energy

India has confirmed that the United States will not impose its sanctions on the Chabahar Port in Iran for the next six months, allowing New Delhi to continue its investment and operations at the strategic facility uninterrupted.

India secures 6-month US sanctions exemption for Iran’s Chabahar Port

Iran Economy

Iran expects new record in trade with Oman by March 2026

Trade

Iran has reported a slight rise in its annual inflation rate in the calendar month to late October.

Iran’s annual inflation up 1.4% to 38.9% in October

Macro Economy

Iran seeks to increase its saffron production by 20% in the next three years to meet a target set in its five-year development plan.

Iran plans to raise saffron output by 20% in 3 years

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s PMI edges up slightly in September but recession persists

Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has released the country’s latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data for the fiscal month of Shahrivar (August 23 – September 22, 2025), showing that business conditions across the economy remained in contraction for the 18th straight month, despite a marginal improvement over the previous period.

Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture

Established in 1884, Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) is a non-profit and non-governmental institution which aims at facilitating economic growth and development in the country. Iran Chamber tries to further coordinate the activities of the private sector. As an economic forum, representatives from both the government and the private sector attend Iran Chamber's sessions. Meanwhile the institution acts as an advisory body to the government, parliament and judiciary.

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