Iran Chamber Newsroom

China’s two-month imports from Iran down 42% YOY

China’s imports from Iran fell by 42% in the first two months of 2023 compared to figures from the same period in 2022, according to China customs statistics.

Trade

Iran-Iraq trade hits $9 billion in year to March

The volume of trade between Iran and Iraq hit $9 billion in the past Iranian calendar year to March 21 showing a roughly 20% increase in comparison to that of the preceding year, according to a person with the knowledge of the matter.

Trade

Passenger terminal between Iran, Turkmenistan reopens after three years

Bajgiran passenger terminal reopened on Monday after a three-year shutdown, according to a local official.

Trade

Iran’s clothing exports top $80 million last year

Iran exported over $80 million worth of clothing products over the past Iranian calendar year to March 21, according to an official with the knowledge of the matter.

Mine and Industry

Iranian citrus fruits enter Chinese market

Citrus fruits of northern Iranian province of Mazandaran are sold in China for the first time, according to the head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO).

Agriculture and Environment

Iran hit by 8th COVID wave: Minister

Iran’s Health Minister Bahram Einollahi said on Saturday that the country is hit by an eighth wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Society Economy

Russia responsible for two-thirds of FDI in Iran: Minister

Russia had made up two-thirds of the total foreign direct investment (FDI) of about $4.2 billion in Iran this financial year, according to Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ehsan Khandouzi.

Trade

Iran’s gasoline consumption up 11% YOY in New Year holidays

Iranian people consumed as much as 99.3 million liters of gasoline on March 21 – the first day of the Persian New Year (Nowruz) holidays, according to the managing-director of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company.

Energy

Iran, Bahrain to resume flights soon: Official

Flights between Iran and Bahrain are scheduled to resume soon, First Vice Speaker of the Bahraini Parliament Abdul Nabi Salman has said, according to Iran’s Mehr news agency.

Transportation

Iran set to export 45,000 cars to Belarus in three years

Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade Reza Fatemi Amin said that Iran and Belarus have signed an agreement for exports of some 45,000 Iranian cars to the country within three years.

Mine and Industry