Tasnim News

Iran’s road transit grows 58% YOY

Iran’s minister of roads and urban development said the country’s road transit reached 14.75 million tons in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended March 19, 2024), registering a 58% hike compared to the same period a year earlier.

Transportation

Iran’s 11-month steel output exceeds 11 million tons

The Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA) said the country produced 11.459 million tons of steel products in the 11 months of the previous Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023, to February 22, 2024).

Mine and Industry

Iran’s annual saffron exports hit 200 tons

Iran exports 200 tons of high-quality saffron overseas annually, according to someone familiar with the matter.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran, Turkey to launch joint free trade zone Soon: Official

The chief executive of the Maku Free Zone Organization said Iran and Turkey are mulling the launch of a joint free trade-industrial zone.

Trade

Tehran, Kabul ink road transport cooperation document

Officials from Iran and Afghanistan signed a joint cooperation document in the field of international road transport.

Transportation

Iran-US trade at $10 million in January 2024

The US Bureau of Statistics in its latest report pointed to a 240% growth in the trade exchanges between Iran and the United States in January 2024.

Trade

Iran’s carmaker Saipa removes CEO amid weak output data

Mohammad Ali Teymouri has been dismissed from his position as the CEO of Iran’s second largest carmaker, Saipa, after the company posted a decline in production and failed to meet its targets.

Mine and Industry

Iran’s 11-month agrifood exports up 23% YOY

Iran’s export of food and agricultural products in the 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2023) registered a 23-percent growth compared to the same period last year, an official said.

Trade

Iran’s agrifood exports surpass $4 billion in 9 months

An official at Iran’s House of Industry, Mine and Trade said that the country exported $4.3 billion worth of food and agricultural products overseas in the nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 to December 22, 2023).

Agriculture and Environment

Report puts Iran-Turkey monthly trade at above $500 million

The value of the trade exchanges between Iran and Turkey in January 2024 surpassed $500 million, registering a two-percent hike compared to January 2023, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) said.

Trade