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Iran’s Kerman exports dominated by raw materials, chamber head says

More than 85% of exports from Iran’s southeastern Kerman province are concentrated in a limited number of mostly raw commodities, highlighting weak diversification and low value addition, the head of the province’s chamber of commerce said.

Local Chambers

Iran PMI falls to seven-month low in January

Iran’s overall Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell sharply in the calendar month to mid-January, hitting its lowest level in seven months as a surge in the exchange rate and widespread internet outages weighed on economic activity, a report by the research arm of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce showed.

Macro Economy

Iran private sector urges end to clash between FX liberalization and price controls

Iranian private sector representatives have urged the government to resolve what they describe as a contradiction between the liberalization of the exchange rate and the continued use of state-imposed price controls.

Local Chambers

Iran tourism industry seeks urgent support after heavy losses

Iran’s tourism industry is seeking urgent government support after suffering significant losses in recent months, the head of Iran Chamber of Commerce tourism commission said.

Commissions

Iran has suspended planned electricity cuts for its industrial sector following a slight rise in temperatures and improved natural gas supplies to power plants, a senior energy official said on Monday.

Iran lifts electricity rationing for industries as cold spell eases

Energy

Iran chamber official backs FX reform, urges protection for low-income households

Iran Chamber

Iran plans to inject 1,400 trillion rials in bank financing into its industrial and agricultural sectors, a senior economy ministry official said, as the government seeks to ease pressure on businesses amid difficult economic conditions.

Iran to inject 1,400 trillion rials into industry, agriculture, official says

Iran Economy

Bushehr Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture in southern Iran is scheduled to dispatch a trade delegation to Agritec Africa 2026 due to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 10-17.

Iranian trade delegation to attend Agritec Africa in mid-March

Local Chambers

Economy minister says the government’s move to unify the exchange rate and scrap preferential currency allocations was a long-standing demand of the private sector and would ultimately support production and boost national income.

Economy minister defends single exchange rate policy, says it backs production

Iran Economy

The Research Center of Iran Chamber of Commerce has warned that proposed budget policies risk intensifying pressure on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), arguing that fiscal and tax measures are misaligned with the realities facing businesses.

Iran budget risks deepening pressure on small firms, chamber research center warns

Macro Economy

The head of Iran Chamber of Commerce mining commission said the government should focus on reforming laws to support businesses rather than distributing a 7,000 trillion rials ($4.5 billion) support package, arguing that cash aid risks reinforcing rent-seeking and corruption.

Iran Chamber official urges legal reforms after single exchange rate policy

Macro Economy

Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Reza Salehi Amiri, has stated the government’s definitive policy is to keep the "shadow of taxation away from the field of tourism."

Tourism minister pledges to keep taxes away from sector

Local Chambers

Iranian companies invited to attend trade event in Vietnam

Trade

Iran’s tourism industry has urged authorities to pursue the recognition of force majeure conditions following recent domestic and international political developments that have severely disrupted inbound travel, a senior chamber of commerce official said.

Iran tourism sector seeks force majeure status amid political tensions

Commissions

Iran PMI falls to seven-month low in January

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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