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Iran to form emergency committee to fast-track goods amid port restrictions

An Iranian parliamentary commission has planned to set up a special committee to accelerate the shipment of essential goods, as the country faces port restrictions in southern waters due to US maritime blockade, a senior lawmaker said.

Transportation

Iran’s Hamedan exports to 40 markets despite challenges, chamber head says

Hamedan province is connected to 40 export markets worldwide, with Iraq, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates ranking as its top five destinations, according to Rahim Mortezaei, head of the Hamedan Chamber of Commerce.

Local Chambers

Iran Chamber vice president highlights meeting on essential goods amid wartime conditions

The Vice President of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Mohammad Reza Bahraman, has underlined the need to supply essential goods as the country faces a US-Israeli-imposed war that has caused restrictions for southern ports.

Iran Chamber

Iran Chamber official urges remote schooling in autumn to save energy

Head of the Iran Chamber of Commerce’s energy commission has proposed shifting schools to remote learning in the autumn to reduce fuel consumption and curb air pollution, as the country grapples with energy supply challenges.

Commissions

Iran should expand trade with East Africa to reduce its reliance on a handful of export markets and boost economic resilience, the head of the Iran-East Africa Chamber of Commerce said in a note published on the Persian website of Iran Chamber of Commerce.

Iran eyes strategic shift to structural trade ties with East Africa

Joint Chambers

The head of the Kerman Chamber of Commerce has declared that no duty is more urgent than preserving production, employment, and trade amid the current wartime conditions in the country, pledging the chamber’s full support for economic operators.

Kerman chamber head pledges support for economic operators amid wartime

Local Chambers

The formation of a new government in Iraq presents a strategic opportunity to deepen trade cooperation between Iran’s Khuzestan province and Iraq’s southern provinces, particularly Dhi Qar, according to the head of the Ahvaz Chamber of Commerce.

Iraq’s new government seen as trade opportunity for Iran’s Khuzestan

Local Chambers

Iran Chamber chief stresses job security for workers amid economic pressures

Iran Chamber

Iran’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 46.4 in the month to February 19, marking a continued contraction in economic activity but at a somewhat slower pace than the previous month, according to a report published by the research center of the Iran Chamber of Commerce.

Iran’s PMI shows continued contraction but at slower pace

Macro Economy

Iran chamber chief urges import easing, forex flexibility to save production

Iran Chamber

The head of the Alborz Chamber of Commerce has called on the Iranian government to provide genuine support to the private sector to safeguard the country’s employment capacity amid wartime pressures.

Iran’s Alborz Chamber chief urges state to back private sector to preserve jobs

Local Chambers

Iran’s private sector must accelerate the establishment of alternative trade routes and identify land-based export corridors after the closure of the country’s maritime trade pathways due to wartime conditions, the deputy head of the Kerman Chamber of Commerce said.

Iran’s Kerman chamber urges new land routes as sea trade faces wartime closure

Local Chambers

Iran’s private sector has drawn on successful logistics models to establish a sustainable supply chain with friendly countries, aiming to ensure continued imports and production stability under wartime conditions, the head of the Ahvaz Chamber of Commerce said.

Iran’s private sector sets up supply chain with friendly nations to safeguard wartime imports

Local Chambers

North Khorasan province’s private sector has significant potential to supply essential goods from Central Asian countries, and with route optimization could soon become a main gateway for such imports, officials said at a meeting hosted by the Bojnurd Chamber of Commerce.

North Khorasan sees high potential for essential goods supply from Central Asia

Local Chambers

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