Iran Chamber Newsroom

Iran’s iron and steel export volume up 13% in four months

The Iranian Steel Producers Association has announced that iron and steel exports increased by 13% in volume during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21) compared to the same period last year.

Mine and Industry

Iran tourism revenue falls far short of targets

Iran earned $7 billion from tourism in the year to March 2024, just 33% of the $21 billion goal set under its sixth development plan, the Iran Chamber of Commerce said in a report on Sunday.

Iran Economy

Iran to send trade delegation to Armenia ahead of high-level visit

Iran’s Chamber of Commerce will dispatch a trade delegation to Armenia in the coming days ahead of a planned high-level visit by senior Iranian officials to the country.

Trade

Iran’s IRISL climbs to 16th in global container shipping rankings

Iran’s state-run shipping company, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), has risen three places to rank as the world’s 16th largest container carrier, according to industry tracker Alphaliner.

Transportation

Iran’s Chamber of Commerce president says that boosting exports in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector is a strategic necessity for Iran to overcome economic bottlenecks and reduce reliance on traditional oil and raw material exports.

Iran Chamber chief urges ICT exports to overcome economic challenges

Iran Chamber

A key committee of Iran’s parliament has approved a motion to reform the country’s national currency by removing four zeros from the rial and reviving an old currency subdivision known as the qiran, a senior lawmaker said on Sunday.

Parliament commission approves currency reform plan to slash four zeros from rial

Financial Markets

Iran-Pakistan business forum held in Islamabad during President Pezeshkian’s official visit

Trade

The Iranian government has lifted its curbs on rice imports amid efforts to quell domestic prices of the staple grain.

Iran lifts curbs on rice imports to ease domestic prices

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s non-oil trade tops $34 billion in March-July period – customs data

Trade

Iran-Turkey trade hits $2.2 billion in three months

Trade

Iran’s agriculture sector grew 3.2% in the Iranian calendar year ending March 2025, driven by a 32% rise in agricultural exports and a $3 billion improvement in the sector’s trade balance, Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Qezeljeh said.

Iran’s agriculture sector grows 3.2% in FY2024/25 – minister

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s earnings from iron and steel exports fell 4.7% year-on-year in the first quarter of its calendar year, despite a rise in export volumes, data from the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA) showed on Sunday.

Iran’s iron and steel export revenues fall 4.7% in Q1 despite higher shipment volumes

Mine and Industry

Iran’s oil revenues surpassed $46 billion in 2024, marking a year-on-year increase of over $5.6 billion, or 14 percent, according to the latest data from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Iran posts largest oil revenue gain among OPEC members in 2024

Energy

Iran’s trade with neighbors hits $13.4 billion in spring, down 16%

Trade

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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.