https://en.otaghiranonline.irIran Chamber of Commerce,Industries, Mines and Agriculturefa-IR© 2016 - otaghiranonlineFri, 10 Apr 2026 11:01:24 +0430https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/images/logo.jpghttps://en.otaghiranonline.irIran Water Industry Federation (IWIF), a private sector body, says it is in contact with international organizations to make sure that Iranian water infrastructures will not be damaged during the US-Israeli attacks against the country.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66413Energyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66413Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:23:38 +0430The head of the Ahvaz Chamber of Commerce said the value of non-oil exports from Iran’s Khuzestan province to Iraq, one of the country’s key strategic trade partners, has fallen by nearly 50%, blaming customs pricing policies for the sharp decline.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66407Tradehttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66407Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:53:44 +0430Iran’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.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66399Macro Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66399Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:44:12 +0430Iran 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.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66396Energyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66396Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:53:02 +0430Iran 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.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66394Iran Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66394Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:01:20 +0430Economy 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.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66392Iran Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66392Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:54:15 +0430The 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.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66391Macro Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66391Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:07:16 +0430The 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.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66390Macro Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66390Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:34:31 +0430Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry has invited Iranian companies to participate in an upcoming trade event in the country.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66388Tradehttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66388Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:29:22 +0430President of Iran Chamber of Commerce has urged the need for the government to take supportive measures for the vulnerable class of the society, saying foreign exchange reforms have to be pursued while taking social justice into consideration.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66383Macro Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66383Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:50:15 +0430Iran’s annual inflation rate rose to 44.6 percent in the 12 months ending in late January, the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) said.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66382Macro Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66382Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:28:03 +0430Hadi Tizhoush Taban, chairman of Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce says the volume of trade between the two countries could more than double within two years.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66380Tradehttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66380Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:01:03 +0430The value of trade between Iran and Algeria rose by five folds during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21, 2025), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to the head of Iran Trade Center in Algeria.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66379Tradehttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66379Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:12:43 +0430The volume of trade between Iran and Turkey hit $7.042 billion in the first half of the Iranian calendar year to late March 2026, according to a report by semi-official Mehr news agency.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66378Tradehttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66378Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:33:50 +0430A report by Iran’s state IRNA news agency cited official reports on Monday which said Iran has become one of top five trade partners of Tajikistan in 2025.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66377Tradehttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66377Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:00:38 +0430According to calculations by the Parliament Research Center, the growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) at constant prices in Aban 1404 (October-November 2025) compared to the same month last year is estimated at 2.3 percent, and non-oil economic growth is estimated at 2.7 percent.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66376Macro Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66376Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:51:38 +0430A new report by the Oil Ministry suggests that households and commercial units collectively accounted for 75% of the total gas consumed in Iran on Friday.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66375Energyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66375Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:01:27 +0430Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has released the country’s new PMI data for the fiscal month of Azar (November 22 – December 21, 2025) which signals contraction continues across the economy.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66373Macro Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66373Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:27:28 +0430Iran produced 16.666 million tons of steel products in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2025), Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA) reported.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66372Mine and Industryhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66372Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:11:14 +0430Iranian three major automakers manufactured 605,784 vehicles during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Decemebr 21, 2025).https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66371Mine and Industryhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66371Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:14:10 +0430Iran will continue allocating a subsidized exchange rate for medicines and has yet to take any new decision on the sector as it considers moves toward a single exchange rate, Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh said on Monday.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66370Iran Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66370Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:22:17 +0430The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) has put the Iranian foreign trade in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) at more than $85 billion.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66367Tradehttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66367Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:12:56 +0430President Masoud Pezeshkian has appointed Abdolnasser Hemmati as governor of the Central Bank of Iran, replacing Mohammadreza Farzin.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66365Iran Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66365Tue, 30 Dec 2025 10:04:29 +0430Trade between Iran and the 27-member European Union reached €3.102 billion in the first 10 months of 2025, according to the latest data released by Eurostat, underscoring the resilience of limited commercial ties despite longstanding sanctions and political tensions.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66362Tradehttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66362Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:10:34 +0430Iraq’s General Authority of Customs said on Wednesday that the first international transit shipment from Iran to Kuwait has entered Iraq under the TIR convention and is en route to Kuwait via the Safwan border crossing.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66360Transportationhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66360Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:13:30 +0430President Masoud Pezeshkian submitted the government’s budget bill for the next fiscal year to parliament on Tuesday, a proposal some lawmakers have described as the most contractionary in the country’s history, aimed at curbing inflation and moving toward a zero budget deficit within two years.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66359Iran Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66359Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:33:36 +0430Iran has reported a major surge in its exports to neighboring Turkey despite a decline in overall export figures caused by a brief war with Israel in June.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66357Tradehttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66357Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:06:05 +0430Iran has significantly reduced its steel imports amid a surge in domestic production that has supported higher exports from the country.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66356Mine and Industryhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66356Sun, 21 Dec 2025 09:58:49 +0430An exhibition booth by Iran’s Tabriz Tile Group has received an honorable mention at the 2025 International Design Awards (IDE), marking the first such recognition for Iran’s tile and ceramic industry.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66354Mine and Industryhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66354Sat, 20 Dec 2025 13:07:45 +0430President Masoud Pezeshkian says expanding public transport fleets and completing Iranian rail corridors are the government’s top transport priorities.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66352Transportationhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66352Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:02:10 +0430Figures released by Iran’s Environment Protection Organization show that motor vehicles are responsible for as much as 80% of air pollution in the capital, Tehran.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66349Society Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66349Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:31:17 +0430Iran has issued construction permits for about 100,000 megawatts of solar power capacity to encourage private sector investment, a senior official at the country’s renewable energy agency said on Sunday.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66348Energyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66348Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:16:10 +0430Iran’s production of intermediate steel products rose 5.4% in the first eight months of the current Iranian year, helping offset a decline in overall steel output, industry data showed.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66347Mine and Industryhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66347Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:36:09 +0430Iran’s business activity remained in decline for a 20th consecutive month in the calendar month of Aban (October 23 – November 21, 2025), according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data released by the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA).https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66345Macro Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66345Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:32:40 +0430Iran’s aluminum ingot production surpassed 410,000 tons in the first eight months of the current Iranian year, marking a slight 3% increase from the same period last year, according to the state mining development agency IMIDRO.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66341Mine and Industryhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66341Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:24:11 +0430Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Mohammad Atabak announced on Sunday the unveiling of a new production line for domestically manufactured hybrid vehicles by the end of the current Iranian year in March 2026.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66336Mine and Industryhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66336Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:21:45 +0430The Iranian economy expanded slightly in the first half of the calendar year that began in late March 2025, according to figures from the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI).https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66334Macro Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66334Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:26:09 +0430Iran’s tire industry has recorded an eight percent increase in output, a board member of the Tire Industry Association said, while calling for the removal of currency restrictions affecting raw material supplies.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66333Mine and Industryhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66333Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:46:23 +0430Iran’s top tax official said on Tuesday the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio rose to its highest level in seven years in the last fiscal year, signaling a stronger role for taxation in the economy.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66332Macro Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66332Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:19:23 +0430President Masoud Pezeshkian says his administration is determined to overcome the country’s energy challenges, highlighting progress in power generation and renewable energy development.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66313Energyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66313Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:44:29 +0430Iran’s crude oil exports have climbed to their highest level in seven years in defiance of tightening US sanctions, maritime tracking service TankerTrackers said on Sunday.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66311Energyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66311Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:58:06 +0430Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has released the country’s latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data for the fiscal month of Mehr (September 23 – October 22, 2025), showing that while business conditions across the economy remained in contraction for the 19th consecutive month, the pace of decline eased slightly.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66310Macro Economyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66310Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:09:36 +0430The Guardian Council has approved a long-debated plan to remove four zeros from Iran’s national currency, Hadi Tahan Nazif, the Council’s spokesperson, says.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66309Financial Marketshttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66309Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:01:47 +0430Iran will need more than $30 billion in investment to achieve a targeted 13% growth in its mining and mineral industries under the country’s Seventh Development Plan, the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said on Saturday.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66308Mine and Industryhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66308Sat, 08 Nov 2025 11:08:13 +0430A board member of Iran Chamber of Commerce says that achieving the 13% growth target set for the mining and mineral industries in the country’s seventh development plan requires stronger government support and policy alignment with the private sector.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66306Mine and Industryhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66306Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:20:32 +0430Iran has imported equipment enough to develop solar farms with a combined daily capacity of about 7,000 megawatts (MW) of green electricity, an official in charge of renewable energy planning at the Plan and Budget Organization (PBO) said on Tuesday.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66305Energyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66305Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:48:56 +0430President Masoud Pezeshkian says the government has no intention of cutting off water, electricity or gas supplies to industries, despite reduced rainfall in recent years.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66303Energyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66303Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:25:37 +0430Iran transported more than 345 million tons of goods through its road network during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – October 22), marking a 2.8% increase compared with the same period last year, a senior transport official said on Sunday.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66302Transportationhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66302Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:42:50 +0430Iran’s automotive sector has recorded a 12% decline in output in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – October 22), signaling a slowdown in one of the country’s key industries.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66301Mine and Industryhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66301Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:53:44 +0430Iran has brought a fourth infill well at the giant South Pars gas field into operation, increasing gas output from the shared offshore field by 1.8 million cubic meters per day, a project official said.https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66298Energyhttps://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/66298Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:34:10 +0430