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D-8 preferential trade agreement should cover more items: Iran private sector

President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholam Hossein Shafei called for a D-8 preferential trade agreement to be more inclusive to cover a wider range of items.

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Iran highlights Armenia’s role in accessing EAEU market

Iran’s Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Solat Mortazavi said on Tuesday that Armenia is an important actor for Iran in terms of accessing the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) market, Armenpress reported.

Trade

Iran’s non-oil exports hit $48.8 billion in 11 months

Iran’s revenues from exports of non-oil exports amounted to some $48.8 billion in the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21, 2022), according to the Head of Iran’s Customs Administration (IRICA), IRNA news agency reported.

Trade

Iran’s transit via Caspian Sea up 70% YOY: Official

Managing-general of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Ali-Akbar Safaei said on Sunday that Iranian transit via Caspian Sea in northern country has increased by 70% since the beginning of the current calendar year (March 20, 2022) compared to figures from the preceding year.

Transportation

Rail cargo exchange between Iran, Turkmenistan grows 57% in 11 months

More than 300,000 tons of cargo were transported via railroad between Iran and Turkmenistan during the first 11 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2022-Feb. 19), registering a 57% rise compared with the corresponding period of last year, according to Gholamhossein Valedi, a local rail official.

Transportation

Iran-India trade hit $2.5 billion in 2022

Iran and India exchanged as much as $2.5 billion worth of goods in 2022, according to figures by India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, IRNA news agency reported

Trade

Iran private sector proposes forming “Drought Management National Center”

Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has proposed forming a national center to respond to a drought crisis.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran private sector prepares for local chambers of commerce elections

The initial list of those to compete for the 10th editions of Iran local chambers of commerce will be released on Tuesday as the elections is to be held across the country on March 11.

Local Chambers

Iran Chamber of Commerce stresses Iran’s export capacity for SCO states

Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has said that Iran can play a key role as an export hub for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states.

Iran Chamber

Iran second biggest exporter of pistachio to EU in 2022

Iran exported as much as €111 million worth of pistachio to the European Union in 2012 to become the second biggest exporter of the nut to the 27-nation bloc in the year.

Agriculture and Environment