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Iran reports 6.6% rise in manufacturing activity in H1

Central Bank of Iran (CBI) figures show manufacturing activity in the country rose by 6.6% in the two quarters to late September last year compared to the same period in 2021.

Mine and Industry

Interest rates in Iran rise to all time high of 25%

Some state banks have started offering higher interest rates on deposits even though the Central Bank of Iran has not yet approved the increase, media reports in Tehran said Monday.

Financial Markets

Iran’s import of animal feed down 26% YOY

A total of 9.91 million tons of livestock feed were imported into Iran during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21), registering a 26% fall compared with last year’s similar period.

Agriculture and Environment

German trade limits on Iran not to harm ongoing economic exchanges: Senior businessman

A recent measure by the German government to limit business with Iran involves the removal of trade incentives that has no significant role in bilateral relations and is not expected to harm economic ties between the two countries, according to a businessperson with the knowledge of the matter.

Trade

IMF expects Iran’s economy to grow by 2% in 2023

Based on the IMF data, Iran’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) based on the purchasing power index will grow by $91 billion or two percent in 2023 to reach $1.7 trillion.

Macro Economy

Oman welcomes joint investment with Iran on renewable energies

Rashid Al-Ghilani, Oman’s Chargé d’affaires in Tehran, has said that his country welcomes joint investment in Iran’s renewable energy sector.

Trade

Health officials confirm Iran being hit by new COVID wave

Iranian Health Ministry officials have said that as three cases of infection to new Omicron sub-variants – namely XBB and BQ1 – have been registered in Iran, the eighth wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has begun in the country, IRNA official news agency reported.

Society Economy

Iran not to wait for Russia, China to complete Rasht-Astara railway

Deputy Minister of Road and Urban Development Kheirollah Khademi said on Wednesday that some €800 million is required for the completion of Rasht-Astara railway, while noting that Iran will not wait for Russia and China to provide the needed finance.

Transportation

Vietnamese ambassador to Tehran visits Iran Chamber of Commerce

Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Luong Quoc Huy pays a visit to Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) where he meets ICCIMA President Gholam Hossein Shafei on December 26, 2022.

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Iran private sector urges barter trade with Vietnam

President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholam Hossein Shafei says barter trade between Iran and Vietnam has to be enhanced so as to thwart banking obstacles on the way of trade exchanges.

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