Iran Chamber Newsroom

Billions of dollars of Iranian frozen assets to be released

A senior regional official is visiting Tehran on Tuesday to finalize the mechanism for releasing seven billion dollars of Iran’s frozen funds.

Macro Economy

Airport traffic in Iran up 44% YOY

A total of 399,415 round-trip flights were operated in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2022), which comes to 33,285 flights per month on average, registered a 44% year-on-year growth.

Transportation

Iran PMI grows to five-month high

Iran’s new PMI data for the fiscal month of Esfand (February 20 – March 20), released by the country’s Chamber of Commerce improved to a five-month high.

Macro Economy

Customs figures put Iran’s one-year trade with EAEU at $5.6 billion

Some 13 million tons of commodities worth $5.6 billion were traded between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) over the past Iranian fiscal year (ended on March 20), according to a report by Ruhollah Latifi, the spokesman of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

Trade

Pakistan gov’t issues regulatory order allowing barter trade with Iran

Pakistan’s Commerce Ministry has issued a statutory regulatory order (SRO) to officially allow barter trade with Iran.

Trade

Iran set to open trade center in Armenia soon

Iran is scheduled to open a trade center in Armenia in the near future, according to the director of international affairs of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare.

Trade

Iran’s exports to Afghanistan decline following political changes in Kabul

Government change in Afghanistan and decreased purchasing power of the Afghan people have led to a fall in Iran’s exports to the neighboring country, according to Ruhollah Latifi, the spokesman of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

Trade

Iran-Eurasia rail corridor to begin operating within 10 days

A working group on launching the rail corridor between Iran and Eurasia has set April 15 as the inauguration date for the corridor.

Transportation

Major surge in Iran’s international air travels

International air travels to and from Iran have nearly tripled in fiscal 2021-2022, according to Caretaker of Iran Airports Company Hamidreza Seyyedi.

Transportation

Iran makes biggest growth among top 10 world steelmakers

Iran has made the biggest growth in steel production among the world’s top ten steel producers in the first two months of 2022.

Mine and Industry