Iran Chamber Newsroom

Iran not to ban exports of agricultural products

Iran has not ordered the border customs to ban the exports of four agricultural products, according to the spokesman of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Ruhollah Latifi.

Agriculture and Environment

Central Bank puts Iran’s foreign debt at $8.88 billion

Iran’s total foreign debt up to the end of the Iranian calendar month of Bahman (February 19) stood at $8.88 billion, according to a Monday report by the country’s central bank.

Macro Economy

Iran world’s 7th least indebted country: Economic analyst

Abbas Me’marnejad, a well-known economic analyst, says Iran with a foreign debt of $8.4 billion, is the world’s seventh least indebted country considering the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

Macro Economy

Passenger shipping line between Iran and Qatar to begin operating soon

A passenger shipping line between Iran’s Bushehr and Qatar is scheduled to be launched as of Eid al-Fitr (May 2), according to a senior official with the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran.

Transportation

Iran produces over 47.6 million tires in one year

Iranian tire manufacturers produced some 47.6 million tires weighing some 288,149 tons in the year to March 20, IRNA news agency reported.

Mine and Industry

Iran, Qatar sign agreements to cooperate on World Cup 2022

Iran and Qatar have signed three major deals on civil aviation as the two countries expand their cooperation in the run-up to the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

Trade

South Pars phase 16 resumes operating after four month

Phase 16 of the giant South Pars Gas Field in southern Iran is back on track as its damaged pipeline was fixed after four months, according to the managing director of the contractor of the fixing project Ali Zarei.

Energy

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