First Afghan fruit cargo exported to India via Chabahar Port

Afghanistan has exported fruit to India through Iran’s strategic port of Chabahar for the first time since the corridor was opened several months ago.

France dangles $15b bailout for Iran in effort to save nuclear deal

A senior Iranian delegation arrived in Paris on Monday to work out the details of a financial bailout package that France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, intends to use to compensate Iran for oil sales lost to American sanctions. In return for the money, Iran would agree to return to compliance with a 2015 nuclear accord.

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Bulgaria needs construction materials and building services

Iran’s Ambassador to to Bulgaria Mohammad Javad Rasouli says the Eastern European country is badly in need of construction materials and engineering services that can be supplied by Iranian companies.

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Iran, Bulgaria have great potentials for bilateral trade ties

Iran’s Ambassador to Bulgaria Mohammad Javad Rasouli stresses that both countries have great potentials for each other that need to be explored, saying that cultural background could play a key role in developing bilateral trade relations.

Iran, the Phillippines to develop bilateral trade relations

Iran and the Philippines are keen on developing bilateral trade ties between the two countries in various sectors.

Iran’s accession to Eurasia helps boost non-oil exports: Minister

Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said on Tuesday that Iran’s accession to Eurasian Economic Union will help boost Iran’s non-oil exports.

Iran private sectors urges road transport facilities for Syria trade

Iran’s private sector has called for opening of road transit between Iran and Syria in a bid to further facilitate bilateral trade as Damascus looks for foreign investors and economic operators.

Demand for Iran tours rising despite US falloff

With tensions between the US and Iranian governments escalating, tour operators report that some Americans are rethinking their travel plans. However travelers from other countries are undeterred, and interest in Iran continues to grow, according to a report by Skift.

Around 8 million tourists arrived in Iran in early 2019: Tourism Chief

Head of Iran’s government department on tourism says around eight million foreigners visited the country in the last Iranian calendar year ending in March 2019. "Some 7.8 million foreign tourists arrived in the country last year," said Ali Asghar Mounessan, adding that the figure shows a 40-percent year-on-year increase.

Iran External Debt Shrinks to $8.6b

Iran’s external debt declined to $8.67 billion by the end of third calendar month to June 21, data from the Central Bank of Iran shows.