Iran Chamber Newsroom

60 German companies still in Iran despite US sanctions: German industry delegate in Iran

Iran-German trade ties have seen recent downs due to the US sanctions but those measures haven’t stopped dozens of such companies to leave Iran altogehter.

Trade

INSTEX shareholders considering dealing with Iran oil: Mogherini

The European trade channel with Iran is reaching its final stages as it’s processing several transactions and some European countries are thinking about buying Iranian oil to inject the revenues into the mechanism.

Financial Markets

INSTEX lacks what Iran wants but should be used anyway: Iran-Spain Chamber Pres.

President of Iran-Spain Joint Chamber of Commerce Mohammad Taheri says INSTEX doesn’t include what Iran wants from Europe, that is purchase of Iranian crude, but it should be activated anyway.

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Iran’s oil sales rising, more petrodollars coming back: CBI

Central Bank of Iran says oil sales are on the rise and that petrodollars are coming back much easier as Iran forays into various avenues to examine how to bypass the US sanctions.

Energy

President Rouhani signs into law FTA with Eurasian Economic Union

The Iranian president has signed into law the free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) after the law was passed by parliament.

Trade

Sri Lanka, Iran discuss future tea trade in wake of sanctions

Sri Lanka is likely to sign a deal with Iran to sell its famed tea over the next two years in exchange for the settlement of loans obtained for the purchase of oil, Sunday Times reports.

Trade

Iran government approves plan to restructure budget under US sanctions

The restructuring comes after the US reimposed economic sanctions on the country’s vital oil and banking sectors, reducing Tehran’s petrodollars.

Macro Economy

First Caspian Sea economic forum to develop economic ties between littoral states

Turkmen Ambassador to Iran Ahmed Gurbanov says the upcoming first Caspian Sea littoral states economic forum is supposed to improve the economic cooperation perspectives between the five countries that share Caspian Sea: Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Russia and Kazakhstan.

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EU considering buying Iran oil through INSTEX to keep Tehran in nuclear deal

The EU’s plan to continue trading with Iran in defiance of US sanctions has, so far, come up short. Tehran wants oil included in the new barter system, INSTEX. Despite US threats, Brussels appears to be listening.

Financial Markets

Europeans have failed to fully implement INSTEX: Foreign Ministry Spox

Emmanuel Bonne, the senior diplomatic aide to French President Emmanuel Macron is expected in Tehran later on Wednesday in a bid to talk about exit ways of the current nuclear dilemma. He many also talk about Europeans efforts to get INSTEX operational.

Financial Markets