Iran Chamber Newsroom

Chabahar Port: open doors for India towards Central Asia

Chabahar Port in southeastern Iranian Province of Sistan and Baluchistan holds the golden key for the South Asian country to foray into Afghanistan as well as the Central Asian market.

Trade

Iran exports more than 24,000 tons of shrimp since last March

Iran produced some 40,000 tons of shrimp last year out of which 26,000 tons were sent to other countries.

Agriculture and Environment

Japanese Fuji Oil loads first cargo of Iranian oil since US sanctions

Japanese refiner Fuji Oil Co has lifted Iranian crude oil in the first cargo to head for Japan since the country received a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Tehran.

Energy

Iran, Syria to launch joint economic committee “in weeks”

The joint economic committee wil lay the groundwork for a future joint Chamber of Commerce between Iran and Syria.

Trade

First cargo shipment from East China arrives in Iran through Kazakhstan

It was sent on freight trains from a Chinese port in the East China Sea, later through the Central Asian country and finally made its way to northern Iran by sea.

Trade

Rail connection with Iraq, Iran priority: Damascus

As Syrians look to rebuild war-torn country, Terhan is rushing to aid the governemnt of President Bashar al-Assad. Transiting goods via Iraq is of utmost importance to bring down the costs and cut short the distance.

Trade

Iran’s Arvand Free Zone to launch cruise ship voyages

Tehran is seeking to boost its coastal and maritime tourism in the area that shares a natural border with the neighbouring Arab countries of Iraq and Kuwait.

Transportation

Iran private sector urges joint investment, more banking relations to boost Iraq trade

The entity that represents Iran private sector proposes joint investment projects in Iraq and opening branches of Iranian banks across the Arab country as well as border areas to facilitate trade between the two nations.

Trade

Iran says FTA with Iraqi Kurdistan can expand economic ties

Sulaymaniyah was the second city in the Iraqi Kurdistan region after the capital Erbil where Iranian political and business authorities took part in a joint business forum aimed at augmenting bilateral trade.

Trade

Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan to launch joint production to export to regional countries

Iranian and Irqi Kurds officials call themselves "brothers" and that comes from Iran’s consistent backing of the Iraqi Kurds in repelling IS terrorists as well as Tehran’s support during the US 2003 invasion of Iraq. Erbil and Tehran are now consolidating their trade ties.

Trade