Iran Chamber Newsroom

Large ICCIMA delegation visits India to boost trade

Some 40 Iranian private sector businessmen and entrepreneurs, headed by ICCIMA President, Gholam Hossein Shafei, accompanied Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, to India (8-10 January) in a bid to promote economic ties with the South Asian nation in the face of renewed unilateral US sanctions.

Iran Chamber

Iranain comapnies to register again in Omani Sohar Free Zone

The moves comes after a decision by the ports legal department. The process was interrupted when the US unilaterally walked out the 2015 international treaty on Iran nuclear programme and reimposed economic sanctions on the country.

Joint Chambers

Iran-Pakistan free zone to open “in coming weeks”

The free zone is expected to augment the mutual trade to $5bn.

Trade

Swiss humanitarian payment channel with Iran ‘ready’, awaits capital

Switzerland, 60% of whose exports to Iran are medicine, has been hard at work to allow the creation of a humanitarian payment mechanism that helps the uninterrupted flow of humanitarin goods to Iran in the face of renewed US sanctions.

Trade

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