Financial Tribune

Iran’s January-April trade with Turkey hits $1.47 billion

Iran and Turkey traded $1.47 billion worth of goods during the first four months of 2023, latest data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute show.

Trade

1.2 million foreign patients receive treatment in Iran in one year

Iran’s Health Minister Bahram Einollahi said the country has made remarkable progress in the field of health since the 1979 Islamic Revolution as more than 1.2 million foreign patients were treated in Iranian hospitals last year.

Iran Economy

Iran allocates $2.5 billion for essential imports

The Central Bank of Iran said it allocated close to $2.5 billion for importing of wheat, corn, barley, soybean meal, oilseeds, oil, rice, fertilizers, and other essential commodities since the beginning of the current fiscal year in late March.

Iran Economy

Iran’s tourist arrivals quadrupled to over 4m in 2022

A total of 4.1 million tourists visited Iran in 2022, indicating a 315% rise compared to the year before, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.

Iran Economy

Iran, Russia to Draft Contract for Constructing Rasht-Astara Railroad

Iran and Russia will prepare a general contract on the construction of Rasht-Astara railroad in Iran in the coming months, which is part of the International North-South Transportation Corridor, Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev told reporters.

Transportation

Iran’s gas exports rise by 17% in 2022

The National Iranian Gas Company raised its natural gas exports in 2022 by 17%, the managing director of Iranian Gas Transmission Company said.

Energy

Rasht-Astara railroad completion to take four years: Russia

Arailroad connecting Rasht and Astara in Iran, which should become part of the International North-South Transportation Corridor, will be built by the end of 2027, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov told journalists on the sidelines of the Russia-Islamic World Kazan Forum.

Transportation

Iran’s monthly tax collection tops $820m

The Iranian National Tax Administration collected 430 trillion rials ($826 million) during the first month of the current fiscal year (started March 21), 49% more than in the corresponding period of last year, according to the INTA chief.

Macro Economy

Iran’s annual trade with OIC members hits nearly $60 billion

Iran’s trade with member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, excluding crude oil exports, reached 97.33 million tons worth $59.73 billion in the fiscal 2022-23 (ended March 20).

Trade

Iran’s monthly agrifood exports top $430m

Iran exported 801,130 tons of agricultural and food products worth $438.6 million in the first month of the current Iranian year (March 21-April 20), new data released by the Agriculture Ministry show.

Agriculture and Environment