IRNA

Iran eases internet restrictions, unblocks WhatsApp, Google Play

In a meeting of Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace, members reached a consensus to lift access restrictions on widely used foreign platforms, including WhatsApp and Google Play.

Society Economy

Iran’s economy grows 2.9% in H1 fiscal year

Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 2.9% year-on-year in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20 – September 21), according to a new report from the country’s central bank.

Macro Economy

Iran annual inflation rate eases to 32.5% in December

Iran’s annual inflation rate for the calendar month to late December dropped to 32.5%, marking a 0.6 percentage point decline compared to the previous month, the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) reported on Sunday.

Macro Economy

Iran’s aluminum ingot output surpasses 400k mt in 8 months

The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) has reported that Iran’s aluminum ingot production exceeded 400,000 metric tons (mt) from March 20 to November 20, 2024.

Mine and Industry

Iran’s Expediency Council to review FATF issue if submitted: Larijani

Iran’s Expediency Council will consider the country’s potential membership in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) if the matter is brought before it, said its head, Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani.

Iran Economy

Iran assumes rotating presidency of OPEC for 2025

Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad was appointed as Rotating President of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Conference for 2025 by alphabetical order during a ministerial meeting on Tuesday which was held via videoconference and chaired by Marcel Abeke, the Gabonese petroleum minister and OPEC conference president for 2024.

Energy

Iran’s diesel fuel production hits record high of 124mn liters per day

Iran’s average production of diesel fuel has surged by 13 million liters, reaching a new record of 124 million liters per day.

Energy

Iran plans to organize cryptocurrencies not limiting them: Minister

Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Abdolnaser Hemmati has said that the government intends to organize digital currencies and cryptocurrencies instead of putting limitations on them.

Financial Markets

Iran’s economy grows by 4% in H1 fiscal year

Iran’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 4% in the first six months of Iran’s current calendar year (March 20 – September 21), with non-oil GDP rising by 2.6% compared to the same period last year, according to a report by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI).

Macro Economy

Iran stresses rail cooperation among SCO member states

The CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, Jabbar-Ali Zakeri, has emphasized the importance of enhanced rail, transit, and logistical cooperation among the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Transportation