The president of Iran Chamber of Commerce has said the country’s building materials industry has significant potential for job creation and foreign currency earnings, as most raw materials are sourced domestically.
The president of Iran Chamber of Commerce says that Iranian-made construction materials meet international standards and are competitive in global markets, but export growth has been constrained by sanctions and other restrictions.
Iran exported $1.7 billion worth of pistachios in the calendar year to March 20, marking a 143% increase from the previous year, a senior agriculture ministry official said on Sunday.
Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $189 million to Turkey in the first Iranian calendar month of Farvardin (March 21-April 21), according to data from the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
A senior Iranian business leader says that ongoing negotiations between Iran and the United States have raised optimism about the future of the country’s non-oil exports and foreign investment climate.
Iran exported $5.2 billion worth of agricultural products in the past Iranian calendar year to late March, marking a 29% increase compared to the previous year, the country’s Customs Administration (IRICA) announced on Saturday.
Iran’s food exports reached $1.5 billion in the first eight months of the calendar year (March 20 – November 20, 2024), with the majority of this trade concentrated in three neighboring countries of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, according to a businessman familiar with the matter.
President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA), Samad Hassanzadeh, has emphasized that by lifting certain restrictions and implementing logical support measures, Iran could triple its non-oil exports.
Iran exported $4.9 billion worth of agricultural and food products in the first eight months of the Iranian calendar year (March 20 – November 21), with Iraq emerging as the top destination for these exports, according to a report by Tehran Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Studies Department.
Iran’s exports of petrochemical products have totaled 50.7 million tons worth $19.7 billion in the first nine months of the country’s current calendar year (March 20 – December 20), according to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).