Domestic Economy

Iran parliament votes for Saturdays to become a weekend day

Iranian legislators have passed a bill to make Saturdays, in addition to Fridays, weekend holidays.

Macro Economy

Iran to use offshore rial in exchanges with Russia soon

Governor of Iran Central Bank (CBI) Mohammadreza Farzin has urged the need for prioritizing the use of offshore rial in trade exchanges with Russia as he said the operational measures have been finalized in this regard.

Iran Chamber

Iran’s headline inflation drops 1.9% in month to late April

A recent report by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) suggests that the country’s year-on-year inflation has declined by 1.9% year-on-year in the calendar month to late April.

Macro Economy

Al Mayadeen reports unprecedented rise in Iran’s gold reserves

Iran’s gold reserves has seen an unprecedented growth last year, especially over the past three months, according to Al Mayadeen.

Iran Economy

World Bank reports 37% drop in Iran’s poverty headcount ratio in two years

A recent report by the World Bank suggests that the percentage of the Iranian population living below the poverty line has declined by 37% over the past two years.

Macro Economy

Over 21 million tons of basic goods unloaded in Iranian ports

The Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said that over 21.5 tons of basic commodities were unloaded at the ports of the country during the past Iranian calendar year to late March.

Iran Economy

Iran posts lowest annual jobless rate in decades

A senior Iranian official has put the country’s jobless rate in the past annual year to March 19 at 8.1% which he said is the lowest in decades.

Macro Economy

Progress only possible through popularizing economy: Vice President

Iran’s First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber has said that international experiences and scientific researches prove that progress is only possible through the mechanism of popularizing the economy.

Iran Chamber

Supreme Leader highlights production as key to economic problems

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stressed that the key to solving the country’s economic problems lies in production.

Iran Economy

Iran’s Q4 jobless rate falls to 8.6%

A recent report by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) has put the country’s jobless rate in the fourth quarter of the calendar year to late March at 8.6%.

Macro Economy