Trade

Russian envoy to Tehran:

Iran, EAEU to start implementation of FTA in near future

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – The free trade agreement between the EAEU and Iran will bed implemented in the very near future, Russian Ambassador says.

Pezeshkian urges Iran envoys to help remove trade barriers

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iranian ambassadors can play a key role in helping the country improve its foreign relations and overcome trade barriers.

Iran, Pakistan aims to boost trades beyond $10 Billion

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri-Moqaddam outlined a united vision for boosting trade between Iran and Pakistan beyond traditional currency exchanges by focusing on shared borders and innovative barter systems.

Iran, Uzbekistan ink MoU to further boost ties

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic and Uzbekistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in a bid to further expand mutual relations.

Iran targets $10b in annual trade with EAEU: Minster

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Iran intends to increase its trade volume with the EAEU from $3.6bn to $10.

Iran reports $9bn trade deficit in 10-month period: IRICA

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) has reported a trade deficit of $9 billion for the 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2024).

Iran’s foreign trade hits $104 billion in 10 months

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – Iran’s total foreign trade increased to $103.846 billion in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2024 to January 20, 2025).

Iran, Kazakhstan stress bolstered economic, trade relations

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Alibek Bakayev on Sunday during which they stressed the need for expansion of bilateral ties, especially in the economic field.

Veep:

Enhancing Iran-Kazakhstan trade, economic exchanges essential

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Iran’s First Vice President Mohammadreza Aref has said that developing trade and economic relations between Iran and Republic of Kazakhstan is essential.

Envoy:

Iran, Turkey trade exchanges hit over $14 billion in one year

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Turkey Mohammad Hossein Habibollahzadeh says that the trade exchanges between Iran and Turkey in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2024) exceeded $14 billion.

Tehran, Baku trade up 20% in one year: official

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – An official at the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development says the trade exchanges between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2024 registered a 20 percent growth compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

Iran-Afghanistan trade grew 84% in 2024: Official

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – The volume of trade and commercial exchanges between the two countries in 2024 grew by nearly 84% compared with a year earlier, Iran’s commercial attaché in Afghanistan said.

Canada poised for ‘biggest trade war’ with US under Trump

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly says her country is ready to confront US President-elect Donald Trump in the “biggest trade war” in decades.

Iran inaugurates trade center in Minsk, Belarus

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Iran's Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Atabak and Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Mohammad Ali Dehghani Dehnavi inaugurated Iran's Trade Center in Minsk, Belarus on Friday.

Tehran, Doha trade up 53% in 9-month period: Envoy

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Commercial Envoy of Islamic Republic to Qatar Abbas Abdolkhani says the trade volume exchange between Iran and Qatar in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2024) showed a 53% growth.

Iran-China strategic partnership is ironclad: Araghchi

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – The Iran-China strategic partnership is ironclad because it is underpinned by cultural civilizational bonds and rooted in shared values interests, Iranian foreign minister says.

Baloch businessmen call for increasing trade with Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – In protest to the trade barriers created in trade with Iran, the Baloch traders and businesspersons in Pakistan have staged a sit-in at border crossings in the port city of Gwadar.

Iran-Russia trade volume hits $3.3 billion in 9 months

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk has put Iran and Russia trade volume in the first nine months in Iran calendar at $3.3 billion, registering a 14.7 percent growth compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

Iran-Turkey commission to hold meeting in Tehran Dec. 9

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – An Iranian official with the Foreign Ministry said Sunday that the country and neighboring Turkey will hold a meeting of the joint economic commission on December 9 in the Iranian capital of Tehran.

Trades via Sistan and Baluchestan hit 1.9m tons in 8 months

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA)– Near 2 million tons of goods were traded through the customs terminals and border markets of Sistan and Baluchestan province during the first eight months of the current calendar year, according to a senior provincial official.

Erdogan calls for global trade embargo against Israeli regime

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for international efforts to prevent the killing of Palestinians and urged a global trade embargo against the Israeli regime.

Iran targets $1 bn of trade with Armenia

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Iran plans to boost trade exchanges with Armenia to $1.0 billion as the neighbor is Iran’s gateway to the Eurasian market, an official with Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said.

FM:

Brazil interested in using national currencies in BRICS trade

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Brazil is extremely interested in using national currencies in trade between the BRICS countries, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said.

Ireland asks EU to review trade deal with Zionist regime

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Irish Prime Minister Taoiseach Simon Harris has called for the European Union to suspend its trade agreement with this Zionist regime over its ongoing genocidal war on Gaza and occupation of Palestinian territories.

Iran eyes increasing annual trade with Indonesia to $20bn

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iran expects its annual trade with Indonesia to increase to $20 billion significantly with the implementation of a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) that was finalized last week.

Iran-EAEU FTA has to be finalized by January: TPOI official

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The deputy head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Iran and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) should be finalized by January 2025.

Ghalibaf details results of his talks in Tajikistan

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – "Coordination for the stability of Afghanistan's security and the fight against arms trafficking were among the important topics of the negotiations," according to the Iranian parliament speaker after a visit to Tajikistan.

Iran’s trade in September quarter at $30.6bn, up 9.4% y/y

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s non-oil trade rose in the quarter to late September despite growing tensions in the West Asia region over that period.

Russian envoy:

Russia, China settling 95% of payments in own currencies

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Today, 95% of settlements between Russia and China are carried out without the participation of third-country currencies, Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov said.