Trade Promotion

Once TFA finalized, trade costs to drop by 13-15%: official

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – A Member of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Mehdi Bakhshandeh said that once the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) is enforced, trade and business costs will be reduced by 13 to 15 percent.

Iran’s trade ties with Iraqi’s KRG ‘extensive’: envoy

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, said that trade and business ties of the Islamic Republic of Iran with Iraq are ‘extensive’.

Trade exchange volume between Iran, Azerbaijan increase 30 percent

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) - Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev said that the trade exchange volume between Iran and Azerbaijan has increased by 30 percent in 2019. 

Iran’s foreign trade value exceeds $60bn in 9 months: Economy min.

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance (MEAF) Farhad Dejpasand put Iran’s foreign trade value in the nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to Dec. 22) at more than $60 billion.

Iran, Switzerland trade channel to be launched soon: official

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Chairwoman of Money and Capital Market Commission at Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) Ferial Mostofi said that trade channel between Islamic Republic of Iran and Switzerland will be launched in near future.

Iran’s foreign trade value at $55bn in eight months

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Deputy Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) for Foreign Markets Masoud Kamali Ardakani put Iran’s total foreign trade value in the first eight months of the current year (March 21 – Nov. 22) at $55 billion.

Veep:

Iran sees no limitation for expanding coop. with Oman

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Iranian First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri said that Islamic Republic of Iran sees no restriction for expanding and developing its relations with Oman.

Trade exchange volume between Iran, S Africa at below $100mn

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – The Deputy Chairman of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) for Intl. Affairs Mohammadreza Karbasi put the current volume of trade exchanged between Islamic Republic of Iran and South Africa at less than $100 million.

CEO of IIECO:

Iran to hold 40 exhibitions to spur export by yearend

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Chief Executive of Iran International Exhibitions Company (IIECO) Bahman Hosseinzadeh said that as many as 40 exhibitions will be organized in the country for increasing the volume of exports.

Roads min.:

Trade volume exchange between Iran, Kyrgyzstan at $44mn

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami put the current trade volume exchange between Iran and Kyrgyzstan at $44 million.

Iran, Iraq’s KRG trade volume exchange to hit $6bn annually

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Trade volume exchange between Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraqi’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will hit $6 billion annually.

Iran-India trade opportunities conf. to be held next week

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – A conference on economic and trade opportunities between Iran and India is to be held at Iran Chamber of Cooperative on December 8.

Official emphasizes need for ditching dollar in trade transactions with Eurasia

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – The Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade for Commercial Affairs Hossein Modaress Khiyabani stressed the need for removing US dollar and recognizing the official currencies of the Eurasian countries in contract with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Pakistan to launch four border marketplaces with Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – Observer of Pakistan’s Balochistan province Reza Baloch said that the government of Pakistan has decided to launch four border marketplaces in a border shared with Iran for doing trade and business transactions as well as improving livelihood of frontiersmen.

Non-oil trade between Iran, Iraq ‘positive’: commercial attaché

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – The Commercial Attaché of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Iraq Nasser Behzad said that the volume of non-oil trade transactions between Iran and Iraq in the first seven months of the current year (from March 21 to Oct. 22) turned positive.

Deputy industry min.:

Implementing PTA inked between Iran-EAEU to be facilitated

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Hamid Zadboum pointed to the presence of Tigran Sargsyan Head of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in Grand EAEU Conference in Iran and said, “given the interim free trade agreement signed between Islamic Republic of Iran and EAEU, presence of EAEU head in Iran is considered as an important step in facilitating trend of this agreement.”

Afghanistan urges imposition of unilateral PTA tariff for Iran export: TPOI

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Afghanistan called on exertion of one-sided tariff under Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) for exporting products to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran, Georgia poised to expand trade ties in comimg month

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – The Head of Iran-Georgia Parliamentary Friendship Group Shalva Kiknavalidze said that trade talks between Iran and Georgia will be expanded in the next month.

VP:

Strengthening border capacities, one of development pivots in Kordestan prov.

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian Vice President for Economic Affairs Mohammad Nahavandian said that strengthening border capacities is one of the pivots of development in Kordestan province.

Iran, Syria poised to boost trade exchange volume by $1bn in next two yrs.

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – The Chairman of Iran and Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce Keyvan Kashefi said that Islamic Republic of Iran and Syria will increase trade exchange volume by $1 billion within the next two years.

Deputy industry min.:

Inking contract with EAEU to surge Iran’s trade value by $15bn

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Hamid Zadboum said that contract inked between Iran and Eurasian Economic Union (UAEU) will increase Iran’s value of trade by $15 billion in three years.

Gov. gen. calls for expanding trade-economic ties between Iran, Armenia

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The Governor General of Mazandaran province Ahmad Hosseinzadegan called for the expansion of trade-economic ties between Islamic Republic of Iran and Armenia.

Iraq accounts for Iran’s maximum nanotechnology products exports share

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Director of Iran-Iraq Business Cooperation Office Kaveh Daliri said on Sunday that most nanotechnology products of the country have been exported to neighboring Iraq in the past two years.

TPOI head urges commercial envoys to identify rivals in target countries

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Hamidreza Zaadboom called on commercial envoys and economic attaches of Iranian embassies to identify their trade and business rivals in target countries and report their data to exporters.

No restriction facing Iran-Russia trade: Bashkortostan deputy PM

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Deputy Prime Minister of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan (known as Bashkiria) Andrey Nazarov said that there is no restriction facing the expansion of business transactions between Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia.

Turkish firms keen on investing in Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Chairman of Iran-Turkey Joint Chamber of Commerce Reza Kami said on Fri. that Turkish companies are interested in making investment in the Iranian market.

IRICA:

Iran’s foreign trade volume exchanges hit $35bn in five months

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – The latest statistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) showed that Iran’s foreign trade volume in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – August 21) has reached $35.539 billion.

UAE firms attending Syria trade fair despite US threats

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – A score of Emirati companies are attending Damascus International Trade Fair, months after it reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital.

Iran, India trade volume exchange to increase $30bn: official

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Based on planned perspectives trade volume exchange between Islamic Republic of Iran and India must increase up to $30 billion.