Welcoming India’s decision to withdraw high-value banknotes as part of its fight to root out black money, the European Union has said ridding the financial system of “black component” and bringing…

The Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, one of the leading think tanks in the country, said that the domestic economy will pick up next year, recording 1.65% annual growth, Taiwan News Channel…

A unit of Moody’s Corp. said Philippines growth may have eased in the third quarter amid the soft global demand.

Moody’s Analytics said the economy likely grew 6.9% in the third quarter,…

The World Trade Organization has ruled that some Brazilian industrial stimulus programs hurt foreign competitors, a government official said, a major blow to a country struggling to shore up its…

As stock markets in the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council states (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman) fell sharply along with global bourses in reaction to…

Hong Kong’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter from the second as weak exports, sluggish retail sales and falling tourist arrivals took its toll on the former British colony.

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Some 230,000 tons of walnuts worth around $1.65 billion are produced in Iran every year from 153,000 hectares designated for the cultivation of the nut, an official with the Agriculture Ministry…

Iran is making the case for joining WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement that offers the same advantages as membership of World Trade Organization, with the additional benefit of taking a shorter…

In January, senior diplomats from across the world formally announced the lifting of sanctions against Iran. In principle, this put a definitive end to 37 years of various degrees of sanctions…

Iran exported 5.1 million tons of non-oil goods worth $1.6 billion to India during the seven months to October 21, registering a 3% increase in value over last year’s corresponding period. Gas…

Majlis Research Center has called for a pushback in the retirement age in Iran, which is lower than that in many other countries.

The average age of retirement in Iran stood at 49.9 years…

Russia’s energy officials will attend talks with OPEC countries in Vienna on November 26-28 ahead of the OPEC ordinary meeting, Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on Saturday. "One…

Electricity production from renewable sources in Tehran Province is on the priority list of Tehran Electricity Distribution Company, with one plan calling for power production from solar energy at…

The rise of electric cars has led many analysts to make predictions about the future of the oil industry.

Germany and Switzerland reported new outbreaks of a severe strain of bird flu on Saturday in the latest in a series of cases across Europe.

The H5N8 virus has also been found in Austria,…

The number of women addicts has doubled since the last decade according to reports by several domestic news agencies.

However, Abbas Deilamizadeh, a social pathologist, believes the figure…

Women have never had it easy when it comes to entrepreneurship in Iran. Despite the measures taken and efforts made, they still face numerous challenges.

Annually, 8 million people are admitted to hospitals and their average length of stay is 2.7 days, said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Sunday.

About 100 cases of stem cell transplants in the country each year are received from matching but unrelated donors, said head of the Iran Blood Transfusion Organization. “Around 8,000 patients are…

The USERN Prize was conferred for the first time on five awardees at the 1st International Congress of Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) held November 8-10 at Tehran…

The Health Ministry has advised all Iranian pilgrims visiting the holy city of Karbala in Iraq for the Arba’een mourning rituals to get vaccinated against the flu.

A South Korean investment company (GG Trading and Contracting Company) has signed an agreement with the Health Ministry to build an international neuroscience hospital in east Tehran (District 4…

One luxury tour company in the US is promoting a new trip to Iran, describing it as the first opportunity to see an Iran opening up to the West after last year’s nuclear deal.

Some 1,600 hotel projects are underway in Iran, work on many of which had started over a decade ago but made little progress due to a variety of reasons.

Tourism potentials and investment opportunities of the Iranian province of Kurdestan were introduced to a Japanese delegation on Saturday, during a meeting with local tourism and cultural heritage…