The central bank governor behind one of the world’s biggest experiments with negative rates has declared their introduction “undramatic” even as many economists expect further cuts.

Stefan…

As the yuan plumbs new lows against the US dollar, China’s currency is still strengthening against peers.

That’s posing a dilemma for the nation’s policy makers as they seek to arrest a…

British consumer confidence has risen markedly over the past three months, consultancy Deloitte has reported in its fresh quarterly study. But shoppers in London have a completely different view…

Iran’s food waste equals that of food waste in 10 European countries, said secretary of Iran Urban Economics Scientific Association (IUESA).

“Food waste, especially in the urban capitals,…

Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company under the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council have produced jujube syrup that has health benefits for blood detoxification and is also effective…

The existing laws to protect the rights of the child are ineffective and need to be reviewed and revised, says Dr. Roozbeh Kordooni, social deputy at the Ministry of Labor, Cooperatives and Social…

Currently, 75% of all food products in the country have ‘traffic light’ tags on them, said Rasoul Dinarvand, head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Heavy rainfall on Sunday caused flooding in two counties of Babol and Sari in the northern Mazandaran Province, said Morteza Salimi, deputy head of the Relief and Rescue Organization at Iranian…

Children who have been in foster care are at significantly higher risk of mental and physical health problems, including learning disabilities, depression, asthma, and obesity, compared with…

During the first six months of this year, minors died from accidental shootings — at their own hands, or at the hands of other children or adults — at a pace of one every other day, far more than…

Iraqi government forces, with air and ground support from the US-led coalition, launched an offensive on Monday to drive the self-styled Islamic State terrorists from the northern city of Mosul,…

Twenty-one girls released last week by Boko Haram militants reunited with their parents in Abuja. The government has promised that dozens more will be freed soon.

The United States and Britain called on Sunday for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen to end violence between Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.

The Saudi-led campaign in…

US Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, has said the election is “absolutely rigged” by the “dishonest media” and “at many polling places”. His comments appear to contradict his running…

In setting up a joint venture with SAIPA, Iran’s second largest auto manufacturer, the French PSA Group aims to sell Citroen cars that will meet the needs of Iranian customers and then export the…

A Turkish delegation of auto parts suppliers visited Pars Khodro’s production plants this week and announced their interest in expanding collaboration with the Iranian company.

The…

Renault has launched the Adventure Edition of the Duster in India for the reasonable price of 964,000 rupees ($14,497/500 million rials).

The Adventure Edition will be offered on both the…

Renault is to produce its hugely popular model, Kwid, in Iran and it is to be priced at about 31 million rials ($8,800 at market exchange rate).

Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh discussed expansion of bilateral ties with his counterparts and private sector directors from ASEAN member states.

During a…

A scheme to help raise environmental awareness among schoolchildren has so far been implemented in 15 schools in Tehran since the start of the school year (October 22).  The plan, dubbed “An…

The results of an animal census carried out in the last Iranian year (ended March 19, 2016) was recently publicized, showing an increase in the populations of deer and ovis but a decline in the…

Statistics provided by the Department of Environment on wildfires in protected areas during the first half of the current Iranian year (started March 20) show a notable decrease in such incidents…

Following the debacle with Volkswagen’s diesel cheating, Europe has taken a long, hard look at its current emissions regulations and come to the conclusion that they are really, really bad. As a…

A member of the parliamentary environment group has renewed calls for elevating the Department of Environment to a ministry to give environment officials more political clout.

Speaking to…

Tech giant Google plans to collect and analyze data to help companies reduce their environmental footprints and make it all available through a new app.