Shares closed on Tuesday subtly above the flatline amid steep decline in trade amid investors’ preference to wait and see. The main index of Tehran Stock Exchange, the market cap-weighted…

Afghanistan's banking system is near to collapse, the boss of one of the nation's biggest lenders has told the BBC.

Syed Moosa Kaleem Al-Falahi, the chief executive of the Islamic Bank…

The number of dilapidated vehicles on Tehran's streets has reached 3.5 million and is expected to hit 8 million in four years, if no scrappage is carried out, according to the secretary of the…

The Iranian Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to organize a course titled “Supply Chain Finance” in Tehran in October. The committee plans to hold classes on…

Steel frames and reinforced concrete were used in the construction of 52% of residential units in urban areas and 22.3% in rural areas in the year ending March 2020, according to a recent report…

Iran’s commercial exchanges with its leading trading partner, China, stood at $9.33 billion in the first eight months of 2021, registering a 4.8% decline compared with the corresponding period…

Iran exported 3.26 million tons of agricultural and food products worth $1.87 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Aug. 22). The figures indicate a 6.58% rise…

Piles of cargos, particularly essential goods, that have not been cleared by the consignee are posing problems to most Iranian ports.  Shahram Bakhshipour, the head of the Port Terminal…

The annual land subsidence in Tehran Province is reportedly 36 centimeters, especially in its southern plains, which is the result of excessive groundwater extraction from underground aquifers,…

The state-run National Iranian Gas Company has injected close to 126 billion cubic meters of gas into the Iran Gas Trunkline (IGAT) since the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 2021-22…

Oil markets climbed for a sixth day on Tuesday, reversing earlier losses, on fears over tight supply while surging prices of liquefied natural gas and coal also lent support. Brent crude…

Iran intends to restrict unvaccinated people’s access to public services in coming weeks and at the same time relax most lockdown measures throughout the country.  “Smart quarantine will…

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami arrived in Moscow on Tuesday to hold talks with Director General of Russia’s Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, Alexey…

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The Iranian Red Crescent Society on Sunday imported its first shipment of Covid vaccines for children between the ages of three to 17 as the country prepares for large-scale school reopenings.…

President Ebrahim Raisi told the new British ambassador in Tehran that any cooperation with the Islamic Republic must be based on mutual respect, since Iranians are truly independent and will…

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on Iranian students to uncover the truth and eliminate the ambiguities created by the enemy’s propaganda campaign against…

Tehran will make its final decision about returning to talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal based on the United States’ practical measures, according to Iran’s top diplomat. 

Islamic sukuk issued by private companies posted substantial growth in the first half of the current fiscal year (March 21-Sep.22).  Value of the corporate bonds reached 67 trillion rials…

Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) said it has blocked 30,000 bank accounts and SIM cards suspected of fraud and illegal activities.

After financial statements of Bank Melli Iran became public last week, the chief executive, Mohammad Reza Hosseinzadeh, responded to criticism and defended the performance of the lender. …

The services sector grew by 7% in the first quarter of the current fiscal year that started on March 21 compared with last year’s corresponding period, according to the Central Bank of Iran.

Six million doses of Sinopharm vaccines arrived at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport on Sept. 26, bringing the total volume of imported Covid-19 vaccines to 71.32 million doses, Mehrdad Jamal…

The 13th International Iranian Stone Exhibition (aka Iran Stone Expo) is scheduled to be held from Oct. 12-15 in the city of Mahallat, located in the central Markazi Province. Some 500…

Because of the failing subsidy system in Iran, some high-income individuals have raced ahead while those who fall into low-income deciles have been left behind and become poorer, Vahid Shaqaqi-…