Shohani said that by signing bilateral agreements between neighboring Iraqi provinces of Maysan, Wasit, Diyala and Babil with Ilam, the two sides planned to double export volume between the two countries from Mehran border.He said that exporting goods from this border terminal increased 61 percent last year, adding that totally …
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Pakistan's 1st railway consignment arrives in Zahedan
Director General for Southeast Railway Department Majid Arjoni in Zahedan told IRNA that the first train carrying potatoes, mango, tangerine and rice from Pakistan for destination of Kazakhstan arrived in Zahedan railroad station.He said that it is due one million tons goods to be transited through Zahedan railway annually.Considering differences …
Read More »Iran to earn $11bn out of petrochemical exports this year
Shahdaie said once all petrochemical projects are operational, the nominal capacity of the petrochemical industry will rise to 72 million tons a year. She said production of different kinds of petrochemical products is expected to exceed 59 million tons in the year ahead, showing 18 percent growth.Elsewhere in her remarks, …
Read More »IRISL, 2 Japanese companies ink MoU
Public Relations Department at the IRISL said that the MoU had been signed following meeting of the IRISL managing director Mohammad Saeedi with Japan’s Suzue Corporation and Kamigumi.Under the MoU, the two sides will examine ways and means of building onshore ports and invest in port terminals in Iran in …
Read More »Iran tourism sector in need of attention
Facts and figures of domestic tourists are given by local and central authorities, but very few, if any, news is heard about foreign travelers coming to Iran.Although the New Year in Western countries is not the same time as Norouz, from March to May is advised as the best travel …
Read More »China becomes main destination for Iranian carpet
Speaking to IRNA, head of Iran's National Carpet Center Hamid Kargar said that Iran has exported more than 5,243 tons of carpets worth of 321 million dollars to the world markets in the first 11 months of previous Iranian calendar year(ended March 20, 2017).Up to 80 million dollars of carpets …
Read More »FAO: Conflicts impose $16bn losses to Syrian agricultural sector
According to a press release published by the FAO Representation in the Islamic Republic of Iran on Tuesday, fighting in Syria has caused huge damage and losses to agricultural production, but the sector can and should be kick-started now, dramatically reducing the need for humanitarian aid and migration, according to …
Read More »Iranian researchers produce hydrophobic metallic surface structures
The main application of the hydrophobic metallic surface structures is in energy industries, desalination of water and in producing products that use thermo-transfer systems.According to Hamid-Reza Taleshbahrami one of the researchers involved in the nanotechnology-based project, the main goal of developing such structures is finding a way to apply hydrophobic …
Read More »Sustainable employment key for sustainable economy
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei promulgated general policies of employment in 2011 and emphasized on the issue in form of the Economy of Resistance, but he particularly used the keyword of employment. Yet, we should consider why the Leader has accentuated on employment.Employment is a …
Read More »15th IFSB Summit kicks off in Malaysia
Akbar Komeijani delivered a speech in the opening ceremony of the event.A delegation headed by Komeijani from CBI and Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) participated in the event. The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), which is based in Kuala Lumpur, was officially inaugurated on the 3rd November 2002 and started working …
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