• Iran to export first petchem cargo to Australia

    Iran to export first petchem cargo to Australia

    Dec 27, 2016 16:03

    Iran says Australia has joined the list of the clients of its hexamine – a fresh sign showing that petrochemical products are already receiving a central role in the country’s non-oil exports.

  • Iran, Kazakhstan seal key transportation deal

    Iran, Kazakhstan seal key transportation deal

    Dec 22, 2016 09:48

    Iran and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to establish a joint dual-modal transportation company that could lead to the creation of a new transport corridor connecting Iran’s southern ports to the upper parts of Central Asia - and even possibly Russia and China.

  • Iran sends first condensate cargo to Europe

    Iran sends first condensate cargo to Europe

    Dec 22, 2016 09:48

    Iran says it has sent its first cargo of gas condensate to Europe in a sign that shows the country is already expanding the market for its ultra light oil.

  • Malaysia’s Petronas to study Iranian oil fields

    Malaysia’s Petronas to study Iranian oil fields

    Dec 22, 2016 09:47

    Malaysia’s Petronas has signed an agreement to study two Iranian oil fields – the latest in a wave of similar agreements that the country is awarding international energy giants over its most lucrative oil projects.

  • Islamic finance set for big lift from Iran

    Islamic finance set for big lift from Iran

    Dec 21, 2016 12:12

    The Islamic finance industry is expected to get a significant lease of life from the opening of Iran’s economy which has assets of around $448 billion to its name.

  • IMF expects 6.6% economic growth for Iran

    IMF expects 6.6% economic growth for Iran

    Dec 20, 2016 11:02

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it expects Iran’s economic growth to reach as high as 6.6 percent for the Persian calendar year that started in March 2016.

  • Airbus team in Tehran to finalize deal

    Airbus team in Tehran to finalize deal

    Dec 12, 2016 13:47

    Iran says a delegation from France’s aviation giant Airbus is in the country’s capital Tehran for talks aimed at finalizing a deal to sell around 100 planes to the Islamic Republic.

  • President Rouhani’s admin. backs deal with Hyundai

    President Rouhani’s admin. backs deal with Hyundai

    Dec 12, 2016 13:22

    The administration of President Hassan Rouhani has come out in support of a landmark agreement with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries for construction of 10 mega-size containers and tankers following criticisms at home that the agreement should have been awarded to local builders.

  • Iran Air, Boeing finalize plane purchase deal

    Iran Air, Boeing finalize plane purchase deal

    Dec 11, 2016 08:36

    Iran’s flag carrier 'Iran Air' says it has signed a much-awaited agreement with US aviation giant Boeing to purchase 80 planes.

  • Iran to switch currency from rial to toman

    Iran to switch currency from rial to toman

    Dec 08, 2016 08:49

    Iran is gearing to switch its national currency back to the toman – a move that would end the rein of the rial after around 90 years and also could boost the value of the country’s national currency against the US dollar.