Economy

Turkish official calls for further border cooperation with Iran

Orumiyeh, May 8, IRNA – A Turkish official called for further border cooperation with Iran in a bid to tackle the problems of long truck queues in Gorbolagh and Bazargan borders in northeast Iran.

Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on May 8

Tehran, May 8, IRNA - The following headlines appeared in English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Saturday:

Number of foreign students increased 3.2 times in Iran: Deputy Min

Ilam, May 7, IRNA – The number of foreign students, studying in Iran’s universities, has increased 3.2 times comparing the figures in the beginning of the administration of President Hassan Rouhani eight years ago.

Iran’s petrochemical export up by 13%

Tehran, May 7, IRNA – The secretary of Petrochemical Industry Owners Guild said on Friday that while Iran’s production of petrochemical products increased by 10% in the Iranian year 1399 (ending on March 20), its export of the products increased by 13%.

$61m worth of goods exported from Iran's Arvand free zone

Abadan, May 6, IRNA – An official in Iran’s Arvand free zone said on Thursday that 61 million dollars of non-oil goods has been exported through the zone since the beginning of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2021).

Armenia a gateway for Iran trade with Eurasia: Official

Tehran, May 4, IRNA – Armenia enjoys the capacity to help boost trade exchanges between Iran and Eurasia, and also play a key role to link the Iranian traders to international markets, head of the Iran-Armenia Joint Chamber of Commerce Hervik Yarijanian believes.