Aras Free Zone

Foreign transit via Iran's AFZ rises to $384 million

Tehran, IRNA - Cargo transit through the Aras Free Trade-Industrial Zone (AFZ) in northwestern Iran reached $384 million last year (ended March 20), a 73% increase compared to the year before, according to official data.
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Aras EXPO 2023 wraps up in Tabriz

Iran wrapped up a first edition of its Aras EXPO 2023, an event to showcase achievements and investment opportunities related Aras Free Zone, located on the border with Armenia and Azerbaijan, on Friday. Some 60 companies from tourism, culture, trade, agriculture, manufacturing and knowledge-based enterprises participated in the exhibition. Photos taken on February 14, 2023 show Hojjatollah Abdolmaleki, a presidential advisor who is in charge of Iran’s free zones, attending the inauguration ceremony of the expo in the northwestern provincial capital of Tabriz. (Photos by IRNA/Ali Hamed Haq-doost)
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Message of Iran's recent movements in S Caucasus

Tehran, IRNA - The message of holding "Eghtedar 1401" military drill by the IRGC ground force in the Aras region was interpreted as Iran's decisive response to any changes in the region's geopolitics.
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IRGC Ground Force to hold 3rd day of drills in Aras region

Tehran, IRNA - The IRGC Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said on Tuesday that armored units, special forces, helicopters, and combat drones will take action tomorrow.
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IRGC Ground Force drills kick off in Aras region

Tabriz, IRNA – The Ground Force of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) started massive military drills in East Azarbaijan Province, northwestern Iran.
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Iran, Armenia free trade zones sign MoU

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Aras Free Trade Zone and Armenia’s Meghri Free Economic Zone signed memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation.
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Knowledge-based, Industry-oriented companies exhibition in Iran's Chabahar

Specialized exhibition for Knowledge-based and Industry-oriented companies, aiming to introduce the latest achievements of knowledge-based companies in petrochemical, fisheries, construction and electronics industries opened in Chabahar Free Zone in Southern Iran. Chabahar, Iran. June 5, 2021. IRNA/ Omidollah Balouch.
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Official puts Iran’s six-month trade surplus in Aras Free Zone at $210m

Tabriz, Nov 27, IRNA – Iran has registered a $210 million trade surplus in Aras Free Zone, in northwestern country, in the first half of the Iranian calendar year (started on March 20), according to an official with Aras Free Zone Organization.
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Official terms Aras as Iran's safest free zone for investment

Tabriz, Nov 12, IRNA – Managing Director of Aras Free Trade - Industrial Zone described Aras as the safest and the most successful free zone in Iran, saying its $425-million positive trade balance over the last year prove this claim.
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