ATA Airlines Takes Delivery of First of 15 Embraer Jets
Iran’s fourth largest airline, ATA, took delivery of its first Embraer ERJ 145 jet late Friday.
The secondhand 50-seat jet is the first of 15 aircraft, which has been purchased recently.
According to ATA’s public relations, the company recently finalized plans for adding 15 Embraer passenger planes to its fleet, aiming to start new domestic routes to smaller cities and flights to neighboring countries
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Iran's Processed Meat Industry Dominates Region
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The production of processed meat in Iran dates back to 90 years when no other country in the Middle East had a clue about such products.
Iran has now become the top country in producing processed meat products in the region, both in terms of quality and quantity.
"The technology used in this industry, which was once imported, now meets international health and religious standards," Majid Aflaki, secretary of Processed Meat Industries Association, told Financial Tribune
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Interview: Iran Integral to Islamic Development Bank Operations
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Week of Stock Market Rallies
Bulls came back to Iran's stock market last week after the lackluster performance of the week before.
Both Tehran Stock Exchange and Iran Fara Bourse pushed ahead to reach new highs by further extending their all-time records.
TSE’s main index TEDPIX jumped 2,191.6 points or 2.4% during the week that ended on December 13 to close at 93,284.
The main index of the smaller over-the-counter exchange Iran Fara Bourse also surged 29 points or 2.9% during the week to stand at 1,042.3.
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Iran's Largest Joint Oil Field to Be Tendered by Summer 2018
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OPEC Reports Decline in Iran's November Output
Iran produced 3.81 million barrels of crude oil per day in November, down 2,200 barrels compared with the previous month, OPEC's calculations showed on Wednesday.
That is the second consecutive monthly decline in Iran's crude output, according to data provided by OPEC's secondary sources.
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Tehran Stock Exchange Gauge Gains 1.18% to Notch New All-Time High
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Iran Parliament Unlikely to Approve Departure Tax Increase
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Italy Tops Iran's Trade Partners in Europe
Jan-Sep Eurostat Data Show
The latest Eurostat data shared with Financial Tribune show Italy was Iran's biggest trade partner in the European Union during the nine months ending September 2017, with bilateral trade reaching €3.45 billion
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President Hassan Rouhani presented the budget bill for the fiscal 2018-19 to the parliament on Sunday:
General Revenues Rise 6.5%
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Tehran Welcomes Balanced, Amicable London Ties
Iran's president called for greater efforts to develop "balanced" and "amicable" Tehran-London ties, expressing regret over the slow development of cooperation after the 2015 landmark nuclear deal brought a thaw in bilateral ties.
Hassan Rouhani made the statement in a Sunday meeting with visiting British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson
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Iranian PSPs Growing by Leaps and Bounds
Iranian payment service providers have been improving in terms of adhering to laws and regulations that would put them on a better footing among their global peers, announced Shaparak, the entity in charge of Iran's payment network on Saturday.
"According to the regulations of Shaparak and the Central Bank of Iran, eight rounds of thorough assessments were conducted for Iranian PSPs over four years 2013-17 whose result shows that the average index for PSPs' services and technical-security qualities has improved by 70% in the 2016-17 fiscal year," reads a statement on Shaparak's website.
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$1.7b Chinese LOC for Iranian Rail Project
China has opened a $1.7 billion line of credit for the electrification of the 926-km railroad from Tehran to the eastern city of Mashhad in Khorasan Razavi Province, five months after a contract was signed for the project in Tehran.
According to the Persian daily Donya-e-Eqtesad, this is the first and the largest LOC to have opened for Iran after international nuclear-related sanctions against the country were lifted in January 2016, following the signing of a landmark agreement between Tehran and world powers a year earlier.
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Gazprom to Submit Proposal for 3 Persian Gulf Gas Fields
Gazprom will provide the National Iranian Oil Company with the result of its technical surveys and development plans for three Iranian offshore gas fields in the Persian Gulf, namely North Pars, Kish and Farzad-A and Frazad-B gas fields by April 2018
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Iran Petrochemical Production at 35 Million Tons in 8 Months
Iran's petrochemical output crossed 35 million tons in eight months, as the country faces a steep climb toward its petrochemical output target for the fiscal 2017-18.
According to NIPNA, the NPC’s official news agency, 57 petrochemical complexes produced 35.6 million tons of products during March 21-Nov. 21.The country’s total nominal production capacity is expected to reach 72 million tons by March 2018, while actual production target is set at 60 million tons. Read More
"Iran-EEU Trade Deal to Come Into Effect on January 21
A preferential trade agreement under negotiation between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union will be signed by the presidents of the countries involved and is expected to come into effect as of Jan. 21, director general of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran's European and American Affairs Office has announced.
“Between 200 and 250 categories of products are to be included in PTA, which will be in effect for three years,” Behrouz Hassan Olfat was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
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Iran Mineral Products Jump 11%
IMIDRO Statistics for Mar. 21-Nov. 21 Output Show:
Major Iranian mining companies produced 228.32 million tons of different mineral products during the first eight months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Nov. 21), registering an 11% growth compared with last year’s corresponding period
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Mostazafan Foundation Puts Last Year’s Revenues at $6.6b
The Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation’s sales value stood at 280 trillion rials ($6.6 billion) in the last Iranian year (March 2016-17).
Mohammad Saeedikia, the head of the foundation, explained that with the foundation’s shares ranging from 1% to 100% (55% on average) in 160 subsidiary companies, 150 trillion rials ($3.57 billion) of the total sales belonged to the organization.
“Considering its 12% profit, the Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation netted 16 trillion rials ($380.9 million), accounting for 0.7% of Iran’s gross domestic product last year,” he said.
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Iran’s largest steelmaker, Mobarakeh Steel Company, has been selected as Asia’s 11th Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise in 2017
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As per the directive of the Central Bank of Iran, all banks and credit institutions have been barred from opening short-term (three-, sixth- and nine-month) deposit accounts by the end of the current fiscal year on March 20, 2018
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Meets British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson
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