ECO Chamber News (3405)

Iran plans to export $3.5b worth of foodstuff this fiscal April 24, 2017 - Iran’s Industry, Mines and Trade Ministry has it on the agenda to export $3.5 billion worth of food products during the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2017- March 20, 2018), ISNA reported on Friday quoting…
Tourism vehicles: More than 7% drop in imports bill in Q1 April 24, 2017- The imports bill of tourism vehicles amounted to 336.05 million dollars during the first quarter of 2017 against 362.97 million dollars in the same period of 2016, a drop of 7.42 %, Customs told APS. As…
International Energy Charter delegation visited ECO Secretariat A high-level delegation from the International Energy Charter (IEC) Secretariat headed by Mr. Marat Terterov, Principal Coordinator visited the ECO Secretariat on 20th April 2017 and met with Ambassador Halil İbrahim Akça, ECO Secretary General. Having welcomed the IEC delegation, ECO Secretary General…
Vietnamese President urges banks to establish ties with Iran Kuala Lumpur, April 21, IRNA – The Vietnamese president, in a visit from the Chairman of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) in Hanoi on Thursday, welcomed the expansion of relations between the merchants of Iran and Vietnam…
Brief summary of presidential candidates' backgrounds Tehran, April 21, IRNA - Iran’s Guardian Council approved six candidates to run for the May 19 presidential election late Thursday. According to Iran’s Interior Ministry's press release, Mostafa Aqa-Mirsalim, Es'haq Jahangiri, Hassan Rouhani, Ebrahim Raeisi, Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, and Mostafa Hashemi-Taba are the 6…
Foreign exchange: SBP's reserves fall 1.63%, amount to $16.4b April 21, 2017- Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased 1.63% on a weekly basis, according to data released on Thursday. On April 14, the foreign currency reserves held by the central bank were recorded at…
Iran Condemns Terrorist Attack Claimed by Daesh in Paris April, 21, 2017 - TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned a terror attack in the French capital of Paris, which was claimed by the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group, and renewed Tehran’s call for international…
Kazakhstan’s KazMunaiGas places $2.75B Eurobonds April 21, 2017- The Kazakh National Oil and Gas Company KazMunaiGas (KMG) successfully placed 5, 10 and 30-year Eurobond issuances with a total volume of $2.75 billion, the company said in a message April 20. The placement was completed under the $10.5 billion Global Medium…
IMF sees Iran’s GDP growth at 3.3% in 2017 April 21, 2017- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest World Economic Outlook titled “Gaining Momentum?” predicted a 3.3 percent real GDP growth for the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2017. According to the report, Iran’s GDP will experience a…
  Hisarcıklıoğlu re-elected as Vice President of ICCIA 14.04.2017 / Muscat / Oman- TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu was re-elected as the Vice President of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture at the General Assembly held in Oman. Hisarcıklıoğlu, who met with Oman Trade and Industry Minister Al Sunaid, advocated…
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