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Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:25
Azeri pres. calls for increasing working hours of border crossings with Iran
Azeri pres. calls for increasing working hours of border crossings with Iran Baku, Feb 21, IRNA – Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in an order to develop tourism urged increasing the working hours of Azerbaijan's common borders with Iran. State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan and the Border Guard Command have been…
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:24
Iran-EU trade up 78% in 2016: Eurostat
Iran-EU trade up 78% in 2016: Eurostat February 21, 2017 - The European Union’s trade with Iran amounted to €13.7 billion in 2016, a 78 percent rise compared to 2015, based on the latest figures released by the European Union’s statistics agency Eurostat. The figure was €7.68 billion in 2015,…
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:22
Azerbaijan’s GDP increases
Azerbaijan’s GDP increases February 20, 2017 - The volume of Azerbaijan’s GDP reached 5.23 billion manat (official exchange rate on Feb. 18 is 1.7352 AZN/USD) in January 2017 that is by 0.8 percent more than in the same period of 2016, according to the country’s State Statistics Committee. The volume…
Monday, 20 February 2017 16:29
Oil minister arrives in Baghdad
Oil minister arrives in Baghdad Tehran, Feb 20, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh, heading a delegation, arrived in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad on Monday. Upon his arrival, Zanganeh was warmly welcomed by his Iraqi counterpart Jabbar Al Liabi. While in Iraq, the Iranian minister is…
Monday, 20 February 2017 16:21
Iran, Mexico ready to bolster health co-op
Iran, Mexico ready to bolster health co-op February 18, 2017 - TEHRAN — Iran and Mexico have expressed readiness to expand ties in the health sector, IRNA news agency reported on Friday. During the two-day visit of Iran’s Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi to Mexico, he met with the Mexican…
Monday, 20 February 2017 14:08
India’s Crude Imports from Iran Rise in January: Report
India’s Crude Imports from Iran Rise in January: Report February, 18, 2017 - TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The total amount of India’s oil imports from Iran in January increased 1.5 percent compared to the imports a month earlier, a report said. Iran’s oil exports to India rose 1.5 percent in…
Monday, 20 February 2017 12:54
Turkey-EU JCC members came together in TOBB
Turkey-EU JCC members came together in TOBB 17.02.2017 / Ankara - Members of the Turkish-European Union Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), chaired by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu; TÜRK-İŞ General Chairman Ergün Atalay, TİSK Secretary General Bülent Pirler, TESK Chairman Bendevi Palandöken, TZOB Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar, HAK-İŞ Chairman Mahmut Arslan, MEMUR-SEN Chairman Ali…
Sunday, 19 February 2017 23:24
Iran opens its biggest solar power plant
Iran opens its biggest solar power plant Iranian energy minister opened the country’s biggest solar power station in Hamadan province, in the mid-west part of Iran. Iranian energy minister Hamid Chitchiantravelled to Hamadan province Saturday morning to open the biggest solar power station with a capacity of 14 megawatts. The…
Sunday, 19 February 2017 23:22
Ambassador: Iran welcomes Afghan businessmen
Ambassador: Iran welcomes Afghan businessmen Tehran, Feb 19, IRNA – Afghan Ambassador to Tehran Nasir Ahmad Nour said on Sunday that Iran welcomes Afghan businessmen and industrialists. While visiting a dairy factory in Varamin, he said Iran and Afghanistan share many commonalities that can help broaden economic cooperation and…
Sunday, 19 February 2017 23:08
Iran to establish fully-owned bank in Azerbaijan
Iran to establish fully-owned bank in Azerbaijan 18 February 2017 - Iran’s top banker says the country plans to establish a bank in Azerbaijan with 100 percent Iranian ownership. Azerbaijan’s Trend news agency in a report quoted Valiollah Seif, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), as…