Minister: Iranian, foreign operators to receive licenses
Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi said a number of foreign companies are keen to operate inside Iran. He said these countries will receive licenses as virtual operators if they are approved for work in Iran. Virtual operators are the ones which lack physical apparatus for dispatching…
Nine Iranian banks to join SWIFT on Monday: CBI governor
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif said on Sunday that nine Iranian banks are to join the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) on Monday. As declared prior to the visit to Italy, SWIFT can start operation on Sunday, he said adding that ‘I would like…
Transfer of technology, provision of markets for Iranians firms
Minister of Information and Communications Technology said on Sunday that the preconditions for the presence of foreign companies presence in Iran include transfer of technology and provision of export markets in their own countries, or third countries. Mahmud Vaezi added in a meeting with the press on the sidelines of…
Tehran Stock Exchange sets new record
Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) main index, TEPIX, has registered a new record on Monday. The TSE’s ongoing surge continued on Monday as the TEPIX jumped more than 1,793 units , standing at 72,912 in the early morning hours. In the wake of the imminent implementation of a recent nuclear deal…
Iran provides € 20m. credit line for exports to Russia
Managing Director of Exports Development Bank Ali Salehabadi said a credit line with a value of 20 million euro has been provided for export of goods to Russia. Talking to reporters on Monday, he said Russian companies are currently keen for imports from Iran especially foodstuff, making it necessary for…
German giant industries heading to Tehran
A German industrial delegation will visit Tehran on Wednesday to discuss future cooperation with Iran in the wake of the arbitrary sanctions. The German delegation led by the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will meet with Iranian officials of Ministry of Petroleum, according to Shana news website. Accompanying…
Envoy: Iran considers Peugeot a trustworthy partner
Iran’s Ambassador to France referred to age-old Iran-France relations which were severed some 10 years due to unjustly imposed sanctions, saying its time for French firms return to Iran and adding that Peugeot is a trustworthy partner for Iran auto industry. Ali Ahani said in an interview with the French…
Different countries seek joint venture investment in power plants
Minister of Energy Hamid Chitchian said on Saturday that different countries sought joint venture investment in construction of power plants and sewage system in Iran. Chitchian told a press conference that lifting the sanctions prepared the ground for direct foreign investment in water and electricity industry.Chinese were the sole…
Oil companies to focus on Iran in 2016: Report
A foreign website specialized in oil markets has written that oil companies will look to Iran in 2016 amid tighter budgets. “The National” wrote that oil companies’ investment this year will be focused on new opportunities in Iran and Mexico as they cut budgets sharply amid continued low oil prices,…