For full coverage of Middle East business, see MEED The Iran-EU Centre for Economic Co-operation was opened in today in Berlin in a further sign of growing interest among European countries in doing business with the Islamic republic following the…
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UK signs rail agreement with Iran
For full coverage of Middle East business, see MEED A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the UK and Iran about rail transport has been signed during a visit to London by Islamic Republic of Iran Railways president Mohsen Pourseyyed Aghaei.…
Iran to increase power capacity by 35 per cent
For full coverage of Middle East business, see MEED Iran plans to increase its power generation capacity by 35 per cent from 74GW now to 100GW in 2020, Iran’s deputy energy minister Houshang Falahatian said today during a visit to…
Iran aims for 20m tourists
Deputy head of the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts & Tourism Organisation Morteza Movahed For full coverage of Middle East business, see MEED Iran’s aiming for 20m tourists in 10 years time compared with 5.2m foreign visitors in the year ending…
US expert calls for dialogue about Iran’s missile programme
For full coverage of Middle East business, see MEED The US should respond to Iran’s claim it doesn’t need missiles with a range greater than 2,000km and seek to codify that limit as part of a multi-track approach to containing…
Iran ready to co-operate with Oman in oil and gas
For full coverage of Middle East business, see MEED Managing Director of Iran Ship Building & Offshore Industries Complex Company (ISOICO) Hamid Rezayian Asl said Iran is ready to cooperate with Oman in developing its oil and gas projects. “The Southern…
Iran has got $3bn not $55bn in frozen assets
John Kerry during his May visit to London in which he met non-US banks Only $3bn of $55bn of Iran’s frozen assets have been returned so far and European and Asian banks continue to be reluctant to deal with Iranian counterparts,…
Tanker company to resume Iran oil shipments
The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) will resume shipments of oil to Europe soon, an NITC official was quoted today as saying by Fars New Agency. NITC’s Ramin Rajaei said the NITC tanker fleet remained fit for purpose despite sanctions.…
Iran oil output to approach 4m b/d soon
Iran’s deputy oil minister Roknodin Javad Iran’s total oil production will come close to 4m b/d during the summer on soaring exports, comments made today by the Islamic republic’s deputy oil minister Roknodin Javad suggest. He said Iran’s oil export capacity…
Chahabar port deal signed with India, Afghanistan
Iran, India and Afghanistan today signed an agreement in Tehran to establish a transit and transportation corridor which centres on Chabahar port in the south-west of the Islamic republic. The Chabahar Trilateral Agreement was signed in the presence of Iran’s…