Bourse and Bazaar - With less than a year until Irans presidential election, political camps are making preparations for what is expected to be a watershed contest to decide who will succeed moderate president Hassan Rouhani. The state of Irans economy will be the key issue for most Iranian voters, and by extension, there will be a fierce debate among ...

FNA- Armenia as a part of North-South Transport Corridor is a bridge for the Iranian businessmen to access Eurasian and Europen markets, a senior Iranian official said. "Armenia is a country with a bright prospect and its economic and trade officials have an ambitious vision for the country's development by 2035," Iranian President's Advisor and ...

IRNA Iranian and Armenian high councils of free trade and special economic zones signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday to help promote cooperation between Aras and Mogri free trade zones. The agreement was signed by the Iranian President's Advisor and Secretary of Free Zones Coordination Council Akbar Torkan and the Armenian Minister ...

IRNA - President's Advisor and Secretary of Free Zones Coordination Council Akbar Torkan arrived in Yerevan on Tuesday to examine expansion of cooperation with Armenian officials in free trade zones. Upon his arrival, Torkan, heading a delegation, was hosted by the Armenian officials, Armenian deputy ministers of economic and energy and Iran's Ambassador ...

Financial Tribune - Some $3 billion worth of investments have been made in Iranian free trade zones since President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013, Secretary of the High Council of Free Zones Akbar Torkan said, adding that 20% of FDI have been realized so far. Iran started to experiment with free trade zones in the early 1990s.As per ...

Press TV- An Iranian official says an operator in charge of the Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) of Shahroud railway station was responsible for a fatal collision between two passenger trains in Irans north-central province of Semnan. The head of a committee investigating the train crash, Akbar Torkan, told reporters on Saturday that a train ...

Kabul, Sept 6, IRNA Iranian southern port of Chabahar is the gate for Afghanistan to access the Central and Southern Asian countries, says the Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Abdullah Abdullah made the remark in a meeting with Iranian top Presidential aide Akbar Torkan on Monday. He expressed optimism over Tehran-Kabul ...

Tehran, July 5, IRNA Secretary of Supreme Council of Free Trade and Special Economic Zones Ali Akbar Torkan said the establishment of seven new trade zones and 12 special economic zones will play an effective role in enhancing border exchanges and promote relations with neighboring countries. Talking to IRNA on Tuesday, he hoped the bill proposing ...

The largest off-road racing circuit in Iran will open on January 13, much to the delight of adventurous holidaymakers. The track, which complies with international standards, will meet the expectation of domestic and foreign tourists and has the potential to host international road rallies, IRNA quoted Akbar Torkan, the secretary of the High Council ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The comments of the judiciary chief in support of the nuclear negotiating team and the finality of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action were on the front pages of ...

TEHRAN Sept. 30 (Shana) Secretary of the Supreme Council of Irans Free Trade, Industrial, and Special Economic Zones said the countrys second terminal for exporting oil and gas after the Kharq Island in the Persian Gulf will be constructed in the Jask port, southern Hormozgan province. Introducing governments plans to develop the coastal strip ...

Iran is building its longest cross-sea bridge, linking the Qeshm island in the Persian Gulf to itscoastin Bandar Abbas to join a transitcorridor which stretches all the way up tothe Caspian Sea and the Central Asia. The Persian Gulf Bridge, being constructed for a length of 2.4 kilometers and a width of 32 meters, includes a two-lane causewayand ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The all-important comments of the Supreme Leader about nuclear talks with P5+1 dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. The approval by the Islamic ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. There was no single story dominating the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Formation of a new party by the inner circle of Ahmadinejad which was immediately ...

A senior advisor to Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says attraction of investment is Tehrans basic strategy for the development of free trade zones (FTZs). Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a one-day conference on the investment opportunities in Iran's free trade zones in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Akbar Torkan said Iran's policy ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of the Supreme Council of Free and Special Economic Zones Akbar Torkan announced that the council has approved the plan for the construction of an aluminum manufacturing plant in Arvand zone, in Southern Khuzestan province. "The project for the construction of an aluminum producing factory with the capacity of 4,700 tons ...

Ali Akbar Torkan has said the law should make it hard for people, office holders in particular, to use dirty money and get involved in illicit businesses. President Rouhanis chief advisor has said those who run for public office should declare the source of their campaign finances, urging legislators to make it mandatory for office holders to watch ...

A senior presidential advisor has said that Iran needs to count on cooperation with foreign partners if it seeks to take an accelerated step toward globalization. A senior presidential advisor has said that we need to know about our assets, both hidden and unhidden. According to Aftab-e Yazd daily, Akbar Torkan said on Saturday that knowhow, ...

[caption id="attachment_104553" align="alignright" width="196"] Iran's top presidential advisor Akbar Torkan[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Presidential Advisor Akbar Torkan said Iran has paved the way for attracting more investments to the country's free trade zones through two scenarios. "There are two scenarios for attracting foreign investment ...

[caption id="attachment_104553" align="alignright" width="227"] Iran's top presidential advisor Akbar Torkan[/caption] Tehran, March 9, IRNA Top Presidential Advisor Akbar Torkan on Sunday threatened to expose politicians who plan to use ill-gotten wealth in their election campaign in the next Iranian year. The upcoming Iranian year (starting ...