Financial Tribune - Iranian free trade zones exported $1.1 billion worth of commodities during the last fiscal year (March 2018-19). According to a report by the Majlis Research Center based on data from the High Council of Free Trade Zones and Special Economic Areas, Anzali Free Trade Zone had the largest share of exports worth $386 million among ...

MNA Imam Khomeini Airport City established a new center to help domestic and international firms register at the airport's newly-established free trade zone. Mohammad Reza Karimian, member of the board of directors at IKAC and responsible for logistics management, said Tuesday the new center is aimed at facilitating the registration of new companies ...

Tehran Times - Some 2600 industrial, service and tourism units are operational in Irans free trade zones, ILNA reported quoting Secretary of Irans Free Zones High Council Morteza Bank. Making the remarks in a summit on strategies for developing services, products and exports held in Tehran, the official said 1.3 quadrillion rials (over $30.95 billion) ...

Financial Tribune - With proposals to split the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade into two separate ministries making the rounds once again, a business expert says the issue should be put on the backburner because the need of the hour is free trade. "With or without restoring the erstwhile Commerce Ministry, focusing on the benefits of free ...

IRNA - The Director General of the Immigrants Affairs Department of Social Security Organization stressed the need for insurance coverage of workers in commercial-industry Free Trade Zones and said that Iranian and foreign workers working in free zones and special economic zones are subject to the social security laws. Ahmad Reza Khazayee added ...

IRNA A temporary agreement previously reached on formation of a free trade zone with Iran has been concluded in a summit meeting of Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU) in St. Petersburg, Russia, according to Russian media. During the meeting on Thursday, the EAEU leaders signed a package of documents, among which was an agreement of the formation of ...

Financial Tribune- Iran has endeavored for years to devise the right set of conditions to facilitate the entry of foreign financial institutions in its free trade zones and those efforts only intensified following the implementation of the nuclear accord that spotlighted the importance of having correspondent banking relations. At present, the country ...

TASS- Russia and Iran can sign the document that is expected to become a blueprint for free trade between Iran and the EAEU (Eurasian Economic Union) countries in May, Russias Energy Minister and co-head of the Russian-Iranian intergovernmental commission Alexander Novak said at a meeting of the commission on Tuesday. "The move to enter into a ...

MNA Speaking in the meeting of Free Trade-Industrial Zones, held on yesterday, 1st VP Es'hagh Jahangiri termed the report submitted by the secretary of the Council on the four-year performance of the Secretariat of Higher Council as hopeful and positive and said, the Council will accelerate its activity more vigorously. Fee zones enjoy various ...

MNA Secretary of High Council of Free Trade-Industrial Zones said value of exports from Iranian Free Trade Zones (FTZs) have climbed by 25 percent reaching one billion dollars. Morteza Bank, Presidents Adviser on the issues related to the Free Trade, Industry, and Economy Zones, rejoiced to say that exports from Free Trade Zones have soared by ...

MNA In a decree issued on Thursday, President Rouhani of Iran appointed his adviser on the issues related to the Free Trade Zones. Dear Mr. Morteza Bank, considering your commitment and shining background you are appointed as the Presidents Adviser on the issues related to the Free Trade, Industry, and Economy Zones, according to this decree,...

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 ...

IRNA Ambassador of Indian to Iran Saurabh Kumar said on Sunday that India is seeking to establishing direct ties between Anzali and Chabahar free trade zones to benefit from their capacities. Kumar made the remarks in a meeting with Managing Director of Anzali Free Zone Reza Masrour. Iran and India are historically very close and the two countries ...

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 ...

Tasnim - Anzali Free Trade-Industrial Zone is a wide area of the port city of Bandar Anazli about 3200 hectares and about 8 kilometers of sea border and up to 2 kilometers into the sea, which included industrial, trade and commercial, tourism and services sections. Anzali Free Zone borders line is clear on the Gilan province map. This area is ...

Tasnim Russias Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Nebenzya said a temporary agreement for forming a free-trade zone (FTZ) between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is expected to be reached this fall. "There have been no political obstacles because Iran and we want to establish such a zone," Nebenzya said, the Tass news agency reported ...

Tehran Times- The value of exports from Irans free trade zones has witnessed a 30 percent rise from the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2016), compared to the same period of time in the past year, a deputy at the secretariat of the Supreme Council of Irans Free Trade, Industrial and Special Economic Zones announced. According ...

Sputnik- The president of Iran has shown interest in signing a temporary deal with the EAEU, leading to the creation of a free trade zone, according to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. ST.PETERSBURG (Sputnik) The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran may sign a temporary agreement that could lead tothe creation ofa free trade zone, Armenian ...

Sputnik- Iranian Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi said that Tehran hopes to sing an agreement on a free trade zone with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in the near future. MOSCOW (Sputnik) Iran hopes tosign a free trade zone deal withthe Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) soon, Iranian Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi said Tuesday. "We ...