Press TV - Official figures show Irans imports from China saw a major rise over the past four years in what is seen as a result of the removal of sanctions against the country and the subsequent return of global shipping lines to its ports. Figures reported by Irans state news agency IRNA show that imports from China since 2013 when President ...

MEED - With nuclear sanctions lifted, Tehran islooking to award contracts across a range of sectors including aviation, utilities and oil and gas It has been a busy 15 months for Iran since nuclear-related sanctions were lifted at the start of 2016. More clarity has emerged over the scale of investment Tehran hopes to attract, the projects ...

Real Iran - Iran is turning to tourism to bolster its economy after years of sanctions imposed because of its nuclear programme. The 2015 landmark nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) gives Tehran access to western business opportunities. According to Irans Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organisation ...

IRNA French Central Bank lifted restrictions on Irans Bank Saderat branch in Paris, paving the way for normal banking transactions in the branch. According to Saderat Bank website, following regular and effective diplomatic, legal and banking pursuits by directors of relevant sectors and after the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of ...

Financial Tribune - The new planes ordered by Iran after the lifting of nuclear sanctions will create 20,000 direct jobs in Iran, an official with the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran said. The figure excludes thousands of other jobs which are to be created indirectly, Mohammad Reza Kazemipour was also quoted as saying by the Persian daily Iran....

Reuters| Dmitry Zhdannikov: Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) has bought only three cargoes of Iranian oil since sanctions were eased a year ago, a small fraction of what it used to buy and an indication of the legal difficulties and high prices that still hamper the trade. The Anglo-Dutch firm did not give a reason for the drop in purchases, which were ...

Tehran Times- After the removal of sanctions against Iran, once again the country has become an attractive market for the worlds renowned energy companies so that more than 10 billion worth of energy projects has been proposed by foreign companies, Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said on Sunday. The minister made the remarks in a press conference ...

The Arab Weekly| Walid Khadduri: About a year ago, the Iran nuclear deal officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was formally implemented. JCPOA was received by Iranians with hope of rebuilding the countrys energy industry, as well as providing an opportunity to regain the countrys share in world oil markets and access ...

Financial Tribune- A year ago, Iran opened to international business after almost a decade of economic isolation, following the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions. The implementation of the nuclear deal focused the attention of foreign investors on Irans huge potentials. With a young and urbanized population of 80 million (nearly two-thirds live ...

IRNA Vice Governor of Bank Meli Iran for Foreign Exchange Affairs emphasized the fact that Iranian banks are reinforcing international ties in the post-sanctions era, adding that technical, trade and political obstacles still exist. Gholamreza Panahi told IRNA on Saturday that many Iranian banks have resumed brokerage ties with foreign banks and ...

Greece has defied its European allies and Washington by blocking European Union sanctions on an Iranian bank the U.S. accuses of financing terrorism, officials familiar with the move say. Athenss action last month marked the first time a European country has picked apart the sanctions regime meant to remain in place following the July 2015 nuclear ...

Three foreign banks are opening up representative offices in Iran as the country seeks to boost investment after reaching an international sanctions deal last year, a central bank official said. Omans Bank Muscat SAOG, Woori Bank of South Korea and Indias UCO Bank Ltd. are all in the process of establishing a presence in Tehran, Central Bank Vice ...

Tehran, Oct 29, IRNA Iran's oil export to Asian countries in October rose up 92 percent in comparison with the preceding period last year. Removal of sanctions on Iran and efforts of Petroleum Ministry to regain the Iranian market share led to get closer to Iranian share of Asian market before the sanctions. During sanctions, Iran could sell maximum ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) The international branches of Bank Saderat Iran (BSI), as one of the largest Middle Eastern banks operating in the fields of International banking and finance, have been removed from the blacklist of financial sanctions. The announcement was made by Bank Saderat Iran (BSI) in a statement, adding the removal of banking sanctions ...

Tehran, Oct 25, IRNA As part of the nuclear deal with Iran, sanctions against the Islamic Republic should be lifted, says Louis Gautier Secretary General for France's Defense and National Security. Gautier made the remarks on Monday in a meeting with Alaeddin Boroujerdi, Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security of Iran's ...

The July 2015 Vienna Agreement and its implementation in January 2016 raised hopes in Iran that there would be an immediate influx of foreign investment which, along with higher oil revenues following the lifting of the EU embargo on oil imports, would soon enable it to emerge from economic crisis. The sanctions were certainly the main reason for ...

New guidance from the Obama administration offers reassurance to foreign banks which have been skittish about doing U.S. dollar transactions with Iran, lawyers and former sanctions officials said on Monday. The guidance comes after months of complaints from Tehran, which says that remaining U.S. sanctions have frightened away trade partners and ...

Tehran, Oct 9, IRNA - Managing Director of Germany's H&R GmbH & Co KGaA Niels H. Hansen has said that removal of anti-Iran sanctions and improvement in Berlin-Tehran ties have created good conditions for his company to choose Iran as a regional hub for H&R activities. Speaking to IRNA on Sunday, Hansen said his country aims to develop ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration said Saturday its new guidance for foreign companies doing business with Iran doesn't ease remaining sanctions on the country. Some sanctions experts argued that the revised language has that effect. The Treasury Department said that an update to its regulations published late Friday merely clarified what ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is further easing sanctions on Iran, making it easier for foreign firms to do business with the country following last year's nuclear deal. Shortly before 6 p.m. Friday at the start of the Columbus Day holiday weekend in the United States, the Treasury Department published new guidance for businesses that ...