Iranian Consulate General - Hong Kong - eNewsletter

 

No. 56                                                                                                                                                              24 Tir 1388- July 15, 2009

 

Economic – Business News

  • Iran, Russia to Transfer Gas to Europe through Nabucco

  • Iran, China Ink 2 MoUs on Refinery

  • Iran Contracts US$ 600 million Railway Project in Turkmenistan

  • Iranian Pistachios Find Rightful Place in Europe: FAO

  • Iran, China to Sign Oil and Gas Technical & Engineering Contract

  • King of Oman to Seek Gas and Oil Deal in Tehran

  • Asian Countries Fill in Europe Gap in Iran

  • Biggest Liner Visits Iran’s Bandar Abbas

  • 3 UAE Companies Seeking Iranian Gas

  • Asia Exports to Iran Up 5 Folds

  • Iran, Fourth Exporter of Oil to Japan

  • IMF: Iran 3rd Largest MIDEAST- Central Asia Trader

  • US$ 10 billion Technical –Engineering Exports

  • WFE: Bourse of Iran among Best

  • Iran-Thailand-Japan Joint Investment in Petrochemicals

  • GDP up US$ 47 billion

  • US Exports to Iran Doubles Under Obama

  • World’s Sixteenth Automaker

  • US$ 5 billion Indian Investment in Iran

  • Countries Seeking Membership in Gas Opec


  • Other News (Cultural, Tourism, …)

  • Iran clones 1st cow

  • Human sperm created from embryonic stem cells by Iranian Professor

     

  • Economic – Business News

     

     

    ·        Iran, Russia to Transfer Gas to Europe through Nabucco

    Turkish Minister of Energy says his country welcomes Iran and Russia’s transfer of gas through Turkish Nobako to Europe.

     

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    ·        Iran, China Ink 2 MoUs on Refinery

    Iran and China signed two memoranda of understanding for construction of oil refineries in Iran.

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    ·        Iran Contracts US$ 600 million Railway Project in Turkmenistan

    Iranian Ambassador to Turkmenistan says Iranian contractors will carry out Iran-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan railway project worth US$ 600 million.

     

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    ·        Iranian Pistachios Find Rightful Place in Europe: FAO

    UN FAO says Iranian pistachios have received a seal of approval for maintain the required standards. This announcement is expected to return Iranian pistachios’ rightful place in Europe.

     

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    ·        Iran, China to Sign Oil and Gas Technical & Engineering Contract

    Lio Jiaming, of Sinopec, says his company will sign an oil and gas technical and engineering contract with Iran soon. He further adds his company puts its expansion of activities in Iran as a priority.

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    ·        King of Oman to Seek Gas and Oil Deal in Tehran

    King of Oman, the Southern neighboring country, is visiting Iran to seek oil and gas deal in Tehran.

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    ·        Asian Countries Fill in Europe Gap in Iran

    German Television, Deutschewelle, reported Asian countries are filling the gap created by European companies in Iran and reaping the benefits, namely China, South Korea, and Malaysia.

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    ·        Biggest Liner Visits Iran’s Bandar Abbas

    MSC Beatrice berthed at Shahid Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas, the littoral province of the Persian Gulf. This huge ocean liner enjoys a capacity of 14 thousand TEU.

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    ·        3 UAE Companies Seeking Iranian Gas

    Director General of National Gas Export Company says 3 companies from the UAE have requested to purchase Iranian gas.

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    ·        Asia Exports to Iran Up 5 Folds

    International Monetary Fund reported that Asian countries’ exports to Iran have increased 5 folds over the past years.

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    ·        Iran, Fourth Exporter of Oil to Japan

    Iran is the fourth exporter of oil to Japan with 1.757 million tons per month.

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    ·        IMF: Iran 3rd Largest MIDEAST- Central Asia Trader

    Latest report by International Monetary Fund puts Iran as the third largest trader in the Middle East and Central Asia region with a trade turnover of US$ 205 billion in the year 2008.

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    ·        US$ 10 billion Technical –Engineering Exports

    Iran Trade Promotion Organization says the export of technical and engineering services over the past eight years stands as at US$ 10 billion.

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    ·        WFE: Bourse of Iran among Best

    In its latest report, World Federation of Exchanges (trade organization for securities markets) has listed Bourse of Iran among the best in terms of maintaining the current value.

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    ·        Iran-Thailand-Japan Joint Investment in Petrochemicals

    President Ahmadineja officiated the opening of Mehr Petrochemical Complex in Persian Gulf’s Asalouyeh. The project was a joint venture by Iran, Thailand and Japan.

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    ·        GDP up US$ 47 billion

    Economist reported that Iran’s GDP is expected to grow US$ 47 billion and 500 million dollars to US$ 384 billion and 800 million this year.

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    ·        US Exports to Iran Doubles Under Obama

    Latest trade figures show the volume of exports to Iran from the USA has doubled under the Obama Administration; US$ 96 million as of January to April 2009.

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    ·        World’s Sixteenth Automaker

    OICA has placed Iran as the sixteenth big producer of automobiles in the world with the production of more than one million and 51 thousand cars in the year 2008.

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    ·        US$ 5 billion Indian Investment in Iran

    Indian ONGC Videsh, involved in natural gas business, has proposed a US$ 5 billion investment in the course of 3 to 4 years in Iran.

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    ·        Countries Seeking Membership in Gas Opec

    Iran representative to the newly formed gas cartel known as Gas Opec says the organization has received several membership application recently.

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    ·        Iran clones 1st cow

    IRANIAN scientists have become the first in the Middle East to clone a cow as part of the country's stem cell research, the leader of the project said on Saturday.The male cow, named Bonyana, was born on Saturday in the city of Isfahan in central Iran, said Dr Mohammed Hossein Nasr e Isfahani, head of the Royan Research Institute.

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    ·        Human sperm created from embryonic stem cells by Iranian Professor

    Human sperm has been created using embryonic stem cells for the first time in a scientific development which will lead researchers to a better understanding of the causes of infertility. Researchers led by Professor Karim Nayernia, an Iranian professor, at Newcastle University and the NorthEast England Stem Cell Institute (NESCI) have developed a new technique which has made the creation of human sperm possible in the laboratory. The work is published in the academic journal Stem Cells and Development. The NorthEast England Stem Cell Institute (NESCI) is a collaboration between Newcastle and Durham Universities, Newcastle NHS Foundation Trust and other partners.

     

     

     

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