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No. 56
24 Tir 1388- July 15, 2009
Economic – Business News
Other News (Cultural, Tourism, …)
Economic – Business News
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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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Other News (Cultural, Tourism, …)
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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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Consulate General of
the I. R. of Iran
www.iranconsulate.org.hk
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