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The head of Iran Chamber of Commerce mining commission said the government should focus on reforming laws to support businesses rather than distributing a 7,000 trillion rials ($4.5 billion) support package, arguing that cash aid risks reinforcing rent-seeking and corruption. Bahram Shakouri said unifying the exchange rate and removing multiple currency tiers could help stabilize...

Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture says the government’s draft budget for next year places too much tax burden on formal companies and consumers. In a statement on Wednesday, the Iran Chamber of Commerce said 72% of next year’s projected tax income relies on corporate tax (42%) and value-added tax (30%). It warned...

Hadi Tizhoush Taban, chairman of Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce says the volume of trade between the two countries could more than double within two years. “Iran-Russia trade currently stands at less than $5 billion which could easily rise to $10 billion within the next one or two years,” Tizhoush Taban said during an interview...

The volume of trade between Iran and Turkey hit $7.042 billion in the first half of the Iranian calendar year to late March 2026, according to a report by semi-official Mehr news agency. Turkey remained Iran’s third largest trade partner in the period under review as its trade with Iran accounted for 13.2% of the...

A report by Iran’s state IRNA news agency cited official reports on Monday which said Iran has become one of top five trade partners of Tajikistan in 2025. The report said that the volume of trade between Iran and Tajikistan grew 28% from $377.7 million in the preceding year to reach $483.9 million in 2025....