The Third Caspian Economic Forum commenced on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at the Sa'dabad Cultural and Historical Complex in Tehran. According to Baran Press, the event was hosted by Mohammad Reza Aref, the Vice-President of Iran, and included the participation of the Prime Ministers of four other littoral states of the Caspian Sea, including Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. The introduction and exploration of the latest achievements and the last status of economic, commercial, scientific and technological cooperation, health and wellness, energy, finance, tourism; and the enhancement of investment in free zones, and logistical issues pertinent to the Caspian Sea littoral states are among the primary objectives of this conference. The ...

Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Supreme Council of Economic Coordination of three Heads of forces visited from Caspian Port Complex and attended in meeting of administrative council of Anzali Free Zone which was held with presence of provincial officials and members of the Gilan Provincial Parliament. He emphasized on importance of transit so that free zones can play an important role in neutralizing sanctions, especially those that are located along corridors. He emphasized on attraction of capital in free zones and stated: "The economy seeks production, production seeks income and money and money seeks returns, therefore, to attract capital we must seek returns. This cannot be achieved through mass but isolated measures and value chains are missing link in ...

A senior official at the Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) has reported a 112% increase in exports of farmed caviar from the country in the first nine months of the Iranian calendar year starting on March 19, 2024, compared with that of in the last year. According to Baran Press, Nasser Karami-Rad, the head of the renovation office at IFO, made the remarks on Sunday. The increase came after the exports of over 5.3 metric tons of the farmed caviar worth 3.2 million dollars, he said. The official added that during the mentioned period, Iran’s farmed caviar was exported to 28 countries worldwide through the country’s Customs Administration. He further referred to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Belgium as the three countries that imported Iran’s ...