Iran Economy News

Reuters: Iran's currency, the rial, defied central bank attempts to revive its value on Sunday, remaining weak after falling 13 percent against the dollar...

Reuters: Norwegian energy group Statoil said on Friday it would conclude work in Iran by 2012 at the latest and is now only providing...

AP: The Obama administration on Thursday slapped sanctions on a Swiss-based Iranian company involved in Iran's oil and gas sector and claimed success in...

Reuters: Japan's top oil explorer Inpex Corp may pull out of an oilfield project in Iran, joining other global energy firms in abandoning activities...

AFP: The US dollar rate surged in Iran on Thursday as local banks halted the sale of foreign currency to private individuals, with some...

Reuters: The Central Bank of Iran aims to stabilise the currency, which suffered a sudden drop in value in recent days, to a "normal"...

AFP: The Japanese government and oil developer Inpex Corp. plan to completely withdraw from Iran's largest onshore oil field project to avoid possible US...

AFP: The United States said Thursday that energy giants Total of France, Anglo-Dutch Shell, Norway's Statoil and Italy's Eni have pledged to end their...