Refined copper cathode production by major Iranian smelters was stable in the 11-month period ending February 19 despite illegal American sanctions.

Latest official reports show that non-oil exports from Shahid Rajayee Port, Iran’s largest container port, has witnessed a rise by almost 4% between March 2019 and February 2020, in a comparison with the corresponding period in the last year.

Non-oil exports from Iran’s Southern province of Bushehr has posted a 20% jump in terms of weight in the past 11 months since late March 2019, in comparison with the corresponding period in the last year, a local official announced.

Shahid Rajaei Port, Iran’s largest container port, has registered a 3.7% growth in oil-based and non-oil exports since March 2019 compared to the same period in the previous year.

The Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) has predicted the non-oil gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate to stand at zero percent in the current Iranian calendar year 1398 (which is to end on march 21, 2020).

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced that Iran’s oil production volume in Feb. 2020 hit 2.080 million barrels per day (bpd), registering only a 2,000-barrel decline as compared to a month earlier.

Chairman of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce Yahya Al-e Es’hagh said that Iran's export of products to neighboring Iraq is running despite some problems.

The leaders of G7 countries will hold a teleconference on March 16 to discuss the spread of the novel coronavirus in the world, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday at the debates in the country's parliament.

The center was able to overcome the sanctions by relying on the strength and diligence of the valuable local forces to effectively respond to the technological needs of the petroleum industry and play a decisive role in the national economy.

The output of Noori Petrochemical Plant stood at 106% of the planned output in the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 20, 2019.