The value of non-oil export from Isfahan province increased by 38 percent during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the director-general of the customs department of the province announced. Rasoul Kouhestani-Pajouh …
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China is racing toward decarbonization at a rate that few could have predicted. The nation is crushing its competition in terms of clean energy spending, and Bloomberg recently described that a frenzied air of enthusiasm about solar power and electric vehicles in China that “suggests China is nearing an inflection …
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman threatened the US with “major economic consequences” after President Joe Biden vowed “consequences” for the Kingdom after it slashed oil production last year, Azernews reports, citing Anadolu Agency. The allegation came in a report from the Washington Post newspaper on Thursday based on classified …
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Iraq has agreed to pay about $2.76 billion in gas and electricity debt to Iran after receiving a sanctions waiver from the United States, a senior Iraqi foreign ministry official said. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein was given the clearance during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken …
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The European Commission is working on plans to speed up investment in capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions, it said on Friday, as the bloc prepares to slash its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. In a public consultation on the plans, the Commission said infrastructure to capture …
Read More »Iran Exports Non-Oil Goods Worth over $2.4b to China in 2 Months
Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $2.418 billion to China during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21), the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced. Mohammad Rezvani-Far said that China was the top export destination of Iranian non-oil goods …
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European natural gas futures soared as traders reassessed supply risks amid signs of global competition for the fuel and a heat wave bearing down on the region. The benchmark contract ended the week 35% higher, the most since last August, at the height of Europe’s energy crisis. It’s also the …
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