Ahmadinejad Presents Less Oil-Dependent Budget Bill to Parliament
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that his administration has sought to decrease the country's dependence on oil revenues when drafting the next year budget. ( 19:28:35 - 2009/01/27)

Iran, Turkey Review Trade Ties in Tehran Conference
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Turkey stressed bolstering ties at a conference here in Tehran today. ( 19:04:30 - 2009/01/27)

Turkey Aims to Raise Trade with Iran to $20bln
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkey aims to raise its trade with Iran to USD20 billion, a minister said on Tuesday. ( 16:09:27 - 2009/01/27)

Iran to Send Satellite into Orbit by March 20
TEHRAN (FNA)-Iranian Space Agency (ISA) said that the first domestically-built satellite of Iran called "Omid" (Hope) will be sent to the orbit by March 20. ( 15:25:26 - 2009/01/27)

Iran, Zimbabwe Ink MoU on Tourism Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian tour operators signed a memorandum of understanding with the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority and Inbound Tour Operators Association of Zimbabwe to market the two countries' tourist destinations. ( 15:18:42 - 2009/01/27)

Iranian President Presents Draft Budget Bill
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad presented a draft budget bill to parliament for 2009-10 on Tuesday. ( 15:17:57 - 2009/01/27)

Kenya Seeks Expansion of Trade Ties with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Kenya's newly appointed Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta conferred with Iran's First Vice President Parviz Davoudi on expansion of trade ties and economic cooperation. ( 15:07:07 - 2009/01/27)

Etisalat Plans up to $5 bln Investment in Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Emirates Telecommunications Corp ETEL.AD (Etisalat) expects to invest up to $5 billion over five years in its Iran operations after winning the country's third mobile phone license, its chairman said. ( 15:42:48 - 2009/01/26)

Iranian Trade Team to Visit Britain despite Restrictions
TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian trade delegation will visit here next month to boost economic cooperation with their counterparts in Britain. ( 15:42:02 - 2009/01/26)

Turkish Minister to Visit Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish State Minister for Foreign Trade Kursad Tuzmen is scheduled to pay a visit to Iran today for a series of talks. ( 15:41:15 - 2009/01/26)

Iran Objects to Construction of Caspian Seabed Pipeline
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian oil ministry official expressed Iran's protest against the construction of Caspian seabed pipeline, calling it a threat to the sea's ecological system. ( 17:53:38 - 2009/01/25)

Iran, Senegal Stress Economic Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Commerce Minister Masoud Mir Kazemi and his Senegalese counterpart Mamadou Diop Dccroix stressed economic cooperation between the two countries. ( 16:46:09 - 2009/01/25)

CBI Plans 4-Point Cut in Inflation Rate
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Central Bank Chief Mahmoud Bahmani expressed optimism here on Sunday about a 4-point fall in the country's inflation rate within the next two months. ( 16:12:06 - 2009/01/25)

Iran Lowers Unemployment Rate
TEHRAN (FNA)- Counting students and housewives among the ranks of the employed has helped lower Iran's jobless rate, an official at the statistics office said in remarks published Saturday. ( 16:11:21 - 2009/01/25)