Iranian Companies Plan to Boost Trade with UAE
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran International Exhibition Company (IIEC) is taking several initiatives to encourage Iranian companies to participate in exhibitions and trade events in the United Arab Emirates after Iranian exporters showed increased willingness to expand their business in the UAE. ( 18:51:10 - 2009/01/11)

Ecuador Seeks Credit Line from Iran for Oil Projects
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ecuador said the country hopes it can receive the required volume of credit from Iran to accomplish its oil projects, following rapid development of relations between Tehran and Quito. ( 18:51:05 - 2009/01/11)

Iraqi Transport Ministry Activates Deal for Flights to Northeastern Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iraqi transport ministry activated an agreement with Iran to operate lines for flights between the Baghdad and Najaf airports, on one hand, and the Mashhad International Airport in Iran on the other, a senior advisor for the transport minister said. ( 18:50:55 - 2009/01/11)

Iran's First Solar Power Plant Comes on Stream
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's first solar power plant was inaugurated in Shiraz on Saturday, the director of the solar energy division of the Iranian Renewable Energies Organization announced. ( 16:17:03 - 2009/01/11)

Bushehr Leads Nation in Mar.-Dec. Non-Oil Goods Exports
TEHRAN (FNA)- Bushehr Province was Iran's leading export point for non-oil goods for the period from March 20 to December 20, 2008, the director general of the Bushehr Province Customs Administration announced. ( 15:38:08 - 2009/01/11)

Iran Seeks 10% Share for Developing Phase 2 of Azeri Gas Field
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has submitted a $1.7 billion proposal for developing a part of the second phase of neighboring Azerbaijan's enormous Shakh-Deniz offshore gas deposit. ( 18:45:56 - 2009/01/10)

China to Keep Iran Term Crude Imports Steady
TEHRAN (FNA)- China will keep Iranian crude imports via term deals steady this year after volumes jumped a third in 2008 versus the year before. ( 18:22:54 - 2009/01/10)

Pakistan Gets First Iranian Crude Cargo on Deferred Payment
TEHRAN (FNA)- The first shipment of Iranian crude oil of 65,000 metric tons arrived in Karachi on Friday to fulfill supply of local refineries. ( 17:55:12 - 2009/01/10)

Iranian IT Delegation Visits Kuwait
TEHRAN (FNA)- Kuwaiti Acting Communications Minister Abdulrahman Al-Ghunaim recently received a delegation from Iran's Telecommunications Infrastructure Company (TIC) - Tehran's representative in a joint sea fiber cable project between Kuwait and Iran. ( 17:43:16 - 2009/01/10)

Iran to Pay for Indian Tea in Euro
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has decided to pay India in euros instead of US dollars for the tea it imports from this country, Tea Board of India chief Basudeb Banerjee said after returning from a three-day visit to Iran. ( 17:42:12 - 2009/01/10)

Iran, Kuwait Start Oil Output Cut
TEHRAN (FNA)- Evidence of members of the OPEC implementing the group's biggest ever output cuts grew as Iran and Kuwait told some Asian customers of bigger supply curbs, hoping to put a firmer floor under prices. ( 17:39:57 - 2009/01/10)

Indian Tea Traders Optimistic about Increased Exports to Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Indian traders are now expecting to increase their exports to Iran after key issues hurting exports to the Islamic republic have been sorted out. ( 17:02:05 - 2009/01/10)

Iran, Russia Agree to Swap Gas
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran and Moscow reached an initial agreement to swap gas, Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari announced here on Friday. ( 14:44:26 - 2009/01/10)

Iran, Turkey Keen to Boost Agro Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Village Affairs Mehmet Mehdi Eker and Iranian Ambassador to Ankara Bahman Hosseinpour in a meeting on Thursday discussed ways to expand cooperation in agriculture and animal husbandry. ( 13:41:45 - 2009/01/10)