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Tehran, Doha weigh plans to broaden trade ties
TASNIM – Officials from Iran and Qatar discussed ways to promote cooperation between the two states in various fields, particularly economic and trade relations.
Assistant Foreign Minister of Qatar for Regional Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi discussed a range of bilateral and regional issues in his meeting with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian in Tehran on Sunday.
Int’l paper expo kicks off in Tehran
IRNA – The Sixth Tehran International Exhibition of Paper, Cardboard, Cellulose Products, and Related Machinery kicked off in Tehran.
The event, which started on Sunday, is underway in the fields of self-sufficiency in production, exports, marketing, machinery, industries, and equipment.
At present, 120 plants are operating in the field of paper production across the country, as their most important problem is the supply of raw materials.
UK rejects call to regulate crypto trading as gambling
REUTERS – A UK government spokesperson rejected a parliamentary committee’s recommendation to regulate cryptocurrency trading as a form of gambling.
The rejection came in response to the House of Commons Treasury Committee’s report on the regulation of crypto-assets trading.
“Unbacked crypto-assets have no intrinsic value, and their price volatility exposes consumers to the potential for substantial gains or losses, while serving no useful social purpose,” the committee concluded.