News in Brief
Iran’s unemployment rate falls to 7.9%: Official
IRNA – Iran’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest, 7.9 percent, since the incumbent government took office in August 2021, announced Deputy Minister of Labor for Employment Affairs Mahmoud Karimi Beiranvand on Sunday.
Many employers are not aware of some academic fields and specializations which should be introduced to the society by holding exhibitions on scientific and technological opportunities, along with the skills of graduates, the official added.
MoU signed on allocation of $300m to NTBFs
A memorandum of understanding was signed on Sunday to allocate a total of $300 million for supporting Iranian new technology-based firms (NTBF), said the director general of the Business Department of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade.
Amirhossein Assadi said the MoU was signed by his ministry with the Economy Ministry, the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology and the Ministry of Science.
Seven-month trade with EAEU hits $4.2b
TASNIM –Trade between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states in the first seven months of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2023) reached $4.2 billion.
According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Iran and the member states of the union exchanged eight million tons of products, valued at $4.2 billion, during the seven months to October 22, 2023.