TEHRAN- Iran’s export of steel ingots increased 36 percent during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that the expansion of trade with the neighboring countries is a priority of the current government.

Implementation of a program for indigenizing the knowledge for the production of industrial parts and equipment has saved Iran $2.2 billion in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), according to the Deputy Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Mehdi Sadeqi Niaraki.

The value of Iran’s export to Oman increased 67 percent during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Sptember 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to the head of Iran-Oman Joint Chamber of Commerce.

After a 1.5-year hiatus, Iran and Saudi Arabia have resumed economic exchanges with the Islamic Republic exporting $39,000 worth of commodities to the Kingdom, the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced on Monday.

The value of Iran’s non-oil trade with its 15 neighbors reached $22.588 billion in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22) to register a 52 percent rise year on year, the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

Ali-Reza Peymankhah who was speaking at the 17th Session of the EPO representatives said that the trade infrastructures need to be modernized and the diversity of export goods is also important for promotion of the country’s exports.

Iran's pistachio export saw an 8,000-ton rise in the first six months of this Persian year (March 21 - September 22), compared to the same period last year.

Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said in a meeting with deputy Kyrgyz trade and cooperation minister that the Eurasia region countries comprise the priority of Iran’s foreign trade, and among Eurasian countries Russia and Kazakhstan have special positions.

Head of Iran’s Planning and Budget Organization (PBO) has said many of the countries in the region are seeking the Islamic Republic’s engineering and technical services and the country can provide them with such services, IRNA reported.