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Third EURASIA Expo International Exhibition will be held at Tehran Central Exhibition Complex from 21 to 24 February. Iran has an observer status in the Russian-lead Eurasian Economic Union since last December.
The event will bring together representatives of the Eurasian Economic Union's (EAEU) countries: Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Iran.
Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref will attend the opening ceremony on 21 February, according to BRICS TV.
The event will cover key sectors including agriculture, engineering, construction, oil and gas, and pharmaceuticals. According to Iranian Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade Seyed Mohammad Atabak, the exhibition is an excellent platform for the development of trade with EAEU countries.
The business programme includes plenary sessions, panel discussions and bilateral negotiations. The meetings will discuss trade relations between Tehran and the EAEU and the free trade agreement, banking sector, logistics, customs regulation and investment cooperation.
The Iran-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement promises to eliminate tariffs for 87% of traded goods.
It is expected that this event will contribute to the strengthening of economic ties between the states and the development of industrial cooperation. Among the main objectives are to create conditions for interaction at the level of industry associations, to develop effective business support mechanisms, as well as to exchange data on the needs of customers and suppliers.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
A recent Federal Reserve Bank of New York (New York Fed) study reveals that while the use of artificial intelligence (AI) among businesses has grown significantly over the past year, very few companies have carried out AI-related layoffs.
Rising concerns over the U.S. economy and ongoing tariff disputes have put global government bonds under selling pressure, experts say. Donald Trump’s push for interest-rate cuts, combined with a major spending bill, has shaken investor confidence, sending bond prices down while yields rise.
Access to Google services was restored Thursday after a region-wide outage cut off millions of users across dozens of countries, with disruptions reported in platforms including YouTube, Gmail and Maps.
The pound and the yen came under strain on Wednesday, weighed down by renewed investor concerns over global fiscal health and political uncertainty in Japan.
The price of gold surged sharply on Wednesday, reaching a new record of $3,530.08 per ounce. Analysts say the rise is driven by expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut in September and concerns over the central bank’s independence.
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