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Iran: Rediscovering a Sleeping Giant

27.04.2017 - Iran has one of the longest histories of medical practice in the world. In the modern era, however, the Middle East country has fallen off the world‘s medical and pharmaceutical...

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US Won’t Override Sanctions for ExxonMobil

24.04.2017 - The US government will not allow ExxonMobil to bypass US sanctions against Russia to resume drilling for oil in a joint venture with Moscow-based Russian oil group Rosneft. The oil...

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BASF Confirms Talks on Iran Oil & Gas

27.02.2017 - BASF subsidiary Wintershall is in talks with the government of Iran about investing in the country’s oil and gas sector, BASF CEO Kurt Bock confirmed at the annual results press...

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More Iran Deals Mooted as new Sanctions Loom

06.02.2017 - Fresh reports of agreements between Iran and chemicals-related European countries continue to roll in, even as US president, Donald Trump, threatens new sanctions against them in...

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Russia Sells Nearly 20% of Rosneft to Investors

31.01.2017 - More than a month after Russia announced one of its biggest privatizations since the 1990s, the true identity of the buyers of a 19.5% stake in its national oil company Rosneft has...

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Linde May Nail Down Iran LNG

25.11.2016 - German gases and engineering group Linde is in line to nail down a large chunk of the LNG projects plannd for Iran, acording to news agency reports circulating in the Middle East...

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UK’s Croda Opens Office in Iran

21.11.2016 - UK specialty chemicals producer Croda has opened a new office in the Iranian capital of Tehran. The Hull, England-based company said the Croda Pars office, which will cater to the...

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Iran Gears up for LNG Boom

20.01.2016 - As global trade with Iran moves back into gear after the lifting of sanctions, the National Iranian Gas Exports Company (NIGEC) is said to be in talks with unidentified foreign...