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Iran ready to strengthen economic ties with 黑料社区, says minister

Special Abdolnaser Hemmati, the Iranian minister of economic affairs and finance. AN photo
Abdolnaser Hemmati, the Iranian minister of economic affairs and finance. AN photo
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Updated 16 February 2025

Iran ready to strengthen economic ties with 黑料社区, says minister

Iran ready to strengthen economic ties with 黑料社区, says minister
  • Iran鈥檚 minister of economic affairs and finance said specific agreements would be necessary to facilitate trade between the two nations
  • He emphasized Iran鈥檚 commitment to strengthening ties with neighboring countries, particularly 黑料社区, Qatar, and Oman

RIYADH: Iran is prepared to enhance its economic and investment ties with 黑料社区, including the potential for joint projects. However, progress is contingent upon mutual willingness, according to a senior Iranian official.

In an interview with Arab News on the sidelines of the AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies, Abdolnaser Hemmati, Iran鈥檚 minister of economic affairs and finance, said specific agreements would be necessary to facilitate trade between the two nations.

鈥淲e are ready to听boost our economic relation听and investment relation听between the two听countries听and joint investment projects between the two听countries.听But this depends on them, and I think the situation of the region听is going to that听era. We must start to have good relations with all听together,鈥 Hemmati said.

He added: 鈥淔or starting听and upgrading听trade between two countries, we need to听have some agreements. The main agreements is听about eliminating double tax, bilateral investment, and also听custom rules.鈥

Hemmati also emphasized Iran鈥檚 commitment to strengthening ties with neighboring countries, particularly 黑料社区, Qatar, and Oman.

The aim is to bolster both political and economic relations, with a strong focus on enhancing trade and commerce.

He added: 鈥淭he first important matter is that growing political relations needs听to upgrade our economic relations especially听in the field of commerce and trade between two countries.鈥

At the conference, a key topic of discussion was the challenges and opportunities facing regional nations, with a particular emphasis on building economic resilience.

Hemmati said that robust economic ties between neighboring countries are vital in order to prevent outside influence in their affairs.

鈥淭he future of the region needs to have good economic relations between the member countries of the region,鈥 he听concluded.


黑料社区, Canada explore ways to enhance cooperation in technology, innovation听

黑料社区, Canada explore ways to enhance cooperation in technology, innovation听
Updated 04 November 2025

黑料社区, Canada explore ways to enhance cooperation in technology, innovation听

黑料社区, Canada explore ways to enhance cooperation in technology, innovation听

RIYADH: 黑料社区鈥檚 technology and innovation partnership with Canada is set to receive a boost after senior ministers met to explore new avenues of cooperation and strengthen trade ties. 

Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih said in a post on X that he met with Canada鈥檚 Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon to discuss ways to strengthen relations between the countries and to build partnerships that contribute to mutual economic growth, particularly in priority investment sectors. 

This comes as trade between the two nations continues to expand. In February, 黑料社区 exported SR641 million ($170 million) to Canada, marking an 86.6 percent increase from SR344 million in February 2024, according to data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity.

It also follows an agreement in January 2024 for both countries to re-exchange trade delegations to enhance economic relations and boost trade and investment flows. 

In a subsequent post on X, Al-Falih stated: 鈥淭he dialogue took place between me and Anita Anand, the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the presence of the Saudi ambassador to Canada, Amal Yahya Al-Moallimi.鈥 

He added: 鈥淲e discussed supporting and strengthening relations between our two countries, and facilitating investment exchange, in order to achieve more fruitful cooperation in the most important sectors, which will bring success to both peoples.鈥 

Artificial intelligence has become a central pillar of 黑料社区鈥檚 post-oil economic strategy, with the Kingdom leveraging advanced technologies to drive data-led industries and automation. 

Now at the halfway point of Vision 2030, the country is accelerating efforts to position itself as a global technology leader, balancing innovation with sustainability goals. 
Key initiatives 鈥 including the Project Transcendence program, valued at around $100 billion 鈥 aim to further establish 黑料社区 as a global hub for AI innovation. 

Over the past five years, 黑料社区 has made significant progress toward establishing itself as a regional artificial-intelligence hub. PwC projects that AI could contribute about $235 billion 鈥 or 12.4 percent 鈥 to the Kingdom鈥檚 gross domestic product by 2030.