EghtesadOnline: Power consumption of industries has increased by 12% since the beginning of the current fiscal in March compared to a year ago, but the rise has not transformed into decent productivity growth, head of the Mining and Mining Industries Commission of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mining and Agriculture said.
EghtesadOnline: Most remote-working Iranian game developers have reported a surge in productivity, following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
EghtesadOnline: An official with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare said performance-based contracting has been put in place for a total of 10,000 farmers over the past one and a half years and this has improved their productivity, ensured the sales of their products and consequently boosted their income.
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s annual total-factor productivity index during the fiscal 2005-6 to 2016-17 hovered around zero, suggesting the neutral role played by productivity in the country’s economic growth.