In its latest report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that Iran’s and Germany’s economies will grow by 0.6% and 0.2% respectively in 2025.

The Iranian Parliament has approved a plan to remove four zeros from the national currency, aiming to simplify financial transactions and address the effects of high inflation.

Year-on-year inflation in September 2025 (Iranian calendar) broke a 28-month record.

The volume of trade between Iran and the European Union reached 2.2 billion euros from January to July 2025, marking a 22 percent decline compared with the same period last year.

The EU Data Act became enforceable across the European Union on 12 September 2025. However, member states are facing significant challenges in establishing supervisory authorities and ensuring effective enforcement of the regulation.

Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) in July 2025 contracted by 0.3 percent compared to the same month last year.

While German exports to Iran fell sharply by 18% between January and June 2025, Iran’s exports to Germany remained largely stable.

The trade volume between Iran and EU-27 fell sharply by 22 percent YOY from January to June 2025, amounting to 1.8 billion euros.

The recent agreement between the European Union and the United States, which subjects many European industrial goods to a 15% tariff when traded with the US, has sparked a wave of criticism among German government officials and industry leaders.