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Iran declares details of exports from Ardabil Province

Business Materials 8 May 2021 16:31 (UTC +04:00)
Iran declares details of exports from Ardabil Province

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 8

By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:

A total of $271 million worth of goods were exported from the Ardabil Province (northwestern Iran) over the last Iranian year (from March 20, 2020, through March 20, 2021), Chairman of Industry, Mine, and Trade Organization of Ardabil Province Ramin Sadeghi said in a press conference, Trend reports citing the IRNA.

The chairman emphasized that the exports increased by 108 percent in terms of value compared to the preceding Iranian year (from March 21, 2019, through March 19, 2020). About 63 percent of exported goods were industrial products.

Furthermore, $67.4 million worth of goods were imported to the province during the last Iranian year. The imports increased by 15 percent in terms of value. The main imported goods were raw materials and manufacturing equipment, according to him.

Sadeghi added that there are currently 1,142 manufacturing enterprises operating in Iran’s Ardabil Province. A total of 750 trillion rials (about $17.8 billion) have been invested in these enterprises. And about 22,000 people work in these enterprises.

“It is planned to increase the manufacturing of 45 enterprises in the Ardabil Province, and increase the supply of raw materials by 50 percent in the current Iranian year (from March 21, 2021, through March 20, 2022),” he said.

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