BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 22
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The amount of investments to be made into the enterprises for establishment in the Kermanshah Province (western Iran) increased by 55.4 percent during the first six months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through September 21, 2020) compared to the same period last Iranian year, Trend reports citing Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade of Iran.
According to the statistics, 872 enterprises were licensed to be established in the Kermanshah Province over the first six months of the current Iranian year. While in the same period last Iranian year, 328 enterprises were licensed to be set up. The number of issued licenses increased by 166 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year.
“It is planned to be invested about 43.4 trillion rials (about $1.03 billion) into the enterprises licensed to establish within 6 months,” the statistics said.
However, 27.9 trillion rials (about $666 million) worth of investments was planned to be invested into the licensed enterprises in the same period last Iranian year, the statistics said.
According to the statistics, about 17,400 people are envisaged to be employed at the enterprises licensed for six months. The employment increased by 140 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year. Thus, it was planned to be employed about 7,270 people at the enterprises licensed in the same period last Iranian year.
A total of 12,800 enterprises were licensed to be established in Iran during the first six months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through September 21, 2020) with an investment of 2.25 quadrillion rials (about $53.5 billion).
In general, 410,000 people are envisaged to be employed at the enterprises licensed within 6 months. The number of issued licenses increased by 46.9 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year. This resulted in an increase of 42.5 percent in terms of investments and 36.3 percent in terms of employment.