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Iran ranks 39th in terms of high-tech exports

Iran Materials 7 September 2012 14:02 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Sep.7/ Trend F.Milad/

Iran is in the 39th place among 89 countries which manufacture high-tech products and has exported some $1 billion worth of such products in the past Iranian calendar year, the industry, mine, and trade minister stated.

The value of Iran's high-tech exports rose to $1 billion in last year ending on March 19, from $2.3 million in 1996, the Mehr news agency quoted Mehdi Ghazanfari as saying.

In 2009, the world's total value of high-tech exports amounted to $2.4 trillion, he said, adding that the figure was $1.7 trillion in 2005.

High-tech exports can replace oil exports as it is predicted that such exports could reach $2 billion in the future, he said.

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