The following is a numbered list of news on latest economic developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as of 12:00 GMT, Oct. 31, on IRINN TV.
1. 12:03 GMT – Iran’s Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Masoud Karbasian has said that the country is finalizing talks to join the Eurasian Economic Treaty.
2. 12:05 GMT – Masoud Karbasian also attended a meeting to discuss the difficulties of private sector.
3. 12:07 GMT – Farmers in the northern province of Gilan have sown their lands and harvested from them for second time over the current year.
4. 12:08 GMT – Report on the prices of gold in the Iranian market. Gold coin was traded at 13,130,000 rials (about $324.4 according to the currency rate in free market) on Tuesday. One gram of the 18-karat gold was priced at 1,236,000 rials (about $30.53).
5. 12:09 GMT – Report on the rate of foreign currencies in the Iranian market. Euro valued 47,612 rials in the free market. The US dollar was traded at 40,472 rials.
6. 12:09 GMT – Report on the performance of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). The main index of the TSE stood at 87650.
7. 12:11 GMT – An exhibition on interior design has been held in Tehran.
8. 12:12 GMT – An exhibition to introduce investment opportunities in Iran has been held in the southern island of Kish.
Source: State-owned news channel IRINN, Tehran, in Persian
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