The following is a numbered list of news on latest economic developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as of 12:00 GMT, Nov. 8, on IRINN TV.
1. 12:03 GMT – The Iranian government has passed a bill on allocating loans to create job opportunities in rural areas.
2. 12:05 GMT – Central Bank of Iran will introduce amendments to an anti-money laundering bill in near future.
3. 12:06 GMT – Report on the prices of gold in the Iranian market. Gold coin was traded at 13,479,000 rials (about $331.39 according to the currency rate in free market) on Wednesday. One gram of the 18-karat gold was priced at 1,248,000 rials (about $30.68).
4. 12:06 GMT – Report on the rate of foreign currencies in the Iranian market. Euro valued 47,525 rials in the free market. The US dollar was traded at 40,673 rials.
5. 12:06 GMT – The main index of Tehran Stock Exchange reached 87897 points.
6. 12:07 GMT – Iranian agricultural officials expect to harvest 5.5 million tons of sugarcane by March 2018.
7. 12:09 GMT – A meeting on development of the North-South transportation corridor was held between Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan and Belarus in Baku.
8. 12:11 GMT – Iranian economy ministry will issue bonds at the Iranian equity market to buy wheat.
9. 12:12 GMT – Iranian presidential aide on technologies and the statistical center of the country have inked an agreement on cooperation.
10. 12:13 GMT – Report on the construction of a large solar power plant in Iran.
Source: State-owned news channel IRINN, Tehran, in Persian
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