The following is a numbered list of news on latest economic developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as of 12:00 GMT, Nov. 28, on IRINN TV.
1. 12:03 GMT – Iran has exported $180 million worth of handmade carpets over the first seven months of the currency fiscal year (starting March 20).
2. 12:05 GMT – Iranian ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azeri Jahromi attended a meeting at the commerce chamber of Tehran to discuss the role of new technologies in business.
3. 12:07 GMT – Report on the prices of gold in Iranian market. Gold coin was traded at 13,555,000 rials (about $330.4 according to the currency rate in free market) on Tuesday. One gram of the 18-karat gold was priced at 1,284,000 rials (about $31.3).
4. 12:08 GMT – Report on the rate of foreign currencies in the Iranian market. Euro valued at 48,900 rials in the free market. The US dollar was traded at 41,022 rials.
5. 12:08 GMT – The main index of Tehran Stock Exchange increased by 600 points to reach 91255 points.
6. 12:09 GMT – Some 19 new investors have entered Iran’s capital market.
7. 12:10 GMT – Report on farming fish in northwestern province of Ardabil.
8. 12:12 GMT – An exhibition of aviation industry has been held in Iran.
9.12:12 GMT – Iran has inaugurated 50 chained stores in Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
10. 12:13 GMT – Report on the government’s measures to purchase milk from farmers
Source: State-owned news channel IRINN, Tehran, in Persian
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