The following is a numbered list of news on latest economic developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as of 12:00 GMT, Dec. 13, on IRINN TV.
1. 12:03 GMT – Iranian government has begun supplying eggs at cheaper prices in a move to deal with the growing prices.
2. 12:04 GMT – Iran is planning to export 38,500 kilograms of saffron in 11,000 packages which have special barcodes in order to show detailed information on the quality of the products.
3. 12:05 GMT – An exhibition on printing industry has been held in Tehran.
4. 12:07 GMT – An Iranian steel official has said that the new customs tariffs introduced by the EU have created no obstacles against the country’s exports.
5. 12:07 GMT – Report on the rate of foreign currencies in the Iranian market. Central Bank of Iran put the official rate of euro at 49,887 rials. The official rate of US dollar was 35,589 rials.
6. 12:07 GMT – Report on the prices of gold in Iranian market. Gold coin was traded at 14,110,000 rials (about $336.2 according to the currency rate in free market) on Wednesday. One gram of the 18-karat gold was priced at 1,280,000 rials (about $30.5).
7. 12:08 GMT – Report on the performance of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). The main index of the TSE reached 93284 points.
8. 12:08 GMT – Report on the prices of the home-made cars.
9. 12:10 GMT – Farmers have started harvesting corns in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in southwestern Iran.
10. 12:12 GMT – About 30 million tons of various cargos have been loaded and unloaded in the southern port of Imam Khomeini.
Source: State-owned news channel IRINN, Tehran, in Persian
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