The following is a numbered list of news on latest economic developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as of 12:00 GMT, Jan. 21, on IRINN TV.
1. 12:02 GMT – Iran and Azerbaijan will jointly invest in the construction Rasht-Astara railway, Deputy Roads Minister Fakhrieh Kashan said.
2. 12:04 GMT – Iranian water and sewage water organization plans to launch 21 water projects in villages in Tehran Province.
3. 12:06 GMT – The volume of Iran’s foreign trade has reached $50 billion over the current fiscal year.
4. 12:08 GMT – Report on the rate of foreign currencies in the Iranian market. Euro was traded at 54,856 rials in the free market. The official rate of US dollar was 36,639 rials and it was traded at 45,047 rials in the free market.
5. 12:08 GMT – Report on the prices of gold in Iranian market. Gold coin was traded at 15,187,000 rials (about $337.1 according to the currency rate in free market). One gram of the 18-karat gold was priced at 1,430,000 rials (about $31.7).
6. 12:09GMT – The main index of Tehran Stock Exchange reached 98,221 points.
7. 12:010 GMT – Report on the prices of Iran-made cars.
9. 12:11 GMT – Iran plans to increase the volume of sturgeon fishes farming in Central Province.
Source: State-owned news channel IRINN, Tehran, in Persian
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