The following is a numbered list of news on latest economic developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as of 12:00 GMT, Jan. 22, on IRINN TV.
1. 12:02 GMT – Valiolah Seif Governor of Central Bank of Iran has forecasted that the country’s currency market would experience stable days over the ending two months of the current fiscal year (starting March 20).
2. 12:04 GMT – First Vice President has chaired an administrative meeting on the economy of the rural areas.
3. 12:06 GMT – Government Spokesperson, Mohammadbaqer Nowbakht, has said that the output of the country’s joint oil and gas fields would reach 350,000 by the end of the current fiscal year (starting March 20).
4. 12:07 GMT – Report on the rate of foreign currencies in the Iranian market. Euro was traded at 56,207 rials in the free market. The official rate of US dollar was 36,635 rials and it was traded at 45,411 rials in the free market.
5. 12:07 GMT – Report on the prices of gold in Iranian market. Gold coin was traded at 15,360,000 rials (about $338.2 according to the currency rate in free market). One gram of the 18-karat gold was priced at 1,454,000 rials (about $32).
6. 12:08GMT – The main index of Tehran Stock Exchange reached 98,629 points.
7. 12:010 GMT – Report on the prices of Iran-made cars.
9. 12:11 GMT – Iran and Belarus officials have attended a meeting of the joint economic commission of the two countries.
10. 12:11 GMT – About 400,000 passengers and 2,500 tons of goods are carried through railroad in Golestan Province per year.
Source: State-owned news channel IRINN, Tehran, in Persian
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