The following is a numbered list of news on latest economic developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as of 12:00 GMT, Feb. 13, on IRINN TV.
1. 12:02 GMT – Iranian industry minister has chaired an administrative meeting discussing the issue of distribution of staple food products in the country.
2. 12:04 GMT – Ahead of new Iranian year’s celebrations, to be held on March 20, the country’s agriculture minister, Mahmoud Hojjati, has denied any shortage of fruit in the country.
3. 12:05 GMT – About 360,000 individuals have opened accounts in “the first housing fund”.
4. 12:06 GMT – Report on the rate of foreign currencies in the Iranian market. Euro was traded at 60,126 rials in the free market. Official rate of the USD was 37,054 rials and it was traded at 48,478 rials in the free market.
5. 12:07 GMT – Report on the prices of gold in the Iranian market. Gold coin was traded at 15,775,000 rials (about $325.4 according to the currency rate in the free market). One gram of the 18-karat gold was priced at 1,503,000 rials (about $31).
6. 12:07 GMT – Main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) reached 98,348 points.
7. 12:08 GMT – Report on the prices of Iranian-made cars.
8. 12:09 GMT – University graduates have launched a greenhouse for producing medical herbs.
9. 12:11 GMT – Report on breeding and processing of fishes in the southern province of Khouzestan.
Source: State-owned news channel IRINN, Tehran, in Persian
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