The following is a numbered list of news on latest economic developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as of 11:00 GMT, April 8, on IRINN TV.
1. 11:03 GMT – Iran has increased the ceiling of loans for the construction of rural houses.
2. 11:04 GMT – Iran’s veterinary organization has briefed on the plans to reduce the risks of illness among livestock in the country.
3. 11:06 GMT – Report on the rate of foreign currencies in the Iranian market. Euro was traded at 60,992 rials in the free market. The official rate of the USD was 37,814 rials and it was traded at 49,311 rials in the free market.
4. 11:06 GMT – Report on the prices of gold in the Iranian market. The gold coin was traded at 18,710,000 rials (about $ 379.4 according to the currency rate in the free market). One gram of the 18-karat gold was priced at 1,702,000 rials (about $34.5).
5. 11:07 GMT – The main index of Tehran Stock Exchange hit 96,341.
6. 11: 07 GMT – Iran Mercantile Exchange has expressed readiness for creating currency market.
7. 11:08 GMT - Report on the prices of homemade cars.
8. 11:10 GMT – A factory in the northwestern city of Tabriz has produced a coal boiler.
9. 11:11 GMT – Report on China l-US ties.
Source: State-owned news channel IRINN, Tehran, in Persian
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