Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 9
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
During the four months (March 21-July 22) of this Iranian year (started March 21, 2019), investments worth 970.2 trillion rials (about $23.1 billion) were envisaged in Iran’s industrial sector, Trend reports referring to the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade.
The value of investments increased by 26.3 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the report.
It is also expected that over 20,000 people will be employed as part of the projects that received licenses in the industrial sector during the reporting period. This is a 31.2 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Table 1 shows the value of investments (in billion rials) for projects:
License area |
4th month (June 22 – July 22) |
3rd month (May 22 –June 21) |
Change in percent |
4 months of this Iranian year (March 21–July 22) |
4 months of last Iranian year (March 21 – July 22) |
Change in percent |
|
Industry |
License for creation |
356,045 |
176,982 |
101.2 |
970,248 |
768,267.5 |
26.3 |
Operating license |
8,908 |
7,529 |
18.3 |
125,487 |
275,878.8 |
-54.5 |
|
Mine |
Confirmation of exploration (expense for exploration operations) |
47.3 |
31.4 |
50.6 |
259.1 |
161.2 |
60.7 |
Table 2 shows the number of jobs to be opened as part of the projects:
License area |
4th month (June 22 – July 22) |
3rd month (May 22 –June 21) |
Change in percent |
4 months of this Iranian year (March 21–July 22) |
4 months of last Iranian year (March 21 – July 22) |
Change in percent |
|
Industry |
License for creation |
61,886 |
56,890 |
8.8 |
200,972 |
153,150 |
31.2 |
Operating license |
32,928.9 |
48,797 |
-32.5 |
31,029 |
30,035 |
3.3 |
|
Mine |
Operating license |
516 |
728 |
29.1 |
1,734 |
1,471 |
17.9 |
Software |
License for operating software |
533 |
66 |
707.6 |
599 |
45 |
1,231.1 |