Iran's non-oil exports to hit $59 bln
Iran's non-oil exports will reach $59 billion in the current
calendar year, which ends March 20, 2014, the Deputy Director of
the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, Kioumars Fathollah
Kermanshahi, said on Monday.
The announced figure is based on the Fifth Five-Year Economic
Development Plan, IRNA news agency was quoted Kermanshahi as
saying.
He said that technical and engineering services will account for
$18 billion of the mentioned amount.
According to the director of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran,
Hamid Safdel, Iran's total non-oil exports stood at $50 billion in
the previous year.
Iran had non-oil trade with 196 countries in the mentioned
period.
The country's trade with 97 countries such as the United Arab
Emirates, South Korea, Switzerland, turkey, and China was negative
in previous year, ISNA news agency reported on March 6.
Tehran's trade balance was positive with 99 countries, including
Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Turkmenistan, and Pakistan.
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