Trend AZ cited Mr Mohammad Reza Izadian the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran's director for planning affairs as saying that Iran plans to give a boost to its non oil exports in the H2 of the current Iranian calendar year which ends on March 20th 2013.

According to the Customs Administration data, the total value of Iran's non oil imports and exports during the H1 of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 20 amounted to USD 47.1 billion.

Iran exported around 37.45 million tonnes of goods worth USD 20.62 billion and imported some 19.12 million tonnes of goods worth USD 26.48 billion in the 6 month period.

Iran exported around USD 43.7 billion worth of non oil goods in the previous year and imported some USD 61.8 billion worth of goods to hit the unprecedented mark of USD 105 billion in annual trade.

Mr Shamseddin Hosseini finance and economic affairs minister of Iran said that Iran conducted economic transactions with 150 countries in the last calendar year. Iran continues trading with the world at a time when certain countries are trying to put hurdles in front of its economic progress.

Source - Trend AZ

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