ArmInfo. Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri, at his meeting with the Board of Directors of the Tehran Stock Exchange in Yerevan, spoke of growing Armenian-Iranian trade turnover, IRNA reports. The bilateral annual trade turnover could in the near future be brought from the current $400mln up to $1bln, the ambassador said.
Mr Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri also spoke of the fields of interest to Armenian and Iranian investors. According to him, Armenian investors could invest in the Tehran Stock Exchange by means of the Araks and Meghri free economic zones. At present, 6,100 foreign economic actors are working on the Tehran Stock Exchange. Armenia's Statistical Committee reported a 16.7% increase in the Armenian-Iranian trade turnover this Jan-Sept, up to $341.3mln. Armenia's exports to Iran totaled $46.2mln (a 28.6% year-on-year decrease), with imports totaling $295.1mln (a 29.6% year-on-year increase).
