Iran’s two-month exports to Eurasia up 70%
An official of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said on Monday that the country’s exports to the Eurasian Economic Union (UAEU) member states from March 21 to May 21, 2023 grew by 70 percent following the conclusion of preferential trade agreement (PTA) with the union.
Director of the Department of Central Asia, Russia and Caucasus at TPOI Rahmatollah Khormali revealed the organization of an expert-level meeting of the second round of specialized exhibition of EAEU’s member states in Tehran and added that the first round of the exhibition was held in Tehran in July 2021, with the participation of senior authorities and leading companies of the member states, IRNA reported.
Referring to the significance of the 180-million market of these countries for developing the export of non-oil products and their politico-economic proximity with Iran, as well as the successful completion of talks with the union’s member states, he stated that the second edition of the exhibition will be held in Tehran on December 4-7, 2023.
Upon the conclusion of the PTA with the union’s member states, Iran’s exports to these countries showed a 28 percent growth in 2022 compared to the same period last year, Khormali underlined.
In this period, Iran’s exports to the member states of the union registered a 70 percent growth in the two months to May 21, he said.