West Azerbaijan exports reached $ 2.9 billion
Governor of West Azerbaijan: Since the beginning of this year, the province's exports have reached 2 billion and 900 million dollars, which is a significant increase compared to last year.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Mohammad Mehdi Shahriari, in a meeting with the economic activists of the province in the presence of the Deputy Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Chairman of the Industries and Mines Commission and representatives of the people of Urmia in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, added: 1 million 27 thousand tons of goods this year Exported from West Azerbaijan, valued at $ 2.9 billion.
He added: "Exports of other provinces from the borders of West Azerbaijan as one of the provinces active in international trade during this year was significant and reached $ 9 billion, which will increase greatly by the end of the year."
Shahriari said: "Since the end of October this year, two border crossings were set up for special exchanges of border residents in West Azerbaijan, whose exports in the first quarter of the activity alone were about 4 million and 200 thousand dollars."
West Azerbaijan has 9 customs and 6 border markets, which are scattered in the area of 967 km of the border of this province and most of the export items including polyethylene, fruit, stone, all kinds of metals that have been exported to neighboring countries.
Referring to the positive economic balance of the province, the governor of West Azerbaijan said that this is more than any factor due to potential border and God-given capacities and said: "Although the efforts of those in charge have been effective in improving economic indicators,
Presenting a report on the economic developments in the province, Shahriari said: "West Azerbaijan has been ranked top in improving the business environment in the last two years."
The Governor of West Azerbaijan, appreciating the efforts of the Provincial Assembly in order to accelerate the development process of the province, expressed hope that the positive economic indicators of the province will be strengthened by implementing the policies formulated by the government.
Referring to the geographical features of the province, he said: 33% of the province's employment is provided in the agricultural sector and 22% in the industrial sector and the rest in the service sector, adding: the government has a special view on the province's capacity and in this direction provide the necessary support to Has acted.
