Exports of more than $ 10 billion to neighboring Arab countries
Explaining the position of Arab countries among the target export markets and Iran's neighbors in the first 10 months of this year, the Director General of the Arab and African Office of the Trade Development Organization of Iran said: "Iran's total non-oil exports in the first 10 months of this year are estimated at 28 billion dollars."
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Farzad Pilten stated: "Surveys show that out of the total of 28 billion dollars of our country's exports in the mentioned period, about 26 billion and 146 million dollars have been made to the top 20 target countries."
He added: "In this list, as in the nine-month period, China, Iraq and the UAE are ranked first to third, respectively, and Kazakhstan, Kuwait and Ghana are ranked 18th to 20th instead of Venezuela, Kuwait and Kazakhstan, respectively."
The Director General of the Arab and African Office of the Trade Development Organization of Iran said: 5 Arab countries including Iraq with about $ 6.3 billion in second place, UAE with about $ 3.7 billion in third place, Oman with two steps up from November and with 323 Million is in 11th place, Qatar is in 16th place with a climb of 134 million dollars and Kuwait is in 125th place with $ 125 million while maintaining 19th place.
Pilten continued: "Iran's total exports to the Arab countries were about 10 billion and 699 million dollars, which compared to last month, December, has increased by 1 billion and 896 million dollars."
He added: "Other Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Yemen from the Persian Gulf and Syria, Jordan and Lebanon from the Middle East have not been included in the list of Iran's top 20 exporting countries during this period."
The position of Arab countries in exports to neighboring countries
Referring to the position of Arab countries among neighboring countries, the Director General of the Arab and African Office of the Trade Development Organization of Iran said: "Statistics show that during the first 10 months of this year, about 16 billion and 646 million dollars were exported to 15 neighboring countries." Neighboring Arab countries are estimated at $ 10 billion and $ 705 million.
He added: "In the mentioned list, as in the 9-month period of this year, Iraq and the UAE are still in the first and second ranks, and Oman is in the 7th place with one step up, Qatar is in the 10th place, and Kuwait is still in the 125th place with 125 million dollars." 12 and Bahrain are ranked 14th with $ 6 million.
The Director General of the Arab-African Office continued: "Saudi Arabia, as in the first nine months of this year, without any direct trade exchange between the two countries, is still in the last position of neighboring countries."
"Given the recent international and regional developments following the inauguration of the new administration in the United States, the relative reduction of the negative atmosphere caused by sanctions, the reduction of restrictions due to the spread of the Corona virus, and the resumption of events and trade relations with neighboring Arab countries. The country's export process to these markets is expected to maintain its upward trend in the last months of the year.
* ILNA
