Import Barriers to Be Raised

TIN news: Iran is "raising the barriers against imports" for the next Iranian year (starting March 20, 2016) to stabilize the economy, Deputy Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Valiollah Afkhamirad aounced. Iran's finances have been strained by plummeting oil sales that forced the govement to tighten its grip on its limited supply of foreign exchange. Thus, it is limiting the volume and variety of goods that can be imported with the Central Bank of Iran's 22% discount in foreign exchange ...