EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated 20 industrial projects in Aras Free Trade and Industrial Zone located in West Azarbaijan Province via videoconference on Monday.

EghtesadOnline: The plan to set up an international bourse in the free economic zones is again under discussion after being put on the back burner.

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated via videoconference several projects in Aras, Arvand, Chabahar and Qeshm free trade zones as well as in special economic zones of Payam and Salafchegan worth an aggregate of 62,000 billion rials ($277 million) on Thursday.

EghtesadOnline: More than 15,500 tons of greenhouse products worth $31 million were exported from Aras Free Zone in West Azarbaijan Province during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21).

EghtesadOnline: The High Council of Securities and Exchange, the main capital market policymaker, okayed the agreement in principle in August to set up an international equities exchange.

EghtesadOnline: An Afghan bank may open a branch in Iran's Chabahar Free Trade Zone, Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said, without mentioning the name.