IME Reports $1.4b Trade in 1 Month

More than 2.74 million tons of goods worth 349 trillion rials ($1.45 billion) were traded at the Iran Mercantile Exchange in the last Iranian month that ended on April 20. 
The deals grew 350% in volume and 54% in value compared to the same month a year before, the IMEs public relations website reported. 
IME is a commodities exchange in Tehran founded in 2006 to host deals in farm, industrial and petrochemical products in the spot and futures markets.