Free Trade, Special Economic Zones Account for 40% of Iranian Exports

Exports from Iran's free trade and special economic zones account for 40% of the country’s total exports during the seven years since President Hassan Rouhani first took office in August 2013. 
According to Secretary of the High Council of Free Trade Zones and Special Economic Areas Morteza Bank, exports through FTZs and SEZs reached $169 billion during the period under review.
“Overall imports from these trade zones have hit $45 billion over the seven-year period,” he was quoted as saying by IRNA. 
FTZs were first authorized in 1993 on Kish Island, Qeshm Island and Chabahar Port. Later, Aras, Arvand, Maku and Anzali were added to the list.