More than $5.3 billion out of Iran’s overall $13.56 billion worth of non-oil exports (around 40%) during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 20-Sept. 21) headed to neighboring Arab countries, the director general of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran's Arab and African Countries Affairs Department said.
“Iraq with $2.97 billion was the top export destination among neighboring Arab states, making it the second biggest export destination during the period in the world,” Farzad Piltan was also quoted as saying by ILNA.
The UAE with $1.93 billion, Oman with $165 million, Kuwait with $73 million, Qatar with $62 million and Bahrain with $3 million followed.
No exports were dispatched to Saudi Arabia in H1.
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