28% Rise in Investments in Anzali Free Trade Zone

Investments in Anzali Free Trade Zone amounted to 7.26 trillion rials ($62.7 million) during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21), showing a 28% rise compared with the similar period of last year.
According to Amin Ofoqi, the head of Anzali Trade-Industrial Free Zone Organization's Public Relations and International Affairs Bureau, these investments were made in 63 projects, including the construction of production units, hotels and lodging centers, residential areas, recreational and service centers, as well as high-tech and knowledge-based industries, the Persian daily Donya-e-Eqtesad reported.
The official noted that during the same nine-month period, $31 million worth of foreign investment were made in FTZ.