Exports of Iranian SMEs Rise to €1.3b

Iranian small- and medium-sized enterprises exported €1.3 billion worth of non-oil commodities during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Aug. 22).
According to Asghar Masaheb, the deputy head of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization, the volume of exports increased by 40% compared with last year’s corresponding period.
“Exports during the five months were made by 1,100 SMEs in different industrial fields,” he said.
Iran is home to over 77,000 SMEs, 43,000 of which have been authorized to operate in industrial parks. 
Masaheb told IRNA that 34,000 of these 43,000 units are currently active and SMEs account for just over 10% of Iran's total exports.