Call for Boosting Production in New Year

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has named the new Iranian year, which began on March 21, the year of "Boosting Production" to help shore up Iran's sanctions-hit economy without reliance on other countries. 
"This year, production is the main and pivotal issue because an increase in production will help solve livelihood problems and unemployment, and make the country independent of foreigners and enemies. It can also help resolve the problem of the national currency’s devaluation to a great extent," the Leader was quoted as saying by his website.
The Leader emphasized the importance of insulating the economy from sanctions and hostile foreign activity in a speech in the holy city of Mashhad, the capital of the northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province, on the first day of the Iranian New Year.