Iran Press/Iran news: Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Reza Rahmani told reporters after the Parliamentary Committee meeting on Tuesday that the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade explained its plans to meet the needs of the field of treatment as well as reducing the economic consequences of Coronavirus.
Rahmani said that the export protection package has been finalized and it is going to be notified, adding that the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade has been selected as a pioneer in this project, which can use the capacity of neighboring countries and attracting their markets to imports from Iran.
The Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade stated that non-oil exports last year amounted to about $42 billion, adding that with the development of exports, on the one hand, foreign exchange imports to the country will increase and on the other hand, the job creation process will be activated.
Regarding the government's measures to regulate the market as the holy month of Ramadhan approaches, he called the move effective for meeting people’s needs so that they would have no problem with the provision of their basic items.
The Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade thanked the guilds for their cooperation at the time of Coronavirus outbreak, saying that many businesses, such as bakeries and supermarkets, had not been closed for a single day in recent months. The production lines of many production units have been changed to meet the needs of the medical field, and the units producing sanitary materials are operating at 100% capacity.
Rahmani said that various items have been stored for the holy month of Ramadhan and that there are plenty of goods in the country, adding: "Due to the available reserves, there is no problem in supplying goods during the holy month of Ramadhan."
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