Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 42

19-Oct-2009

IRAN

Iran To Issue $550Mn Of Bonds To Finance Refinery Upgrades

National Iranian Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) Managing Director Noureddin Shahnazizadeh told reporters on 12 October that the government plans to issue $550mn worth of domestically marketed bonds to finance ongoing upgrading and modernization projects at the Abadan and Isfahan refineries. Mr Shahnazizadeh said that the bonds would carry a 15% interest rate, with...