Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 7

14-Feb-2011

IRAN

China Signs $13Bn Railways Deal With Iran

China has signed a $13bn framework agreement with Iran for the construction of eight new railway lines to extend the national network by 5,300 km, according to Masoud Rahnama, Managing Director of Irans state-owned Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructure Company. According to a Fars News Agency report of 8 February, Iran will probably pay China in oil exports. The report...