VOL. XLI

No. 07

16-February-1998

IRAN

Iran Seeks $1.1Bn Foreign Financing For Copper And Steel Expansion Projects

The Iranian Minister of Mines and Metals, Mr. Eshaq Jahangiri, said last week that Iranis seeking $1.1bn in foreign financing to raise domestic copper and steel production. Mr.Jahangir added that the financing will be under the buy- back model with $700mn going tothe steel industry and $400mn to the copper industry, and explained that the funding waspart of the $5.4bn of buy-back...