VOL. XL

No. 42

20-October-1997

IRAN

Iranian Statistics Point To Healthier Economy As Khatami Calls For Reform Guidelines

Official statistics on Iran continue to show an improvement in the economy despitepersistent complaints from the public of hard living conditions. The Governor of theCentral Bank of Iran, Dr. Mohsen Nourbakhsh, said last week that his country's totalexport earnings in 1375 (year to 20 March 1997) stood at $22.5bn - $19.3bn (85.8%) fromoil and gas exports and $3.2bn (14.2%)...