TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Mahmoud Dodangeh said over 1.6 quadrillion rials (about $42.328 billion) is needed for completing more than 22,000 uncompleted industrial projects across the country.

As IRNA reported, the official noted that completing these projects will create over 600,000 jobs. 

“By the end of the last Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2017) more than 60,000 industrial projects were underway in the country,” he said.

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