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Iran’s economic growth to double: WB report
Tehran Times Economic Desk

TEHRAN –- The World Bank stated in its latest 2011 report that economic growth in the Islamic Republic will double this year.
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Iran’s economy grew 1.5 percent in 2010 and is predicted to reach 3 percent in 2011 and another 3 percent in 2012.
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According to World Bank predictions GNP will also rise in Iran in 2011 and go up to 6.7 percent from 6.1 percent last year

Zum Jubeln ist das zu wenig. In Anbetracht der Sanktionslage, geringen ausländischen Investments, Größe und Lage des Landes sind das aber noch recht brauchbare Zahlen, die die Weltbank da prognostiziert.

Ein nicht unerheblicher Anteil dürfte auf die Wachstumsraten in der Petrochemie zurück zu führen sein:

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Iran's National Petrochemical Company plans to open four new petrochemical projects by March 2011.
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The projects will include the PVC unit of Arvand Petrochemical Complex, the largest such plant in the world with the production capacity of 240,000 tons per annum.

The other petrochemical units include the light polyethylene of Amir Kabir Complex, part of phase 2 of Fajr Complex and the hard polystyrene unit of Tabriz Complex, which will come on stream by the end of the Iranian calendar year (March 20).
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