Wednesday
Jan022013
Iran Live Coverage: Ahmadinejad v. Everyone Else
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1945 GMT: Trade Watch. State news agency IRNA, citing the Turkish Statistical Center, claims trade with Turkey has risen 40% from January-November, compared to a year earlier.
The value surpassed $20.8 billion, with Turkey's exports to Iran rising to $7 billion, mainly due to exports of gold to pay for natural gas.
Tehran is counting on trade with Ankara, one of its major partners, to offset sharp falls in oil revenues.