TEHRAN (Mehr News Agency) – Investment on Industry and mine sector in the first three month of Iranian current calendar year of 1382 (starting from March 21, 2003) reached rils 61,000 billion showing129 percent growth compared to the corresponding period a year earlier.

6,292 industrial licenses have been issued in the first three months of the current year showing a 32 percent hike compared with the same period last year and it is expected to create 176,000 jobs which has experienced 45 percent growth.

The expected investment on the abovementioned projects would be rils 61,000 billion showing 129 percent growth compared to the corresponding period a year earlier. Average investment growth for each issued license has been rils 9.8 billion with 28 persons job creation in the first three months the current year (starting from March 21, 2003). To create one job rils 263 million is invested