MNA� Iran�s Deputy FM�Sarmadi�said Mon. Foreign Ministry is planning to launch an economic data bank for developing economic cooperation with the world by March.


Morteza Sarmadi told IRNA that the inauguration of the data bank will pursue the two objectives of developing further economic cooperation with various countries in the world and establishing instant contact with foreign companies.

�The economic data of all countries in the world will be easily accessible to all economic activists in Iran,� he added.

Sarmadi went on to add, �this bank will become the most important communication hub among all Iranian businesspersons�through which 140 Iranian embassies and consulates can easily obtain their required information in any country they are.�

Sarmadi expressed hope that the data bank would become operational by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20), so that the country�s economic actors could have easy access to information necessary for their trade and economic activities.