TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – In an order on Monday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed Hossein Modarres Khiabani as the caretaker of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade.

Khiabani is to replace ex-minister Reza Rahmani.

Rouhani has urged Khiabani to pay a specific focus on market management and supply of basic goods, organizing car prices, removing production barriers, improvement of domestic production, development of non-oil exports, and improving the business environment in Iran.

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