1. Economy
Publish Date: 9 September 2008 - 20:19

Tourism bourse to be set up by Oct. 22

QOM, Sept. 9 (MNA) – The deputy director for investment affairs of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization announced here on Tuesday that the country’s tourism bourse will be launched by October 22.

Over 500 foreign and 1000 domestic investors have expressed interest in participating in the bourse, IRINN quoted Mehdi Jahangiri as saying.

 

He also announced that a tourism bank will be established in Iran in the next two to three months, with foreign investors providing 60 percent of the capital.

 

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