Islamic Development Bank to invest in IranJanuary 28, 2012 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Islamic Development Bank officials have decided to make a $650 million investment in four basic construction projects in Islamic Republic in 2012, IDB's representative in Iran said on Jan 28. According to Fars News Agency, representative of the IDB in Iran Ali Fallahi said the bank is going to make investments in Iran construction projects. He said the investments which amount to $3bln will be made in the next three years. In 2011, the IDB provided $123mln for water projects in Iran, Senegal and Yemen. The funding included $84.3mln for the Rural Areas Wastewater Project in the northwest and southeast provinces of Iran. In 2010, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lauded the Islamic Development Bank's support for the construction of Iran-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan railway, and called on the bank to render more financial back-up to joint projects in Islamic states. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |