BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 19. Iran’s private sector increased investments in the new residential buildings by 48.2 percent in the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-September 21, 2023), compared to the same period last year, Trend reports.
Iran’s Central Bank data shows that the private sector invested a total of 4.3 quadrillion rials (about $102 billion) in new housing projects across the country, up from 2.9 quadrillion rials (about $69.1 billion) last year.
In 6 months, the private sector has invested 2.15 quadrillion rials (about $51.2 billion) in small cities of Iran, showing a 57.8-percent growth compared to the same period last year.
Also, the private sector has invested 1.6 quadrillion rials (about $38.3 billion) in the construction of new residential buildings in Iran's major cities (excluding Tehran) for 6 months, representing an increase of 49 percent from the same period last year.
At the same time, the private sector has invested about 540 trillion rials (about $12.8 billion dollars) in Tehran alone. This is 17.5 percent more than the same period last year.
Iran faces a housing shortage and high prices, especially in Tehran and other big cities. The government aims to address this issue by encouraging private sector involvement and launching 4 million apartments within 4 years (starting from August 2021).
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