Baku, Azerbaijan, August 11
Trend:
Hadi Farajvand, the Iranian ambassador to Kenya, said Iran exported $138 million worth of goods to Kenya in the past Iranian calendar year (Ended March 20).
Farajvand added that the Islamic Republic has exported $97 million worth of goods to Kenya since of the start of the current Iranian fiscal year (started March 21), IRNA news agency reported.
The figure is expected to grow by the end of the year, he added.
The northwestern province of Qazvin has played a key role in facilitating the export of goods to the African country.
The envoy invited Iranian investors to travel to Kenya and explore business opportunities there.
According to the Arab-African States Department of Iran Trade Promotion Organization, milk, cream, vegetable, beverages, cement, liquefied propane, paraffin wax, tar, polyethylene, plastic materials, tiles and ceramics were the main goods exported to the East African country from Iran.