Ahmadinejad says Iran will be world’s 15th largest economy in 2 years July 11, 2012 - 17:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country will be the 15th largest world economy in two years. Fars News Agency reported. "According to global reports, our economy is ranked 17th in the world now, and we will be the 15th by the next two years," Ahmadinejad said, addressing a ceremony in Iran's Northwestern city of Zanjan on Wednesday, July 11. He called for nationwide efforts for Iran's development, saying that building and developing the country sets his administration's priority. Last month, Iranian Economy Minister Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini said that the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) doubled in the last five years. Partner news  Top stories Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates.   Partner news |  Latest news Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.EU says concerned over human rights record in Russia The European Union said it would closely watch developments affecting non-governmental organizations in Russia.John Lennon’s guitar auctioned for $408,000 The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York. |
