Liberalisation of cement prices not approved yet, Iran

Liberalisation of cement prices not approved yet, Iran
18 April 2007


The liberalization of cement prices has not been approved yet, said the head of the Management and Planning Organization (MPO) here on Tuesday.

In a meeting on Saturday, presided by the President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, the Economy Council thoroughly discussed the issue, Amir Mansur Borqei added.

Representatives of related state organizations gave their latest accounts of the current trends in the cement production and market.

The official added the Economy Council decided to set up a committee comprising ministers of commerce and industries and mines as well as the representative of the related guild in a bid to review the issue –liberalization of cement prices - and to present the outcome to the cabinet for the final decision.
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