EURO 2008 - Business Ranking Iran
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While the newly-elected prime minister Berlusconi pushes for tougher EU-sanctions, major companies like Eni plan on extending their operations in Iran. The Italian company Edison International signed a contract worth 73 million Euro in the beginning of 2008 for exploration drillings in the Persian Gulf. |
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| Rank | Country | Business Volume | Imports | Exports | Business Volume per Capita | Business Volume relative to GNP |
| 1 | Italy | 6048 M | 4186 M | 1862 M | 103 | 4.18 ‰ |
| 2 | Turkey* | 5200 M | 74 | 15.41 ‰ | ||
| 3 | Germany | 4096 M | 496 M | 3600 M | 49 | 1.80 ‰ |
| 4 | France | 3947 M | 2450 M | 1497 M | 66 | 2.24 ‰ |
| 5 | Netherlands | 2339 M | 1857 M | 482 M | 143 | 4.43 ‰ |
| 6 | Greece | 1999 M | 1989 M | 10 M | 188 | 8.02 ‰ |
| 7 | Spain | 1955 M | 1519 M | 436 M | 43 | 1.97 ‰ |
| 8 | Russia*** | 1413 M | 10 | 1.65 ‰ | ||
| 9 | Austria | 567 M | 219 M | 348 M | 69 | 2.21 ‰ |
| 10 | Romania | 543 M | 444 M | 99 M | 25 | 4.90 ‰ |
| 11 | Switzerland | 488 M | 24 M | 464 M | 65 | 1.68 ‰ |
| 12 | Sweden | 358 M | 106 M | 252 M | 39 | 1.18 ‰ |
| 13 | Portugal | 272 M | 258 M | 14 M | 26 | 1.77 ‰ |
| 14 | Poland | 85 M | 8 M | 77 M | 2 | 0.29 ‰ |
| 15 | Czech Republic | 28 M | 2 M | 26 M | 3 | 0.24 ‰ |
| 16 | Croatia** | 5 M | 2 M | 3 M | 1 | 0.14 ‰ |
| The information on the European - Iranian trade volume for 2007 is in Euro. All data, if not especially indicated, is retrieved from Eurostat, the EUs office for statistics. The listed companies that trade are examples. A few hundred companies from nearly all European countries trade with Iran or operate there. | ||||||
| * Retrieved from: The Middle East Media Research Institute | ||||||
| ** Retrieved from: Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration | ||||||
| *** Retrieved from: Topix, RIA Novosti. The figures only cover Jan-Sept 2007. | ||||||