Tehran, Feb 16, IRNA - An official says attracting capital has mostly been in the field of industry, since beginning of the current Iranian year (beginning in 21 March) 150 projects with a direct investment of about $3.5 billion have been approved by the Foreign Investment Board.

By the order of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Dr. Mousavi was appointed as the Vice Minister and Head of the Organization for Investment and Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran.