Iran Seeks $150 Billion to Target 8 Percent Annual Growth
- Iran needs money to reduce 24 percent youth unemployment
- Rouhani says Iran can help fight 'terrorists' in Mideast
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Iran needs $150 billion of investment to reach 8 percent growth a year and lower youth unemployment, President Hassan Rouhani said in an address to Iranian-Americans in New York on Saturday.
Last year, Iran created 700,000 new jobs, short of the 800,000 needed for new entrants to the job market, said Rouhani, who is in New York to address the United Nations General Assembly. He was appealing to the Iranian diaspora for greater involvement in the country.