Tasnim � The International Monetary Fund (IMF) hailed Iran�s economic performance following the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions, noting that the country has taken good steps to recover its economic conditions in recent years.





The IMF in an annual report on Iran�s economic performance said that the Islamic Republic has done well in recovering economically, Star Tribune reported on Tuesday.

The report also said that the country is expected to see non-oil growth accelerate from under 1 percent in 2016 to almost 3.5 percent in 2017.

"6.5 million people will be entering the workforce by 2022 in the oil-exporting countries of the (P)GCC, Iran and Algeria, meaning these countries will urgently need to create more private sector jobs," it further said.

Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) reached the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in July 2015 and started implementing it in January 2016.

The nuclear deal terminated all nuclear-related sanctions imposed on Iran.