Pundit Scrutinizes Iran Business Environment

Private sector development depends on appropriate international relations, but sanctions have prevented Iranian companies from forging ties with their foreign counterparts in recent years, Mehrad Ebad, a member of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, says. 
A translation of his write-up for the TCCIMA website follows:
Unofficial statistics show there are 1.8 million active companies in Iran. The number of registered companies is an indicator of the ease of doing business; Iran ranked 127th in this index in 2020.