Foreign Investment in Iran

Companies from several countries, including Spain, France and China, have expressed readiness to launch joint ventures in Iran's lucrative petrochemical sector.  Spain's Mecanicas Bolea S.A…

The second production phase of Parla Textile Company was inaugurated by Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari last week.

Located in Tabriz, Parla Textile…

An entity established by Iran's private sector for attracting foreign investments mainly by identifying and introducing feasible projects has begun its work in earnest in recent months.

Some $104 million in foreign direct investment were signed into agreement to be invested in Markazi Province in western Iran in the last fiscal year (March 2017-18). 

Foreign investors injected $11.5 million in industrial projects in Khorasan Razavi Province in the last Iranian year (March 2017-18), the managing director of Khorasan Industrial Estates Company…

The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has released a report, listing top Iranian industries in attracting investments.

The report, surveying statistics over the first 10 months of…

Total capitalization of Iran's capital market, including equity and fixed-income, is currently standing at around $130 billion. 

Germany accounts for about 60% of the investments made by European Union states in Iran, the deputy energy minister for international affairs said.

The South Korean ambassador to Iran said Seoul is shifting focus from trade to investment in Iran.

Kim Seung-ho also told Mehr News Agency in an interview that Seoul is looking beyond…

Foreign investment in Iran has seen a tenfold increase following the 2015 nuclear deal reached between Iran and six world powers, the government spokesman said.

Addressing a news…

The government has commissioned the construction of €6.3 billion ($7.3 billion) worth of renewable power plants through foreign investment, government's spokesperson said, as Iran takes steps to…

Foreign investors have invested about $8 billion in Iran’s debt market so far this fiscal year (started March 21), Managing Director of Iran Fara Bourse Amir Hamouni said.

“Out of the $8…

Iran attracted $24.95 billion in foreign investments from Sept. 23, 2013, to Sept. 22, 2017, the director general of the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade’s Foreign Investment Office said…

An Iranian official said the country’s airport organization has concluded no deals with foreign firms on developing its aviation infrastructure since January 2016 when Tehran and world powers…

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who is beginning his second term after an overwhelming electoral victory in May, has promised to fix the economy but one huge obstacle stands in his way: deep…

Spain, China and Germany have been the leading foreign investors in Iran’s industries and mining  sectors since President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013 with $3.14 billion, $1.33…

As the capital from unstable countries in the region is flowing into Iran, a deputy economy minister said the government guaranteed foreign investments worth $12 billion in 2016.

Foreign investments in Iran increased by $3.124 billion during the previous fiscal year that ended on March 20, 2017, the director of the Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical…

When Iran last year cemented a landmark nuclear agreement with six world powers to remove many of the sanctions against it, Hassan Rouhani, the country’s moderate president, said it would aim to…

Investing in Iran just got a whole lot easier.

The Swedish government has allowed a blockchain startup to use a bitcoin account–as opposed to a traditional bank account–as a way to prove…

Iran has approved more than $12 billion worth of foreign direct investments during the period from December 22, 2015, to February 28, 2017, according to a report by the Organization for…

The number of foreign entities investing in Iran's capital market has increased 42% since the removal of sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear program.

Foreign investment in Iran has more than tripled in the current Iranian year (started March 20, 2016) compared to the years before the removal of nuclear sanctions, with the investments shifting…

Iran approved the attraction of $11.8 billion in foreign direct investment during the 12 months to December 21.

Of this sum, $11.33 billion pertain to greenfield and $496 million to…

Foreign direct investment in Iran has been made easier, as Bank Mellat, one of Iran's largest lenders, has signed a contract with the Central Securities Depository of Iran to facilitate FDI in…