Ambassador Jalali's presentation 18.5.17

39 Pages·2017·5.73 MB·English

by  Arctic Business Forum

Why Investing in Iran

Iran At a glance
• Capital: Tehran
• Largest city(in population):
Tehran
• Official language: Persian (Farsi)
• Length of Land Borders: 5,440
km
• Area: 1,648,000 km2
• Total Population (2015):
79,476,000 (17th)
• Local Government Structure:
31 provinces - 324 counties
• Political Structure: Islamic
Republic
• Calendar: Iranian year usually
begins within a day of 21 March
of the Gregorian calendar
The Share of Sectors in GDP of Iran-
2014(%)
10 %
Service  60%
Construction:  7%  
Industrial  and  mines:  18%
Agriculture:  7  %  
18 %
Oil  10%
60 %
Natural Resources: Oil and Gas
Crude Oil Proved Reserves 2015
Billion Barrels
Nigeria 37
Libya 48
Russia 80
United Arab Emirates 98
Kuwait 104
Iraq 144
Iran 158
Canada 172
Saudi Arabia 268
Venezuela 298
Proved Reserves of Natural Gas 2015
0 100 200 300 400
Trillion Cubic Feet
Algeria 159
China 164
Nigeria 180
Venezuela 197
United Arab Emirates 215
Turkmenistan 265
Saudi Arabia 294
Qatar 872
Iran 1201
Russia 1688
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Population by Gender and Age Group (2011)
Male Female
Newborns(below Infants (1-5) Children (6-10) Adolescents (11-14) Youths (15-24) Adults (25-64) Elderly (65 and
one year old) above)
Students in Tertiary Education By Field and Gender (2012-2013)
888068
617296 640320
259427
64328
107165 62184 136338 81735 97809 75964 136585
Medical Humanities Fundamental Technical & Agriculture & Art
Sciences Engineering Veterinary
Students at Different Education Levels by Gender (2012-2013)
1166933
855479
485527
255698
163232 177236
37589 25525
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Associate Bachelor Master PhD
Why Investing in Iran
The diversified economy with over 40 industries directly listed in the
Tehran Stock Exchange
Resource-rich & Labor-rich economy
Young and educated population & Large domestic market
infrastructure in transportation, telecommunications & energy
Tax exemptions and incentives
Big domestic market, 80 million local and 300 million neighbor countries
Diversity in economic sectors and rich in oil and hydrocarbon resources,
Continued
4th largest
 oil
 producer
 in
 the
 World
Highest
 gas
 reserves
 in
 the
 World
10th rank
 in
 tourism
 industry
 and
 potential
 of
 standing
 as
 the
 5th in

ecotourism
Having
 the
 largest
 and
 most
 diversified
 industries
 in
 the
 Middle
 east
 and

North
 Africa
 Region,
4th rank
 in
 production
 of
 Zinc
 and
 10th rank
 in
 production
 of
 Cobalt
 in

the
 world.
4th
 rank
 on
 diversity
 of
 Agriculture
 products
 in
 the
 world.
Legal Framework: Advantages of
Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act
• No limit on:
– Investment Volume
– Profit Transfer
– Equity Percentage
– Capital Repatriation
– Types of Capital Imported
- Facilitating the entry and residence of foreign investors
- Hedging non-trade risks
- Reducing the process of admission and licensing of foreign investment
- Admitting investments by foreign companies, public and private.
- Fair Compensation the damages incurred due to expropriation or nationalization
- Allowing Iranian nationals to invest capitals of foreign origin, as foreign
investors
- Making possible the referral of disputes to international arbitration
- Having support for previous investments of foreigners
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Tax Holidays
• Fixed corporate income tax at a flat rate of 25%
•Tax Exemptions:
• 80% income for 4 Years in manufacturing investment.
• 100% of income for 10 Years in Less Developed Regions
(All Activities)
• 100% of income for 20 Years in Free Zones (All Activities)
• 100% of income, permanently for Agricultural sector
• 50% of income, permanently for Tourism sector.
• 100% of income, permanently for Export based revenue.
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