mehdi ghazanfari vice minister of commerce & the president of itpo international seminar on...
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Mehdi GhazanfariVice Minister of Commerce & the President of ITPO
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN IRANFOREIGN INVESTMENT IN IRAN
Tehran - 2009Tehran - 2009
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
ECONOMY & TRADEECONOMY & TRADE 20082008
Key Indicators
Population (Millions) 71.5
GDP (PPP) ($US Billion) 817
* Import (FOB) ($US Billion) 55
Area (Million km2) 1.65
* Export ($US Billion) 100 Crude Oil & Gas (82) 82 %
Source:
Central Bank of Iran, Iran Customs Dept.,IMF
GDP Current $ ($US Billion) 382
Persian Gulf
* Trade Balance ($US Billion) + 45
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Non-Oil Export (18) 18%Excluding liquefied Gases
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
IRAN TPOIRAN TPO About Iran TPO
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Establishment: EPCI 1966-2003ITPO 2004
Staff: 600
Mission: - Promotion & Trade Development- Linkage between Trade & Investment
Renovation of NationalCommercial Systems
Competition & Anti-trustPolicies
Proactive Interaction with the Global Economy
Increasing the Country’s Stake in the International Trade
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
TRADE STRATEGIESTRADE STRATEGIES Goals & Objectives
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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
TRADE STRATEGIESTRADE STRATEGIES Goals & Objectives
Goals&
Objectives
2 .Development of ForeignTrade & Non - Oil Export
Promotion
1. Trade Facilitation
8. Restructuring & ImprovingHuman Resources
4. E-Commerce Development
7. Trade & InvestmentLinkage:- Foreign Outsourcing- Global Value chain- Non-Oil Export OrientedFDI- Strategic OperationalCenters
5. Distribution Channels Productivity Upgrading
6. Local MarketRegulating
3. Active ParticipationIn Regional Blocks
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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
FOREIGN TRADE TRENDFOREIGN TRADE TREND 1981-20081981-2008
Export & Import (Commodities)
Value: $US Billion
Iran’s Export Iran’s Import
Source: I.R. Iran Custom DepartmentEXIT
13%
10%
7% 7%
4%
1%
PGCC ECO EU CIS ASEAN AFRICAN
29%25%
5% 5%3% 1%
EU PGCC ECO CIS ASEAN AFRICAN
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
FOREIGN TRADEFOREIGN TRADE20082008
Trade by Regional & Economic Blocks
Iran’s Non-Oil Export
Iran’s Import
Source: I.R. Iran Customs Administration
Value: % ShareValue: % Share
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15613
6723
5551
3842
3534
2795
2080
2015
2251
2421
UAE
CHINA
GERMANY
S. KOREA
SWITZERLAND
INDIA
IRAQ
ITALY
UK
FRANCE
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
FOREIGN TRADEFOREIGN TRADE20082008
Main Trading Partners (Top 10)
Value: $US MillionValue: $US Million
Total Trade Top 10: 46.8 $US Billion
Source: I.R. Iran Customs Administration
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