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The Lifting of Economic Sanctions Has Opened up Increased Possibilities 21 39 127 The lifting of economic sanctions The Governor of the Central Bank Falling oil prices, government IRAN has opened up increased discusses Basel III requirements, ambitions, and a diverse possibilities for trade and fiscal policy, and economic offering are supporting the 2016 investment. forecasts for the year ahead. rebirth of Iran’s tourism sector. £60 IRAN 2016 6 Year in review • Iran In partnership with: Ministry of Industry, Mine 10 DIPLOMACY and Trade 10 The fruits of diplomacy • Review 11 HE Abdalla S. El-Badri, Former Secretary General, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) • Column German-Iranian Chamber of Industry and Commerce(AHK Iran) 14 HE Dr. Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran • Inside perspective 16 Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, Iran-Switzerland President of the Swiss Confederation Chamber of Commerce • Guest speaker اتاق بازرگاني ايران ̶ سوئيس Iran Switzerland Chamber of Commerce 17 Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa • Guest 10 speaker 18 Echoes of the JCPOA • Focus: 26 Linking with the future • Focus: 41 Dr. Ali Ashraf Afkhami, JCPOA Vision 2025 Chairman & Managing Director of 20 Ministerial relations • Forum Bank of Industry and Mine 27 Dr. Farhad Zargari, Managing • Interview Director & Chairman of Iran Foreign 21 ECONOMY Investments Company (IFIC) 44 Seyed Ahmad Taheri, CEO of • Interview Saman Bank • Interview 21 Oh how Iran • Review 28 Dr. Ahmad Reza Nikkar, CEO of 45 Back in the game • Focus: 22 Seyed Kamal Seyed Ali, Atiyeh Saba Investment Co. International banking Chairman & CEO, Export Guarantee • Interview Fund of Iran (EGFI) • Column 46 Trade financing • B2B 29 Chambers of commerce • B2B 24 David Lipton, First Deputy 47 Opening up • Forum Managing Director, International 30 Roadmap to reconnection: Iran- 48 The future of growth • Review: Monetary Fund (IMF) • Column Europe Cooperation after the JCPOA Capital markets • Roundtable 25 Dr. Mohsen Jalalpour, former 50 Securities regulation • B2B President of Iran Chamber of 34 Treaty of trade • Focus: Chabahar Commerce, Industries, Mines & free zone 51 Capital clarity • B2B Agriculture (ICCIMA) • Interview 35 Why Iran? • Forum 52 Investment banks • Forum 53 Field of opportunities • Vox 36 FINANCE populi 36 A swift account • Review: 54 A new dawn • Review: Banking Insurance 37 Behzad Golkar, CEO, Sina 55 Dr. Abdolnaser Hemmati, Financial & Investment Holding President & Head of High Council of • Column Insurance of Bimeh Markazi Iran (Central Insurance of IR Iran) 39 Dr. Valiollah Seif, Governor of the • Interview Central Bank of Iran • Interview 57 Dr. Younes Mazlumi, CEO of Razi 40 HE Dr. Majid Ghassemi, CEO and Insurance • Interview Vice Chairman of Bank Pasargad 28 • Interview 58 Dynamic for life • B2B 4 THEBUSINESSYEAR IRAN 2016 69 INDUSTRY & MINING 69 Manufacturing tomorrow, today • Review: Industry 71 Hossein Tanhaee, Vice Chairman, GoldIran • Column 72 HE Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade • Interview 73 Dr. Mansour Moazami, Deputy 40 Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade & Chairman of the Industrial 59 ENERGY Development & Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) 59 Boon time • Review • Interview 60 Dr. Mohammad Kasaeian, Vice 75 Catalin Sfrija, General Manager Chairman & Managing Director, of Henkel Pakvash & President of Rosemond E.M.I.• Column Henkel Iran • Interview 59 61 Dr. Ali Misagh, Managing Director 76 Dr. Bahram Sobhani, CEO & 83 Metallurgy • B2B 101 & Chairman, Tavana Energy Managing Director of Mobarakeh • Column Steel Company • Interview 84 At the end of the tunnel CONSTRUCTION • Focus: Steel, copper, and 62 Piping hot • Focus: The pipeline 78 On the road • Focus: Automotive & REAL ESTATE aluminum exports network 79 Industrial applications • B2B 101 Can we build it? • Review 64 Team players • B2B 80 Digging deeper • Review: Mining 85 TELECOMS 103 Ali Hossein Asadi, Chairman & 65 Staying ahead • B2B CEO, Diplomat Group • Column 81 A. Amini Kafiabad, CEO, Shahid & IT 66 Dr. Bahman Salehi, CEO of Bahonar Copper Industries Co. 106 Morteza Lotfi, Managing 85 Making connections • Review SUNIR • Interview • Column Director & Board Member of Fars & 87 Kasra Mohaghegh, Managing Khuzestan Cement Company (FKCC) 67 Dr. Ali Hatami, Founder & 82 Naser Taghizadeh, Managing Director, Asia Telecommunications • Interview Managing Partner of Hatami & Director & Member of the Board of • Column Associates International Law Firm Golgohar Mining & Industrial Co. 107 Engineering • B2B • Interview • Interview 88 Seyed Iman Miri, CEO & 108 Dr. Gholamreza Ansari, Chairman of HiWEB • Interview Chairman of the Iran Housing 89 E-commerce • B2B Investment Company (Khanehsazi) • Interview 90 Thirsty for e-commerce • Focus: The emergence of e-commerce 109 Prick the bubble • Focus: Iran housing market 93 TRANSPORT 110 Infrastructure • B2B 93 Royal roads • Review 94 Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, General Director, International Union of Railways (UIC) • Column 69 96 Dr. Mohsen Pourseyed Aghaei, Vice Minister of Roads and Urban Development & Chairman of the Board and President of the Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran (RAI) • Interview 97 An air battle for the Gulf • Focus: The aviation industry 98 Air travel • B2B 99 Mehrdad Fakher, CEO of Tipax Holding • Interview 80 85 100 Logistics • B2B THEBUSINESSYEAR 5 Editor-in-Chief Leland Rice 111 FOOD 115 HEALTH Country Manager Cristiana Di Filippo & AGRICULTURE & EDUCATION Assistant Country Managers Ainhoa Cid Remesar, Ioana Popa 111 A package deal • Review 115 Surgery now open • Review: Country Editor Health Sergio Ripollés 112 Hassan Varshochi, Managing Project Assistant Director, RANA Agro-Industry 117 Dr. Seyed Amir Mohsen Ziaee, Elika Shahverdi Corporation • Column President of Iranian Red Crescent Advisor Dr. Ali Mohammad Goudarzi Society (IRCS)• Interview Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade 113 Agrifood • B2B 118 Pharmaceuticals • B2B Chief Executive Offcer 114 Filling the basket • Focus: Ayşe Hazır Valentin Iranian food industry 119 Land of health • Focus: Health Chief Operating Offcer Laila Bastati tourism 114 Younes Zhaeleh, President and Senior Editor Chairman of the Board, Shirin Asal 120 Research • B2B Peter Howson 72 Associate Editor • Column Terry Whitlam 121 Educating for the 21st century Sub-Editors • Review: Education Jared Kimball, Emily Casswell, Kevin Mataraci, Shireen Nisha, 123 Dr. Mahmoud Fotuhi-Firuzabad, Nathan T. 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