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Rls. 300,000 / €30 July 2016 / Nos. 78&79 www.iraninternationalmagazine.com www.iraninternational.ir Iran International, the Forum for Partners in Iran’s Marketplace South Korea Believes in Law, Believes in Planning Investment li Ashraf Afkhami, Managing financing steel, petrochemical, power We should consider treated in the same way we treat others.” Director of Bank of Industry and plant and infrastructural industries. In Iran’s cooperation He reiterated: “True that as foreign AMine in a meeting with a del- pace with foreign partners, it can further investors you are after taking advantage egation from Germany’s Global Bridges strengthen its crucial role in the original with the international of specific conditions for investment in outlined the latest economic, cultural and Iran Welcomes and creditable Iranian market. community and vice Iran. I bluntly say that business atmo- social developments in the country and Afkhami stressed: “As a bank we sphere and entering into economic mar- noted that suitable opportunities were believe that having plans and prospects versa as a specific ket within a framework of competition now available in financial, monetary and can have serious effects on cooperation. economic opportunity is very important and this atmosphere is infrastructural industries of Iran. Foreign We should consider Iran’s cooperation now available here.” Afkhami further remarked that the with the international community and that can entail positive He further remarked: “We intend to atmosphere of economic and public tran- vice versa as a specific economic oppor- results for the two sides. provide our models for presence of all quility that has been developed between tunity that can entail positive results for foreign investors in the country; therefore, Iran and the international community is the two sides.” He added that today in the interna- we negotiate in order to attract appropriate the background for constructive move- Investment The BIM president said that new tional management arena, freedom and partners in all fields, industrial sector in ment aimed at expansion of financial- conditions have been developed in Iran authority of foreign investors, like many particular, from industrially advanced economic relations and transactions. By in the aftermath of the implementation of countries, are placed in a formulated countries, especially Germany.” relying on the newly emerged conditions, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action framework so that the capital will be en- In conclusion Afkhami referred to fundamental steps can be taken on the for Economic (JCPOA). “We in the Bank of Industry tered and both the countries and foreign such fields as petrochemicals, steel and path of financing infrastructural projects and Mine, with regard to the general poli- partners can take advantage of its benefits especially steel alloys and said these and technical and engineering services by cies of the government, have defined new and positive results. industrial fields enjoy high efficiency using foreign credit facilities and agree- conditions for the new atmosphere and According to Afkhami, Bank of and attraction. He added that this would ments signed with international creditors. are trying to accelerate the trend of Iran’s Industry and Mine, as a specialized-de- increase Iran’s competitive advantage at Afkhami noted that Bank of Development development by taking advantage of the velopment bank based on international international markets and joint ventures Industry and Mine, as a development foreign resources within the framework standards, considers fair treatment as a in industrial fields will maintain interests bank, plays a highly important role in of positive international transactions.” reciprocal principle. “We would like to be of the two sides. 4 IRAN INTERNATIONAL, July 2016, Nos. 78&79 IRAN INTERNATIONAL, July 2016, Nos. 78&79 5 in this issue Investment The Forum for Partners in Iran’s Marketplace Iran Welcomes Foreign Investment for Economic Development ............................ 4 Seyed Hussein Sanaei Germany, Iran Agree on Hermes Debt .................................................................... 33 Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Khosrow Soltani Hall of Fame Editor ‘Chevalier of Iran Industry’ Wins Leonardo Prize ................................................... 8 S. 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