Tehran, YJC. Iranian official says he is satisfied with increased investment in various sectors, saying that foreign and domestic investors are seeking to carve out more niche positions in the country's commercial market.
Mohammad Saeed Nejad,
Managing director of Iran's Ports
and Maritime Organization, said Iran's
exports and imports in the current Iranian fiscal year, stood at 140 million
tonnes, noting that the figure is expected to increase to 150 million tonnes
during the same period the next year.
Saeed Nejad added that from among
the major commercial ports of the Islamic Republic, Shahid Rajayee Port in the
Southern province of Hormozgan played a key role in the rise of the country's
commercial activities.
"Fifty-three pct. of the figure
relates to Shahid Rajayee Port. At present, lucrative investment opportunities
are available in warehouse, silo construction and bunkering sectors of the
port," Saeednejad said.
He further called for the
participation of the private sector in the country's commercial projects,
noting that Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization is fully prepared to
complete its unfinished projects in cooperation with the private firms.
Since November 2013, when Iran and
the six major world powers cut an interim deal over Tehran's nuclear program,
so many foreign countries have voiced their readiness to invest in Iran's
market.