189% growth of approved foreign investment in industry, mining and trade
A review of official statistics shows the approval of 2 billion and 469 million dollars of foreign investment in the sectors of industry, mining and trade last year and its growth of 189 percent compared to 1398.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, this amount of investment is related to 158 items of plans and projects, which in this regard, in comparison with 1398, shows a growth of 92%.
In the 12 months of 1398, 82 plans and projects with an investment volume of $ 854 million in various industrial, mining and commercial sectors were approved.
According to the report, the segregation of projects last year showed 90.5% of the number of industrial plans and projects (with 143 plans and projects), 5.1% of commercial projects (with eight plans and projects) and 4.4% Mineral projects (with seven plans and projects).
Chemicals and Chemicals manufacturing groups with $ 578 million, base metals manufacturing with $ 313 million, paper and paper products manufacturing with $ 285 million and transportation support and ancillary activities with $ 280 million, respectively, the largest volume of foreign investment last year Allocated to themselves.
China with $ 543 million, Germany with $ 486.9 million, the United Arab Emirates with $ 363.7 million, Canada with $ 271.6 million and Austria with $ 116 million, respectively, are the top five countries in terms of foreign investment value. This was the period.
In the first 12 months of last year, Afghanistan with 47, Turkey with 14, China and Germany with 12 and the UAE with 10 projects, are the top five countries in terms of the number of investment projects in our country.
The highest volume of foreign investment in the past year was in Khuzestan province with 26%, Sistan and Baluchestan with 23%, Fars and Hormozgan with 19% and East Azerbaijan with 13%.
29% share of approved foreign investments in industry, mining and trade
According to available statistics, last year the total approved foreign investment in various economic sectors of the country was 6 billion and 57 million dollars and related to 222 projects and projects, the share of approved foreign investment in industry, mining and trade is 29% and the share of other economic sectors The country has been 71 percent.
The total approved foreign investment in various economic sectors has grown by 15% in terms of volume and 85% in terms of the number of plans and projects compared to 1398.
According to the report, the approved foreign investment includes all applications, including investment to create new projects, purchase shares of existing companies, as well as foreign investment in the form of contractual arrangements.
