Implementing the export development strategy will be key this year

Implementing the export development strategy will be key this year
  • 2021-04-20
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Deputy Minister of Industry: In the process of formulating a national export strategy, activists in each area under study, including government and private sector activists, consulted with experts from the Trade Development Organization and the International Trade Center, and the suggestions in the text of these documents were due to sincere cooperation Is.

According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Hamid Zadboom stated about the return of foreign exchange from exports to the country: From April 12, 1397 to the end of October last year, we had 23 thousand 668 exporters.

The head of the Trade Development Organization of Iran added: "According to the 4-month deadline for fulfilling foreign exchange obligations, according to the latest statistics we received in February last year, by the end of October last year, the total foreign exchange obligations of these exporters was 62 billion euros. € 42.8 billion has been fulfilled.

He continued: the amount of debt is 19.2 billion euros, which according to the deadline given, last year exporters until the end of September this year and exporters in 1398 until the end of July this year must fulfill the commitment.

The Deputy Minister of Industry said: "Exporters can use the Nima system to fulfill their foreign exchange obligation, or they can import in exchange for exports, but failure to fulfill the obligation is considered a violation."

Implementation of the national export strategy from 1400 to 1404

He also commented on the latest status of the National Export Strategy: The Trade Development Organization and the International Trade Center (ITC) signed a memorandum of understanding in 1995 to cooperate in five areas: supporting the design and implementation of the national export strategy in Iran, supporting management capacity and The WTO's operations were signed to effectively serve small and medium-sized enterprises, assist in market analysis and enhance the business capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises, develop value chains and implement a youth trade facilitation program, and support women entrepreneurship.

Zadboom added: "Due to the lack of funding from 1395 to 1397, this memorandum was not operational until in 1397, the European Union accepted the financing of this memorandum and approved that in order to implement the announced cooperation, the necessary resources will be gradually Authorize the International Trade Center to spend on the implementation of these collaborations.

Deputy Minister Samat continued: "Among the five cases, the process of" formulating a national export strategy "began on the beginning of 2009 and at the end of last year, the formulation of this strategy was completed and its six volumes were finalized. The national export strategy is to be implemented from 1400 to 1404 for 5 years.

He said that the national export strategy has been achieved with the participation of the public and private sectors and with the benefit of the specialized power of the International Trade Center, said: In the process of developing a national export strategy, activists in each area, including government and private sector The experts of the Trade Development Organization and the International Trade Center consulted, and the suggestions made in the text of these documents were due to the sincere interaction of these three pillars.

Zadboom added: "Although the proposed solutions in these documents are aimed at solving Iran's specific problems, the solutions also rely on global experience."

He continued: "In the implementation phase of the measures envisaged in the national export strategy, the assistance of the International Trade Center will be used and, if necessary, international experts will be employed."

Zadboom emphasized: in the national export strategy, a total of more than 350 actions have been predicted for the three fields of industry, agriculture and services as a model, which will change our country's non-oil exports by implementing these measures.

The head of the Trade Development Organization of Iran reminded: in the national export strategy, the proposed practical measures are aimed at strengthening the coherence and coordination between the agencies related to each issue at the national level, identifying gaps related to services available to exporters and trying to cover their needs. Assisting small and medium-sized companies in the export process, providing the necessary training in each field using national and international experts, a comprehensive view of the chain of activities related to the export development of a particular field and trying to eliminate the relevant shortcomings, paying special attention to The subject of branding and its place in modern exports is the optimal use of information and communication technology facilities in export marketing and determining the responsible agencies in implementing the measures envisaged in the national export strategy.