Opportunities
Risks covered under FIPPA (Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act):
- Expropriation and nationalization
- Unlimited transfer of capital and dividend
- Guarantee of the purchase of the goods and services resulting from investment projects in BOT investment schemes where the government acts as the sole purchaser
Incentives and benefits of foreign investment in Iran
- There is no restriction on the percentage of foreign shareholding
- The possibility of registering an Iranian company with 100% foreign capital
- Transfer of principal capital, dividend and the profits gained through the utilization of capital in the form of foreign currency or goods
- Enjoyment of same and equal treatment as accorded to domestic investors by foreign investors
- The possibility of investment by foreign natural and juridical persons and Iranians living abroad
- Allowing investment in all areas which are permitted to the private sector
- Granting protection coverage to different foreign investment schemes
- Quick approval of the foreign investment application
- Issuing a three year residence permit for foreign investors, directors, experts as well as their immediate family members
Opportunities:
| Name | Industry | Place | Status | |
| 1 | Yazd ecotourism | Tourism/ entertainment | Yazd/Iran | Invested |
Amount invested: 40 billion Rials IRR: 45% Restoration and construction period: 18 months Property age: More than 400 years Advantages: preserving and protecting historic buildings, providing public with historical atmosphere | ||||
| 2 | Stone factory | Metal and mining | Isfahan/Iran | Invested |
Amount invested: 30 billion Rials Providing working capital Yearly rate of return: 50% | ||||
| 3 | Silica mine and factory | Metal and mining | Kerman/Iran | Invested |
Amount invested: 300 billion Rials IRR= 45% Mineral reserve: 10 million tone 98%-99% | ||||
| 4 | Marble stone mine | Metal and mining | Isfahan/Iran | Available |
Required capital: 50 Billion Rials IRR: 45% Mineral reserve: 500.000 tone | ||||
| 5 | Feldspar | Metal and mining | Kashan/Iran | Available |
Required capital: 600 Billion Rials IRR: 50% Mineral reserve: 50 Million tone | ||||