Vice President Calls for Steps Towards Attracting Iranian Investment Abroad

Date: 08 December 2025 - 21:51

News ID: ۱۴۶۶۴۸

TEHRAN – Iran’s First Vice President Muhammad Reza Aref has stressed the need for providing suitable conditions for Iranians to invest their capital abroad, saying the current administration is pursuing a strategy based on existing laws to help investors in this regard.
Addressing the First Conference on Ranking of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Tehran on Monday, Araf said Iranian investors must be given complete assurance that not only will their capital be safe, but they will also be free to use the profits from their investments however they wish.
He added that the Ministry of Industry and Trade has made good progress on several key indicators, including developing the value chain, investing in emerging technologies, improving industrial and mining infrastructure.
Regarding the role and position of small and medium-sized economic enterprises, he described them as the backbone of the country’s industrial development and praised them for overcoming investment challenges.
“An important part of the country’s production capacity and employment has been formed in small and medium-sized enterprises and is getting closer to maturity every day,” he said, adding that these enterprises must be organized, ranked and guided to attract both domestic and foreign investors.