Iran to launch sea services linking major islands to Dubai and Oman

TEHRAN - Iran is set to launch new marine services connecting the Islands of Kish and Qeshm to Dubai and Oman in the Persian Gulf.

Iran negotiating with Syria, Iraq on joint free zone

TEHRAN - The Secretary of the Iranian Free Zones High Council has said the country is negotiating with Syria and Iraq for the establishment of a trilateral joint free zone, IRNA reported.

Investment deals worth over €2.5b signed in 7 free zones

TEHRAN - The Secretariat of Iran’s Free Zones High Council has announced that contracts for offering 300 investment packages worth over €2.5 billion have been signed with investors in seven of the country’s free zones in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023-January 20, 2024).

Iran negotiating with 21 countries to establish joint free zones

TEHRAN - The Secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council Hojatollah Abdolmaleki said the country is negotiating with 21 different countries to establish joint free zones, with six of which agreement documents have also been signed.

‘Boosting production & export, approach of free trade, special economic zones’

TEHRAN- The Secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council Hojatollah Abdolmaleki said that the approach of these zones is to strengthen domestic production and increase the export of domestically produced products.

Over 400 investment projects planned to be implemented in free zones by late March

TEHRAN - The Secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council Hojatollah Abdolmaleki has said more than 400 investment projects are planned to be implemented in the country’s free zones by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 19), Freena reported.

Major projects worth $5.4m inaugurated in Anzali Free Zone

TEHRAN - The Secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council Hojatollah Abdolmaleki inaugurated two major industrial projects completed with a total investment of 2.7 trillion rials (about $5.4 million) in Anzali Free Zone, Freena reported on Wednesday.

India to expand activities in Iran’s free zones

TEHRAN – The secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council has traveled to India to meet and hold talks with Indian officials to develop cooperation between the two countries in free zones, Freena reported.

Free Zones High Council outlines 10 strategies to boost investment, export

TEHRAN – The secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council has outlined 10 new strategies to increase investment and export in the country’s free and special economic zones, the news portal of Iranian free zones (Freena) reported.

Iran offers €20b of investment packages in free trade, special economic zones

TEHRAN – The secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council has said that 1,000 investment packages worth nine quadrillion rials (about €20 billion) have been prepared to be offered to investors in the country’s free and special economic zones.

Free Zones High Council to facilitate activity of SMEs in such zones

TEHRAN - The secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council said several programs are being pursued by the council for promoting employment in free zones and providing better conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Agriculture Ministry to help boost investment in free zones

TEHRAN – Iranian Agriculture Minister Mohammad-Ali Nikbakht has said his ministry will take all the necessary measures for increasing investment in the country’s free and special economic zones, Freena reported.

‘Free zones have great potential to accelerate economic development’

TEHRAN – A parliament member has said that the country’s free and special economic zones have great potentials to accelerate economic development and the government should take the necessary measures to support the Free Zones High Council in this regard, Freena reported.

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New free zone at border with Iraqi Kurdistan region to be established soon

TEHRAN - The Secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council announced that the Baneh-Marivan Free Zone located on the border with Iraq’s Kurdistan Region is going to be opened in the coming weeks.

Free Zones High Council seeks improving FTZs’ role in Iranian economy

TEHRAN – The Iranian Free Zones High Council has been taking new measures to improve the role of free trade and special economic zones in the country’s economy, the Iranian Free Zones News Agency (Freena) reported.

Free Zones High Council calls for improving inspection patterns, judicial affairs in FTZs

TEHRAN – The secretary of the Iranian Free Zones High Council has called on the Justice Minister to improve inspection patterns and judicial affairs in the country’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs), the news portal of the country’s free and special trade zones (Freena) reported.

Iran unveils 850 foreign investment packages in China intl. fair

TEHRAN- Hojatollah Abdolmaleki, the secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council, announced that the country unveiled 850 foreign investment packages in the 23rd China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT).

Iran’s Free Zones High Council to launch intl. stock exchange

TEHRAN - The Secretariat of Iran’s Free Zones High Council has published a notice inviting all legal and natural persons, companies, stock exchange organizations, and entities to partake in establishing Iranian free zones’ first international stock exchange, the Securities and Exchange News Agency (SENA) reported.

850 investment packages in free zones ready to be presented to investors

TEHRAN- The secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council announced that 850 packages for investment in the country’s free zones are ready to be presented to the investors.

Investment-making growth doubled in free trade, special economic zones

TEHRAN- As announced by Secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council Hojatollah Abdolmaleki, the growth of investment-making has doubled in the country’s free trade and special economic zones during the current government’s incumbency.

Major plans underway to improve free zones’ business environment

TEHRAN - Hojatollah Abdolmaleki, the secretary of Iran's Free Zones High Council, has said major plans are underway to improve the business environment of the country’s free zones, IRIB reported on Friday.

Over $2b invested in free trade, special economic zones in 18 months

TEHRAN- Hojatollah Abdolmaleki, the secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council, said that 900 trillion rials (about $2.142 billion) have been invested in the country’s free trade and special economic zones in the past 18 months.

370 investment projects unveiled in Iran’s free zones

TEHRAN - Hojatollah Abdolmaleki, the secretary of Iran's Free Zones High Council, has said 370 major investment projects are going to be executed in seven free trade zones (FTZs) across the country and all investors are welcomed to participate in these projects.

350 packages being prepared to attract foreign investors to free zones

TEHRAN- The secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council said that 350 investment packages are being prepared to attract foreign investors to the country’s free zones.

Free Zones High Council seeking to modify FTZ comprehensive law

TEHRAN- The secretary of the Free Zones High Council said that this council is seeking to modify the country’s free trade zones (FTZ) comprehensive law.

New secretary of Free Zones High Council appointed

TEHRAN – Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan Khandouzi has appointed Hojatollah Abdolmaleki as the new secretary of the Free Zones High Council, IRNA reported.