EghtesadOnline: Iran’s small- and medium-sized enterprises saw a 28% year-on-year increase in the value of investment guarantees issued for them in the last fiscal year (March 21, 2017-18), according to the latest statistics released by SME’s Investment Guarantee Fund.

EghtesadOnline: Based on the experience of countries that succeeded in absorbing foreign direct investment, incentives such as tax exemption, investment guarantees and customs facilitation play an important role in encouraging foreign investors.