Iran SMEs

Tehran Hosts ‘SME Iran 2018’

EghtesadOnline: A three-day exhibition called ‘SME Iran 2018’ opened in Tehran on Sunday in a ceremony attended by Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari and Speaker…
2018-08-14 05:41
Iran: 35 SMEs Under Construction Through Foreign Investment

EghtesadOnline: A total of 35 small- and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises are currently being set up in Iran with foreign investment, a deputy industries minister said.
2018-06-13 06:15
Investment Guarantees for SMEs Register 28% Growth

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…
2018-05-07 09:02
SMEs Exports at $2.3b Last Year

EghtesadOnline: Exports from Iran’s small- and medium-sized enterprises amounted to $2.3 billion in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2018), the deputy head of Iran Small Industries and…
2018-04-10 05:10
Iran SMEs Attract FDI Worth $2b

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s small- and medium-sized enterprises attracted some $2 billion worth of foreign investments during the first 100 days of President Hassan Rouhani’s second term, Minister…
2018-01-14 13:52
Allocation of Loans to SMEs Detailed

EghtesadOnline: As a part of government’s plan to boost small- and medium-sized enterprises through the allocation of credit, since the beginning of the current Iranian fiscal on March 21, Iranian…
2017-12-11 08:06
Efforts to Boost Loans for SMEs

EghtesadOnline: In a letter, the Central Bank of Iran’s Governor Valiollah Seif has called on all governors across the country to undertake strict and effective supervision over how bank loans…
2017-11-20 07:01
SMEs to Receive 7.5% of Banking Credits

EghtesadOnline: According to Iranian banking system’s projections for the fiscal year to March 20, 2018, small- and medium-sized enterprises will receive up to 500 trillion rials ($) worth of…
2017-11-11 12:12
$100m Boost for SME Investment Fund

EghtesadOnline: In line with the goals of Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (2017-22), a $100 million capital increase in Investment Guarantee Fund for small- and medium-sized enterprises will…
2017-10-31 06:17
Iranian SMEs’ Exports Reach $800m

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Ali Yazdani said exports by Iranian small- and medium-sized enterprises reached $800 million in the first half of the current Iranian…
2017-10-23 10:07
Stimulus Package for SMEs on Fast-Track

EghtesadOnline: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran joined hands with the heads of two key ministries late Monday to coordinate and accelerate efforts to implement a stimulus package worth 500…
2017-09-20 07:48
Business Environment Needs to Be Geared to Prop Up SMEs

EghtesadOnline: Small- and medium-sized enterprises can boost the economy or weigh it down, given their large share in industrial activities.
2017-08-23 08:53
CBI Reiterates Support for SMEs

EghtesadOnline: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif in a letter called on the chief executives of banks to prioritize financing small- and medium-sized enterprises in the current…
2017-08-20 09:35
Most Industrial Units Constitute SMEs

EghtesadOnline: Ninety-six percent of Iran’s industrial units are small- and medium-sized enterprises, the chairman of Iran’s Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization said.
2017-08-12 13:38
BIM Loans for SMEs Top $600m

EghtesadOnline: Bank of Industry and Mine has doled out 23 trillion rials ($613 million) in loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises since March 2016 as a part of the stimulus scheme for…
2017-06-20 09:47
Ayandeh Bank Financing SMEs

EghtesadOnline: Ayandeh Bank is set to provide 3 trillion rials ($80 million) in loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2018), the bank’s…
2017-06-16 08:49
$5.3 Billion in Loans to Support SMEs

EghtesadOnline: The government plans to allocate 200 trillion rials ($5.3 billion) to prop up 10,000 enterprises in the current Fiscal year (March 2017-18), the chairman of Iran’s Small Industries…
2017-05-27 06:40
Ministry Tasked With Boosting Iran's Non-Oil Exports by $2b

EghtesadOnline: The Headquarters of Resistance Economy has assigned the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade with the task of boosting non-oil exports by $2 billion in the current Iranian…
2017-05-09 07:52
$4.5b in Loans to SMEs Create 7,000 Jobs

EghtesadOnline: Seven thousand jobs were created following the government’s allocation of $4.5 billion in loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises in the fiscal March 2016-17, the Ministry…
2017-05-09 07:33
Iranian SMEs Attract 23% of All FDIs

EghtesadOnline: About 23% of all foreign direct investments since Hassan Rouhani became president in August 2013 have been made in small- and medium-sized enterprises located in Iranian industrial…
2017-05-01 07:35
SMEs Under Scrutiny

EghtesadOnline: Iran Chamber of Guilds announced earlier this month that more than 200,000 small- and medium-sized enterprises were founded in the country during the Iranian year that ended March…
2017-04-18 09:58
200,000 SMEs Founded Last Year

EghtesadOnline: More than 200,000 small- and medium-sized enterprises were founded in Iran during the Iranian year that ended on March 20, 2017, the head of Iran Chamber of Guilds said.
2017-04-05 10:05
50 SMEs Referred to IFB for Funds

EghtesadOnline: To generate financial resources from the capital market, 50 small- and medium-sized enterprises have been referred to Iran Fara Bourse.
2017-03-01 13:23
Loans to SMEs Top $4b in 11 Months

EghtesadOnline: The government granted loans worth 156.8 trillion rials ($4.1 billion) to 22,893 small- and medium-sized enterprises in the 11 months to February 18, 2017.
2017-02-25 13:51
30% of VAT Revenues for SMEs

EghtesadOnline: As per the sixth five-year development plan (2017-22), 30% of government revenues earned from value added tax will be used to shore up small- and medium-sized enterprises, according…
2017-02-13 13:35
SME Exports Earn $1.6b in 9 Months

EghtesadOnline: Exports by Iran’s small- and medium-sized enterprises during the nine months to December 20 amounted to $1.6 billion, according to the deputy head of Iran’s Small Industries and…
2017-02-01 15:15
Iranian SMEs receive $1.9b in Loans in 10 Months

EghtesadOnline: As many as 11,232 small- and medium-sized enterprises have received an aggregate of 79 trillion rials ($1.97 billion) in loans during the 10 months to January 19, 2017, according…
2017-01-30 15:31
Iranian SMEs Attract $1.8b in FDI Since 2013

EghtesadOnline: Small- and medium-sized enterprises have attracted $1.84 billion in foreign direct investment since President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013, of which $653 million…
2017-01-20 20:11
Stimulus Plan for SMEs

EghtesadOnline: A joint meeting of the Money and Capital Markets Commission and the Industries Commission of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture was held on Sunday to…
2016-09-26 15:50