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Company, the first priority is investment. We have
many advantages like abundant amount of cheap
feed. We have 50 unfinished petrochemical plants
with their feedstock ready, they have eager sha-
reholders and they have received their environmen-
tal licenses and they only need financial resources
and investments.
The Italian companies which are willing to be in-
volved in our mega projects are invited to come to
Iran and we can give them more details and provi-
de them with the opportunity to select the projects
they want to invest in.

ness for investment insurance in Iran’s petrochemi- From a technological point of view in what
cal industry. Therefore, there is a bright prospect for fields do you deem is very important do de-
common cooperation. velop the cooperation between Iranian and
Italian firms?
In your view, what would be the best way to As I mentioned before the opportunities are avail-
start and to proceed? able for Italian companies and they are invited to
In summary I should say that Italian Banks should invest in our megaprojects. Although, the Gov-
avoid conservatism and facilitate investing in Iran. ernment is not yet ready to provide Governmen-
Please remember that, leading companies who tal guarantees for the private sector, but I can
start their activities in Iran sooner than others will suggest to Italian companies to ensure their in-
have better situations and better opportunities. vestment return with one of the contractual for-
mats like: product off take,
From outside, Italy’s point Joint venture or direct in-
of view, we are obser- vestment in plants with
ving a country bubbling 100% ownership.
with hundreds of pro-
spects. It doesn’t look Which Iranian manu-
realistic to think they can facturers are looking
be all implemented si- for partnerships with
multaneously. Which are international or Euro-
the real priorities of the pean firms, and in which
country? What can you fields?
suggest to Italian con- Regarding my experience
tractors to allow them to identify the most re- in Iranian industries, all the industries in Iran are
liable prospects and invest specifically on tho- interest to cooperate with Italian companies pro-
se initiative? vided if the technology to be transferred at their
As you mentioned correctly, Iran is full of investment disposal, and the lack of their required capital to
chances. In my opinion, according to my 50 ye- be provided and also to be helped in marketing
ars of experience in Iran’s National Petrochemical their products.

Speranze e opportunità in Iran

per le imprese italiane

La recente caduta dell’embargo verso l’Iran ha riaperto la possibilità di proficue relazioni culturali ed
economiche con l’Italia e quindi di considerevoli opportunità di mercato per le nostre imprese operanti
nell’impiantistica.
Al riguardo, Mehdi Ebrahimi, chief editor della rivista iraniana Energy Diplomacy, ha intervistato due
eminenti personalità locali: Amir-Hossein Zamani-Nia, Deputy Petroleum Minister for International and
Commerce Affairs sino al dicembre 2014, e Abbas Shari-Moghaddam, ex Ceo di NPC (National Iranian
Petrochemical Company).
Da entrambe le interviste emerge il forte interesse dell’industria iraniana a incrementare i rapporti con le
imprese del nostro Paese, soprattutto in settori chiave dell’economia internazionale, come l’oil&gas, la
meccanica, l’automotive e i grandi progetti infrastrutturali.

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