Foreign investments in Iran witnessed a remarkable increase last year as the country plans to attract more investments for several development projects this year, Fars News Agency reported.
Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Shamseddin Hosseini announced that the country has attracted some $4.3 billion in foreign investment during the past Iranian year (ended on March 19), adding that the figure shows a 140% increase compared with a year earlier.
The Minister said that Iran has established investment service centers in 31 provinces to attract foreign investment.
As regards the volume of foreign investment during the last two months, Hosseini said that a total $2 billion in foreign investment was approved for 18 projects in the country since the beginning of the current year, showing a 120% rise compared with the same period last year.
