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List of incentives available in this location for quick easy reference below.

Incentives

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  • Incentive offered
  • Incentive not offered
  • Did not submit information
Cash grants/incentives
Tax exemptionsMore [+]Less [-]
  • The tax law and regulation of the country offers full exemption in publication and artistic activities, carpet weaving, export oriented activities, operations and activities in the agriculture sector, all different economic activities in free trade zones for 20 years.
  • 50% exemption for salary tax of personnel operating in least developed areas of the country.
Property assistance / other fiscal incentive
Training and labor market assistanceMore [+]Less [-]
  • The expatriates and foreign investors would receive the entry visa, work and resident permit in Iran upon applying for investment in the country.
  • Vocational training organization and Ministry of Labor will offer variety and extensive training programs and workshop to the expatriates as holder of a work permit similar to the Iranian employees and workers.
Loan guarantees, cheap loans or financeMore [+]Less [-]
  • The oil stabilization account offers preferred foreign exchange facilities to the foreign investors on a floating rate with a margin of not more than 4%.
  • The Government is allowed to issue payment guarantee for the foreign investors who invest in infrastructure projects within the scheme of BOT which could be assignable, transferable and irrevocable and could be used as a guarantee in favor of the financiers of those projects.
  • Iran Industrial Development and Renovation Organization could also finance and take part in the equity of the foreign investment projects in industry sector up to 40% of the project equity and facilitate the debt financing for those projects.
Exemptions from regulations
Target sectorsMore [+]Less [-]
  1. Banking and financial services
  2. Oil, gas and petrochemical Industry
  3. Industry and Mining
Sectors specific incentivesMore [+]Less [-]
  • Possibility of contributing in joint venture banking more than 50%.
  • Providing feedstock and required utilities to oil, gas and petrochemical projects in upstream, mid stream and down stream.
  • Providing the guarantee for foreign fund mobilization for those projects, contribution of the Government up to 40% of equity.
  • Assisting in financing the projects in Industry and Mining Sector.

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