In an exclusive interview with Iran Press on Monday, on the sideline of an investment conference in Kish Island, Hossein Ali Amiri, vice president for parliamentary affairs stressed that one of the principle policies of the government is realization of a resistant economy -- an economy which is resistant to foreign pressures and sanctions, and an economy which is based on manufacturing.
Amiri added that "A resistant economy needs tools, and it needs legislative support. Thus, the government in recent years has focused on boosting economic growth and job creation, which are essential for a resistant economy. The government also introduced a bill in the parliament (Majlis) to remove impediments to manufacturing."
The vice president for parliamentary affairs added: "As far as manufacturing units and factories were concerned, cheap finance and loans were provided by the government to boost their activities and encourage manufacturing".
Turning to article 44 of Iran's constitution, Amiri said: "The organization for privatization has been tasked with privatizing agencies, handing them over to the private sector, as well as privatizing government-owned factories and manufacturing units."
He added: "One of our policies is to interact with private sector of foreign countries, and foreign private investors , and there has been plenty of diplomatic activity to attract foreign investors to Iran. In fact president Rouhani himself has had meetings with leaders of various countries, always inviting foreign investors and industrialists to come to Iran and to invest in Iranian projects. Even though the United States has not honoured its commitments and obligations vis-a-vis Iran, fortunately today we have excellent economic and trade relations with many countries including, China, Russia, India, and many European countries."
Commenting on approval of CFT legislation (combatting the financing of terrorism) in the Iranian parliament, Amiri said CFT legislation is a way of standardizing Iran's banking and finance sector, bringing it in line with international standards, and also facilitating interaction between Iranian and foreign banks, and facilitating interaction between Iranian and foreign financial institutions, thereby helping Iran's economy.
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