Pointing to a conference on Iran’s investment opportunities in Switzerland, Sharif Nezam-Mafi stated that, “business units from various levels attended the conference including banks which had an impressive presence as well as companies in the fields of food industry, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, grains, services, heavy industry, and the health sector.”
Reporting on the attendance of 450 Iranian and Swiss investors and real estate agents in the conference, the head of Iran-Switzerland Joint Chamber of Commerce added that, “our initial expectation was a total participation of 150 companies but one week before the meeting the registration website was shut down due to the large number of requests and finally the gathering was held with the presence of 450 participants.”
“Swiss investors found Iran as a country which is ready to attract new, joint, and independent investment and due to the simultaneous presentation of strengths and weaknesses, investors gained a clearer vision towards Iran’s market,” asserted Nezam-Mafi.
He concluded that, “Iran has high capacity for investment and the present challenges and problems can be issued; on the other hand, the necessary plans for the visit of a large Swiss trade delegation to Iran have been made because Swiss companies are highly interested in joint venture in Iran and they are also keen on meeting their business partners.”