TEHRAN – Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) head said he opposed the government’s so-called “foreign exchange optimization plan” from the outset, while pledging to simplify import registration procedures during a meeting with private sector representatives in Tehran.

TEHRAN – Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) head said he opposed the government’s so-called “foreign currency exchange optimization plan” from the outset, while pledging to simplify import registration procedures during a meeting with private sector representatives in Tehran.

Mohammadali Dehghan-Dehnavi, head of the TPO, told members of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) on Sunday that the agency is working to streamline the order-registration process, a longstanding complaint among traders.

The session was held jointly by the chamber’s Committee for Trade Facilitation and Development and the Tehran provincial council for public-private dialogue.

Business leaders raised concerns over the foreign exchange optimization scheme, arguing it burdens producers and constrains exports.

They called for faster reforms to remove red tape and pressed for more flexible currency policies to ease access to hard currency.

The meeting was also attended by Golnaz Nasrollahi, adviser to the industry minister, and Fatemeh Mohajerani, government spokeswoman, both serving as state members of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce board.

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