By Afshin Majlesi

AFZ has potential for launching air taxi service: tourism expert

TEHRAN – There is a potential for launching air taxi service in Arvand Free Zone, southwest Iran, as the region enjoys the presence of businessmen, travelers, investors as well as foreign nationals, local tourism expert Mahmoud Navaser told the Tehran Times.

Annual exports from free zones at $17b

TEHRAN- The value of domestically-made products exported from Iran’s free zones stood at $17 billion in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20, 2019), according to an official with Iran’s Free Zones High Council.

‘2600 industrial, service and tourism units operating in Iranian free zones’

TEHRAN – Some 2600 industrial, service and tourism units are operational in Iran’s free trade zones, ILNA reported quoting Secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council Morteza Bank.

Foreign arrivals in Iran’s Chabahar sharply rise

TEHRAN – Chabahar, in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, hosted 3,200 foreigner nationals during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2018).

Details of establishing intl. bourse in free zones announced

TEHRAN- Advisor to the head of Iran Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) announced the details of the establishment of the international bourse in the country’s free zones, IRNA reported on Saturday.

By Mahnaz Abdi

International bourse in free zones under discussion

In an interview conducted by IRNA on Monday, the Secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council Morteza Bank announced that the council has submitted the draft bill on establishment of international bourse in the country’s free zones to the economic committee of the parliament and this committee is investigating the draft which will be then proposed to the cabinet.

Imports of raw materials without order registration allowed in free zones

TEHRAN- The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) has legalized imports of 3,243 various types of raw materials and production parts into the country’s free economic and industrial zones as well as free special economic zones without order registration, IRNA reported.

Annual exports from free trade zones hit $840m

TEHRAN – The value of exports from Iran’s free trade zones stood at $840 million in the last Iranian calendar year 1395 (ended on March 20), a deputy at the secretariat of the Supreme Council of Iran’s Free Trade, Industrial and Special Economic Zones announced.

Annual income from free trade, industrial zones stands at $232b

TEHRAN – Iran’s free economic zones’ revenues reached 8.7 trillion rials (about $232 billion) in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20, 2017), IRNA reported on Friday quoting a related official.