Mohsen Ameri,
Investment Manager of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines, told NIPNA
about the role of the chamber in advancing the goals of the private sector in
the petrochemical industry.
“Currently, most
petrochemical firms are private-run which is an all-out strategy to prevent
sale of crude oil and gas,” he said.
He said that the
strategies of the petrochemical value chain needed to move in a direction that
could ensure more development for downstream industries by generating more value-added
in exporting products.
Investment
Manager of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines pointed out ways to
attract funds through the capital market, adding: "The private sector is
less attractive to investors due to having smaller projects without government
guarantee, so one of our goals is to find ways to direct more financial
resources to private-run activities, even in small and medium-sized
enterprises.”
He said that the
capital market is one of the sources of domestic financing, adding attracting foreign
investment has become difficult due to the sanctions.