Investing in Iran, explained in eight languages
Twelve investment topics — legal framework, sector economics, taxation, capital markets and logistics — each published as a standalone research hub in English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Persian, Russian and Chinese.
Tehran — Iran's commercial centre
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Foreign direct investment under FIPPA
FIPPA provides a domestic framework for the admission and protection of qualifying foreign investment in Iran. Its protections depend on the investment licence and compliance with the applicable requirements.
Open hubIran's free trade-industrial zones
Iran has free trade-industrial zones and special economic zones with different legal and administrative regimes. This guide discusses Kish, Qeshm, Chabahar, Aras, Anzali, Arvand and Maku; it is not an exhaustive list of every designated zone.
Open hubCompany registration in Iran
Company registration in Iran establishes a legal entity but does not replace activity licences, tax registration, employer obligations or banking review. The sequence and document requirements depend on the chosen vehicle and activity.
Open hubTaxation and banking for foreign investors in Iran
Confirm the VAT rate and filing obligations for the relevant fiscal year and activity with the Iranian tax authority. Exemptions and input-tax recovery require separate eligibility checks.
Open hubIran's petrochemical industry
Petrochemicals are Iran's largest non-oil export industry and the clearest expression of its structural advantage: the world's second-largest gas reserves feeding conversion capacity at a fraction of the marginal cost faced by European or East Asian producers.
Open hubRenewable energy in Iran
Iran combines a world-class solar resource — above 2,000 kWh/m² per year across the central plateau — with a chronic summer generation deficit. That pairing is the investment case: demand is not speculative.
Open hubIran's mining and metals sector
Iran has mining activity in copper, zinc, iron ore and industrial minerals. Evaluate each licence and deposit using current geological evidence, independently reviewed resources, infrastructure access and environmental obligations.
Open hubInvesting on the Tehran Stock Exchange
The Tehran Stock Exchange and its over-the-counter market Iran Fara Bourse together list several hundred companies spanning petrochemicals, metals, banking, telecoms and consumer goods.
Open hubAgriculture and agribusiness in Iran
Agriculture employs a large share of the Iranian workforce and supplies an 88-million-person domestic market plus established export channels for pistachios, saffron, dates and dried fruit.
Open hubIran's technology and digital economy
Iran produces a very large annual cohort of STEM graduates and has built domestic platforms across ride-hailing, e-commerce, fintech and cloud that operate at national scale.
Open hubIran's transit corridors and logistics
Iran is the shortest land bridge between the Indian Ocean and the Caspian, and between Central Asia and the Gulf. Geography, not policy, is the asset.
Open hubHealthcare and pharmaceuticals in Iran
Iran manufactures the large majority of the medicines it consumes by volume and has built biotech capability in biosimilars and vaccines that is unusual for the region.
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