At the opening ceremony of the “Kish Inox” exhibition, Hojjatullah Abdulmaleki emphasized that the capacity of free zones should be used to increase production and said: $18 billion of non-oil exports from free zones show the dynamics of the economy in these areas.
Stating that 70% of the country's transit takes place through free zones, he added: Investments in free zones doubled under the 13th government and reached 200 million euros.
The presidential advisor announced that the government had managed to reduce smuggling from the free zones to almost zero and continued: We do not have any unregistered goods in the free zones, and this is considered a great achievement in prevention contraband.
He also said that the 13th government had removed the case of registration of shell companies in free zones and said tax evasion using shell companies in free zones had almost reached zero.
Referring to the presentation of 850 investment plans in free zones, Abdul Maleki said: The value of these investment plans is estimated at 15 billion euros.
The secretary of the Supreme Council of Free Zones of the country said that the existence of a domestic market of 85 million people, a market of 600 million people in the countries of the region and access to global markets by open waters is an opportunity for the economy. development.
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