Addressing a festival held in Tehran in support of the country’s industrialists, Shariatmadari said during the post-JCPA era, 244 industrial units have started their work by attracting direct foreign investment.
He also said $9.7 billion in foreign investment has been registered in the country in the mentioned period, 40% of which, amounting to about $3.9bln, has been used in projects across the country.
There has been a new wave of interest in ties with Iran since Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) on July 14, 2015 reached a conclusion over the text of the JCPOA and started implementing it on January 16, 2016.
The comprehensive 159-page deal terminated all nuclear-related sanctions imposed on Iran.
However, Iranian officials have complained about the failure of the other side, especially the US, to fully implement the accord, as Iran still has problems in its banking transactions with other countries.