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Message by the Honorable
Minister of Cooperatives
- In the Name of Him, the Most High
- Implementation of the “export
leap” strategy that is among executive policies of the government in the
course of the Third Economic, Social and Cultural Plan can be realized
through enforcement of measures and adoption of mechanisms such as lifting
ban on exports, removing impediments and eliminating redundant formalities,
exempting exports from tariffs and introducing the required incentives,
including formation of non-governmental funds especially for supporting
export formations.
- Effective and proper measures
have been taken in the past two years with an aim to facilitate exports such
as elimination of hard currency guarantee, exemption of tariffs, formulation
and ratification of regulations for the establishment of export promotion
funds and strengthening value of the national currency in an effort to
stabilize exports and bank interest rates. Such steps were taken with an aim
to prevent rise in the finished price of export goods in order to preserve
status of export commodities at international markets, impacts of which have
been manifested in the export boost in the Iranian calendar year 1380 (March
2001-March 2002) both in terms of volume and value of the exports.
- Implementation of the
aforementioned policies in most instances necessitates strengthening and
establishment of export formations that would in return prepare the ground
for strong presence in international markets.
- Passive and inactive performance
of non-professional exporters, in addition to damaging export markets and
even in certain cases losing them, has unfortunately affected the image of
our country’s foreign trade.
- Institutionalization and
consolidation of the activities of exporters and producers would not only
speed up dissemination of information as a prerequisite for every single
economic activity but would also facilitate presence in various markets
through participation in exhibitions and employment of other mechanisms. It
would also prepare the ground for offering technical, consulting and legal
services as well as for defending interests of exporters outside the
country.
- Realization of the
above-mentioned points would both decrease finished prices and increase
economic priority while it would subsequently boost competitiveness and pave
the way for taking advantage of better opportunities.
- In an effort to create and
strengthen export formations, identify their export potentials and help them
to get prepared for suitable and effective presence in various markets, the
Cooperative Ministry has so far organized exhibitions on export capabilities
of the cooperative sector in areas such as metallurgical and machine
manufacturing industries, telecommunications, power and electricity, textile
and clothing, minerals and construction materials, chemicals and celluloid
substances, foodstuffs, carpet and handicrafts, agriculture and aquatics,
technical, engineering and export services
- It is hoped that the Third
Exhibition of Export Capabilities of the Cooperative Sector that has been
held with the participation of over 280 companies and cooperatives with the
cooperation of the Exhibition Company of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the
said fields, could help the cooperative sector, and subsequently other
economic sectors of the country, achieve the aforementioned targets.
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- Cooperative Minister
Ali Soufi
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