According to Public Relations and International Affairs of Qeshm Free Zone Organization, Quoted from Freena, Dr. Isaac Jahangiri, emphasizing that investment, production and employment have been created in the country, expressed his satisfaction with the development process and the construction activities in these areas and said: The program prepared by the Secretariat of the High Council of Free Zones for the implementation of 310 development and service projects by 1400 must be seriously pursued.
Referring to the investment volume of 62,000 billion Tomans to advance these projects this year and next, the first vice president stated: Exploitation of these projects will increase production and employment, and will have an impact on the country's economy.
Dr.Jahangiri continued: All agencies must assist in the implementation of these plans, and the Secretariat of the Council shall submit a report on the physical progress and timing of the implementation of the plans at subsequent meetings of the High Council of Free Zones.
The first vice president said: Corona-damaged units in the free zones can also use the government's 50,000 billion toman facility.
Dr. Jahangiri stated that the government has provided easy conditions for receiving these facilities, and expressed hope that: By the end of June, all units affected by the Corona Crisis will be able to benefit from these facilities.
The first vice president emphasized that the government's goal in paying for low-interest facilities is to keep jobs in the country, and that jobs such as hotels, restaurants and tourism-related sectors that operate in free zones can be registered quickly and benefit from the facilities.
Dr. Jahangiri also pointed to the creation of the services unit window for free and special economic zones: This window should make it easy for investors, exporters and importers, and the Free Zone Secretariat can use the experience of the Ministry of Economy and Finance to set up the trade unit window.
Prior to the First Vice President's speech, Morteza Bank, Advisor to the President and Secretary of the Supreme Council of Free and Special Economic Zones, in a report on production boom plans in free trade, industrial and special economic zones, pointed to the extent of investment and large private sector presence, and separation of the best projects under construction and said: 310 projects in the fields of trade, industry, agriculture and tourism will be operational in these areas by 1400, which will create jobs for more than 66,000 people.
Emphasizing on policy for production , strengthening infrastructure and increasing exports in the programs of the Secretariat of the High Council of Free Zones, Morteza Bank announced the attraction of 325 million Euros of foreign capital to advance these projects and said: In the last seven years, the free trade zones level has been positive and we have six billion dollars of non-oil exports to foreign countries.
He referred to the performance of the free zones in advancing the programs of the resistance economy and said: Of the targets identified in the free zones, 191 percent were achieved in knowledge-based activities, 102 percent in attracting foreign investment, 106 percent in product development, and 96 percent in export development.
In this meeting, which was attended by the Ministers of Economic Affairs and Finance, Roads and Urban Development, Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, the window of the service unit of free and special economic zones was unveiled.
This window aims to develop e-government through performance transparency, ease of access to services, integration of work processes and improving the quality of service delivery.
In this meeting, the transactions of the organizations of free trade-industrial zones, limited amendment of the comprehensive plan of Hamadan Special Economic Zone, comprehensive plan of Zarandieh Special Economic Zone, comprehensive plan of Bam new citadel economic zone and comprehensive plan of Mehran special economic zone were approved by the members.
Also, the appointment of the auditor and legal inspector of Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Zone Organization, the plan of acquiring capital assets of Qeshm Free Zone and amending the calculation method and receiving urban tolls in free zones were approved.