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1 2 3 Location: -Middle East, bordering Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan Oman Sea and the Persian Gulf from south and the Caspian Sea from north, -Strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport 4 Area: 1.67 million km² Population: 71.5 million Literacy ratio: %85 30 Provinces 7 Mid Summer Climate Factor North of Iran South of Iran Temperature (c) Min: 5 Max: 50 Humidity (%) 70 10 Rainfall (mm) 165 0 Mid Winter North of Iran South of Iran Temperature (c) Min: -28 Max: 31 Humidity (%) 90 20 Rainfall (mm) 1200 125 Climate Factor 8 1. All SOEs shall be divested to the private sector, except those with sovereign responsibilities. 2. In some activities like new technologies & high risk industries, the public sector is permitted to participate with the private sector (up to 49%). 3. New investments by the government are prohibited in areas of potential or actual strength of the private sector. 9 4. Economic liberalization & development of investment fields for the private & cooperative sectors. 5. Opening key economic sectors to the private sector, which were formerly restricted by the old interpretation of Article 44. 6. Facilitation of investment through publication of Investment Guidebooks, and establishment of provincial and national headquarters aimed at the issuance of investment permits, within one month. 10 7. Inviting Foreign Investors to take part in the IRI Privatization. 8. Encouragement & Protection of the Purchasers of the SOEs, through discounted transaction prices. 9. Financing the Private Sector for Investment. 10. Providing Specific Facilities to Investors & SOEs. Purchasers of 11. Flotation of companies shares in international Exchange Markets. 11 12. Safety nets for human resources affected by the privatization process. 13. Encouragement of Competition, through the establishment of the Competition Council formed to facilitate and encourage market competition. 12 Criteria 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 FDI 58478 110737 398070 307740 933022 548732 1194712 538108 Non-Oil Export 4224 4422 5592 7572 11076 18093 21033 23029 - Million $us Export of oil and Gas 19339 22807 24121 28408 44180 50397 61392 65760 - Million $us 664620 9170306 1095304 1384819 1687905 2038432 2623177 - - Billion Rials 10309 - - Tousonds Rials GDP Per capital Gross production 13734 16159 20208 24007 28529 2007-8 36719 2008-9 2009-10 unit 602560 Tousonds $us 13 Average Growth from 2001-2010 (March) Criteria Average Growth (Percent) FDI 15 Non-Oil Export 20 Export of Oil and Gas 15 GDP (current price) 20 Per Capita Gross Production (current price) 18 14 15 16 more than 700 companies should be privatized, including more than 240 large SOEs, which provide unique opportunities for foreign investors. 17 Row Divestible Company Activity Field Divesting Method Divestible Shares (Percentage)* 1 Isfahan Iron Foundry Company Production of Iron 80 2 Tabriz Refinery Company Oil Refining Operations 40 3 Bandar Abbas Oil Refining Company Oil Refining Operations Stock Exchange 60 4 Lavan Oil Refining Company Oil Refining Operations Stock Exchange 60 5 Al Mahdi Aluminum Co. Production Aluminum Pure Bar Tender 69.22 6 Persian Gulf Power Plant Electricity Generation Tender 100 7 Bank Saderat of Iran Conduct of banking operations and services in different economic sectors Stock Exchange 18.12 8 Bank Tejarat Conduct of banking operations and services in different economic sectors Stock Exchange 20.1 9 Tehran Oil Refinery Company Oil Refining Operations 10 Dana Insurance Company 11 Iran Khodro 12 Societe Annonyme Iranienne de Production Automobile (SAIPA) Conduct of all operations related to the commercial Stock Exchange insurances Establishment and administration of factories to produce, sale and export of different types of Stock Exchange automobiles, buses and minibuses, and the related parts Manufacturing, production, and sale of different light Stock Exchange and heavy vehicles, as well as spare parts and accessories 60 75 38 37.8 18 Row Divestible Company Activity Field 13 Zagros Steel Company Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore 14 Industries Complex Co. (ISOICO) 15 Homa Hotel Group 16 Iran Air Tour Steel Rolling Shipbuilding, Ship repair & Offshore Construction Hotel Services Aviation Services 17 Shiraz Oil Refinery Oil Refining Operations 18 Kermanshah Oil Refinery Oil Refining Operations 19 Abadan Oil Refinery Oil Refining Operations 20 Arak Oil Refinery Oil Refining Operations 21 Homa Airways Air Transportation Activities 22 Nirou Battery Manufacturing Company Battery Manufacturing 23 Persian Gulf Holding Petrochemical Area 24 Gas Holding Company Gas Related Activities Divesting Method Divestible Shares (Percentage)* Tender 49 Tender 100 Tender Tender Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Stock Exchange 100 100 60 60 60 60 60 100 59 60 19 20 21