Trade Strategies

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Trade Strategies
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Goals Objectives (The 4th Development Plan)
Increasing the countrys stake in the
International Trade
Proactive Interaction with the Global Economy
Competition Anti-trust Policies
Renovation of National Commercial Systems
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Goals Objectives (The 4th Development Plan)
Trade Facilitation
Development of Foreign Trade Non - Oil Export
Promotion
Restructuring Improving Human Resources
Goals Objectives
Targeted Subsidies
Active Participation In Regional Blocks
E-Commerce Development
Local Market Regulating
Distribution Channels Productivity Upgrading
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Goals Objectives (The 4th Development Plan)
Trade Facilitation

• Rationalizing Tariff System Anti-Dumping
  Measures
• Non-Official Trade Reduction
• Implementing Preferential Tariff Agreements
• Trade Balance Improvement
• Developing Trade Economic Cooperation

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Goals Objectives (The 4th Development Plan)
Development of Foreign Trade Non-Oil Export
Promotion

• Sectoral Export Strategy Formulation
• Promoting Export of Goods Services
• Expansion Diversification of Export Markets
• Infrastructure Development Upgrading Service
  Delivery

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Active Participation in Regional Blocks
Goals Objectives (The 4th Development Plan)

• Managing Iran Accession to WTO Minimizing its
  probable adverse effects
• Preparation of Economic Social Cultural Sectors
  of Iran for Accession to WTO
• Iran Active Participation International
  Regional Blocks and Organizations

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Goals Objectives (The 4th Development Plan)
Distribution Channels Productivity Up-grading

• Improvement Development of Trade Logistics
• Re-engineering of Distribution Sub-Sector of the
  country
• Clusters Production Networks Promotion in the
  country
• Private Sector Investment Attraction Promotion
  in Trade

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Goals Objectives (The 4th Development Plan)
Targeted Subsidies

• Strategic Goods Subsidy System Improvement
• Monitoring Strategic Goods Distribution

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Goals Objectives (The 4th Development Plan)
Local Market Regulating

• Strategic Goods Local Market Regulating
• Consumer Rights Protection Market Surveillance

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Goals Objectives (The 4th Development Plan)
E-Commerce Development

• Establishing Required Infrastructure for
  E-Commerce Promotion
• Development of New Technologies in Trade Sector
• Designing and Integrating Trade Information
  Systems

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Goals Objectives (The 4th Development Plan)
Restructuring Improving Human Resources

• Management Development
• Re-Structuring Re-Engineering in Trade Sector
• Promotion of establishing NGOs for down-sizing
  of Government
• Process Improvement, Procedures and technology
  Development
• Customer Orientation

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The Past Two Decades

• Self Sufficiency,
• Self Reliance,
• Imposed eight years war and the Subsequent
  Reconstruction,
• In this period, the main target of the Foreign
  Trade Sector was to satisfy the local consumption
  requirements,
• Import Substitution Policy was the core strategy,
  a big gap emerged with the newly industrialized
  countries regarding Export Performance,

Due to historical background for 90 years Iran
was mainly an oil exporting country,
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The 4th Development Plan
The Fourth Economic, Social, and Cultural
Development Plan Act (2005 2009)
In the 4th Economic Development Plan interaction
with the world economy, establishment of a
long-term sustained growth for creating
employment, elevation of living standards and
position of Iran in world economy, expansion and
deepening of industrialization process and
foundation of a dynamic industrial structure
capable of competing in international economy,
capacity building and institutionalizing
technological and know-how, human resource
development are emphasized.
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The 4th Development Plan
The Fourth Economic, Social, and Cultural
Development Plan Act (2005 2009)
Toward

• Sustained economic growth and a robust
  capability on the issues .. of
  competitiveness,
• Proactive Interaction with the world economy,
• Social Justice.

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The 4th Development Plan
The Topics in the Trade Sector Emphasized

• Interact fully with the world economy and
  develop the trade sector in line with the
  requirements for economic growth.
• Introduce suitable grounds needed to propel
  Competitiveness.
• Promote the application of Information
  Communication Technology (ICT) in all spheres of
  economic and trade activities.

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The 4th Development Plan
Proactive Interaction with the World Economy

• Revamp and smooth the flow of trade, raise the
  countrys share in international trade, promote
  the export of non-oil goods and services, bolster
  the competitive quality of the domestic products
  in international markets, and also apply modern
  Information Communication Technology (ICT) in
  economic, business and trade activities.

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The 4th Development Plan
Proactive Interaction with the World Economy

• Facilitate trade transportation means,
  establish maritime industries, promote tourism,
  introduce methods for sustained exploitation of
  the fisheries resources and optimum use of the
  related regions for better production activities
  and maritime services under guidance, planning
  and supervision.
• Follow a unified management policy and a proper
  economic growth plan in the Free Trade zones.

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